April News

April 9, 2025

Dear PreK Families, 

We have been busy in class. In March, we did an author study on Dr. Seuss, reading several of his popular books including: The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, The Lorax, The Many Colored Days, and Green Eggs and Ham. We even made some green eggs and ham and ate them for snack. 

Students had fun during our dinosaur study. We read several nonfiction library books to learn facts about dinosaurs. We also made some projects, including: creating our own shapeasaurus dinos, making fossils out of dino tracks or mini dinos, and opening mini dino eggs. 

 

The students enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day in the classroom. We even had some leprechauns visit and make some mischief when we were out of the room. 

We also learned about owls. We read several great books including Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, Owls by Gail Gibbons, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, and Baby Owls by Christina Leaf. We also  had our third visit from Miss Laurie, our nature teacher from VINS. 

Currently,we are working on a unit on communities. We discussed things that were important in a community too, such as homes, schools, roads, playgrounds and parks, rivers, police stations, hospitals, and stores. Then we made maps of our bedrooms, our school and we made a big map of our community. As a class we have discussed jobs and how people do work in the community. Then students will think about what jobs they want to do when they get older. During this unit, we read many books including: My Map Book by Sara Fanelli, Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney,   Where Are You Going Manyoni? by Catherine Stock, Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann, and Guess Who? by Margaret Miller. 

In math, we finished working on a robot unit in which we learned about shapes, sorting, patterning, counting, solving story problems, and collecting data. The students played many math games, worked with partners, read stories, and had discussions about these topics. 

Thank you, 

Amy 

IMPORTANT DATES

4/14-4/18 Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

5/20 ECP  NO PreK - ECP In-Service

 January 21, 2024

Dear PreK Families, 

We have been working hard on writing the numbers 1-10 and are finishing with our number books. You should see them come home in your child’s backpack soon. We have begun writing uppercase letters this week. We will work on about 2-3 a week and we will finish by April. 

We began the month learning about the season of winter and snow. We did many hands-on activities, craft projects, open art time, and science experiments about snow. We read many books, including: The Little Snowflake by Steve Metzger, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tressalt, Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman, Snowman’s Big Job by Janet Kusmierski, Snow by Cynthia Rylant. Next, we will be studying animals in winter. 

Today, we read All Are Welcome by Aexandra Penfold in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Then the students reflected on their dreams for the future. 

Your child will have received a Passport to Winter Fun  booklet by the Upper Valley Trails Alliance. If you would like to participate in the program, you can fill in the booklet with the winter activities that your child does and then return it to school.  If you have an older child at WRS, the older child got the booklet and you can fill it out as a family. 

Next month, we will celebrate Valentine’s Day in our class on February 14th. We will have a card exchange and a special snack. Please prepare cards at home for your child to pass out to classmates. There are 12 students and 3 teachers. You can just have your child sign their name if they know how to do so, or an adult can write for them. You do not need to label them with each person’s name. 

Thank you, 

Amy 

IMPORTANT DATES

1/24 NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service

2/4 NO PreK - ECP In-Service

2/14 Valentine’s Day - Card Party

2/17-2/21 Winter Break- NO SCHOOL