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THE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING-
PRACTICING MINDFULNESS, KINDNESS, AND GRATITUDE IN OUR COMMUNITY
OUTDOOR PLAY
MUSIC CLASS WITH TEACHER BRIAN
TEACHER BRIAN ALSO BROUGHT OUT A CLASS FAVORITE, THE SLIDE WHISTLE, WHICH HE PLAYED AS THE CHILDREN MIMICKED ITS TEMPO AND PITCH WITH THEIR VOICES AND THEIR HANDS!
THIS WEEK, TO COMMEMORATE THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES, TEACHER BRIAN BROUGHT OUT HIS COLORFUL SCARVES AND PLAYED BUGLER'S DREAM/ OLYMPIC FANFARE AND THEME, COMPOSED BY JOHN WILLIAMS. FRIENDS WAVED THEIR SCARVES AND PRETENDED TO BE COMPETING IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS, SUCH AS SKIING, FIGURE SKATING, BOBSLEDDING, AND SNOWBOARDING AS THEY MOVED TO THE MUSIC.
INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS
THE CHILDREN TESTED THEIR MATH AND COUNTING SKILLS WITH VALENTINE'S DAY-COLORED UNIFIX CUBES. FRIENDS ALSO LEARNED ABOUT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AS THEY ADDED OR REMOVED RED HEARTS OF DIFFERENT SIZES AND WEIGHTS ON A SCALE, TRYING TO ACHIEVE ITS BALANCE.
FRIENDS GOT THEIR "GLOW" ON AS THEY ENJOYED ONE LAST DAY UNDER THE BLACK LIGHTS. THE CHILDREN HAD FUN EXPLORING THE NEON SENSORY BIN, PLAYING WITH "GLOW-IN-THE-DARK" PLAY DOUGH, AND CREATING DRAWINGS USING FLUORESCENT HIGHLIGHTERS!
THEIR NEWLY NEON BEADED BRACELETS WERE ALL AGLOW IN OUR GLOW ROOM!!!
FRIEND OF THE WEEK-
SKYE CHOW
ON MONDAY, SKYE PRESENTED HER BEAUTIFUL, FAIRY TALE THEMED POSTER BOARD FILLED WITH FAMILY PICTURES AND DECORATIVE ARTWORK. HER POSTER BOARD ALSO EXHIBITED SKYE'S LOVE OF BUTTERFLIES!
SKYE'S MOM, VANESSA, STOPPED BY TO ASSIST WITH HER PRESENTATION.
SKYE ALSO SHARED HER AXOLOTL STUFFIE WITH HER FRIENDS.
ON TUESDAY, SKYE SHARED A LOVELY JEWELED NECKLACE WITH HER CLASSMATES.
ON WEDNESDAY, SKYE SHARED A STORY BOOK ESPECIALLY CREATED FOR HER TITLED SKYE, THE ONE WE ALL NEEDED WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A DELICIOUS TREAT BAKED BY HILDA... YUMMY HOMEMADE COOKIES! THANKS, HILDA!
ON THURSDAY, SKYE AND HER MOMMY SHARED A SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR ACTIVITY WITH THE CHILDREN. IN HONOR OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR, FRIENDS DECORATED RED ENVELOPES WHICH SIGNIFY GOOD LUCK. IN ADDITION, THE CHILDREN WERE TREATED TO DELICIOUS PORK DUMPLINGS FROM HER DADDY'S RESTAURANT, MR. CHOW. VANESSA SHOWED THE CHILDREN A VIDEO OF THE RESTAURANT'S CHEF CREATING THE DUMPLINGS FROM SCRATCH!
AFTERWARD, VANESSA READ THE BOOKS, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR: A FESTIVE COUNTING STORY BY JANNIE HO, UNICORN YES DAY BY CARA JENKINS, AND SWEETY BY ANDREA ZUILL. THE YELLOW ROOMERS ENDED THE DAY WITH AN EPIC GAME OF THE FLOOR IS LAVA, AND A KPOP DEMON HUNTER DANCE PARTY!
SPECIAL THANKS TO VANESSA AND SKYE FOR CREATING SUCH A HIGH ENERGY AND FUN-FILLED END TO A BUSY DAY!
ON TUESDAY, COACH JEREMY BEGAN P.E. WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS STRETCHING AND WARMING UP THEIR MUSCLES BY FIRST SQUATTING AND THEN RUNNING AND HOPPING FROM ONE END OF THE MEADOW TO THE OTHER. ONCE FRIENDS WERE WARMED UP, THEY WERE EAGER TO PLAY ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE GAMES,WHAT TIME IS IT MR. FOX?
P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY
DURING FRIDAY'S CLASS, THE YELLOW ROOMERS COMMEMORATED THE WINTER OLYMPICS WITH A VARIETY OF SPORTING EVENTS. FRIENDS PRACTICED THE SKI JUMP BY JUMPING OFF THE BENCH, A SKI SLALOM USING POOL NOODLES TO SWERVE AROUND LITTLE CONES, A GAME OF ICE HOCKEY (ON THE GRASS), AND ROLLED DOWN A SLIPPERY SLOPE (RAMP) ON A BOBSLED (BETTER KNOWN AS A WAGON!)
EVERYONE RECEIVED A GOLD MEDAL FOR PARTICIPATION AND SPORTSMANSHIP!
ON MONDAY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS UTILIZED THEIR SCISSOR SKILLS AS THEY CUT STRIPS OF COLORFUL CONSTRUCTION PAPER. THESE STRIPS SYMBOLIZED THE SUN'S RAYS, AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE CHILDREN PAIRED THEM UP WITH THE BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRDS THEY CREATED LAST WEEK.
ART CLASS
WITH
TEACHER MATT.
THE CHILDREN CONTINUED AND COMPLETED LAST WEEK'S ART PROJECT BASED ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK, BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD, BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, ASHLEY BRYAN.
EACH FRIEND WAS EXCITED TO USE VALENTINE'S DAY COLORED CRAYONS AND STICKERS TO DECORATE LOVE-LY "GOODY" BAGS FOR OUR VALENTINE'S DAY CARD EXCHANGE!
PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
ON WEDNESDAY, FRIENDS CREATED VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES AS THEY USED WATERCOLOR PAPER IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART.
A VARIETY OF COLORED TISSUE PAPER SQUARES WERE ADHERED TO EACH HEART BY USING A PAINTBRUSH DIPPED INTO WATER. THIS UNIQUE, ARTISTIC METHOD CAUSED THE COLOR OF THE SQUARES TO RUN AND MIX TOGETHER, CREATING A BEAUTIFUL DESIGN.
VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY
The Yellow Roomers were "feeling the love" as we celebrated this LOVE-LY Day with a joyful Valentine card exchange. This was followed by a homemade "delish" cookie (THANK YOU, TORY!!!) decorating party!
THANK YOU ALSO TO ALL OUR INCREDIBLE FAMILIES WHO DONATED TUBES OF ICING, SPRINKLES, HOLIDAY PAPER ITEMS, CREATIVE CENTERPIECES, AND OTHER DELICIOUS COOKIES FOR THIS CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND COMMUNITY!!
GUEST LIBRARY READER-
LORI URBAN
OUR GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS EMILY'S MOM, LORI. SHE READ TWO WHIMSICAL BOOKS FROM EMILY'S PERSONAL LIBRARY COLLECTION.
THE CHILDREN ENJOYED HOW TO CATCH A UNICORN BY ADAM WALLACE, AND THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A RAINBOW BY LUCILLE COLANDRO.
THANKS, LORI!
SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH CLASS, TEACHER LEIDY BROUGHT A RAIN CLOUD SHE ARTFULLY CREATED TO USE WHILE TEACHING THE CHILDREN A NEW SONG IN SPANISH, RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY (Lluvia LLuvia vete ya).
SHE ALSO SHOWED THE YELLOW ROOMERS THE VIDEO COMPANION TO THIS FAMILIAR SONG.
TEACHER LEIDY CONTINUED TO TEACH THE SPANISH NAMES OF DIFFERENT BODY PARTS AS WELL AS THE WORDS FOR "UP" AND "DOWN."
NEWEST VOCABULARY AND ACCOMPANYING VIDEOS (2/9)
La lluvia - The rain
Arriba - up
Abajo - down
El dedo - finger
La barbilla - chin
La pierna - leg
El pie - foot
Song: "Un pequeño dedo" (A little finger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FeY4DEgrGo
Song: Lluvia LLuvia vete ya (Rain, rain go away)
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?
MAMÁ-MOTHER
PAPÁ- FATHER
EL HERMANO-BROTHER
LA HERMANA- SISTER
ABUELA-GRANDMOTHER
ABUELO-GRANDFATHER
FRIDAY 15
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH- LUNAR NEW YEAR BEGINS.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EVENT COMMEMORATING THE YEAR OF THE HORSE.
(SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER BELOW)
🔔REMINDERS
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH -
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16th -
NO SCHOOL DUE TO
PRESIDENTS' DAY.
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 17th -9:15am
ALL ARE INVITED
TO A CELEBRATION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR!
WISHING EVERYONE A RESTFUL AND ENJOYABLE LONG WEEKEND!
WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE, ALWAYS,
☮️💛SARAH AND JAN💛🕊️
PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT UPDATE BELOW:
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.
UPDATE
**WE HAVE ALMOST
REACHED OUR GOAL!
**ONLY ONE MORE WEEK TO BRING IN YOUR RECYCLABLES!!!!
SUMMER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! RESERVE YOUR CHILD'S SPOT TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN AT THE TCS PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP!
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