Session 7- March/April

Wow! It is finally feeling like spring! Hopefully it doesn't get too hot, too quickly, because this is the time when we like to have lots of outdoor activities and games during preschool.

In celebration authors and poets, we will focus on one author or poet per week. Here is this session's schedule:

March 15th and 17th- Dr Seuss Week

March 22nd and 24th-Shel Silverstein Week

March 29th and 31st-Eric Carle Week

April 5th and 7th- Stan and Jan Berenstein Week

***important****
Please let me know if you are interested in summer classes and/or for the fall of 2011. I have some parents who are interested in registering for the fall, but I need to know how many students are returning to have an accurate count. I will have new registration forms for the fall ready in May. Thank you!

Session 6- February/March

Happy belated Valentine's Day! It is warming up outside and Spring is coming, and session 6 is here as well. Here are the letters we will be working on this session:

February 15th and 17th- Letter "e"

February 22nd and 24th- Letter "f"

March 1st and 3rd- Letter "g"

March 8th and 10th- Letter "o"

Please remember to working on the homework that has been suggested: reading to then nightly, and if they don't know their letters and then letter sounds to be working on those as well. Thanks!

Session 5- January/February

I hope everyone has been enjoying these past few days of nice weather. We are into the 5th session and I am completing the assessments for the winter. You should be receiving an email from me within the next week with those results. These are the letters we will be studying for this session. If your child would like to bring something for share starting with the corresponding letter, that would be great. They can bring whatever they wish, but please keep their share to one item. Thank you!

January 18th and 20th- Letter "d"

January 25th and 27th- Letter "a"

February 1st and 3rd- Letter "b"

February 8th and 10th- Letter "i"

Please remember to work on the homework previously suggested. Some students have different homework than others, but please try to read to them daily and to work on their pencil grips, writing their name, and letter recognition, or phonemic awareness (sounds each letter makes).

Session 4- December/January

We are on to session 4 and some more holiday fun! Here is what is planned for this session:

Tuesday: December 7th- letter "H"

Thursday: December 9th- letter "H"

Tuesday: December 14th-assessments

Thursday: December 16th- Holiday party

Tuesday: January 4th- letter "J"

Thursday: January 6th-letter "J"

Tuesday: January 11th-"C"

Thursday: January 13th-"C"

Please remember that payment is due the week of December 6th. Thank you!

Session #3- November/December

It is time for the next session already! I hope you all had a fun Halloween and we look forward to more activities relating to fall this session.

Payment is due this week for this session. Thanks you!

Tuesday, November 2nd-More Fall activities, Letter L

Thursday, November 4th-Leaves, Letter L

Tuesday, November 9th- Veteran's Day, Letter V

(No school on Thursday, November 11th in observance of Veteran's Day)

Tuesday, November 16th-Temperature, Letter T

Thursday, November 18th-Turkey Trivia, Letter T

Tuesday, November 23rd- Thanksgiving Craft

(No school on Thursday, November 25th for Thanksgiving)

Tuesday, November 30th-Watercolors, Letter W

Thursday, December 2nd-Water cycle, Letter W

Session #2 2010- October!

Fall is finally here! Hopefully the days of the 3-digit temperature are gone. We have some fun activities planned for this session- hopefully the weather will cooperate with us!

Tuesday, October 5- Theme: Flowers

Letter: Ff

Activity- plant flowers

Take own little flower pot home to take care of

Thursday, October 7- Theme: other plants and trees

Letter: Ff

Color a picture of plants and flowers

Tuesday, October 12-Theme: Orange

Letter: Oo

Activity:Bring something orange to share

Thursday, October 14-Theme: Opposites

Letter: Oo

Activity: Opposite game

Tuesday, October 19-Theme: Puzzles

Letter: Pp

Activity: Puzzles (they can bring a puzzle to school)

Thursday, October 21- Theme:Pumpkin experiments

Letter: Pp

Activity: Guess how many seeds?

Paint a pumpkin

Tuesday, October 26-Theme: Where we live

Letter: Nn

Activity: map of Nevada

Thursday, October 28- Halloween Party!

Wear costumes and we will be making special "healthy" Halloween treats!

Welcome to 2010-2011!!

Are you ready for school to start? Sometimes it is hard to believe that the summer is over, but beginning a new school year is so exciting! We have four new students this year so far. We have two for the morning program, and two for the afternoon. I am looking forward to spending more time with our new and returning students. I am sure we have lots of stories to share. Here is the session calendar and subject areas we will be studying for that day. I look forward to see you!

Tuesday, August 31- "I Spy" around the room .The students will becoming familiar- or being reintroduced to what is available for them to play with around the room. We will also be reminded of classroom rules and rewards.

Thursday, September 2- Labor Day and Get to Know You Activities

Tuesday, September 7- Our Favorite Toy Day- Today each child will bring his/her favorite toy and we will practice "Share" time and taking turns.

Thursday, September 9-Our Favorite Vegatable- Each child will bring their favorite vegetable and we will graph the results.

(There is no school the for September 14 and 16 due to my recovering from surgery.)

Tuesday, September 21- First Day of Fall

Thursday, September 23- "Falling" into Friendship

Tuesday, September 28- Dinosaur Week

Thursday, September 30- Dinosaur Week

We have share time everyday. This is an opportunity for each child to learn to speak in front of others, learning to take turns, and to practice listening skills. If your child wants to bring in something to share, they are more than welcome to do so.