LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!

It seems impossible to believe that we are approaching our last week of school! Below, we have listed and described the details and events for the last week.


MONDAY JUNE 1ST
If you have not already done so, please send in to school with your child a large paper shopping bag with handles. We will be using them on Wednesday to send home many, many, many items from Pre-K.



TUESDAY JUNE 2ND
We will have our last P.E. class on this day. Your child will be bringing home his/her tennis shoes.


WEDNESDAY JUNE 3RD
We will meet with our 2nd grade buddies one last time to celebrate the end of the school year. We are meeting them outside for some play time and popsicles!

Your child will be bringing home his/her portfolio and Pre-K Journal on this day to keep! Please spend some time and give your child the opportunity to share his/her journal with you and also the contents of his/her portfolio.

THURSDAY JUNE 4TH
The afternoon will be joining the morning class on this day and our morning will be extremely busy! We will have a brief rehearsal on stage for our Lower School Closing Progam; meet the Kindergarten teachers and tour the Kindergarten classrooms; and go to the dining hall at 10:30 for lunch! Following lunch, we will return to the Pre-K area for our "end-of-the-year" celebration that has been planned by our Pre-K room mothers. The festitivies will end around 12:30.

NOTE: YOUR CHILD DOES NOT NEED TO BRING A BACKPACK TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY. DRESS CODE/UNFORMS SHOULD BE WORN ON THIS DAY.

FRIDAY JUNE 5TH
Children should arrive at school by 8:05 and come directly to the Pre-K classroom. Please dress your child in attire described in the letter sent home previously from the Music teachers. The Lower School Closing Program begins at 8:30 in the theater and lasts approximately 1 hour. Family members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Following the program, children should be picked up from the Pre-K classroom by their parents. Then.....

SUMMER VACATION BEGINS!!

PARENT VISITATION OF LEARNING CENTERS

A GENTLE REMINDER:

Parents are welcome to join us tomorrow 10:30-11:15 to observe the children doing our 4th set of learning centers.

SPLASHING FUN!

We had a great time today swimming! Thanks so much to the parents who accompanied us to the pool to help with supervision. We did lots of splashing!

SHOPPING BAGS!

Please send in a large paper shopping bag with handles and marked with your child's name by Tuesday June 2nd. Thanks!

SWIMMING DAY!

DON'T FORGET!!!!!
TUESDAY MAY 26TH AT 8:30
PRE-K SWIMMING DAY!

Please have your child wear a swim suit underneath his/her uniform and bring a pair of underwear in a plastic bag marked with his/her name. Any parents accompanying us to swimming, we will leave the Pre-K classroom around 8:20. Come splash with us!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MORGAN!

Today we helped Morgan celebrate her 5th birthday! Morgan's dad read the story "Bear Feels Sick"--with audience participation making the crow's sound. Then, we enjoyed ice cream with sprinkles and chocolate and "candy sushi" for snack--YUMMY!! Happy Birthday, Morgan!

ZERO THE HERO DAY!

Today we celebrated the 160th day of school and our LAST "Zero the Hero" day! Brooke's mom and Jack and Kyle's mom came in to help us celebrate and brought us drink "cozies" to decorate with letters, bugs, and flowers. Thanks for helping us to celebrate!

TRUE OR FALSE?

We continue our study of caterpillars and butterflies as we are reading a book called, "True or False: Butterflies & Caterpillars". The teacher reads a statement from the book about a butterfly or caterpillar and the children answer whether or not they think it is true or false. Then, the teacher reads the answer and factual information from the book. It's been a quick and easy way to review what we have learned and to further our knowledge about butterflies. Here were today's "statements":

The largest butterfly in the world lives in the United States. True or False?

The smallest butterfly is the size of a thumbnail. True or False?

Butterflies and moths look alike. True or False?

Ask your children to share the answers with you!

FREE CHOICE FUN!

Morgan and Claudia getting ready to do some "flower arranging".

Claudia's beautiful arrangement.

Morgan's beautiful arrangement.

Busy Builders in the "Construction Zone".

Stringing flowers to make necklaces.

SPANISH SNACK

Today Senora Taylor treated us to chips and salsa for snack. Yummy!

END-OF-THE-YEAR IMPORTANT DATES

MAY 14TH/MAY 15TH
LOWER SCHOOL PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
(NO LOWER SCHOOL ON MAY 15TH)

We look forward to celebrating your child's accomplishments this year as well as discussing ways to continue his/her learning over the summer. Please note that a copy of your child's progress report will be completed by the end of the school year and will be mailed to you after school has been dismissed for the summer.

MAY 25TH
MEMORIAL DAY
NO SCHOOL

MAY 26TH
MORNING PRE-K SWIMMING AT 8:30

Please follow the same routine as we did for the first swimming day. Parent volunteers to assist us with swimming are greatly appreciated!

MAY 27TH
PARENT OBSERVATION OF LEARNING CENTERS AT 10:30

You are invited to come in to observe your child and his/her classmates engaged in our final set of learning centers.

JUNE 4TH
PRE-K LUNCH AT SCHOOL &
END-OF-THE-YEAR CELEBRATION

The Afternoon Pre-K class will be joining the Morning Pre-K class on this day. They will have a rehearsal for their closing program and will eat lunch in the dining hall at 10:30. (Parent volunteers to assist us with lunch are welcome and appreciated!) Following lunch, we will return to the Pre-K classroom/playground area to celebrate the end of the school year. Dismissal follows the celebration (around 12:30).

JUNE 5TH
LOWER SCHOOL CLOSING PROGRAM @8:30

Children should arrive at school by 8:05. Parents and family members are invited to attend the closing program in the theater. Following the conclusion of the program, children will be dismissed from the Pre-K classroom. Summer Vacation begins!

BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS

Today we learned about and discussed 6 differences between moths and butterflies. Your child brought home a paper in his/her folder explaining these differences. Ask your child to share this information with you. Your child does NOT need to return the Moth/Butterfly to school.

ZERO THE HERO DAY!

Today we celebrated our 150th day of school. Hannah and her dad helped us to celebrate with a "secret" activity--to be revealed to you soon. Thank you for a great Zero the Hero activity!

GOTTA GO! GOTTA GO!

Today we read the story, "Gotta Go! Gotta Go!" by Pam Swope, which is about the life of a butterfly and migrating to Mexico and then back North. Following the story, we took our butterflies outside to release them.

Isa carrying our butterflies outside to be released.

Isa unzipping the net to free the butterflies.

One butterfly (still hungry) is sipping the sugar water we provided for them.

One of our beautiful Painted Lady butterflies.

GOOD-BYE BUTTERFLIES!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROLYN!

Today we helped Carolyn celebrate her birthday. Carolyn's mom read the story, "Are You My Mother?" and then we enjoyed eating a "muddy dirt" snack--YUMMY! Carolyn got a surprise visit from her oldest sister, Elizabeth, and her sister's friend, Mike, who are in Upper School. Happy Birthday, Carolyn!

NEW LEARNING CENTERS

Last week we introduced and started our final set of learning centers. Due to some technical difficulties, we were unable to post photos of the learning centers. Below is a list of the new learning centers and the skills children are practicing. Please remember that we modify the learning centers to meet the individual needs and abilities of each student.

*Using magnetic numbers to recognize and produce 2 or 3-digit numbers.
*Hearing and identifying the ending sounds of words.

*Hearing and identifying the beginning sound of words.
*Demonstrating an understanding of symmetry using a butterfly template.
*Matching rhyming words and/or pictures.
*Sorting pictures into groups by attributes.
*Recognizing sight words through reading and spelling.
*Creating a butterfly story in a blank book.
*Using the computer program, Lexia, to practice phonemic awareness skills.
*Logical reasoning with a domino train activity.

WE WELCOME YOU TO COME AND OBSERVE THESE LEARNING CENTERS IN ACTION ON OUR NEXT PARENT OBSERVATION DAY...
WEDNESDAY MAY 27TH AT 10:30.

STAR OF THE WEEK--HANNAH

Today we enjoyed learning more about our friend, Hannah. She told us about her favorite things and shared her photos with us. Hannah should be commended for being very patient in waiting her turn to be the Star of the Week. She is our last one!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MYA!

Today we helped Mya celebrate her 5th birthday. Mya's mom read the story, "Tammy Turtle--A Tale of Saving Sea Turtles" and Mya shared some photos of turtles that they visited at a refuge in Florida. For snack, the children enjoyed cupcakes that when put together made a large turtle made by Mya's grandmother. Happy Birthday, Mya!