What a beautiful weekend! I keep telling the class spring is coming and then we get another bout of snow. This is the first week of our April curriculum. Don't forget that this Wednesday is class picture day. Our time slot is at 9:30, but we are asking everyone to be here by 9:00 so we can be lined up and ready to go.
Coming Up....
Book Fair: April 8-12, held in second floor library until 6 PM each night. Books are buy one get one free!!
Soda bottles: We are in need of 2 liter soda bottles with the lids for our class. We are hoping to get enough to make planters to use in the spring for each child.
Book-it: Please bring March calendars back, this is the last month! I am sending home a pizza coupon to every student this month as well.
Class pictures: We will be having class pictures on Wednesday April 10th. If your child does not regularly attend this day we urge you to come in the morning to be a part of the picture. Picture orders are due on the 10th as well.
Monthly themes:
Spring
Social Studies: Australia
Science: Earth Day and recycling
Literacy: Letters A, O, I, and review
Math: Geometry and graphing
Shape and color: Oval and Purple
Weekly centers:
Movement: Simon Says game
Art: 3-D blossoms
Fine Motor: Lite Brite
Literacy: Practice writing names (first and last)
Math: Making flowers out of pattern blocks
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction of the letter A
-Math: Subtraction
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: Australia
-Science: Recycling magazine cut out
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing the letter A
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something you found outside!
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
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
April 1-5, 2013
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! This week we are doing our review from topics covered in March and transitioning into April curriculum. Keep an eye on the weather, we are still in that weird season change where we have really nice days and some cold ones. Please bring back the dentist program permission sheets, the school needs 25 children enrolled to start the program.
Coming Up....
Book Fair: April 8-12, held in second floor library until 6 PM each night. Books are buy one get one free!!
Soda bottles: We are in need of 2 liter soda bottles with the lids for our class. We are hoping to get enough to make planters to use in the spring for each child.
Book-it: Please bring March calendars back, this is the last month! I am sending home a pizza coupon to every student this month as well.
Class pictures: We will be having class pictures on Wednesday April 10th. If your child does not regularly attend this day we urge you to come in the morning to be a part of the picture. Picture orders are due on the 10th as well.
Monthly themes:
Spring
Social Studies: Australia
Science: Earth Day and recycling
Literacy: Letters A, O, I, and review
Math: Geometry and graphing
Shape and color: Oval and Purple
Weekly centers:
Movement: Balloon bopping
Art/literacy: Comic books
Dramatic Play: Camping
Builiding: Cup stacking
Math: Magnetic math equations
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Review of letters Q, C, and G
-Math: Subtraction
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: Introduction to Australia and kangaroo craft
-Science: Shape graphing
Thursday:
-Literacy: Review of letters Q, C, and ZG
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Favorite toy
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
Coming Up....
Book Fair: April 8-12, held in second floor library until 6 PM each night. Books are buy one get one free!!
Soda bottles: We are in need of 2 liter soda bottles with the lids for our class. We are hoping to get enough to make planters to use in the spring for each child.
Book-it: Please bring March calendars back, this is the last month! I am sending home a pizza coupon to every student this month as well.
Class pictures: We will be having class pictures on Wednesday April 10th. If your child does not regularly attend this day we urge you to come in the morning to be a part of the picture. Picture orders are due on the 10th as well.
Monthly themes:
Spring
Social Studies: Australia
Science: Earth Day and recycling
Literacy: Letters A, O, I, and review
Math: Geometry and graphing
Shape and color: Oval and Purple
Weekly centers:
Movement: Balloon bopping
Art/literacy: Comic books
Dramatic Play: Camping
Builiding: Cup stacking
Math: Magnetic math equations
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Review of letters Q, C, and G
-Math: Subtraction
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: Introduction to Australia and kangaroo craft
-Science: Shape graphing
Thursday:
-Literacy: Review of letters Q, C, and ZG
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Favorite toy
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
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
March 11-15, 2013
Where was all our snow this weekend?? I hope everyone enjoyed the windy weather and did something fun instead of building snowmen! We have a week packed with fun things to do before spring break. We are painting rainbows for St. Patrick's Day and they are turning out really cute. We have a few centers based on our pet theme this month that the kids are really enjoying. We are also having free play with pattern blocks during centers to go along with geometry.
Coming Up....
Spring Break: School will be closed from March 18-22, we will return on March 25th. Please take home all bedding and waterbottles to wash over the break.
Soda bottles: We are in need of 2 liter soda bottles with the lids for our class. We are hoping to get enough to make planters to use in the spring for each child.
Monthly themes:
Dr. Seuss
Social Studies: Europe
Science: Pets
Literacy: Letters Q, C, G, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple subtraction, and geometry
Shape and color: Trapezoid and green
Weekly centers:
Movement: Fish bowl bean bag toss
Art: Paper plate rainbows
Dramatic Play: Pet shop
Fine motor: Hopping frogs
Math: Patter blocks
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction to the letter C
-Math: Subtraction
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: England
-Science: Pets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing letter C
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something that brings you luck
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
Coming Up....
Spring Break: School will be closed from March 18-22, we will return on March 25th. Please take home all bedding and waterbottles to wash over the break.
Soda bottles: We are in need of 2 liter soda bottles with the lids for our class. We are hoping to get enough to make planters to use in the spring for each child.
Monthly themes:
Dr. Seuss
Social Studies: Europe
Science: Pets
Literacy: Letters Q, C, G, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple subtraction, and geometry
Shape and color: Trapezoid and green
Weekly centers:
Movement: Fish bowl bean bag toss
Art: Paper plate rainbows
Dramatic Play: Pet shop
Fine motor: Hopping frogs
Math: Patter blocks
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction to the letter C
-Math: Subtraction
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: England
-Science: Pets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing letter C
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something that brings you luck
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
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
March 4-8, 2013
Hooray for March! We are hoping for an early spring this year and some warm weather soon. This is a super fun month. We are celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday all month long with different crafts and activities. We will also be studying parts of Europe. In math the students will start learning subtraction and geometry.
Coming Up....
School closures due to weather: If the school is closed for a snow day please check local news websites and/or tpaak.org. If Poudre school district is closed our school will be closed as well. If you are on Facebook you can check the Academy of Arts and Knowledge Preschool page and we have a new website www.aakpreschool.com. Sometimes our school is closed when the rest of the district is not, so always check when there is inclement weather.
Spring Break: School will be closed from March 18-22, we will return on March 25th.
Monthly themes:
Dr. Seuss
Social Studies: Europe
Science: Pets
Literacy: Letters Q, C, G, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple subtraction, and geometry
Shape and color: Trapezoid and green
Weekly centers:
Movement: Feather dropping
Art: Dr. Seuss crafts
Dramatic Play: Pet Grooming
Building: Animal homes from Licoln logs
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction to the letter Q
-Math: Counting and addition
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: France
-Science: Pets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing letter Q
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something that is green
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
Coming Up....
School closures due to weather: If the school is closed for a snow day please check local news websites and/or tpaak.org. If Poudre school district is closed our school will be closed as well. If you are on Facebook you can check the Academy of Arts and Knowledge Preschool page and we have a new website www.aakpreschool.com. Sometimes our school is closed when the rest of the district is not, so always check when there is inclement weather.
Spring Break: School will be closed from March 18-22, we will return on March 25th.
Monthly themes:
Dr. Seuss
Social Studies: Europe
Science: Pets
Literacy: Letters Q, C, G, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple subtraction, and geometry
Shape and color: Trapezoid and green
Weekly centers:
Movement: Feather dropping
Art: Dr. Seuss crafts
Dramatic Play: Pet Grooming
Building: Animal homes from Licoln logs
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction to the letter Q
-Math: Counting and addition
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: France
-Science: Pets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing letter Q
-Math: Geomety- shapes and spacial awareness
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something that is green
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
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
February 25-March 1, 2013
What a short month February is! We are going to be finishing up our studies on Asia, transportation, and the Solar System. We have had a lot of fun learning about these things. We will be moving from China onto India this week to learn about the culture.
Coming Up....
School closures due to weather: If the school is closed for a snow day please check local news websites and/or tpaak.org. If Poudre school district is closed our school will be closed as well. If you are on Facebook you can check the Academy of Arts and Knowledge Preschool page and we have a new website www.aakpreschool.com. Sometimes our school is closed when the rest of the district is not, so always check when there is inclement weather.
Monthly themes:
Transportation
Social Studies: Asia
Science: Solar System
Literacy: Letters X, Y, Z, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple addition, and writing numbers
Shape and color: Heart and pink
Weekly centers:
Movement: Floor exercises
Math: Key sorting
Art: Ganges River
Dramatic Play: Kitchen/restaurant
Literacy: Book on Tape- Pipo the Puma
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction to the letter Z
-Math: Counting and addition
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: India
-Science: Planets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Letter X, Y, and Z review
-Math: Addition
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something that is soft
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
Coming Up....
School closures due to weather: If the school is closed for a snow day please check local news websites and/or tpaak.org. If Poudre school district is closed our school will be closed as well. If you are on Facebook you can check the Academy of Arts and Knowledge Preschool page and we have a new website www.aakpreschool.com. Sometimes our school is closed when the rest of the district is not, so always check when there is inclement weather.
Monthly themes:
Transportation
Social Studies: Asia
Science: Solar System
Literacy: Letters X, Y, Z, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple addition, and writing numbers
Shape and color: Heart and pink
Weekly centers:
Movement: Floor exercises
Math: Key sorting
Art: Ganges River
Dramatic Play: Kitchen/restaurant
Literacy: Book on Tape- Pipo the Puma
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy: Introduction to the letter Z
-Math: Counting and addition
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: India
-Science: Planets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Letter X, Y, and Z review
-Math: Addition
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Something that is soft
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
Thursday, February 21, 2013
February 19-22, 2013
Many apologies for the late blog this week! We are having a fun shortened week with tons of activities. There will be quite a bit of art projects coming home this week from the month. We have had a lot of opportunites to paint with different mediums as well.
Thank you to all who were able to attend and help out at the Valentine's party, we really appreciate it!
Coming Up....
School closures due to weather: If the school is closed for a snow day please check local news websites and/or tpaak.org. If Poudre school district is closed our school will be closed as well. Sometimes our school is closed when the rest of the district is not, so always check when there is inclement weather.
Monthly themes:
Transportation
Social Studies: Asia
Science: Solar System
Literacy: Letters X, Y, Z, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple addition, and writing numbers
Shape and color: Heart and pink
Weekly centers:
Movement: feather blowing
Math: transportation sorting
Art: toy car tire painting
Game: roll-a-race
Fine motor: tracing street signs
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy:
-Math:
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: Street signs
-Science: Planets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing the letter Z
-Math: addition
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Free choice
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
Thank you to all who were able to attend and help out at the Valentine's party, we really appreciate it!
Coming Up....
School closures due to weather: If the school is closed for a snow day please check local news websites and/or tpaak.org. If Poudre school district is closed our school will be closed as well. Sometimes our school is closed when the rest of the district is not, so always check when there is inclement weather.
Monthly themes:
Transportation
Social Studies: Asia
Science: Solar System
Literacy: Letters X, Y, Z, and review
Math: Measurement, counting, simple addition, and writing numbers
Shape and color: Heart and pink
Weekly centers:
Movement: feather blowing
Math: transportation sorting
Art: toy car tire painting
Game: roll-a-race
Fine motor: tracing street signs
Academics at a glance:
Monday:
-Literacy:
-Math:
Tuesday:
Spanish and music
Wednesday: -Social Studies: Street signs
-Science: Planets
Thursday:
-Literacy: Writing the letter Z
-Math: addition
Friday:
show and tell and library
Show and tell Fridays: Free choice
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
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