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THE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING-
PRACTICING MINDFULNESS, KINDNESS, AND GRATITUDE IN OUR COMMUNITY
IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, FRIENDS WATCHED TWO SHORT EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE AND JOY! EVERYONE LEARNED THAT BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN AND WORLD HISTORY AND THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED BEYOND THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY!
OUTDOOR PLAY
MUSIC CLASS WITH TEACHER BRIAN
THIS WEEK, DURING MUSIC CLASS, IT WAS ALL ABOUT "TEMPO" AS BRIAN INTRODUCED BOOMWHACKERS TO THE CHILDREN. THEY MATCHED THEM WITH THE TEMPO OF HIS DRUMMING BY HITTING THEM SOFTLY AND THEN HARDER ON THE FLOOR, CREATING A VERY UNUSUAL SOUND!
IN ADDITION, FRIENDS PRETENDED THAT THEIR COLORFUL SCARVES WERE OARS. THEY FIRST "ROW, ROW, ROWED THEIR BOATS" AT A FAST PACE AND THEN AT A SLOWER PACE, ALONG WITH THE MUSIC'S TEMPO.
THE YELLOW ROOMERS ALSO PASSED A BEANBAG AROUND THEIR CIRCLE, ALTERNATING BETWEEN THE FAST OR SLOW TEMPO OF THE MUSIC!
HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY EZRA JACK!
ON TUESDAY, WE CELEBRATED EZRA JACK'S 5TH BIRTHDAY! THE YELLOW ROOMERS ENJOYED NOT ONLY EATING BUT, IN A FEW INSTANCES, "WEARING" CREAMY, DELICIOUS CUPCAKES AS A TREAT!
THANKS, ZZ AND EVAN!
ON THE RUG, FRIENDS CREATED ELABORATE DINOSAUR HABITATS WITH NATURAL WOOD BLOCKS. THEY ALSO CONSTRUCTED UNIQUE CREATIONS USING K'NEX MANIPULATIVES.
INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS
THE YELLOW ROOMERS CONTINUE TO PRACTICE THEIR LETTER RECOGNITION AND HANDWRITING SKILLS IN THEIR WORKBOOKS. FRIENDS ARE BECOMING MORE COMFORTABLE AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT LEARNING AND SPELLING NEW WORDS.
THE CHILDREN USED LETTER AND NUMBER STAMPERS ALONG WITH PLAYDOUGH TO REINFORCE THEIR LETTER AND NUMBER RECOGNITION WHILE STRENGTHENING THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS AT THE SAME TIME.
IT WAS THE DRAGONFLIES' TURN TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS THIS WEEK!
GREAT JOB FRIENDS!
THE YELLOW ROOMERS WORKED ON THEIR NEON ART PROJECTS FOR NIGHT SCHOOL!!
FRIENDS LISTENED TO THE READ-ALOUD STORY, NIGHT IN THE CITY BY JULIE DOWNING.
TEACHER JAN SHARED THE BOOK, BUILDING, BY ELISHA COOPER. THE STORY BEGINS WITH AN EMPTY CITY LOT AND ILLUSTRATES ALL OF THE STEPS, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS NEEDED TO CREATE A GLEAMING NEW BUILDING!
BOTH NIGHT IN THE CITY AND BUILDING WERE PERFECT COMPANIONS TO OUR NIGHT SCHOOL THEME, "THE CITY AT NIGHT."
P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY
ON TUESDAY, COACH JEREMY INVITED THE YELLOW ROOMERS TO TEST THEIR BALANCE, NUMBER RECOGNITION, AS WELL AS THEIR HOPPING AND JUMPING SKILLS AS THEY PLAYED HOPSCOTCH DURING P.E. CLASS!
ART CLASS
WITH
TEACHER MATT
THIS WEEK, TEACHER MATT TAUGHT US ABOUT ASHLEY BRYAN, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR.
THE CHILDREN CREATED ART INSPIRED BY HIS BOOK, BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD. THIS STORY IS ADAPTED FROM A TRADITIONAL TALE FROM THE ILA-SPEAKING PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA AND TEACHES A LESSON ABOUT INNER BEAUTY AND HERITAGE.
FRIENDS BEGAN THIS TWO-PART CREATIVE ART PROJECT BY FIRST COLORING THEIR BLACK BIRD IMAGE AND AN IMAGE OF THE SUN. NEXT WEEK, FRIENDS WILL UTILIZE THEIR SCISSOR SKILLS AS THEY CUT STRIPS OF PAPER, SYMBOLIZING THE SUN'S RAYS! EACH ELEMENT WILL BE GLUED TOGETHER TO REPLICATE THE ART ON THE COVER OF BEAUTIFUL BIRD.
GUEST LIBRARY READER-
JAMIE ZUCKERMAN
OUR GUEST READER THIS WEEK WAS TYLER'S MOM, JAMIE. SHE READ THREE OF TYLER'S FAVORITE BOOKS!
THANKS JAMIE FOR SHARING THESE FABULOUS BOOKS WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS!
THIS WEEK, DURING SPANISH CLASS, TEACHER LEIDY CONTINUED TO REVIEW NOT ONLY THE SPANISH WORDS FOR BODY PARTS AND COLORS BUT ALSO CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES AND THE WORDS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS.
MAMÁ-MOTHER
PAPÁ- FATHER
EL HERMANO-BROTHER
LA HERMANA- SISTER
ABUELA-GRANDMOTHER
ABUELO-GRANDFATHER
MORE VOCABULARY TO PRACTICE WITH VIDEO.
El chocolate = The chocolate
caliente = hot
girando = spinning
bailamos ? = Shall we dance?
El libro = book
¿Qué pasa? = What's happening?
SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY
THURSDAY 15
ON THURSDAY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS JOINED THEIR TCS COMMUNITY FOR A SPECIAL "THURSDAY 15" ASSEMBLY. IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE WERE TREATED TO A TASTE OF THE DIASPORA: FROM THE SOUTH TO THE CARIBBEAN, FEATURING SEVERAL OF OUR TCS FAMILIES WHO SHARED THE RICH TRADITIONS CELEBRATED IN THEIR CULTURE. EVERYONE LEARNED ABOUT THE COLORS AND SYMBOLISM OF NATIVE FLAGS, THE ORIGIN OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NATIVE MUSIC AND ITS INFLUENCE ON OTHER CULTURES, AND WERE TREATED TO A TASTE OF SOME YUMMY FOODS FROM JAMAICA, THE CARIBBEAN, PUERTO RICO, AND HOUSTON, TEXAS! IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION OF BLACK PRIDE AND JOY, AS WELL AS A REMINDER OF THE RICHNESS OF DIVERSITY THAT CONNECTS US AND STRENGTHENS OUR TCS COMMUNITY!
FRIENDS SAMPLED THE DISTINCTIVE FLAVOR OF HIBISCUS ICED TEA, BLACK BEANS AND RICE, AND MAC AND CHEESE...COOKED SOUTHERN STYLE! DELICIOUS!!
'"THURSDAY 15" ENDED WITH EZRA JACK RECEIVING A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY "SHOUT-OUT" AND A COMMEMORATIVE TCS PENCIL! YAY!
IT'S GLOW TIME!!!
THE WAIT WAS FINALLY OVER! THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE EXCITED FOR A TCS PRESCHOOL TRADITION: NIGHT SCHOOL!
FRIENDS ENJOYED A NIGHT OF FUN AS THEY FROLICKED IN THE MEADOW AND ON THE PRESCHOOL YARD UNDER A NIGHT SKY. INSIDE, THEY CREATED NEON BEADED BRACELETS AND FLUORESCENT ARTWORK USING A VARIETY OF HIGHLIGHTERS. THE CHILDREN ALSO ENJOYED EXPLORING THE CONTENTS OF A NEON SENSORY BIN, AND THEY MOLDED PLAYDOUGH...ALL OF WHICH GLOWED UNDER THE BLACK LIGHTS IN OUR "THE CITY AT NIGHT" THEMED GLOW ROOM!
🔔REMINDERS
🔔REMINDERS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH -
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16th -
NO SCHOOL DUE TO
PRESIDENTS' DAY.
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES, PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR, SHAR FINE, AND OF COURSE, JORGE AND CARLOS FOR HELPING MAKE THIS ANOTHER AWESOME NIGHT SCHOOL! 🌌🌜🌛🌠
WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU ALL!
WISHING EVERYONE A RESTFUL AND ENJOYABLE WEEKEND!
WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE, ALWAYS,
☮️💛SARAH AND JAN💛🕊️
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR YOUR RECYCLABLE DONATIONS OF PLASTIC BOTTLES AND CANS AS PART OF OUR ONGOING SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT TO BENEFIT SUR, THE BOBCAT.
WE ARE PAST THE
HALFWAY POINT!
SUMMER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! RESERVE YOUR CHILD'S SPOT TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN AT THE TCS PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP!
(SEE FLYER BELOW)
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