Friday, April 22, 2022

April News

 April 22, 2022


Dear PreK Families, 


Last month, we finished our study of fairy tales. We read several versions of each fairy tale: including The Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Little Red Hen.  We retold the tales through figurines and puppets. Welaso learned about planting seeds and started bean plants like in Jack and the Beanstalk. I hope that some of the beans made it at your homes. At the end of the unit, we worked together to make bread just like the red hen, then we ate it at snack time. 


Before the break, we finished a unit about communities and community helpers. We have made maps of our room, rooms at home, maps of the neighborhood, and pretend maps. We are also reading books about maps, and the jobs that people have in their communities. We read the following books: Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, My Map Book by Sara Fanelli, Where Are you Going Maynoni? by Catherine Stock, Gloria and Officer Buckle by Peggy Rathmann, This is Our House by Michale Rosen, I Stink by Kate & Jim McMullan, All Kinds of Children by Norma Simon, and Gues Who? by Maragert Miller.


Ms. Atkinson will be conducting health screenings around vision and hearing on all students. She will contact you if your child should have more follow up with your child’s doctor. 


Currently, we are doing a unit on physical science about the topics of magnets and rocks.  The students have been very engaged in the hands-on science experiments. Many students have talked about their magnets at home.  Next week, VINS will visit again for our last visit of the school year. Below are some pictures from our last VINS visit when we learned about bears. Our instructor brought a bear pelt for us to examine. 




Thank you, 

Amy 


IMPORTANT DATES

5/20 No PreK - ECP In-Service

5/30 Memorial Day - No School


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