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Week of 4/15

4/18/2019

Hello Koala Bear PM Families!

This week we have been learning all about Earth Day. The students learned that Earth Day occurs every year on April 22nd. We learned all about The Three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The students have become very inspired to save our planet! We learned that taking care of the Earth is a very important job and it requires all of us to work together as a team.

Centers:

We worked on our sorting and math skills by sorting and recycling different items and placing them in the “paper”, “plastic”, or “garbage” bins. We graphed our results and learned that we had the MOST garbage out of our items!
We learned what the term “germination” means, and using water, paper towels, and contender seeds, each student germinated their own pile of seeds. They are currently hanging up on the Koala Room window, catching some rays and being watered frequently! We cannot wait to watch our seeds grow into plants.
We made a beautiful Mat (Wo)Man! She is currently hanging outside of our classroom. The students loved adding eyelashes, earrings, and pigtails to her.
Using glue, glitter and circular plastic tops, we made a planet Earth sun catcher! We spread the glue using q-tips, and added in some blue and green glitter to represent the water and the land. We will let our Earth’s dry over the long weekend, and look forward to seeing our Earth’s catch the sunlight next week when we get back to school!

Some Books We Read:

The Earth Book, by Todd Parr
Earth Day Everyday, by Lisa Bullard
Earth Day Birthday! by Maureen Wright

Letter of the Week:

M! A “M”arvelous letter!

Theater Week Updates:

We are learning all about Pete The Cat, and the character and storyline.
We learned what the word “plot” means. The students are having a lot of fun talking about the plot of other books as well.
We are beginning to brainstorm different ways to make our costumes for the show. The students have some really great, fun ideas on how to turn ourselves into cats!
After a class-wide vote, the students were unanimous in wanting to wear cat ears and carry a guitar for the show!

Dates to Remember:

Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Thursday 4/25, and Friday 4/26.
MCS will be closed on Friday, 4/19 for Good Friday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Laura and Desiree

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Week of 4/8

4/12/2019

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Hello Koala Bear PM Families!

This week we have been continuing to learn all about Spring, focusing on insects and butterflies. The students have also been very excited to hear about our Theater Week Performance of Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes.

Centers:

The students learned all about symmetry. We explained that something that is symmetrical is the same on both sides, or is a “mirror image”. The students examined different pictures of butterflies, and pointed out the symmetry that they noticed in each.
Using paper butterflies, the students used paint and paintbrushes to make a design on only one side of the paper. The students then folded the paper in half, and when they opened it back up, they saw their symmetrical design.
Using an open-ended writing prompt, the students finished the sentence “I know it’s Spring when…”, and were asked to write down their answer. After they finished their writing, the students then drew a picture of their answer.
We have begun making our props for our theater week performance!

Some Books We Read:

Are You a Butterfly?, by Judy Allen
Waiting for Wings, by Lois Ehlert
The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle

Letter of the Week:

V! A “V”ery fun letter!

Dates to Remember:

Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Thursday 4/25, and Friday 4/26.
MCS will be closed on Friday, 4/19 for Good Friday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Laura and Desiree

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Week of 4/1

4/5/2019

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Hello Koala Bear PM Families!

Welcome back! We hope you all had a relaxing spring break and are ready for our Spring semester to begin. This week we have been learning all about Spring, with a focus on plants and flowers.

Centers:

We introduced “The Mystery Person of the Day" in the classroom. Every morning a teacher pulls one secret Koala Bear name out of a bucket. At the end of the day we reveal the name that was chosen and if that student has been a good listener, a good friend, and a good person, they get to hold Little K during Circle Time the next day!
Using four different flowers, we made complex 3 or 4 part patterns.
We sequenced the life cycle of a plant by looking at pictures of each stage of a plants life. The students placed the sequence in order, then showed us and explained why they chose that order. We then gave them a glue stick to glue down the images, and lastly, the students colored their pictures.
We made new place-mats! The students were given pictures of flowers, butterflies, and rainbows and we asked to cut out and color the pictures before gluing down to the paper.

Some Books We Read:

Spring is Here (Bear and Mole Story), by Will Hillenbrand
Mouse’s First Spring, by Lauren Thompson
Koala and the Flower, by Mary Murphy

Letter of the Week:

A! An “A”mazing letter!

Dates to Remember:

Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Thursday 4/25, and Friday 4/26.
MCS will be closed on Friday, 4/19 for Good Friday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Laura and Desiree

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