Week of January 23rd

This week our theme was ‘Dinosaurs’.  The kids made dinosaur masks and dotted dinosaurs.  The children also made a big dinosaur out of paper plates and decorate their Valentine’s Day cardholders.  You are welcome to send valentines in at any time now.  We also focused on the letter Dd & numbers 5 and 6.

Next week our theme will continue to be ‘Dinosaurs’.  On Monday and Tuesday we will enjoy our field trip to the Broadway Theater to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs!  We will also make a classroom book about dinosaurs and create dinosaur’s skeletons.  During our center time we will practice fine motor skills, number recognition and shapes.  We will review the numbers 7 & 8 and our letter for the week will be Oo.

 Reminders & Updates:                      

       *Movie Theater Fieldtrip: Monday, Jan. 30^th OR Tuesday, Jan.

31^st.  Your child will need to bring $3.00 for snack (popcorn

& soda) due by Jan. 25^th or 26^th.

*SES PTO Meeting: Feb. 7^th @ 6:00

*Valentine’s Day Party: Feb. 13^th OR Feb. 14^th.

*No School: Friday, Feb. 17^th

*Early Release Day: Feb. 28^th.

*Extra Warm Mittens:  Remember that on most days the children go outside to play 3 separate times.  Please send extra mittens for them so they are not wet and cold.  It is best if they are the thick waterproof kind and not just the thin finger mittens.

Week of Jan. 16th

This week our theme was ‘Games & Sportsmanship’.  The focus of our week was on taking turns, sharing, participating and being a good sport.  Many of our games incorporated academic skills such as counting, colors, matching, etc…  To finish our week the second grade classes came in to play games with us!  Our letter for the week was Gg and we reviewed the numbers 3 & 4.

Next week our theme will be ‘Dinosaurs’.  We will be making dinosaur masks and dotted dinosaurs.  The children will also make a big dinosaur out of paper plates and decorate their Valentine’s Day cardholders. We will focus on the letter Dd and the numbers 5 & 6.

 Reminders & Updates:                      

*Jan. 20^th @ 1:15: FBI Movie Event in SES gym

*No School: Jan 27^th (Inservice)

*Movie Theater Fieldtrip: Monday, Jan. 30^th OR Tuesday, Jan. 31^st.  Your child will need to bring $3.00 for snack (popcorn & soda) due by Jan. 25^th or 26^th.

*SES PTO Meeting: Feb. 7^th @ 6:00

*Valentine’s Day Party: Feb. 13^th OR Feb. 14^th.

*No School: Friday, Feb. 17^th

*Early Release Day: Feb. 28^th.
*Child Development Days & K Registration: 

Medford Area Public School District will be hosting their annual Child
Development Day on Thursday March 8th. This is our child find
activity where developmental screening of young children, parent
education, and awareness of community resources for families of early
childhood take place. The district office (748-4620) will be starting to take calls for CDD registration on January 26.
Medford Area Public School District will also be having their annual
Pre-Kindergarten Registration on Thursday March 8th. Please come to the MAES Elementary Gym from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Child must turn 4 prior to September 1, 2012.

The Week of January 2nd

This week our theme was ‘Snowmen & Snow’.  The children made snowmen & snowflakes.  We worked together with a partner to create a page for our classroom book called We Made A Snowman!  We also worked on patterning, counting, 1:1 correspondence (touching & counting each object) and numerical order.  Our letter for the week was Ss.

Next week our theme will be ‘Arctic Animals’.  The children will be making a polar bear, walrus and penguin.  We will continue to work on counting, number identification, matching and sequencing.  We will review the numbers 1 & 2 and our letter for the week will be Pp.  

 Reminders & Updates:                                    

*The Big Cheese: We will be starting ‘The Big Cheese’ in January.  The children have been randomly assigned a week in which they will be ‘The Big Cheese’.  Your family will get a poster to create and a note containing more information when it is your child’s turn.  This will be their special week to share whatever they choose: a special snack, show & tell item, family poster, etc…  Watch for your child’s turn as ‘The Big Cheese’ in the upcoming weeks/months!

*FBI Movie Event: Please return your permission slip if you plan to join us for the movie Despicable Me in the SES gym on Friday, Jan. 20^th.

*No School: Friday, Jan 27^th (Inservice)