Hi! How was your 3-day weekend? It was nice to have that extra day to recharge, but it made for quite a busy 4 day school week!
A class favorite book is We All Go Traveling By, it is from the Barefoot book series. If you haven't checked out this series I would recommend looking into it. Everyone enjoys the books from this collection. As part of our morning circle students are picking between two books which one they want to hear by putting their name card above the book they want to hear. Other Barefoot books that we listen to... A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea The Animal Boogie Up, Up, Up! Dragon on the Doorstep Over in the Meadow Port Side Pirates Space Song Rocket Ride The Shape Song Swingalong You can find the youtube link to the above books, by clicking the name of each book listed above. Happy reading!
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After last weeks post about being able to practice donning our coats, this week it is a little warm to be wearing a jacket! We are still practicing taking them off in the morning. Other self-help areas we have been working on all year has been handwashing. Everyone has shown such improvement this area! Kiddos enjoy pulling down the paper towel but then drying those little hands takes a little help. :)
It is only Wednesday and we have completed many art projects that are pink, purple, and with hearts. We used play doh heart shapes and stamped them in paint, we used pom poms and clothes pins to dot a heart, we worked on putting heart stickers on the outline of a heart. Putting stickers on the line was tricky and many put their stickers inside the heart. Developing those fine motor skills with a small sticker to peel off the paper and then put it on the paper without protesting is an accomplishment. You can smile at how hard they worked completing that activity when you see it in their backpack. Today we will complete two more heart shape activities one with paper heart cut outs and one with tissue paper cut outs. I think they will make adorable placemats if they were to be laminated. Valentine’s Day is next week and we will be sticking to our typical routine. If you would like to send a little card or “something special” for your child’s classmates, there are 12 students and there can not be any food as a little treat. Crayons, stickers, play-doh, etc are wonderful alternatives. <3 :) Just a reminder from the parent newsletter that sent out last week: As you know Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. If you are sending in a something to share with the class, we are not encouraging and food items. That said, if you have already purchased a food item, it must be individually wrapped and have no ingredients containing any nut products. Students will not be able to eat anything until they are home and a parent or guardian can decide if their child can have it. We prefer stickers or other non-edible items. Any questions, please contact the office. Thank you! Speaking of newsletters, join the PTA e-mail list to receive Live Oak updates. I’ve created a “how-to” flyer. I am putting out a new sensory table today with rice as the base with heart counting jems and pink and red cups to facilitate scooping and exploring. Picture soon! Wishing you all a great rest of your week! |
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