December 16, 2021
Winter Fun Parent Meeting
Thank you to everyone that joined us for our Winter Fun Parent Meeting! It was lovely to see everyone and celebrate the upcoming new year. I hope you enjoy the break with your families and have time to relax and recharge.
This Week In Our Classroom…
It has been quite a busy two weeks in our room! The children read the story “The Gingerbread Man” and made prediction about what would happen to the Gingerbread Man when he got close to the fox. In some stories the Gingerbread man runs away, and in other versions the fox tricks the Gingerbread Man and eats him! During our STEM lesson the children used building materials to make a trap to catch the fox.
During our literacy lesson the children wrote and published their own version of the Ginger bread Man Story! Click the link below for a video of me reading our class book, “The Gingerbread Class.”
During our Nutrition lesson Ms. Zahraa talked about the importance of eating healthy snacks and “eating the rainbow.” The children were able to look at and touch many fruits and vegetable of different colors and learned about the importance of trying lots of different foods before saying ,”I don’t like it.” Ms. Zahraa also talked about the importance of exercise and active play to keep our bodies strong and healthy. Later during large group time the children crawled, climbed, and skipped trough an obstacle course in our classroom!
For our Pajama Popcorn Party Ms. Chalhoub brought in her guitar and the children practiced strumming while singing familiar songs like ABC’s, Twinkle Twinkle, and Itsy Bitsy Spider. We talked about the importance of rhythm and counting while playing/singing music, and how to use gentle hands to touch the guitar. We also had a pajama parade round the school and had an indoor snow ball fight!
A Look Ahead
December
| Monday 12/20 | Tuesday 12/21 | Wednesday 12/22 | Thursday 12/23 | Friday 12/24 |
| No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break |
| Monday 12/27 | Tuesday 12/28 | Wednesday 12/29 | Thursday 12/30 | Friday 12/31 |
| No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break |
January
| Monday 1/3 | Tuesday 1/4 | Wednesday 1/5 | Thursday 1/6 | Friday 1/7 |
| School Reopens! Full Day Drop off- 8:35am Pick Up- 3:20pm @ Door #3 | Full Day Drop off- 8:35am Pick Up- 3:20pm @ Door #3 | Full Day Drop off- 8:35am Pick Up- 3:20pm @ Door #3 | Full Day Drop off- 8:35am Pick Up- 3:20pm @ Door #3 | No School on Fridays! |
Have a restful winter break, and Happy New Year!
~Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Chalhoub