Week of 5/20

Dear Koala Room Families,

We had a great week in the Koala Room learning about Transportation! Here are some of the fun activities:
Theme:

• The Koala Room learned about Transportation.
• We have so many amazing experts in The Koala Room. The children were sharing so many interesting things with their classmates about different kinds of transportation.

 
Books We Read:

• Hop on Pop, by Dr. Seuss
• My Subway Ride, by Paul Jacobs and Jennifer Swender
• I’m Mighty , by Kate and Jim McMullan
• Down by the Station, by Jennifer Riggs Vetter
• Truck, by Donald Crews

 
Centers:

• We used paper plates, pipe cleaners and tissue paper to make beautiful Hot Air Balloons. 
• We practiced our lacing skills using strings and wooden animals.
• We worked on “Alphabet Match-Up Puzzles”.
• We had fun building with “Magic Noodles” .
• We played with “Number-Bots and Letter-Bots”.
• We made delicious spring sandwiches with cucumbers and tomatoes.

 
Highlights:

• It’s so nice outside and the Koala Room children had so much fun on the roof taking care of our rooftop garden.

 
Letter of the Week:

• Our letter of the week was the letter “Y”
• The Kola Bears made a chart of all the “Y” words they know and we used chuck boards to practice writing the letter “Y”

 
Important Dates:

• May 31st Victorian Gardens Trip
• June 7th The Last Day of Classes!

 
Have a Great Long Weekend,

The Koala Bear Room Teachers