Week of 10-27-14

Wow October is flying.  This is what's happening in the Lucky Duck room.

Curriculum Stories:
Whistle for Willie
Corduroy
Noisy Nora

Fun Seasonal Stories for this week:
There was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything
Big Pumpkin

Small Groups
Sorting Pumpkins by Size
Creating a scarecrow
What do big kids need? What do babies need? sorting activity

Choice Time:
Marble Mazes
Taking care of babies
Trains on the rug
Making 5 pumpkins sitting on a gate
Blocks


Special Activity - Parade
The Lucky Ducks will parade up to central office at 9:30.  Children are permitted to dress any way that they like (a costume, silly hat, fancy clothes or a special outfit). Please let us know if you would like your child to change out of his or her special clothes after the parade as we will be playing outside weather permitting.  

Parking:
We appreciate your patience during our new parking process.  Please understand that I may still ask for an ID, even if they have the blue card, if I cannot identify the person.  This is done for the safety of your children and my peace of mind.  Your child's safety is my highest priority.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Preschool Life Skills #3
When a teacher gives you directions, do them right away.

Nursery Rhyme:  Jack Be Nimble

Important Dates to Remember!

We follow the Burlington Public Schools (K-12) calendar.

November

No School - Tuesday - November 4th - Election Day

No School  - Monday -   November 10th - Prof. Develop.

No School  - Tuesday -  November 11th - Veterans Day

No School  - Thursday - November 27th - Thanksgiving Recess

No School  -  Friday -     November 28th - Thanksgiving Recess

December

No School  - Thursday - December 4th - Conferences

No School  - December 24 - January 2 - Winter Break.  

School resumes on Monday, January 5th.

October 20, 2014

We are continuing our family unit through the month of October.

New Parking - Please let me know if you need additional cards for pick up. The cards are most helpful if they are in the windows as you are driving down the 'live parking lane'.

Today we read The Button Box, and I showed the class my grandma's button box.  They loved looking through the different buttons and making different collections by size, sheen, number of holes and colors.  New pictures have been added to our blog from today's choice time.

This week we will continue our work on our Family unit. In this unit students will be exploring and talking about families and the many different ways family members relate to and help one another.

Theme Concepts:

• Family members have role names (mother, father, sister, brother, etc)
• Some family members live together, some live in other places but are still family members.
• Grown-ups in a family take care of children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters.
• Families do things together that are fun.

The stories we will read this week include:
Corduroy - Don FreemanThe Button Box 

Small Groups:
Science - Making Ooblek with cornstarch and water
Language- Alphabet letter matching with vocabulary from our unit
Playdough - Making and counting pumpkins
Following Direction coloring farm page
Following Positional Word Directions by adding animals to specific locations to the farm.
How can I help my family?  The children will pick chores they can do to help out at home.

Choice Time:
Blocks - Closed
Sensory Table - BubblesDramatic Play - Taking care of babies in the nursery
Math - Button sorting Library - Book on Cds - Big Pumpkin

Family

Reminder - No School Monday, October 13th.  

Back To School Night
October 15th, 2014          6:30-7
Please join us for an overview of our curriculum and view some of your child's artwork.  We are more than happy to answer general classroom questions but this will not be a time for individual conferences.  We will have a sign up sheet for our December conference day.  We hope to see you there and at our book fair after.

Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday        10:30-11:25            12:35-1:30
Wednesday   10:30-11:25            12:35-1:30          6:30-7:30 pm 

Online Book Fair Opens October 8th - October 17th at:
 http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/burlingtonschooldistrict


We are continuing our family unit through the month of October.

This week we will continue our work on our Family unit. In this unit students will be exploring and talking about families and the many different ways family members relate to and help one another.

Theme Concepts:

• Family members have role names (mother, father, sister, brother, etc)
• Some family members live together, some live in other places but are still family members.
• Grown-ups in a family take care of children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters.
• Families do things together that are fun.

The stories we will read this week include:
Corduroy - Don Freeman
Oonga Boonga - Frieda Wishinsky

Small Groups:
Handwriting - Making vertical and horizontal lines
Language- Some friends will be matching vocabulary pictures and some will rhyme vocabulary pictures
Math - Adding buttons to Corduroy's overalls
Art - Is there a difference when rolling a marble in paint versus an acorn?  Why?
Language- Alphabet Bingo
Math - Sorting buttons by attribute

Whole Group: What do babies need versus children?
What are ways you can help your family?

Choice Time:
Blocks - Closed
Easel - Painting Leaves
Sensory Table - Bubbles
Making Sensory Letters
Dramatic Play - Pizza Shop
Library - Book on Cds - Big Pumpkin

Family Week 2

Back To School Night
October 15th, 2014          6:30-7
Please join us for an overview of our curriculum and view some of your child's artwork.  We are more than happy to answer general classroom questions but this will not be a time for individual conferences.  We will have a sign up sheet for our December conference day.  We hope to see you there and at our book fair after.

Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday        10:30-11:25            12:35-1:30
Wednesday   10:30-11:25            12:35-1:30          6:30-7:30 pm 

Online Book Fair Opens October 8th - October 17th at:
 http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/burlingtonschooldistrict




We are continuing our family unit through the month of October.

The stories we will read this week include:
Nosy Nora - Rosemary Wells
Peter's Chair - Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:
Using paint chips to match colors
Folding Paper
Exploring Sound Eggs - Plastic eggs with a variety of materials to compare sounds
Journal - Draw your family
Math - Color the correct number of babies

Choice Time:
Art- Decorating Pumpkins
Blocks - Wooden Blocks
Easel - Painting Leaves
Sensory Table - Beans
Alphabet Arc