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🔔 REMINDERS
🔔 REMINDERS
PRESCHOOL CONFERENCES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH PUPIL FREE DAY. CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED DURING YOUR CHILD'S CONFERENCE TIME.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: MAY 4TH-8TH
OPEN HOUSE: THURSDAY, MAY 14TH
GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY: FRIDAY, MAY 15TH-NOON DISMISSAL
WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
MUSICAL MONDAY
ON MONDAY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS JOINED THE ENTIRE PRESCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EPIC DRUM CIRCLE ON THE PLAYGROUND. FRIENDS PLAYED A VARIETY OF INSTRUMENTS AS THEY FOLLOWED ALONG WITH TEACHER KOFI AND TEACHER BRIAN!
TASTY TUESDAY
ON TUESDAY, WE JOINED THE OTHER PRESCHOOL CLASSES TO CREATE A FRIENDSHIP FRUIT SALAD. CHILDREN TOOK TURNS CUTTING A VARIETY OF YUMMY AND COLORFUL FRUITS WHICH THEY ADDED TO A LARGE BOWL. EACH CHILD WAS THEN ABLE TO ENJOY THE "FRUITS" OF THEIR LABOR!
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE FAMILIES THAT DONATED FRUIT TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY EVENT SUCH A SWEET SUCCESS FOR THE KIDS!
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM, FRIENDS PARTICIPATED IN YUMMY YOGA BASED ON THE BOOK BY JOY BAUER WHICH DEPICTS A DIVERSE GROUP OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING YOGA POSES WITH IMAGINATIVELY SCULPTED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES MIRRORING THE SAME POSES!
SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY
This Week, friends were excited to jump back into their Spanish classes with Teacher Leidy! She reviewed several vocabulary words and lessons we had learned before Spring Break. Leidy was impressed by the children's retention skills as well as their pronunciation of a variety of phrases!
This week's vocabulary words accompanied by their corresponding videos.
Me gusta ... - I like ...
No me gusta ... - I don't like...
El brocoli - Broccoli
El helado - Ice cream
El jugo - Juice
La dona - Donuts
La pizza - Pizza
Las palomitas - Popcorn
La sopa - Soup
La banana - Banana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonqrUZCef4
Songs:
"Un pequeño dedo" (A little finger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FeY4DEgrGo
Bebe tiburon (Baby shark) link.
Music Class
Music Class
THIS WEEK IN MUSIC CLASS, THE YELLOW ROOMERS CONTINUED TO REHEARSE THEIR SONGS FOR THE UPCOMING SPRING SING. FRIENDS ALSO ENJOYED PARTICIPATING IN A MOVEMENT ACTIVITY.
FRIEND OF THE WEEK:
KINGSTON THOMAS
THIS WEEK, WE CELEBRATED KINGSTON AS OUR SPECIAL FRIEND OF THE WEEK! HE PRESENTED HIS HANDMADE POSTER HIGHLIGHTING HIS LOVE OF MUSIC, DANCE, SPORTS, AND FAMILY!
ON WEDNESDAY, KINGSTON SHARED HIS NEW ACCORDION WHICH HE RECENTLY PURCHASED ON HIS TRIP TO MEXICO! HE WOWED HIS CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS AS HE PLAYED THE "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SONG!
INSPIRED BY KINGSTON'S ACCORDION PLAYING, FRIENDS DANCED ALONG TO A VIDEO PERFORMANCE OF MARCIO YAGUI AS HE PLAYED A COVER OF THE POPULAR SONG, DESPACITO BY LUIS FONSI, ON THE ACCORDION.
ON THURSDAY, KINGSTON AND HIS FAMILY LED THE CLASS IN A DRUM-MAKING ACTIVITY! AFTERWARDS, FRIENDS TESTED OUT THEIR NEW PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS WITH A GROUP DRUM CIRCLE/DANCE PARTY!
SPECIAL THANKS TO KINGSTON, HIS MOMMY, LA NINA, DADDY, KOFI, AND SISTER STOKLEE FOR SHARING THIS FUN ACTIVITY WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS!
OUTDOOR PLAY YAY!
P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY
THIS WEEK IN P.E. CLASS, COACH JEREMY INTRODUCED THE CHILDREN TO A NEW GAME CALLED HEADS OR TAILS. FRIENDS WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO TEAMS.
COACH JEREMY USED A FRISBEE WITH A PRINTED IMAGE ON ONE SIDE REPRESENTING THE HEADS SIDE OF A COIN AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS TAILS.
DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE THE FRISBEE LANDED, ONE TEAM HAD TO TRY AND SNAG THE FLAG FROM THE OPPOSITE TEAM BEFORE THEY MADE IT TO THEIR SAFE ZONE.
IF YOUR FLAG WAS TAKEN, YOU HAD TO DO TEN JUMPING JACKS BEFORE YOU REJOINED THE GAME.
THE YELLOW ROOMERS HAD A BLAST PLAYING THIS FAST-PACED FUN GAME WHICH REQUIRED LISTENING SKILLS, SHARP REFLEXES, AND LOTS OF ENERGY!
WACKY WEDNESDAY
ON WEDNESDAY, FRIENDS SHOWED UP TO SCHOOL WEARING THEIR WACKIEST OUTFITS AS THEY SHOWED OFF THEIR SILLY STYLES OF DRESS, HAIRSTYLES, AND MISMATCHED CLOTHES! THE WHOLE PRESCHOOL WAS READY TO STRIKE A POSE AS THEY PARADED AROUND THE PRESCHOOL YARD! WHAT A WACKY AND FUN WAY TO START OUR WEDNESDAY!
GUEST LIBRARY READER:
TERRA GOTTESFELD
OUR SPECIAL GUEST READER THIS WEEK WAS MARGOT'S MOMMY, TERRA. SHE READ THREE BOOKS SPECIALLY CHOSEN BY MARGOT.
THANKS, TERRA!
ART CENTER
THIS WEEK, FRIENDS CREATED MARACAS FOR MUSICAL MONDAY. THE CHILDREN USED PLASTIC SPOONS, COLORFUL PLASTIC EGGS WHICH THEY FILLED WITH A HANDFUL OF BEANS , SEALING IT ALL UP WITH A VARIETY OF MULTI-COLOR AND PATTERNED WASHI TAPE!
INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS
FRIENDS USED THEIR IMAGINATION AS THEY CREATED UNIQUE AND WACKY CREATURES WITH ANIMAL HYBRID MAGNETS AS WELL AS A MR. AND MRS. POTATO HEAD PLAY SET.
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS COLLABORATED ON A SILLY SCENE PUZZLE DEPICTING A WACKY FARMERS MARKET!
THEATRICAL THURSDAY
ON THURSDAY, FRIENDS CREATED THEIR OWN PAPER BAG PUPPETS WITH A VARIETY OF MATERIALS. AFTERWARDS THEY SHOWED OFF THEIR ACTING AND STORYTELLING SKILLS AS THEY PERFORMED A PUPPET SHOW FOR A PACKED AUDIENCE!
LETTER OF THE WEEK/WRITING CENTERS
THIS WEEK FRIENDS PRACTICED THEIR WRITING SKILLS WITH SEVERAL WORKSHEETS AS WELL AS IN THEIR WORKBOOKS WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THEIR LETTER RECOGNITION, WHILE REINFORCING THE UP/DOWN, LEFT TO WRITE FORMULA.
IN ADDITION, WE FOCUSED ON OUR LETTER OF THE WEEK "U" AS FRIENDS HELPED DESIGN THE OVERSIZED LETTER FOR OUR CLASSROOM ALPHABET DISPLAY!
MATH CENTER
INSPIRED BY TASTY TUESDAY, AND OUR FRIENDSHIP FRUIT SALAD, THE CHILDREN COMPLETED A-B-C PATTERNING WITH A VARIETY OF FRUIT IMAGES WITH TEACHER SOFIA.
CAREER DAY
ON FRIDAY, WE ENDED OUR FRIEND OF THE WEEK FESTIVITIES WITH A SPECIAL CAREER DAY! SEVERAL OF OUR PRESCHOOL PARENTS GAVE AMAZING PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THEIR JOBS!
MASON MARANTZ'S DADDY JERAD, WHO IS A CONCEPT ARTIST THAT CREATES IDEAS FOR MOTION PICTURES, VIDEO GAMES, AND ANIMATED SERIES, SHARED PICTURES OF HIS WORK INCLUDING LOTS OF INTERESTING CHARACTERS AND CREATURES!
ZOE BLOOM, MOMMY OF EMILY IN THE GREEN ROOM TALKED TO THE CHILDREN ABOUT HER IMPORTANT JOB AS A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT. SHE GAVE THE CHILDREN SPECIAL CAPS THAT SHE WEARS WHEN SHE IS ASSISTING A DOCTOR IN SURGERY. FRIENDS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE HER STETHOSCOPE TO LISTEN TO THEIR HEARTBEAT!
MAX RAND, DADDY OF BLUE ROOMER, PENELOPE SHARED HIS CAREER AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. HE STARTED HIS COFFEE COMPANY, GOOD FRIEND WITH AN IDEA, AND A LOVE OF COFFEE. THE CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEIR SENSES TO SMELL, TOUCH AND SEE THE COFFEE BEANS HE USES. FRIENDS WERE EACH GIVEN A SPECIAL TO-GO CUP AND SOME STICKERS WITH HIS COMPANY'S NAME ON THEM.
SHANE ABRAHAM, WHO IS RED ROOMER, OTIS' DADDY IS A MUSIC PRODUCER AND COMPOSER. HE SHARED HIS PROCESS WHEN HE IS CREATING MUSIC FOR MOVIES AND TELEVISION. HE ALSO SHOWED THE CHILDREN A SHORT ANIMATED VIDEO HE CREATED MUSIC FOR. FRIENDS HAD THE CHANCE TO TRY TO CREATE THEIR OWN SONG ALONG WITH SHANE!
OUR LAST PRESENTER WAS WILLIE LARSON, MOMMY OF BLUE ROOM STUDENT, DELLA DOWER. SHE SHARED LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT HER JOB AS A DOULA, WHICH IS A PERSON WHO PROVIDES, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT TO MOMMIES AND DADDIES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER CHILDBIRTH. SHE DEMONSTRATED HOW TO SWADDLE A NEWBORN BABY TO MAKE THEM FEEL SNUG AND SECURE. SHE ALSO GAVE ALL OF THE CHILDREN TINY LITTLE BABIES TO TAKE HOME AS A SOUVENIR.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES FOR SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION FOR THEIR JOBS WITH OUR PRESCHOOLERS! WE ALL WALKED AWAY FEELING THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS DREAM, WORK HARD AND WE CAN BE ANYTHING WE WANT TO BE!
SHARE DAY LETTER
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THAT HELPED MAKE THIS WEEK (WOTYC) SUCH A SUCCESS!
WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE,
☮️💛SARAH AND SOFIA
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