Hello PreKPals and Families-
I am not sure how we got to the end of February- But here we are! This school year is flying by! We are excited to continue with everyone for the month of June for summer learning! I think our whole class is coming back and that makes these two teachers so very happy! We say all the time that this little class is the best and we don’t want them to go! We are thrilled to have a little bit of extra time with them! It is going to be so much fun!
This week in Heggerty Phonics, we will review the past four weeks of nursery rhymes. We will review the letters and sounds for T and J this week. Keep reviewing letters and letter sounds with your child at home. In Math, we will continue with identifying numbers 0-20 in random order and making sets of 10.
This week, we are learning all about rhyming words and the silly world of Dr. Seuss. We are going to learn all about a famous Africa American inventor, Philip Downing. He invented the mailbox! Our writing center has been a mail center for weeks now, and we deliver our mail with a little shopping cart. So much fun! This week, we are going to really mail letters to our own addresses as we learn about Mr. Downing and his amazing contribution to our world. Look for those letters coming your way at the end of this week! They are so excited to be sending and receiving real mail! If you would like to help with postage, please send a stamp or 2 in the zipper pocket of your child’s binder. We would appreciate your help!
Our dramatic play area will remain a dentist office with dental x-rays and a light table, baby dolls as patients and an appointment desk and waiting room! We didn’t have much time with this dramatic play theme last week so we decided to keep it for this week as well. Our shelves will have rhyming games, counting games and lots of Dr. Seuss related fun learning things. Our sensory table will have bow ties for the Cat in the Hat, red/black and white items and lots of scooping and measuring. We have Cat in the Hat puzzles and silly bendy building tubes for blocks. At the art table we are adding crazy salad spinner painting fun!
On Thursday, we will dress for our book character parade that will begin at 8:15. It will be recorded and provided for you to watch. Remember that your child’s costume must relate to a book. Please send the book with your child for the parade, or copy the front cover of the book and send that so they can carry it with them. If you need help locating a book please reach out so we can help you locate it before the morning of the parade. We are so excited! The PreK Teacher Team will be dressed as crayons! I am green and Mrs. Dunn is purple! Thursday night is also Literacy Night at RQ! The first 150 families will receive a free literacy kit! We cannot wait to see you there!
Weekly Reminders:
- A water cup with a valve, already filled with water (flavored water must be clear!), labeled with your child’s name. Make sure your child can drink from it at home before coming to school. NO OPEN POUR CUPS. NO JUICE!!!
- A JACKET DAILY
- Your child’s backpack and lunch box (if they will not eat from the cafeteria).
- A bag with 5 snacks (that do not need to be refrigerated!) labeled with your child’s name. Please do not pack snacks in the lunchboxes.
- We kept Your child’s Nap Mat on Friday so don’t panic!
NEW Links for practice at home:
- https://youtu.be/AWM0XHhObLk?si=iSgOZujnlA5P7F_h This semester, we will encourage PreKPals to tie their shoes themselves. This method is foolproof! Try it at home!
- PreK Jacket flip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73qom9IueV8 This is why we ask for jackets that zip or button. This technique is so easy and so empowering for our little ones!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3PCQTBdeM (Learn to cut: everyone needs to practice cutting and scissor safety!)
- https://i.pinimg.com/originals/df/e7/a6/dfe7a6ef5554adac1dbf9f23fcdace5c.jpg (Hold the pencil correctly. Nip, Flip, Grip)
- The Easiest Homemade Playdough Recipe {Lasts for Months!} (livingwellmom.com)
Dates to Remember:
February:
26: Send in stamps if you can help with postage for our letters.
29: Literacy Parade @ 8:15 am. It will be recorded and posted on the RQ Facebook page.
29: Literacy Night at RQ! 5:30-6:30
March:
4: Spring Picture Day
9-17 SPRING BREAK- No School
April:
4-5 NO SCHOOL
May:
22-23 Early Dismissal (11:10 for PreK)
23- LAST DAY OF PREK
Please email or message on ClassDojo if you have any questions! Thank you for sharing your children with us! They are precious!!
Alicia Jenne: ajenne@tusc.k12.al.us
Whitney Dunn: wdunn@tusc.k12.al.us
Thank you so much for the donations we have received from our wish list! We appreciate every bit!
Here are the links for our class wishlist if you would like to contribute. Participation is optional!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/cmCXG7d?ref_=wl_share
We are so happy you are here!
Alicia Jenne’