September 26, 2025

THE YELLOW ROOM TK

REMINDERS

*Hispanic Heritage Month Begins -

Monday, 9/15

*Admissions Open House-Saturday, 9/27, 10am

*Multicultural Community Kickback- Saturday, 9/27, 12 noon -3pm

Please be sure to check out:

THIS WEEK AT TCS- The ALL-SCHOOL NEWSLETTER for important dates and events.

THIS WEEK, IT WAS THE LADYBUGS' TURN TO PERFORM THEIR WEEKLY JOBS!

ROTATING CENTERS

DURING OUR MATH ROTATING CENTER, THE YELLOW ROOMERS PRACTICED THEIR NUMBER RECOGNITION IN DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE WAY WAS BY ROLLING A DIE, COUNTING THE NUMBER OF DOTS ON THE SIDE UPON WHICH IT LANDED, AND THEN CHOOSING THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER FROM PREPRINTED NUMBERS ON THE TABLE!

DURING OUR WRITING CENTER, FRIENDS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS AS THEY PRACTICED WRITING AND TRACING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IN ADDITION, THE CHILDREN UTILIZED SCISSORS AND WORKED ON THEIR CUTTING SKILLS.

INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS

OUR INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS WERE BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY THIS WEEK. FRIENDS PRACTICED WRITING THEIR LETTERS ON THE EASEL, BUILDING WITH AN INTRICATE FLOWER SET, AND CREATING PATTERNS AND CUBES WITH MINI MANIPULATIVES. FRIENDS USED WOODEN DOWELS TO PRACTICE DRAWING AND WRITING LETTERS IN PLAY DOUGH AS WELL. THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE ALSO EXCITED TO PLAY WITH A NEW WOODEN DOLLHOUSE AND ACCESSORIES DONATED BY A FORMER STUDENT!

ROSH HASHANAH CELEBRATION

MASON'S MOM, COURTNEY, VISITED THE YELLOW ROOM AND READ ERIC A. KIMMEL'S "LITTLE RED ROSIE" ... A JEWISH NEW YEAR STORY. AFTERWARD, THE CHILDREN ENJOYED EATING APPLES AND ROUND CHALLAH BREAD PIECES DIPPED IN HONEY, SYMBOLIZING THE WISH FOR A "GOOD YEAR!" SHANA TOVA!!

ART WITH TEACHER MATT

THIS WEEK, TEACHER MATT INTRODUCED THE YELLOW ROOMERS TO THE PLAYFUL, COLORFUL FIGURES OF THE SPANISH ARTIST, JOAN MIRÓ.

GUEST READER

ON THURSDAY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS ENJOYED A VISIT FROM EMILY'S DADDY, CHRIS. HE SHARED TWO BOOKS THAT WERE HANDPICKED BY EMILY.

SOME OF THE BOOKS WE READ THIS WEEK!

OUTDOOR PLAY

IN ADDITION TO THEIR DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE YARD, THE YELLOW ROOMERS PRACTICED THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED THEIR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER. THEY FIRST BUILT A HOUSE AND THEN DISMANTLED IT, RETURNING ALL THE BLOCKS TO THEIR STORAGE AREA.

GREAT TEAMWORK!!

TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, TEACHER SARAH READ THE BOOK, "PLANTING STORIES: THE LIFE OF LIBRARIAN AND STORYTELLER PURA BELPRÉ" BY ANIKA ALDAMUY DENISE. BELPRÉ WAS AN AFRO-PUERTO RICAN EDUCATOR WHO SERVED AS THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN LIBRARIAN IN NEW YORK.

FOLLOWING THE STORY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS BEGAN THE FIRST STEP OF AN ART/LANGUAGE ARTS PROJECT BASED ON "PLANTING STORIES." EACH CHILD WAS GIVEN A BLANK TEMPLATE OF AN OPEN BOOK. FRIENDS FOCUSED AS THEY USED A VARIETY OF COLORFUL DOT PAINT DABBERS TO CREATE UNIQUE AND VIBRANT PATTERNS.

SPANISH WITH TEACHER LEIDY

THE YELLOW ROOMERS CONTINUE TO ENJOY PARTICIPATING IN SPANISH CLASS. TEACHER LEIDY HAS BEEN TEACHING THEM LOTS OF NEW PHRASES WHICH THEY HAPPILY SHARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND TEACHERS!

MUSIC WITH

TEACHER LAUREN

TEACHER LAUREN REINFORCED THE CONCEPT OF "SLOW AND FAST" AS IT RELATED TO TEMPO. THE CHILDREN PLAYED ON DIFFERENT DRUMS, PRACTICING WHAT THEY LEARNED. TEACHER LAUREN ALSO EXPLAINED WHAT IT MEANT TO SING IN A SOFT OR LOUD VOICE AND EVEN IN A WHISPER. THE CHILDREN DANCED WITH MARACAS TO SELENA'S SONG, BIDI BIDI BOM BOM.

P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY

THIS WEEK, DURING OUR P.E. CLASS, COACH JEREMY INTRODUCED THE GAME, "WHAT TIME IS IT MR. FOX?" WHICH COMBINED COUNTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE YELLOW ROOMERS LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING THIS GAME AGAIN!!