Week of April 25th !!

This week our class will continue investigating plants. Children will consider the questions 
“ What are plants?”, "How plants grow?",  and observe and identify the different parts of plants.  We hope this study will help your children explore and appreciate nature. As we study plants, we will use literacy, math, the arts , and technology to explore the topic in depth. We will learn important social studies and scientific concepts through firsthand investigation. The students will visit Mr. Woods greenhouse and explore the process of planting their own plants. 

Learning Centers:

Blocks/Construction: Wrap blocks in green and brown paper (other color paper as desired) to create stems, tree trunk , soil etc. Students will create a garden. The students will be provided with a box as a container for a garden.

Science: Add plants to the discovery center for students to observe with a magnifying glass and care for it. Do seeds need light to grow? Students carry out an experiment.

Pretend Play/ Dramatic Play: The dramatic play area will be turn into a flower shop.

Math:Students will sort seeds based on size

Writing: Students draw a plant of choice and label its parts.

Art: Hang pictures of famous paintings of flowers such as Sunflowers by Claude Monet, Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase by Vincent Van Gogh, Poppy by Georgia O’Keefe, Flowers by Andy Warhol or Garland of Flowers by Auguste Renoir near the easel will be hanged in this center. Children will be encourage to reflect on these paintings, prompts such as, “What do you notice in this picture?” and “How does this picture make you feel?” After children reflect, they can paint their own pictures of flowers.

*Students will be encouraged to create a seed mosaic

Sand and Water/ Sensory : Add potting soil and seeds as well as gardening tools. Students will be encouraged to observe the seeds over the course of a few days.

Library: Add books about plants

Books we will be reading this week: 

From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Kraus

National Geographic Readers:

Seed to Plant

The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A book about how living things grow

by Joanne Cole

Reminders

Stars Wars Day - May 4, 2016

On Wednesday May 4, 2016 the 8th grade will host a Star Wars Cake Sale. Students may also dress up like their favorite Star Wars character.

There will be a best costume contest during the day to which parents will be invited.

Home-School Connection 

Plant a Garden!!!! 
Let your child help you plant your flowers in the spring. Or let your child plant a seed for indoors. Make sure the plant receives the proper care so it will grow. 

Weekly lesson plan

Week of April 18th !!

  April the Study of Plants 

This week our class will continue investigating plants. Children will consider the questions 
“ What are plants?”, "How plants grow?",  and observe and identify the different parts of plants.  We hope this study will help your children explore and appreciate nature. As we study plants, we will use literacy, math, the arts , and technology to explore the topic in depth. We will learn important social studies and scientific concepts through firsthand investigation. 

Learning Centers:

Blocks/Construction: Wrap blocks in green and brown paper (other color paper as desired) to create stems, tree trunk , soil etc. Students will create a garden. The students will be provided with a box as a container for a garden.

Science: Add plants to the discovery center for students to observe with a magnifying glass and care for it. Do seeds need light to grow? Students carry out an experiment.

Pretend Play/ Dramatic Play: The dramatic play area will be turn into a flower shop.

Math:Students will sort seeds based on size

Writing: Students draw a plant of choice and label its parts.

Art: Hang pictures of famous paintings of flowers such as Sunflowers by Claude Monet, Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase by Vincent Van Gogh, Poppy by Georgia O’Keefe, Flowers by Andy Warhol or Garland of Flowers by Auguste Renoir near the easel will be hanged in this center. Children will be encourage to reflect on these paintings, prompts such as, “What do you notice in this picture?” and “How does this picture make you feel?” After children reflect, they can paint their own pictures of flowers.

*Students will be encouraged to create a seed mosaic

Sand and Water/ Sensory : Add potting soil and seeds as well as gardening tools. Students will be encouraged to observe the seeds over the course of a few days.

Library: Add books about plants

Books we will be reading this week: 

From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Kraus

National Geographic Readers:

Seed to Plant

The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A book about how living things grow

by Joanne Cole

Reminders: 

**Parent teacher conferences will be held from 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM on April 22nd. Parents of students in all the PreK classes and Kindergarten will meet with their child's teacher in the child's classroom. Dismissal for all students on that day will be at 12:00 noon. The After School Program will be in session. 

Home-School Connection 

Plant a Garden!!!! 
Let your child help you plant your flowers in the spring. Or let your child plant a seed for indoors. Make sure the plant receives the proper care so it will grow. 


Link to weekly lesson plan

Week of April 11th

                                          April the Study of Plants 

This week our class will be investigating plants. Children will consider the questions “ What are plants?”and observe and identify the different parts of plants.  We hope this study will help your children explore and appreciate nature. As we study plants, we will use literacy, math, the arts , and technology to explore the topic in depth. We will learn important social studies and scientific concepts through firsthand investigation.

Learning Centers: 
Blocks/Construction: Wrap blocks in green and brown paper (other color paper as  
 desired) to create stems, tree trunk , soil etc.
Science: Add plants to the discovery center for students to observe with a magnifying
glass and care for it.
Pretend Play/ Dramatic Play: The dramatic play area will be turn into a flower shop.
Math: Measure students height with leaves.
Writing: Students create a book where student can draw and label plants parts.
Art: Hang pictures of famous paintings of flowers such as Sunflowers by Claude    
Monet, Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase by Vincent Van Gogh, Poppy by Georgia O’Keefe,Flowers by Andy Warhol or Garland of Flowers by Auguste Renoir near the easel will
be hanged in this center. Children will be encourage to reflect on these paintings,
prompts such as, “What do you notice in this picture?” and “How does this picture
make you feel?” After children reflect, they can paint their own pictures of flowers.
Sand and Water/ Sensory : Add potting soil and seeds as well as gardening tools.
Students will be encouraged to observe the seeds over the course of a few days.
Library: Add books about plants

Book of the Week: 
From Seed to Plant 
by Gail Gibbons

Reminders 

**PreK Summer Program
A new registration paper will be sent home on Monday regarding a change in hours for the PreK Summer Program. This is being done after  a number of parents requested the program run until         6:00 PM. Please see Mrs. Fundora if you have questions regarding the program and parents are requested to sign up with Mrs. Resto in the tuition office.

**Parent teacher conferences will be held from 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM on April 22nd. Parents of students in all the PreK classes and Kindergarten will meet with their child's teacher in the child's classroom. Dismissal for all students on that day will be at 12:00 noon. The After School Program will be in session. 

Weekly lesson plan

Week of April 4th

Welcome back to school! Hope you all had a wonderful and restful Spring break.

For the next six week , our class will investigate the study unit of trees. We’ll be observing and comparing trees to learn about what lives in them, what they're made from, and who cares for them. We hope this study will help your children explore and appreciate nature. As we study trees, we will use literacy, math, the arts , and technology to explore the topic in depth. We will learn important social studies and scientific concepts through firsthand investigation.

Learning Centers:

Math: Use leaves to measure students height.

Science: Students will utilize a magnifier to study tree parts

Art: The students will create leaves print

Library: Books about trees

Writing Center: Students will be encouraged to create a book about trees

Dramatic Play: Realistic animal puppets; materials for building tree homes

Sand and Water: Tree parts to see if it sinks or floats (water) Use a brush to fing tree parts in the sand.

Technology: Learn about plants app

This week we will be reading the following books: 
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel
Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger

Home-School Connection 
Parents we encourage you to talk to your child about trees
especially on the way to school. Some things to talk about while walking are:
Tree parts (leaves, branches, trunk, roots)
Color (discuss how leaves change color with the seasons)
Shape
Trees are homes to some animals
Trees are a source of food( apples, chocolate etc.)
Tree size 
Lesson plan link