What a wonderful month January was. We had fun using our five senses, especially the sense of taste! Tasting sour & sweet pickles and eating yummy cookies tickled our senses. During the week of Martin Luther King, Jr., we learned about the meaning of peace and friendship by creating a circle of friends and a we are the world collage. We discussed what acts of kindness are and the importance of being a good person.

Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes are two fun themes. We read folk tales and learned about what rhyming words are. Reinforce rhyming words with your child while at home or in the car. Ask your child do cat and bat rhyme etc. The children got a kick out of watching a boiled egg and a raw egg sit on a wall of blocks and then fall while reciting Humpty Dumpty. We also observed how a boiled egg continues spinning after being stopped and how a raw egg stops after being tapped.

During February our Valentine's fun week will be filled with stories about the meaning of love and kindness, heart-filled crafts, fun games and yummy treats. Each day will be a little party! We will be making Valentine bags that will stay at school through the 14th. Feel free to bring in Valentine cards or treats for your child's group on any day during the week of Feb. 6th.

During the week of February 13th, the children will learn who our President is and what the president's role is. We'll learn where he resides and the importance of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We will then go into prehistoric times and learn some facts about dinosaurs. We will discuss why we think they disappeared and what we think our world would be like if dinosaurs were alive right now.

The end of the month will be dedicated to Dr. Seuss. We will read wonderful stories, create crafts and celebrate his birthday by eating yummy green eggs and ham for snack! We welcome family members to come in and read a story to the kids. Talk to Corinne or one of the teachers to schedule a day and time.

We have currently worked through to the letter M and the number 12. Reinforce what we are learning by asking your child to recite zoo phonics or to sing the number rock song. Continue encouraging your child to practice cutting with scissors at home and printing their names. First letter with a capital and the rest of the name in lower case letters.

Have a great Valentine's Day!
Teachers Aundreana, Veronica and Cortney D.

Wow! January flew by fast, so Hello February. In February we will continue talking about nursery rhymes. The children will continue making projects associated with a different rhyme each day. Valentine's fun week will be celebrated the 6th thru the 14th. Please send 17 valentine cards to school with your child's name on them. The valentine's will be passed out by the children on a day they normally attend. Our valentine bags will be created by every child in the Red Group with love. Presidents will also be a theme for February. We will talk about our current President Barack Obama as well as our first president George Washington and our 16th president Abraham Lincoln. We will make projects to celebrate our presidents. We will end the month with dinosaurs and Dr. Seuss.

We will continue reviewing our colors shapes and name recognition as well as following our daily calendar routine.

hope it's a great Valentine's Day for all of you!
Teacher Tresha

Happy 2012! We've had a nice start to the New Year. We began January with stories and projects about animals that live in the snow. During our 5 senses week we focused of our bodies, sight, hearing, touching, and smelling. Tasting has always been the favorite. The toddlers love those sour gummy worms! We read a story about Martin Luther King, Jr. and focused on peace, using kind words and gentle touches.

Fairy tales and nursery rhymes are classic topics we had fun with. Along with all the arts and craft activities the toddler group will continue reviewing our basic colors, shapes and the alphabet in ways that make learning fun.

During February we will make valentine crafts, decorate cookies and talk about friends and family members we love. During Presidents week we will talk about the first president of the United States. Dinosaur week is always fun, with Dinosaur week is always fun, with stories, art activities and lots of dinosaurs to count and compare! The end of the month will be centered on Dr. Seuss stories and on March 2nd we will enjoy green eggs and ham for snack.

Have a fun February!
Teachers Chris and Cortney L.