Bugs, Frogs & Good Bye Friends

Well this is it, our last classroom newsletter for the school year!  It has really gone by fast but I’ve truly enjoyed everyday I got to spend with your child.  I want to thank everyone for all the extra work they did at home.  You should be very proud of your child and all that they have accomplished this year!

We had another short week with no school on Monday.  On Tuesday we learned about Bugs & Frogs to go along with our theme for this week.  On Wednesday & Thursday we plan to take a field trip to the school forest where we will go on a bug hunt and nature hike.  The children will get to help look for and capture bugs, which we will then take time to examine up close.  Be sure to ask your child all about our trip!

During our final week of school we will work to get our room cleaned up and be sure that everything is sent home.  We will celebrate our year together by joining the MAES pre-k classes for an ‘End of the Year Picnic’ in the Medford City Park.  All of the children will join together for a walk to the park where we will enjoy a picnic lunch and time to play and say goodbye to each other!  Please remember that on Wednesday, June 6^th the children are released 2 hours early (12:45) so please make the proper arrangements.

 Reminders & Updates:                                    

       *Field Trip: I will be taking the children to the Medford City Park

on June 5^th & 6^th for a picnic lunch provided by our cooks. 

Remember to have your child wear shoes that are good for walking

and playing in!

*Last Day of Class: June 4^th OR 5^th.  School will be dismissed 2

hours early on the 5^th so please plan accordingly.  Your child should

bring their backpacks on the last day of school as well.

Butterflies & Caterpillars

This week our theme was ‘Butterflies & Caterpillars’.  The children made a patterned caterpillar, created a butterfly book, completed a butterfly’s life cycle and painted a caterpillar and butterfly.  We also went to visit the Kindergarten classrooms in preparation for next year.

Next week our theme will be ‘Bugs & Frogs’.  (Remember there is no school on Monday due to Memorial Day).  On Wednesday & Thursday we will take a hike in the school forest and go on a bug hunt (weather permitting) so please dress your child for a hike in the woods.  The children will be making a frog, a paint blot bug and playing a bug # matching game. 

 Reminders & Updates:                             

*No School: Monday, May 30^th- Memorial Day

*Library: All books are due back by May 24^th.

*School Forest:  We will take a trip to the School Forest on May

29^th & 30^th.  Please dress your child for the woods that day

including socks, tennis shoes, long pants, baseball caps, etc…  It

would also be a good idea to spray your child with bug spray

before school that day.

*End of the Year Celebration: Please dress your child in tennis

shoes for our walk to the Medford City Park on June 4^th & 5^th.

 The kitchen will be providing lunch that day.

*Last Day of Class: June 4^th OR 5^th.  School will be dismissed 2

hours early on the 5^th so please plan accordingly.  Children should

bring their backpack every day.

Farm Week

This week our theme was the ‘Farm’.  We tore paper to make a cow, used beans to make a barn and drew pictures to create My Silly Animal Book.  On Wednesday & Thursday we took a field trip to the farm.  The FFA students told us all about farm life, we even went into the parlor to learn how to milk cows.  We saw the milk house, ate a dairy snack and got to play in a huge sandbox!  We had a great time!

Next week our theme will be ‘Butterflies & Caterpillars’.  The children will make a patterned caterpillar, create a butterfly book, complete a butterfly’s life cycle and paint a butterfly.  We will also be visiting the Kindergarten classrooms in preparation for next year. 

 Reminders & Updates:                                    

*Our last library class will be on May 20^th & 21^st.  All books must be returned by May 24^th.

*Kindergarten Visit: On May 20^th & 21^st we will be visiting the

Kindergarten classrooms.  We will meet the teachers and have a

chance to ask questions.  The kindergarten kids will show us

around the room in preparation for next year.

*No School: Monday, May 27^th is Memorial Day

*School Forest Field Trip: May 39^th & 30^th.  Your child should be

dress for hiking in the woods.  Please spray them with bug spray

before school that day.

*Last Day: June 4^th & 5^th.  We will be bused up to MAES where we

will enjoy a walk to the park with all of the other pre-k students.  

At the park we will have time to play and enjoy a picnic lunch

(packed by our kitchen).  Please be sure you child is dress to play!

 (They will need their backpacks on the last day).