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WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
MONDAY APRIL 13TH-FRIDAY APRIL 17TH
JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL WEEK OF 5 FUN-FILLED, THEMATIC DAYS DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND THE FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND ADVOCATES WHO SUPPORT THESE IMPORTANT YEARS IN A CHILD'S LIFE.
PRESCHOOL CONFERENCES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH PUPIL FREE DAY. CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED DURING YOUR CHILD'S CONFERENCE TIME.
OUTDOOR PLAY! YAY!!
THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE EXCITED TO REACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE PLAYGROUND AND SANDBOX AS THEY SOAKED UP THE SUNSHINE AND FROLICKED WITH THEIR FRIENDS!
ART CLASS
THIS WEEK IN ART CLASS, TEACHER MATT INTRODUCED US TO THE BROOKLYN-BASED POP ARTIST, JAMES RIZZI.
MATT LED THE CLASS IN THIS SEMI-DIRECTED LESSON. THE CHILDREN FOLLOWED ALONG AS THEY UTILIZED THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS, INCORPORATING SEVERAL SHAPES TO CREATE RIZZI'S SIGNATURE STYLE BIRDS. AFTERWARDS THEY COLORED THEM USING VIBRANT PASTELS.
MUSIC CLASS
DURING THIS WEEK'S MUSIC CLASS WITH TEACHER BRIAN, FRIENDS PRACTICED THEIR SONG FOR THE SPRING SING AND HAD FUN REVISITING THE SILLY AND INTERACTIVE SONG A RAM SAM SAM!
GUEST LIBRARY READER:
LAUREN HANKOFF
THIS WEEK'S GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS EZRA'S MOMMY, LAUREN.
SHE READ TWO BOOKS HAND-PICKED BY EZRA.
THE GIVING TREE BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN TELLS THE TOUCHING STORY ABOUT A TREE WHO GIVES EVERYTHING SHE HAS TO A BOY THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, DEMONSTRATING UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND SELFLESS GIVING.
THE REFLECTION IN ME WRITTEN BY MARC COLAGIOVANNI AND ILLUSTRATED BY PETER REYNOLDS IS A STORY THAT PROMOTES SELF-LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE BY SHOWING A CHILD DISCOVERING THEIR INNER BEAUTY BEYOND THEIR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
THANKS LAUREN FOR SHARING THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL BOOKS WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS!
MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION, AND MOVEMENT
THIS WEEK WE BEGAN TO EXPLORE THE THIRD PILLAR OF WELL-BEING-SELF-CURIOSITY. WE ALL BECAME SELF-SCIENTISTS AS WE PONDERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT INTERESTED US. A FEW OF THE CHILDREN POSED QUERIES RANGING FROM THE LIFESPAN OF A HONEY BEE, TO WONDERING HOW THE PRESCHOOL WAS ONCE AN ACTUAL HOME INHABITED BY A FAMILY.
SELF-CURIOSITY PILLAR
Inspired by the Self-Curiosity Pillar, the Yellow Roomers took part in a science experiment in which we placed three individual leaves in cups filled with water and placed several drops of different shades of food coloring in each. The objective was for the children to visualize how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves. In addition, this experiment demonstrated capillary action and transpiration, which allowed our friends to see how xylem vessels act as tubes to carry water and color throughout the plant. We left them to soak over the weekend and the children look forward to checking the results on Monday!
ART CENTER
IN CELEBRATION OF SPRING AND THE WONDROUS TRANSFORMATION OF LIVING THINGS IN NATURE, TEACHER SOFIA LED THE CHILDREN IN A COLORFUL BUTTERFLY ART PROJECT. FRIENDS USED VIBRANT ACRYLIC PAINTS WHICH THEY ADDED TO ONE SIDE OF A BLACK BUTTERFLY TEMPLATE. ONCE FOLDED, AND THEN OPENED, MUCH LIKE THE WINGS OF THE BUTTERFLY, REVEALING THEIR BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS!
Teacher Sarah shared the book, These Olive Trees: A Palestinian Family's Story written and illustrated by Aya Ghanameh which tells the story of a young Palestinian girl, Oraib and her love of the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives.
Oraib recounts the fond memories of harvest time when she and her mother picked the small fruits which she eagerly stomped on to release their golden oil.
She learns from her mother's stories how olives have always tied her family to the land.
But as her family prepares to move, Oraib makes a solemn promise to her beloved olive trees that she will see to it that their legacy lives on for generations to come.
Based on the book, The Yellow Roomers created olive trees as they participated in a multi-step art project. They began by running foam rollers of brown paint over a bark stencil onto their mini trees beneath. Afterwards, they dipped their fingertips into green paint and dabbed their branches creating olives.
INDOOR LEARNING CENTERS
MATH CENTER
FRIENDS PRACTICED THEIR MATH SKILLS ALONG WITH THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS AS THEY STRUNG AND COUNTED BEADS ON COLORFUL FLOWERS.
THE CHILDREN ALSO WORKED IN SMALL GROUPS WITH TEACHER SOFIA AS THEY COMPLETED WORKSHEETS THAT TESTED THEIR COUNTING AND NUMBER RECOGNITION IN FUN AND CREATIVE WAYS.
INDOOR PLAY CENTERS
FRIENDS PARTICIPATED IN LOTS OF COOPERATIVE PLAY AS THEY ERECTED TALL MAGNA-TILE TOWERS, CREATED FLOWERS AND INTERESTING CREATURES WITH COLORFUL K'NEX PARTS, AND PLANTED A SPRINGTIME GARDEN WITH A FLOWER BUILDING SET.
P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY
THE YELLOW ROOMERS LOVE THEIR P.E. TIME! THEY BEGAN TUESDAY'S CLASS WITH A LIGHT WARM UP AND SOME STRETCHES BEFORE THEY PARTICIPATED IN A CLASS FAVORITE: SHARKS AND MINNOWS. DURING FRIDAY'S CLASS, FRIENDS WERE EXCITED WHEN THEY SAW THE SET-UP FOR ANOTHER FUN GAME WE PLAYED DURING THE YEAR: PIGGY BANK!
SHARE DAY
LETTER
WISHING YOU ALL A RESTFUL WEEKEND
WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE,
☮️💛SARAH AND SOFIA
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