AAPI HERITAGE MONTH BEGINS- MAY 1ST
JEWISH/AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH BEGINS-MAY 1ST
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
SPRING SING SHOW- MAY 21ST 5:45 (MORE DETAILS TO COME)
SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH CLASS, TEACHER LEIDY INTRODUCED THE CHILDREN TO PHRASES FOR COMMON FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. SHE ALSO SHARED A VIDEO TO ACCOMPANY HER LESSON!
THIS WEEK'S VOCABULARY WORDS AND VIDEO.
Estoy contento - I am happy.
Estoy triste - I am sad.
Tengo frío - I am cold.
Tengo calor - I am hot.
Soy grande - I am big.
Soy pequeño - I am small.
Tengo hambre - I am hungry.
Tengo sed - I am thirsty.
Tengo miedo - I am scared.
Tengo sueño - I am sleepy.
THIS WEEK THE YELLOW ROOMERS CONTINUED TO PRACTICE THEIR SONGS FOR THE UPCOMING SPRING SING SHOW! THEY ALSO ENJOYED MOVING AND STRETCHING THEIR BODIES AS THEY DANCED ALONG TO SEVERAL CLASS FAVORITES!
FRIEND OF THE WEEK:
JAXSON MCLAUGHLIN
JAXSON WAS OUR FINAL FRIEND OF THE WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! HE WAS ENTHUSIASTIC TO SHARE HIS WONDERFUL POSTER FILLED WITH ZOO VISITS, FAMILY VACATIONS, FUN TIMES WITH HIS BROTHER JAYDEN AS WELL AS HIS COUSINS AND GRANDPARENTS! AND OF COURSE, HIS SUPER CUTE BABY PHOTOS!
ON MONDAY, JAXSON SHARED HIS FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL: DOGGIE. A FAMILIAR FRIEND TO THE YELLOW ROOMERS, WHO HAS BEEN A GREAT SOURCE OF SUPPORT AND COMFORT FOR JAXSON!
ON TUESDAY, JAXSON SHARED HIS LEAPFROG 100 ANIMALS BOOK WITH HIS CLASSMATES. JAXSON USED THE ANIMAL NAMES, WHICH WERE ALSO IN SPANISH, ALONG WITH THEIR SOUNDS, AND HABITATS FEATURE TO TEST HIS FRIENDS' KNOWLEDGE OF A VARIETY OF ANIMALS!
ON THURSDAY, JAXSON'S DADDY, RYAN AND HIS LITTLE BROTHER, JAYDEN JOINED THE YELLOW ROOMERS TO LEAD THEM IN A FUN, SNAKE-MAKING ART ACTIVITY!
AFTERWARDS, JAXSON GATHERED HIS FRIENDS ON THE RUG, AND SHARED HIS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BECKLESPINAX DINOSAUR.
WE ENDED OUR DAY WITH JAXSON SHARING HIS FAVORITE TREAT WITH HIS FRIENDS: YUMMY POPSICLES!
SPECIAL THANKS TO JAXSON, HIS DADDY, RYAN AND, LITTLE BROTHER, JAYDEN.
JAXSON CONCLUDED HIS AMAZING WEEK BY SHARING HIS BOOK ENTITLED, THE MAGNIFICENT BOOK OF DINOSAURS AND OTHER PREHISTORIC CREATURES WRITTEN BY TOM JACKSON AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BY RUDOLF FARKAS. JAXSON SHOWED OFF HIS KNOWLEDGE OF DINOS, AS WELL AS SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SOME LESSER KNOWN PREHISTORIC CREATURES.
OUTDOOR PLAY, YAY!!
P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY
THIS WEEK, COACH JEREMY TAUGHT THE CHILDREN A FUN GAME CALLED FOUR CORNERS. FRIENDS WERE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS FAST-PACED ACTIVITY WHICH REQUIRED FOLLOWING MULTI-STEP DIRECTIONS AND USING STRATEGY!
ART CLASS
THIS WEEK, FRIENDS UTILIZED THE ART ROOM SPACE AS THEY PARTICIPATED IN A MESSY, HANDS-ON ACTIVITY. THE CHILDREN USED THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS AS THEY MANIPULATED AIR DRY CLAY FOR AN UPCOMING PROJECT FOR OPEN HOUSE!
SOME OF THE BOOKS WE READ THIS WEEK:
LITERATURE AND READING COMPRISE A LARGE PART OF OUR WEEK IN THE YELLOW ROOM. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE BOOKS WE HIGHLIGHTED THIS WEEK!
GUEST LIBRARY READER: JUSTIN KUJAWA
THIS WEEK'S GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS TYLER'S DADDY, JUSTIN. HE READ THREE BOOKS SPECIALLY CHOSEN BY TYLER WHICH RANGED FROM A FUNNY, PIZZA-OBSESSED RACCOON, WHO PLANS A SPECIAL PARTY TO ENJOY HIS FAVORITE FOOD IN THE BOOK, SECRET PIZZA PARTY BY ADAM RUBIN.
JUSTIN ALSO SHARED THE TIMELESS AND SILLY, BOOK WITH NO PICTURES BY B.J. NOVAK, WHICH HAD TYLER'S DADDY READING LOTS OF FUNNY WORDS WHICH HAD THE CHILDREN ROARING WITH LAUGHTER!
AND LASTLY, FOR ALL OF OUR SUPER HERO FANS, HE READ, THESE ARE THE AVENGERS FROM THE POPULAR WORLD OF READING SERIES WHICH INTRODUCED MANY OF THE AVENGERS CHARACTERS WHILE TEACHING EARLY READING SKILLS!
THANKS JUSTIN AND TYLER!
ART CENTER
AS WE PREPARE FOR OPEN HOUSE. FRIENDS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL PROJECTS WHICH TIE IN TO OUR OVERALL THEME THIS YEAR IN THE TK YELLOW ROOM, WHICH IS LEARNING BY DOING. WE CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE CREATIVE AND FUN WAYS THE CHILDREN LEARN NEW CONCEPTS IN A HANDS-ON WAY!
INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS
THIS WEEK, FRIENDS EXPRESSED THEIR CREATIVITY AS THEY PRACTICED THEIR SORTING, PATTERNING,BUILDING, AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF COLORFUL MANIPULATIVES. THE CHILDREN ALSO TESTED THEIR COUNTING SKILLS WITH A FUN, MATH SHEET!
LETTER OF THE WEEK/WRITING CENTERS
THE YELLOW ROOMERS PRACTICED WRITING OUR LETTER OF THE WEEK, "W," IN THEIR WORKBOOKS. SEVERAL FRIENDS ALSO HELPED CONSTRUCT OUR "W" WATERFALL FOR OUR CLASSROOM ALPHABET DISPLAY! WE HAVE ONLY THREE MORE LETTERS TO GO UNTIL OUR PROJECT IS COMPLETE!
SHARE DAY LETTER W
WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE,
☮️💛SARAH AND SOFIA