Community Helper, The Doctor, Comes In For A Visit

Next half of February!

Thank you to all the families who participated in our Valentine’s day celebration! The kiwis enjoyed distributing their valentine’s day cards and treats.

Please make sure you have the latest version of the Brightwheel app for daily updates, communication and our calendar.

Curriculum

Theme: Love

Value: Friendship

Color/s: Pink &Purple

Multicultural Visit: China

Animal: Farm animals

Community Helper: Doctor

Additional Theme: Presidents Day

Letters/Sounds: Gg, Ww, Aa

Shape: Rectangle

Numbers: 9, 10

As in every preschool classroom, these plans may evolve to better suit the interests of the children. I will be updating parents with pictures, videos, and write ups of what the children are learning and doing during the day. These will be posted to our Brightwheel app.

Circle Time

During our circle time, we begin our class by singing a good morning song, counting how many kiwis came to school today, the weather and days of the week. This is also when we we introduce the activities as well as reviewing letters and numbers.

Third Week

School will be closed on Monday, February 19^th for Presidents day.  We will take this opportunity to learn about presidents on Tuesday. By reading about president George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, our kiwis will learn about past presidents. We will also learn of some important roles the president plays in our country.

Fourth Week

During our last week of February we will learn about our community helper, the doctor. Our dramatic area will be turned into a doctor’s office by including a stethoscope, bandages, medicine syringe, and gloves. Other activities such as making x-rays, band-aid art, and an ambulance will further assist in learning about doctors.

Reminders

Cubbies and Lunch Boxes

* Parents, please remember to keep your child’s cubby stocked with pull-ups/ diapers as well as wipes if needed. Along with extra clothing in case of any accident. (This includes 2 pairs of underwear, 2 shirts and 2 bottoms)

* Please label all of your kiwis things including lunch boxes and water bottles.

Upcoming Birthdays

If you’re kiwi has an upcoming birthday, and you would like to bring a treat to share the celebration, please remember the following:

– We are a nut free school

– No frosting

– Treats are served towards the end of their lunch time, approximately around 11:15a.

– Notify the teachers in advance to let parents know in case, they would like to opt out due to allergies or other diet concerns.

School Calendar 2017

February

Wednesday- 21st- Petting Zoo

March

Saturday – 3rd- Date Night with Ms. Jennifer

Monday – 5th – Picture Day

Saturday – 10th – Date Night with Ms. Cynthia

Friday – 16th – Celebrating St Patrick’s Day

Tuesday – 20th – Egg Hunt

Friday – 23rd to Monday, Mar. 2nd – NO SCHOOL- Spring Break

April

Tuesday – 3rd- Back from Spring Break

Saturday – 7th- Date Night with Mrs. Gloria

Saturday -21st – Date Night with Ms. Jennifer