January Adventures in the 3's!

Hi everyone!

Not being able to go outside this week has been different for our class, but we made the best of it! We set up a small obstacle course on Tuesday morning, and did some dancing and singing with Mrs. G on Thursday!

And before February comes knocking, let's talk about VALENTINE'S DAY! A few things I want to touch on early to avoid any confusion in the upcoming weeks.

          The kids are welcome to bring in Valentine's cards to share with their classmates. PLEASE NO FOOD OR CANDY! Also, because of the time it takes to hand out cards, please only fill out the FROM portion of the card. (The children are going to be handing out the cards themselves, and since they can't read, it would make for a long process.) We will have 11 children TOTAL in our class. 

          We will be making Valentine's bags in school, so no need to send in boxes or anything for Valentine collection. 

          The children can feel free to wear festive colors on Tuesday the 13th!

If you have any questions I can help clarify, please let me know!

Our book this week was Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright and Stephen Gilpin. It's a silly story about a snowman who gets too cold and tries to warm himself up in different ways. But we know what happens when a snowman warms up! His friends try to help, and in the end he feels just right!

What was NEW in centers this week?

Art- We painted our own melted snowman using puffy paint and snowman accessories. They loved this!

Easel- The children decorated mittens using dot markers.

Math- The children used clothes pins to match the written number and number of stars on mittens.

Discovery- Using magnifying glasses we investigated bug impressions on rocks.

These things in addition to the pretend center, block area, writing table, and sensory table, we had lots of fun!

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly,

Julie Haynes and Christina Renoni