This Weeks Learning: January 5th - 9th

HAPPY NEW YEAR

BURR…winter has arrived with an arctic blast and it is FRIGID outside! However, prior to our holiday break Preschoolers welcomed the new season by wearing cozy pajamas and staying warm inside our classroom!

This week Preschool METEOROLOGISTS were introduced to a thermometer! When asked to observe this new “COOL TOOL” and share what they noticed, scholars responses included;

It has the letter H and C.

It is an old fashion clock.

I have one of those in my mudroom and behind my house.

It has a star and numbers on it.

It has a STOP sticker.

The thermometer will be utilized throughout the month of January to track daily temperatures. RED, BLUE and YELLOW stickers symbolize the following information;

• RED sticker - DANGER… temperatures are too FRIGID to play outside
• BLUE stickers - BUNDLE UP... it is FREEZING outside... 32 degrees
• YELLOW stickers - HOTTER temperatures     

Each day the STAR OF THE DAY will chart temperatures  on the graph below and we will tally results at the end of the month!

As we begin to study our winter weather here in Richmond VT, meteorologists have been paying close attention to our most common form of PRECIPITATION - snow!  We have learned many snowflake facts.  Did you know that all snowflakes have 6 points?  And that every snowflake is UNIQUE and looks different?  

This week, preschoolers made their very own snowflakes by snipping coffee filters with scissors!  Scholars worked their strong finger muscles to fold the coffee filter in half, and then in half again.  While we were working on our project, scholars used their creative imaginations and transformed our coffee filters into many amazing things!            

IT LOOKS LIKE A CIRCLE…

BUT IT IS A….

SOCCER BALL

POLKA DOT

ROUND MAGNET

CLOWN NOSE

BUTTON ON JACKET

COINS

TRAMPOLINE TOP

EYE BALL

TRAINING WHEEL

THE LETTER”O”

SUNFLOWER

PUMPKIN

PART OF A SNOWMAN’S BODY

IT LOOKS LIKE A HALF CIRCLE…

BUT IT IS A….

RAINBOW

TACO

FAN

HALF MOON

ORANGE SLICE

TURKEY TAIL

THE LETTER “D”

IT LOOKS LIKE A TRIANGLE

BUT IT IS A…

DUSTER

SEASHELL WITH A PEARL IN IT

SLICE OF PIZZA

BOW AND ARROW

GHOST

WITCH HAT

KITE

JET

ICE CREAM CONE

Next Week’s Learning

JANUARY 11-16

NEW VOCABULARY:

MOLECULE    SOLID  

FEATURED BOOK:  One Mitten by Kristine O’Connell George

 

ICE CUBE MELTING DIFFUSION EXPERIMENT

Scholar’s Names, Washable Markers

and Ice Cubes

What happens when you write over your first name with an ice cube?

F.F.F.F.

FUEL FOR FOREST FRIENDS

PINECONES, SUNBUTTER, and BIRDSEED

Finished edible treats will be placed outside for animals to enjoy.  

As we begin the second half of the school year, we will begin to focus more on scholar’s PRE-LITERACY skills (ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE).  We have completed mid-year assessments on NUMBER and LETTER recognition and will continue working on student’s ABC BOOKS on a weekly basis.  This week we will be focusing on the letter M.

Please call attention to letter recognition in the home setting. For example... Magnet letters on the fridge, letter formation with play dough and cutting out letters from newspapers and magazines!

Please note Preschool classes will be canceled on January 19th for Martin Luther King Day.

We are looking for a donation of

1 jar of sun butter

2 jars of tomato sauce

2 boxes of elbow macaroni  

Please let us know if you are interested in donating!

                                THANK YOU