Angels February News
January in Review
Although January came and went with mild weather and barely a flake of snow, we learned about winter weather and snow. The children really enjoyed our science day where we explored the properties of ice. We observed beautiful snowflake shaped ice cubes, and how various changes in heat and water affected the ice and how long it took to melt, as well as changes in texture as we patiently dropped salt water on the ice cubes.
We had a wonderful time reading classic children’s literature, The Hat and The Mitten by Jan Brett. The children loved the stories and the beautiful illustrations, and learned about foreshadowing (a technique Brett uses in her illustrations), as well as sequencing and memory skills. We also read A Hat for Minerva Louise, and enjoyed making a silly hat book and Crazy Hat Day. Hedgie was a litte hedgehog with a unique problem in one of our stories, and we learned about hedgehogs, then had a wonderful time making hedgehog shaped cookies!
Our alphabet boxes are more than half-full, as we have learned the letters Aa though Oo and made books to go with those letters. We are currently working on the numeral 17 and what that represents. We have implemented some independent learning centers to practice our letter formation and to practice math concepts. The children are doing a wonderful job trying to complete the tasks at the centers. We are trying especially hard to follow multi-step directions.
Miss Barbara’s class, the Lions, and our class get together each Wednesday for a lovely Bible story presentation. Miss Barbara presents the story on her lovely flannel board set, and the children remain spellbound! In January, we learned about Jesus’ family taking him and escaping to Egypt to avoid Herod, as well as Joseph and the beautiful coat his father gave him. I m sure you saw the fantastic artwork in the hall as the children painted and constructed their interpretation of Joseph. We also learned about Jacob and his wonderful dream, as well as brothers Jacob and Esau, brothers who were quite opposite.
Speaking of opposites, we learned about night and day, and things people do during those times. We enjoyed many books relating to this subject. Some of the children were a bit surprised that the rest of the household did not go to bed when they did! Our Pajama Party was a huge success, as the children enjoyed coming to Preschool in their pj’s, sleeping in their sleeping bags, eating “breakfast” at school, and all of the other activities of the day. We finished this week with more opposites, learning more words, and reading many books. Whew!
February Fun
We started February continuing working on opposites, and will work on rhyming for the rest of the month. Other themes include Valentine’s Day, Nutrition, Dental Health, and we will finish February and begin March with Dr. Seuss studies as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
Bible Themes:
The Good Samaritan, Jesus Loves You, Daniel’s Diet, and Queen Esther
Letters: Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss.
Numbers: 1-17, 18, 19
Ordinals: First –Fifth
Social Emotional Issues: Love, Kindness, Overdoing It, Our Words
Shapes: Review all basic shapes, explore three-dimensional shapes
Colors: Review basic colors, mixing colors
Dates to Remember
Feb. 6, No Lunch Buddies, Staff Meeting
Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day Party
Feb. 17, 20, School Closed, President’s Weekend
Things to Do
Bring in 1 empty cereal box no later than Wed., Feb 8. This will be for our Valentine’s Mailboxes