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THE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING-
PRACTICING MINDFULNESS, KINDNESS, AND GRATITUDE IN OUR COMMUNITY
THIS WEEK, DURING OUR MORNING MINDFULNESS, WE BEGAN DISCUSSING THE SELF-CURIOSITY PILLAR. HAVING A SENSE OF WONDER ENABLES US TO EXPLORE AND, HOPEFULLY, DISCOVER WHY AND HOW WE EXPERIENCE OUR WORLD AND THE WORLD AROUND US. THE YELLOW ROOMERS BEGAN SUGGESTING THINGS THEY WONDERED ABOUT THAT WERE VISIBLY PRESENT IN OUR CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH OBSERVATION AND CONVERSATION, THEY LEARNED THAT ALTHOUGH WONDERING AND BEING CURIOUS MAY NOT ALWAYS YIELD AN ANSWER, IT WAS ONE WAY TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND THEMSELVES.
SPANISH WITH TEACHER LEIDY
THIS WEEK, THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE EAGER TO PRACTICE SOME FAMILIAR PHRASES AND SONGS AS TEACHER LEIDY REVIEWED SOME OF OUR PAST LESSONS. SHE ALSO INTRODUCED THE SPANISH WORDS FOR SPECIFIC BODY PARTS AS WELL AS THE WORD FOR THE COLOR, PURPLE (EL MORADO).
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PRACTICE THESE PHRASES WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
¿Qué es eso o qué es esto? - What is that or what is this?
El libro - The book
El pie - The foot
La pierna - The leg
El brazo - The arm
El pelo - The hair
La cara - The face
FRIEND OF THE WEEK-JACK BIDERMAN
IT WAS JACK'S TURN AS FRIEND OF THE WEEK!
HE PRESENTED HIS AMAZING POSTER WHICH HIGHLIGHTED TONS OF WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES, EXCURSIONS, MILESTONES, AND PORTRAYED HIS LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY!
AFTERWARD, JACK SHARED HIS "PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES" FIGURES AND EXPLAINED A BIT ABOUT THE GAME!
JACK ALSO SHARED HIS SHIELD WHICH HE GOT AT LEGOLAND!
ON THURSDAY, BECAUSE JACK LOVES PIÑATAS, HIS PARENTS, TORY AND AARON, LED A FUN-FILLED PIÑATA MAKING ACTIVITY. FRIENDS USED A VARIETY OF "STICK-ON" JEWELS, COLORFUL FEATHERS, TISSUE PAPER, AND STICKERS TO DECORATE THEIR CREATIONS. TORY PREFILLED EACH PAPER BAG PIÑATA WITH A HANDFUL OF SURPRISES THAT WOULD ONLY BE REVEALED ONCE IT WAS OPENED!
AFTERWARD, EVERYONE ENJOYED YUMMY HOMEMADE VEGAN POP-TARTS, A SWEET WAY TO END JACK'S FOTW ACTIVITY!
THANKS, TORY AND AARON!!
On Friday, Jack closed out his Friend Of The Week festivities with his spin art kit! The children loved making their own colorful "spin" artwork!
P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY
DURING OUR P.E. CLASS THIS WEEK, THE CHILDREN PRACTICED SOME BASIC SOCCER SKILLS. EACH FRIEND FOCUSED ON CONTROLLING THEIR BALL WITH THEIR FOOT AS THEY MOVED IT BETWEEN CONES IN A SERPENTINE PATTERN. THE YELLOW ROOMERS ALSO PLAYED A GAME CALLED, TAKING OUT THE TRASH, WHICH GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO KICK THE BALL FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER WHERE A FRIEND COULD KICK IT BACK TO THEM.
INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS
THE YELLOW ROOMERS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK INSIDE THE CLASSROOM! THE BUMBLEBEES PERFORMED THEIR JOB DUTIES, AND FRIENDS BUILT UNIQUE CREATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF SMALL MANIPULATIVES...ONE GREAT WAY TO STRENGTHEN FINE MOTOR SKILLS. THE YELLOW ROOMERS ALSO BEGAN PAINTING PROJECTS IN FLUORESCENT PAINT COLORS IN PREPARATION FOR NIGHT SCHOOL WHICH IS COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS!
THE YELLOW ROOMERS PARTICIPATED IN A SHAPE RECOGNITION ACTIVITY DURING OUR CIRCLE TIME. IDENTIFYING AND DRAWING SHAPES SERVE AS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR COGNITIVE, MATH, LITERACY, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. AS THE CHILDREN CONTINUE TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE, THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN LETTERS AND SHAPES BECOMES MORE AND MORE OBVIOUS.
FRIENDS USED DRY-ERASE BOARDS TO PRACTICE DRAWING A VARIETY OF SHAPES. THE CHILDREN WERE FIRST SHOWN A PARTICULAR SHAPE AND THEN WERE ASKED TO DRAW IT ON THEIR BOARD. THEIR IMAGINATIONS TOOK OVER AS THEY WENT ON TO CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF THAT SHAPE. FOR INSTANCE, A TRIANGLE BECAME A TASTY PIECE OF PIZZA AND EVEN AN ICE CREAM CONE! THE CLASS HAD FUN SEARCHING THE YELLOW ROOM FOR AN EXAMPLE OF A PARTICULAR SHAPE. THEY QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THEIR DRY-ERASE BOARDS WERE RECTANGLES!
OUTDOOR PLAY
MUSIC CLASS
THE YELLOW ROOMERS ENTHUSIASTICALLY GREETED OUR NEW INTERIM MUSIC TEACHER, BRIAN! HE ACCOMPANIED THE CHILDREN ON THE UKELELE AS THEY SANG A NEW "HELLO" SONG. IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR HIM TO LEARN EVERYONE'S NAME! AFTERWARD, FRIENDS WERE GIVEN COLORFUL SCARVES WHICH THEY WAVED IN TEMPO TO FAST AND SLOW MELODIES. THE CHILDREN ALSO SHOOK MARACAS WHILE BRIAN BEAT HIS DRUM.
DURING WEDNESDAY'S CLASS, TEACHER BRIAN INTRODUCED THE CHILDREN TO A FRENCH NURSERY RHYME ABOUT A FAMOUS BRIDGE IN FRANCE, (PONT d'AVIGNON), TITLED THE BRIDGE OF AVIGNON.
THIS MOVEMENT-BASED SONG HAD THE CHILDREN DANCING, JUMPING, WAVING, AND HOPPING ALONG TO THE MUSIC.
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY JAXSON!
JAXSON CELEBRATED HIS 5TH BIRTHDAY WITH HIS CLASSMATES ON WEDNESDAY! HIS PARENTS, AMANDA AND RYAN, AND BROTHER, JAYDEN, JOINED IN THE FESTIVITIES. FRIENDS ENJOYED DELICIOUS, TINY BUNDT CAKES AFTER SINGING THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG TO JAXSON! THANKS, AMANDA AND RYAN!
OUR GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS SRIA'S MOM, HARGUN. SHE READ THREE BOOKS THAT SRIA SELECTED AND CHECKED OUT FROM HER LOCAL LIBRARY! SPECIAL THANKS TO HARGUN AND SRIA FOR SHARING THESE WONDERFUL STORIES WITH THE CLASS!
GUEST LIBRARY READER- HARGUN SINGH
MLK ART PROJECT
IN HONOR OF THE UPCOMING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, TEACHER SARAH READ THE BOOK, MARTIN'S BIG WORDS BY DOREEN RAPPAPORT. THIS PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PORTRAYED HIS EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND HIS PROFOUND MESSAGE THROUGH THE USE OF POWERFUL COLLAGE ART AND THE USE OF DR. KING'S OWN WORDS.
EACH YELLOW ROOMER USED DIFFERENT SIZED SPONGE DABBERS WHICH THEY FIRST DIPPED INTO A VARIETY OF MULTICULTURAL PAINTS AND THEN DABBED ONTO A BLANK PIECE OF PAPER, CREATING AN ARTISTIC BACKGROUND THAT UNDERSCORED THE BOOK'S MESSAGE OF INCLUSION. THE CHILDREN WERE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE ALL OF THE MULTICULTURAL SKIN PAINT COLORS. LASTLY, A BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE OF DR. KING WAS SUPERIMPOSED ONTO THIS COLORFUL BACKGROUND TO COMPLETE THIS MEANINGFUL ART PROJECT!
THIS MORNING, THE CHILDREN VIEWED THE GRACIE'S CORNER VIDEO, I BELIEVE IN THE DREAM, A TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
TODAY, THE TCS COMMUNITY GATHERED ON THE DREAM COURT TO HONOR THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE RUBY BRIDGES WALK AND A COMMUNITY FEAST.
🔔REMINDERS
🔔REMINDERS
MONDAY, JANUARY 19th -
NO SCHOOL- MLK, JR. DAY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST -
A KINDER PLAYDATE FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD
10:00AM-12:00PM
IN THE
KINDERGARTEN
(SEE FLYER BELOW)
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR MLK AND RUBY BRIDGES CELEBRATION. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND GENEROSITY.
WISHING YOU ALL A RESTFUL LONG WEEKEND.
SEE YOU ON TUESDAY!
WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE, ALWAYS,
☮️💛SARAH AND JAN💛🕊️
“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.”
“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.”
-MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.-
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 AT 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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