Dear Honey Bear Room Families,

It’s been a wonderful week in the Honey Bear Room.  We’ve been having fun practicing for our performance in May!  Please read the update below to see what else the children have been up to.
 
Theme This Week:

• Bugs, Insects and Birds
• The letter M

 
Books We Read:

• Bugs, Bugs, Bugs, by Bob Barner
• The Very Lazy Ladybug, by Isobel Finn
• Gotta Go, Gotta Go, by Sam Swope

 
Places We Went:

• Art Studio with Janae and Julia
• The Roof

 
Classroom Activities:

• We voted for our favorite bugs- Most of us like butterflies!
• Made beautiful butterflies that are hanging on our outside board.
• Put bees in size order, did a butterfly puzzle and butterfly shape match.
• Had fun cutting caterpillars.
• Read a Scholastic Magazine called Backyard Insects.
• Next week, we will continue with Bugs, Insects and Birds and we will not be doing a letter due to the short week.

 
Highlights:

• We’ve really begun to dive into our roles for The Little Red Hen.  The children have heard many versions of the story and are exploring character development.  The Honey Bears are learning new songs and where they will be standing on stage. 
• We also discussed costumes and props and the role they play in a performance. 
• Soon, the children will be tackling scenery! 
• Please be sure to go to Weebly and check out some photos of the process!

 
 
Looking Forward To:

• Thursday and Friday, April 25th and 26th - Parent/Teacher conferences
• Tuesday, May 14th- The Little Red Hen Performance at 9:00 am in Gym 3.  Cast party immediately following in the Honey Bear Room

 
Have an awesome weekend!

The Honey Bear Room Teachers

Dear Honey Bear Room Families,

It’s been a wonderful week in the Honey Bear Room!  The weather has been improving and it’s starting to feel like Spring.
 
Theme This Week:

• Gardening
• The letter V

 
Books We Read:

• The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle
• Flower Garden, by Eve Bunting

 
Places We Went:

• Library with Lindsay
• The roof and Gym2
• Music

 
Classroom Activities:

• We painted flowerpots and planted string bean seeds.  The Honey Bears can’t wait to see them grow!
• We did a seed grows sequence story, traced and colored a flower and put together a plant parts puzzle. 
• The children counted flowers to match the correct flower pot and used our felt board to tell a gardening story.
• We read a Scholastic Magazine titled Here Comes the Sunflower and the children couldn’t believe how tall sunflowers can get!

 
Highlights:

• The class had a ball making and eating “dirt.”  We made chocolate pudding and combined it with a crushed Oreo and a gummy worm.  What a yummy treat!
• We learned a new song about flowers to the tune of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.”

Flowers, leaves, stems and roots,
Stems and roots.
Flowers, leaves, stems and roots,
Stems and roots.
Please don’t sneeze,
There’s pollen in the breeze.
Achoo!
Flowers, leaves, stems and roots,
Stems and roots!
 

• Clara Nephew was our Person of the Week.  She did an amazing job telling us about her poster and her family.  Her mom read King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood.  Then we made beaded jewelry with pipe cleaners and beads.  What a fun morning!

 
Looking Forward To:

• Friday, April 19th- No school for Good Friday
• Thursday and Friday, April 25th and 26th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Tuesday, May 14th- The Honey Bear Performance of the Little Red Hen
• Friday, May 31st- Trip to Victorian Gardens

 
Have a Terrific Weekend!

The Honey Bear Room Teachers

Dear Honey Bear Room Families,

Welcome back from Spring Break!  The children have settled in nicely and we are really excited about our upcoming performance of The Little Red Hen.
 
Theme This Week:

• Spring
• The letter A

 
Books We Read:

• The Little Red Hen, by Lucinda McQueen
• How Do You Know It’s Spring, by Allan Fowler
• Hopper Hunts For Spring, by Marcus Pfister

 
Places We Went:

• Gym 3
• Roof

 
Classroom Activities:

• We made beautiful Spring placemats to use during snack.
• Did all of our HWOT activities for the letter A and played a rainbow count and match game.
• Made umbrella patterns and did rain drop tracing.
• We also made a class chart on how we know it’s Spring.

 
Highlights:

• The weather is getting warmer, so we made it outside!
• The children started learning about The Little Red Hen.  Our performance will be on May 14th.  The Honey Bears are looking forward to singing new songs and wearing costumes.  We have started by comparing the characters from different versions of the story.  We can’t wait!

 
Looking Forward To:

• No school Friday, April 19th for Good Friday. 
• Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday and Friday, April 25th and 26th. 

 
Have a Wonderful Weekend!

The Honey Bear Room Teachers