Hello Sky Room Families!
 
Summer has finally arrived! We have had an absolute blast in the Sky Room this Spring.  We are so proud of how your children have become accustomed to their school schedule, and are such kind and loving friends to each other.
 
We hope you all have a fantastic summer and look forward to seeing you and your children around the hallway come this Fall!
 
Warmly,
\ 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
This week in the Sky Room we had tons of fun playing and socializing with each other! The students are starting to play with each other more and more. 
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• The students made hot air balloons using dot markers and stickers. We also snapped a photo of each student to place inside of the basket. You can see this featured on our outside bulletin board!
• We visited Lindsay in the library to hear some stories and songs on the ukelele.
• We danced and sang with Noel, especially focusing on our ABCs.
• We saw Janae and Julia in the Art Studio, which is always a fun treat.

 
Songs We Sang:

• “Victor Vito and Freddie Vasko”
• “You Are My Sunshine"

 
Books We Read:
 

• “My Circus”, by Xavier Deneux
• “The Little Engine That Could”, by Watty Piper

 
 
Reminders:

• MCS will be closed on Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day.
• The last day of school and our end of year party is on Thursday, June 7th.

 
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
We had another fun-filled week in the Sky Room. Here are some of the exciting activities we did!
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• We made giraffes! Each student was asked to glue down a giraffe, and count out 5 spots to glue onto the giraffe’s body. The students also added a googly-eye, and some “grass” by using green paper. Each giraffe looks uniquely different, as some students wanted grass up in the air, or on the giraffe’s face! The students had a lot of fun getting creative with their giraffes, which are now displayed on the inside classroom bulletin board.
• We took a trip to the school library to visit Lindsay. The students loved being inside of the library and seeing all of the books in the shelves. Lindsay, of course, pulled out her ukelele and sang sweet songs and read some silly books. The students really seem to particularly love “Pete the Cat, I Love My White Shoes”.
• We sang songs and danced around with Noel in Music.
• In Art Studio, we did some “frozen finger painting” using ice cubs and paint!

 
Songs We Sang:

• “Victor Vito and Freddie Vasko”
• “You Are My Sunshine"

 
Books We Read:
 

• “Once Upon A Potty”, by Alona Frankel
• “Daniel Tiger’s: Big Enough To Help”, by Becky Friedman

 
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
We had tons of fun this week in the Sky Room and are beginning to be very independent little students in the classroom! We continue to grow as we share, socialize, and play.
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• Each student painted their hands to create their own hand print as a part of a Mother’s Day card. The students enjoyed playing with the finger paint afterwards! 
• We sang songs with Noel, read stories with Lindsay, and visited Janae and Julia for art.
• We have been working on waiting patiently and waiting for our turn to come as we sing the “Hello" and "Goodbye" song.
• We had a chance to see the Polar Bear performance of “Pete The Cat”, as a part of the 3’s theater week. The students were so engaged in the show, and even started to dance when the Polar Bear students would move around during the show!

 
Songs We Sang:

• “If You’re Happy and You Know It"
• “Old McDonald Had a Farm"

 
Books We Read:

• “Where’s Spot”, by Eric Hill
• “Spot Goes to the Farm”, by Eric Hill

 
 
We hope you have a great weekend!
 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
We had so much fun this week in the Sky Room. We continue to grow and learn as we embrace the school routine. This week, we learned a little bit about the Ocean!
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• We made star fish using orange paper, tissue paper, and glitter. The students were asked to place some glue onto the star fish, and then add some tissue paper squares. After they covered their star fish, they then added some glitter!
• We ventured to Gym 3 to play with the blocks, bikes, and balls!
• We visited Janae and Julia in the Art Studio to explore the different centers – the tactile bin, the light table, the magnetic wall, and the book nook.
• Noel came to see us and sang all of our favorite tunes. The students seem to be getting the hang of finger play, and are now singing along to the “Where is Thumb-kin” song, while maneuvering their fingers.

 
Songs We Sang:

• “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"
• “Take Me Out To The Ocean"

 
Books We Read:
 

• Dear Zoo, by Rod Campbell
• Spot the Animals, by the American Museum of Natural History

 
Have a wonderful weekend!
 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
We had a great time this week in the Sky Room! The students are continuing to thrive and become more and more comfortable with their school routine.
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• We made rainy day umbrellas! First, the students glued down an umbrella to a piece of black paper. Using small foam shapes, the students worked very hard on their fine motor skills by peeling off the piece of white paper and adhering the shape to their picture. They then decorated their umbrella picture with adding on some gems and glitter, just to brighten up their "rainy day”!
• The students used brown dot markers to make dots all over a ‘muddy pig’!
• We also sang songs with Noel, and listened to stories with Lindsay.
• We also visited the Art Studio, where we used finger paints and the light table.

 
Songs We Sang:

• “Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun”
• “Take Me Out To Ballgame"

 
Books We Read:
 

• Babies on the Go, by Linda Ashman
• Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo, by Kevin Lewis

 
Reminders:

• Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, 4/24. Looking forward to seeing you all!

 
Have a great weekend!
 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
Here are a few of the fun activities we have been doing this week in the Sky Room!
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• We decorated butterflies using dot markers, and used glue to add on two ‘google-y eyes’ and a mouth! The students really enjoyed using different colored dot markers to decorate the butterfly wings.
• We made shamrocks using different types of green materials such as foam shapes, feathers, and tissue paper. 

 
Songs We Sang:
 

• “5 Happy Preschoolers”
• “The Ants Go Marching"

 
Books We Read:
 

• Duck Soup, by Jackie Urbanovic
• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover, by Lucille Colandro

 
 
Reminders:

• MCS will be closed on Friday, March 16th for Professional Development, and is the start of Spring Break! MCS will reopen on Tuesday, April 3rd.

 
We hope you have a great weekend and a wonderful Spring Break!
 
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie

Hello Sky Room Families!
 
We have been having a great time so far in the Sky Room! Separation is going well, and your children are really enjoying being a member of the Sky Room. 
 
Classroom Activities:
 

• Each student made their own placemats for snack. The students decorated construction paper with Dot Markers, and then we added on a photo of themselves and their names! 
• The students have been exploring the classroom and all of the fun toys! They are particularly interested in our play kitchen. Many of the students have been “cooking” up a storm!
• We have met Lindsay, the Library and Noel, the Music teacher! 
• We had delicious Valentine’s Day treats (courtesy of our class moms, Iffy Varano and Tara Marshall) consisting of mini muffins and strawberries. The treats were a HUGE hit with all of the students!

 
Songs We Sang:
 

• “ABCs"
• “I Love You, You Love Me” 

 
Books We Read:
 

• Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell
• Pets: Touch and Feel
• Wheels on The Bus

 
Reminders:

• MCS will be closed from Monday, 2/19-Wednesday, 2/21 for President’s Day.

 
We hope you have a great long weekend!
​
Laura, Rosi, and Stephanie