PreK - Kindergarten

January-February 2012:

During the winter season, you  may see snow or frost.  You will also see bare trees and few animals or insects.  This is a good time for ssome indoor fun, if the weather is too cold to play outside.  Try these activities.

*Color, cut and paste!  Make  greeting cards for relatives and friends.  Send them out and surprise your relatives and friends.

*Make a bread snowflake.  Get one piece of white bread and cut out corners and inside shapes to create a unique shape.  Bake at a low temperature 10-20 minutes, unitl slightly brown.  Take out of oven and hang outside for birds.

*Fill various size jars with jelly beans, gum balls and other small festive objects.  Have your child(ren) guess how many are in each jar. 

Have a fun winter!

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Friendly Reminders:

*No School: February 17 & 20

*Early Release: February 29 at 12:30 p.m.

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Pictures! PICTURES! Pictures!

shared reading

We acted out the story “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.”

acting out the story

Kailee acted like a mouse.

yummy!

Yummy! We baked chocolate chip cookies so we could give these to a Mouse.

good students

They were immersed in the story.

sensory center

They love water play.

Cheers,

 JM and her students :)

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December 16-January 3: Winter Break

This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!

- D.M. Dellinger

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Pictures! PICTURES! Pictures!

magnets

Magnets are fascinating to explore.

exploring

Exploring!

painting

Painting for their parents’ xmas present.

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Acting out the story “The Hairy Bears” by Joy Cowley

Have a wonderful winter break!

Cheers,

JM & her students :)

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December 2011

Happy Chilly December!

The winter has arrived in Colorado & it’s always so good seeing snow often.  The students really find the snow amusing.  They get excited easily when they see snowflakes fall in our playground. 

We only have two full weeks in December before our Winter break begins.  We have a busy schedule ahead of us including Winter play on the 14th. 

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Pictures! PICTURES! Pictures!

sharing wish list

Madison shared her wish list with Signing Santa.

cool playground

Alejo exploded his energy in the cool playground at the mall.

eating lunch

The students ordered their own lunch at Sbarro’s.

fun ride

Whee- what a fun ride in the elevator.

signing santa

The students simply had a blast.

exhausted

Exhausted Madison after a fun-filled day!

Have a merry week!

Jennifer & her class :)

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November 2011

Happy November! Thanksgiving Day is around the corner.   It’s always a nice opportunity to stop and ask yourself  ”What are you thankful for?”  Keep your eyes peeled for our Thanksgiving skit by preschool-kindergarten.  We look forward to celebrating November with different events.  Thank you for all that you do in October.

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Pictures! PICTURES! Pictures!

having fun

All smiles to be able to play outside even though the snow is still on the ground.

Alejo

Alejo had fun playing the cymbals during the drumming session at Arvada Center.

enjoying bus ride

Kailee and Alejo enjoyed the bus ride back to school.

drama center

Emma and Madison were being creative in the drama center.

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Friendly Reminders:

November 14: Thanksgiving skit (Preschool-K)

November 21-25: Thanksgiving break

December 1: Signing Santa (Cherry Creek Mall)

 

Have a wonderful week & enjoy the snow if we get some.

Jennifer and her class :)

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October 2011

Happy October! This month already went by pretty fast.  We are enjoying October so far.  My class visited Miller Farms in Platteville and got to pick some vegetables such as potato, corn, carrots and onions.  They also brought a pumpkin home.  Growing Vegetable Soup is what we will read this week then we will cook vegetable soup with the vegetables we handpicked at the farm. 

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Friendly Reminders:

*October 12: Unity Day (Wear orange t-shirt)

*October 14: Celebration of the Best Grant (12-1p.m.)

*October 26: Half Day/Parent&Teacher Conference

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Pictures! PICTURES! Pictures!

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All smiles for the trip to Miller Farms.

Alejo

Alejo and his beautiful potato.

Madison

Madison picked an onion from the ground.

Kailee

Kailee proudly showed her corn she picked.

Enjoy the foliage to the fullest.

JM and her class :)

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September 2011

Happy Fall! The days are getting a little shorter and somewhat cooler.  The leaves are turning beautiful shades of orange, yellow, red and brown.  Birds are flying South and squirrels are collecting food for winter.  You are probably noticing many more changes around you as well.  School is beginning, so during the time you spend with your child, here are some wonderful seasonal activities to do together.

* Make a fall bookmark.  Get a piece of cardboard, and glue decorative fall leaves to it.  Put two large books on top and let sit for a week until leaves flatten and dry.  Use your bookmark with your favorite book.

* Using your five senses, make five list of thing you see, smell, touch, hear and taste during the fall season.

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Friendly Reminders:

Tuesday, Sept. 27: Deaf Children Festival

Wednesday, Sept. 28: 1/2 day of school

Friday, Sept. 30: No school

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Pictures! PICTURES! Pictures!

Kailee and Madison

Kailee and Madison proudly showed their work.

Safety issue crossing the road

Avi discussed about the safety crossing the street.

Kailee

Kailee was our bus driver during drama center.

Shared Reading

Alejo and Madison acted out the story they were reading.

block center

Noam and Hunter found Magna Tiles very fascinating.

Have a terrific week! Keep coming back as I’ll inform when this webpage is updated.

Cheers,

JM & her class :)

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