September 17, 2021
Dear Families,
Happy Friday!!
What a great first week!! I am so impressed by how the children got into a solid routine this past week: unpacking, greeting each other, praying, pledging, singing, looking at the Big Idea each day and sharing; not to mention the fact that they were able to complete four seperate groups each day! Truly commendable; and it wll only get easier!
The children are wonderful; curious, social and ready to learn; a perfect combination!
Here are our plans for this coming week:
Our theme this week is "Physical Me,' and our word of the week is responsibility. We will be working on the letter Bb; its' sound, its; formation and the fact that it is a consonant.
Big Idea:
Monday - I can name all of my body parts.
Tuesday - I have two ears, two eyes, one nose and one mouth.
Wednesday - We use helpful hands!
Thursday - We use kind words.
Friday - I can move my whole body.
PHONOLOGIAL AWARENESS:
Monday - rhyming for "body"; beginning sounds
Tuesday - rhyming for "ears. eyes, nose and mouth"; beginning sounds
Wednesday - rhyming for "hands"; beginning sounds
Thursday - rhyming for "kind and words"; beginning sounds
Friday - rhyming for "move and body"; beginning sounds
Stories:
Monday - Body Talk in Rhyme
Tuesday - The Gingerbread Boy
Wednesday - Giraffes Can't Dance
Thursday - The Big Mouth Frog
Friday - re-read Monday's story and discuss movement
LITERACY:
Monday - Discuss body part and their functions - skeleton puzzle
Tuesday - Discuss five senses and purposes
Wednesday - Discuss ways our hands can be helpful
Thursday - Make a KIND WORD tree for the hallway.
Friday - Move! Smart Board exercise/dance
MATH:
Monday - Sort by color - red
Tuesday - Sort by color - blue
Wednesday - Sort by color - yellow
Thursday - Sort by color - purple
Friday - Sort by color - orange and green
We will be going outside each day, weather permitting, so please be sure to administer sun screen on your child befor they come to school.
Lastly, please encourage your child to take care of all of their bathroom needs.
May God continue to bless all of you, and, as always, should you need anything, please don't hesitate to call.
Warmly,
Pat Batus
HOUSEKEEPING: I will be sending home your child's rest mats to be cleaned each Friday. I am going to ask that when you send them back on Monday, please only send in a regular sized towel. Although the rest mats look so comfy, they really are too big. The same is true for the yoga mats.
In addition, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAS ENOUGH WATER EACH DAY.
Some children do not have water for the day and they really should be hydrated.