Week of 4/29

Dear Garden Room Parents,
 
Below is an update on the many fun activities that we were engaged in this week as we learned about SPRING!!!.
 
Books we read:

• Planting A Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert
• We’re Going On A Nature Hunt, by Steve Metzger
• Mouse’s First Spring, by Lauren Thompson 
• The Happy Bee, by Ian Beck

 
Activities with Specialists:

• In Music with Noel, we sang Take Me Out To The Ballgame and It’s A Small World.
• In Library we read We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.
• In Art we collaged using different textured materials and glue, and we played with colorful connectors at the light table.

 
Classroom Activities:

• We worked collaboratively with our friends building with legos.
• We enjoyed playing on the roof – climbing the jungle gym, sliding, and playing in the little house with our friends.
• We created a beautiful butterfly using different color foam and tissue paper.
• We made fun spring time pictures using pastel colored chalk and colorful spring stickers.

 
Highlight: We began working on our Mother’s Day surprise!!!
 
Theme: SPRING 
 
 
SONG: SPRING IS HERE (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)
 
Spring is here!!
Spring is here!!
Goodbye, snow.
Flowers grow.

Birds and bees!!
Leaves on trees!!
Hello, spring.
Hello, spring.
 
Reminders:
 
 CENTRAL PARK ZOO TRIP 

• Garden 3AM – Monday 5/20 – 9:45am arrival
• Garden 2AM – Thursday 5/23 – 9:45am arrival

Every Child Must be Accompanied by One (1) Adult – No siblings please.
 
END OF YEAR– PAJAMA CLASS PARTY 
 

• Garden 3AM – Friday 6/7/19 – 11:15 - 11:45am
• Garden 2AM – Thursday 6/6/19 – 11:15 – 11:45am
• Every Child Must have one adult in attendance.

 
 
Library books are due on:

• Thursday mornings – for 2AM
• Friday mornings – for 3AM

 
Have a great weekend,

Your Garden Room Teachers – Ms. Coleen, Ms. Karen and Ms. Mildred