This week we made a fun snack... beach cups. The children started with blue jello cups then requested sand (graham crackers), inner tubes (peach rings), fish (Swedish fish), and beach umbrellas. The children had a lot of fun making and eating their beach snacks. We also read the book "Rainbow Fish." The children cut out an oval and 2 triangles to make a fish. We then glued on colorful scales and shimmery scales just like the Rainbow Fish. We have also been reviewing all the letters we have learned and completing end of the year assessments. Next week we will continue our study of ocean animals and the beach.
Next year I will be teaching in the Montessori Preschool classroom at Williams Elementary. I have enjoyed teaching in an inclusive Special Education classroom for the last several years and I am very excited about this opportunity to teach in a Montessori classroom next year. I have learned so much during my years in an inclusive classroom and I look forward to all the new things I will learn next year in the Montessori classroom. I have truly enjoyed celebrating the unique qualities of each child. I plan to check in on the progress of the children staying in preschool here at Sharpsburg and I will even try to visit.
Next week will be the last week for the newsletter. Portfolios with a collection of your child's work and photos from the year will be sent home on 5/20. Report cards will be sent home on 5/23.
REMINDERS...
* Have you enrolled your child for Preschool or Kindergarten next year? Everyone must re-enroll and it is important that you do it now so that the district can plan to have the right number of teachers and classrooms.
*Water Day - Thursday 5/16. Please remember to dress your child in appropriate play clothes and send a water bottle labeled with your child's name. No bathing suits please.
*Field trip to UDF - Thursday 5/23. Check your child's folder for the permission slip. Every child MUST have a permission slip to go on the field trip.
HOMEWORK...
*Q worksheet
This week we began our study of the ocean and beach. The children sorted fish into a fishbowl by size. They also sorted colored goldfish crackers by color. I have started end of the year report card assessments. The children are working on some end of the year projects to show what they have learned this year. End of the year progress reports and portfolios will be sent home the last week of school.
We have a light box set up to explore light and color. The children really enjoy exploring different ways to move light and project colors. We also started our end of the year count down song and we are practicing counting backwards. Next week we will have a special "beach in a cup" snack.
REMINDERS...
*Scholastic Book orders are due tomorrow.
*Water day is on Thursday May 16th.
*Walking Field trip to UDF on May 23rd. Info will be sent home next week.
*Have you registered for Preschool or Kindergarten for next year. Remember, EVERYONE must re-enroll for next year. You can make an enrollment appointment at 924-2506.
HOMEWORK...
*Y worksheet
*Hands on Homework Bags are finished. There are still some families that have not returned Homework Bags and letter books. If you have homework bags or letter books at home, please send them back to school so we have them to use next year. I hope the homework bags have given you some ideas for activities you can do with your child at home. Keep up the learning over the summer!
