Last Week Before Spring Break!

Next week is the last week before spring break.  Our theme is Easter and we will be learning letter Ee for egg.  It will be a week filled with lots of fun activities such as painting eggs, going on an egg hunt, and on Thursday we will have a small Easter party. The head room parents will contact you if you signed up to donate.  We are trying to keep this party small and simple by just having a snack as it is a crazy week with lots of activities.

Please send in 20 FILLED eggs with your child before Thursday.  They will also need a basket or bag for our egg hunt on Thursday.

I hope everyone has a great Spring Break!  School will resume on April 8th.

**Looking Ahead:  There is an Early Release on April 10th.  IPS dismisses at 2:15 PM.  However preschool will follow their regular schedule and any parent who wishes to pick up their child may do so.  

                                                             

Spring is here?!

With the all of the snow that is falling outside it may not look like spring...but that is not stopping us from making it look like spring inside!
This week we learned about weather and the season of spring. We painted clouds, made rainbows, and sang Mr. Sunshine hoping it would bring some spring like weather outside.  Mother Nature is making it difficult to teach the young ones about spring when she keeps bringing us this winter weather!
We learned letter Uu for umbrella and also have been working on writing and sequencing numbers 1-10.

Happy 1/2 Birthday to Kylie!

OPOSSUMS,RACCOONS & SKUNKS-OH MY!

Looking for something to do this weekend?

March 24 @ 2-3:30pm

Facility: Garfield Park Nature Center

11350 Broadway Ave, Garfield Hts , OH. 44125

Price: Free

Phone: 216-341-3152

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Opossums, Raccoons and Skunks: Oh My!

Raccoons, skunks, and opossums will re-enter our lives this spring. Come explore the life cycle and habits of these amazing mammals: when do their young arrive, what do they eat and how do we encourage them to stay in the wild?

March Picture Album is here!

View the picture album for March by going to the PICTURE tab above and then selects the title March Classroom Pictures.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Lucky the Leprechaun was in our classroom this week.  He is such a clever and sneaky little fella but was kind enough to leave everyone a pot of gold!  This week we learned about and maps and explored all different types including weather maps, treasure maps, and a map of Ireland.  Thank goodness the treasure map led is to the right place to find our treasure box that Lucky took. I am sure the kids were excited to come home and tell you about this one!

Letter L was our letter of the week and we finished our last number....the BIG 1- 0, TEN!  We have continue to work on rhyming words and the PM class has added more words to the sigh word list.  To make our St. Patrick's Day complete, we painted green shamrocks and listened to the ibook of Green Eggs and Ham using the SMARTBoard to project the story from our iPad.  Gotta love technology and the itunes gift cards the kids have given me the past few years!

                        

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2nd, we are celebrating Seuss week this week!  Dr. Seuss books are great for learning rhyming words!  Check out Seussville.com for some fun activities you can do at home.

Read Across America Week.  Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. I always remind the children that they can "read" by looking at the pictures and telling their own story. Parents, please put an emphasis on reading with your child this week. Read early and read often. The early years are critical to developing a lifelong love of reading. It’s never too early to beginreading to your child! Click here for some tips and fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader.

Happy 1/2 birthdays to Addison, Laila, Landon, and Allie this week!

A few more things....
- Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday at IPS....can't wait to see what crazy outfits you have on!

-Thursday is picture day.  Individual "spring" pictures with props will be taken.  

-Mrs. Kieser is collecting books to donate to pediatric units as local hospitals.  If you have new or gently used books to donate, please send them in.  Thank you for helping me with this project!

Become a Smart Shopper: Family Fun Friday

FAMILY FUN FRIDAY #4

BECOME A SMART SHOPPER AT GIANT EAGLE

Friday, March 8th, 2013                                                                        10:00-11:00

Giant Eagle’s Nutrition, Health & Wellness Program

With obesity becoming a nationwide epidemic, health and wellness education for children and adults is more important than ever. Nutrition and wellness education programs have a proven impact on the prevention and reduction of obesity and other health problems. This trip utilizes the USDA MyPlate guidelines.  “Become a Smart Shopper” encourages children to become passionate about incorporating health and wellness into their day-to-day lives. Content includes building healthy habits, understanding portion size, making balanced meal choices and the benefits of staying active.

IMPORTANT INFO:

♣            Arrive at by 9:45 and check in by the Eagle’s Nest. 

♣            The activity will last approx. 1 hour.  You may stay at have lunch in their café area afterwards

♣            It’s FREE!

♣            Please RSVP….the first 12 spots for this time slot are first come first serve.  If all of those spots fill, I will arrange for a second tour later that day.

Directions:

Giant Eagle located in Brecksville near 77 & 82

(440) 526-7808

7510 Chippewa Rd

Brecksville, OH 44141 

T is for Tooth

 February is Dental Health month!  This week we are learning about the letter T and keeping our teeth healthy!

Thank you to Rockside Dental for visiting our classroom and bringing us kits to make our smiles bright!

Click here to check out Colgate for Kids for fun games and activities for all ages!

Pictures have been uploaded from this week's activities including the Land Lab Family Friday Event.  Look under the photo tab or click here. Thank you to all who joined us for this fun filled adventure. 

Happy 1/2 Birthday to Mosha!

Happy Valentine's Day

Feb Class Pics are uploaded here.  Pictures from our Valentine's Party are in the album....take a peek to see your sweeties!

ANIMAL TRACKS RESCHEDULED

NEW DATE AND NEW TIME!!!

FAMILY FUN FRIDAY #3

ANIMAL TRACKS AT THE LAND LAB

                                                Friday, February 22nd, 2013                                                                        

Noon-2:00

The Land Lab is located right here in Independence.  It is a temperate deciduous forest with a running stream that the High School Biology Club maintains and uses for educational studies. There is a large classroom behind the Board of Education that is filled with lots of CRITTERS. Some High School students and Mr. Maretka (Biology teacher) will be putting on a special program for our preschoolers.  Students will learn how to investigate the lives of animals through the tracks and other signs they leave behind. Making animal track prints, created a book, and a nature hike to hunt for animal tracks are included in this fun winter event!

IMPORTANT INFO:

*   Arrive no later than 11:50. 

*   The activity will last approx. 2 hours.  We will have a snack at the end 

Dress for the weather.  The majority of activity is inside but we will go for a hike through the Land Lab to look for animal tracks.

Directions:

Independence Land Lab

located behind the Board of Education
7733 Stone Road

Independence, Ohio 44131