Hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to start off the week. We will be finishing up our January curriculum and gradually start the February curriculum this week.
Coming Up....
Valentine's Day party: Our party will be from 10:00-11:00 on Thursday February 14th. A volunteer sign-up sheet will be posted once the party ideas are finalized.
School closed: There will be no school on Monday February 18th in obervance of President's Day
Monthly themes:
Winter
Social Studies: Alaska and Eskimos
Science: Polar regions
Literacy: Letters V, J, W, and review
Math: number one hundred, measurement, and counting
Shape and color: Diamond and blue
Weekly centers:
Dramatic play: Kitchen/house/restaurant
Literacy: Alphabet matching puzzle
Art: Imitating great artisits (we will have out pictures of famous artwork for your child's inspiration, we will even lay on our backs to be like Michaelangelo!)
Movement: Cars on the car carpet
Math: Soloar System puzzle
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Review letters V, J, and W
-Math: Tallest and shortest
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: Snow
-Science: Northern Lights
Thursday:
-Literacy: Review letters V, J, and W
-Math: Writing numbers
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Your favorite animal
Reminders: Please make sure your child's cubby has extra clothing (multiple pairs of underwear, socks, a shirt, and a pair of shorts or pants) and bring a water bottle every day. Please label all clothes and water bottles. Water bottles can be left and we ask that you take them home your child's last day of the week to rinse out.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us in person or by e-mail. Have a wonderful week!
Chelsea Scheffer: cscheffer@tpaak.org
Jada Kankel: jkankel@tpaak.org
Shanda Schlagenhauf: sschlagenhauf@tpaak.org
