Happy Summer!!!

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It is officially summer vacation! Although this year definitely didn’t end the way we wanted it to or ever imagined it would be, I have enjoyed the time that we have spent together – both in person and virtually. It has been an absolute pleasure to be your child’s teacher. No matter how old they are, I will always consider them my student and they will forever hold a special piece in my heart! Please let’s keep in contact!!! Feel free to text, call, or FaceTime me at any time! I really enjoy talking to my students and their families.

Happy Summer! Stay safe and healthy! 🙂

End of the Year Parade TOMORROW! :)

Dear Snow Families,

On behalf of the Snow Team, we would like to wish every Snow family a safe and relaxing summer break.  We are so proud of how the whole Snow community came together during this difficult period to support our students. Each child is precious to us and we miss them dearly.  

Thursday, June 11 is the last ½ day of school for students.  The Snow staff would like to say goodbye to students for summer by standing along Culver Street at  11:00am on June 11.  Staff will be waving goodbye and sending their best wishes to all Snow students.  We are asking any family that chooses to participate to drive south down Culver at this time and wave to staff and honk their horns!  

As we receive information regarding the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sure to communicate through the district website and our Snow blog.  Have a wonderful break!

The Snow Team

End of the Year Parade!

Dear Snow Families,

On behalf of the Snow Team, we would like to wish every Snow family a safe and relaxing summer break.  We are so proud of how the whole Snow community came together during this difficult period to support our students. Each child is precious to us and we miss them dearly.  

Thursday, June 11 is the last ½ day of school for students.  The Snow staff would like to say goodbye to students for summer by standing along Culver Street at  11:00am on June 11.  Staff will be waving goodbye and sending their best wishes to all Snow students.  We are asking any family that chooses to participate to drive south down Culver at this time and wave to staff and honk their horns!  

As we receive information regarding the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sure to communicate through the district website and our Snow blog.  Have a wonderful break!

The Snow Team

Letter R

What is our letter of the week, you ask!? Well, let’s watch Ms. Bowdell’s favorite way to introduce letters (I just love the song! =] )

Letter R activities:

  • Encourage your child to try to make the letter R sound
  • Find things around the house that start with the letter R
  • Write the letter R a highlighter and then have your child trace over it with different colors.

The students love the Starfall letter activities:
https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/letter-r/?

Here are some fun letter R videos!

Movement Monday

It’s our last movement Monday of the school year!!

It’s going to be a beautiful day today so get moving outside!

Here are some ideas to get your child moving today:

  • Have a dance party in the yard
  • Play tag
  • Run through a sprinkler
  • Go for a family walk
  • Swing on a swing
  • Play ball
  • Hopscotch 
  • Ride a bike
  • Draw lines on with chalk and walk on them
  • Make an obstacle course

Fine Motor Friday

On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.  Today, let’s focus on sensory activities. Sensory activities not only stimulate your child’s senses and allow them to explore, but they also help improve your child’s sensory processing systems.  

Benefits of sensory play:

  • Helps build nerve connections in the brain
  • Supports language development
  • Encourages fine motor practice
  • Encourages problem solving
  • Allows children to be creative 
  • Supports scientific thinking

Here are some fun sensory activities to try today:

Crunchy Box: Put any stale cereal or pasta you have into a container and have your child use a play hammer or even a spoon to pound and smash away! 

Bubble Foam: Mix 1 cup of water with 1/2 cup of bubble bath to make a large container of foam! Children can play with their hands or use cups and spoons to scoop the foam. Do this in the tub or outside for a mess free activity. 

Check out the link below for endless sensory ideas you can use all summer long! 

https://busytoddler.com/category/activities/sensory-play/

Daily Living Skills

Daily living skills are important to practice so your child can become independent.  Self help skills also help your child to feel empowered!  We practice many of these at school on a daily basis.  Try working on one or more of the skills listed below today:

  • Put toys away
  • Dress/undress themselves as much as possible
  • Pulling pants up and down when its time to use the bathroom
  • Put shoes on
  • Wipe face clean after meals
  • Use utensils (spoon or fork)
  • Help make their bed
  • Help prepare meals/set table
  • Work on potty training if your child is ready
  • Wipe down tables
  • Put away clean clothes
  • Brush their hair/teeth 
  • Wash hands – we worked on this every day at school they know they the steps! 
  • Throw away trash after a snack 

Letter I

What is our letter of the week, you ask!? Well, let’s watch Ms. Bowdell’s favorite way to introduce letters (I just love the song! =] )

Letter I activities:

  • Encourage your child to try to make the letter I sound
  • Find things around the house that start with the letter I
  • Write the letter I a highlighter and then have your child trace over it with different colors.

The students love the Starfall letter activities:
https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/letter-i/?mg=m

Here are some fun letter I videos: