Wind and Water Week 1- Jan 2-4

We wish you and your family a wonderful vacation and a happy and healthy new year.   See you on January 2, 2019.  

Wind and Water Week 1- Jan 2-4

When we come back to school

WIND AND WATER THEME

This theme allows children explore wind and water using observations, experiments,

 and books to learn more about topics such as evaporation, weather, temperature, insulation, rain, and snow

Concepts for this unit include:

• Finding water in different forms - as rain (liquid), snow and ice (solid) and as steam (gas).  Temperature affects the form of water.
• Water soaks into, or is absorbed by , some things but is repelled by others.
• Wind - moving air - affects things.  Lighter things are moved a lot by wind. Heavier things are moved less by wind.  The amount of wind changes with the weather.  In storms, wind can blow very hard.
• Plants and animals need water to live.
• Water and wind provide opportunities for recreation.

Books this week

  -Giberto and the Wind by Marie Hall
  -One Dark Night by Hazel Hutchins

Small Groups this week

-Math- Shape Bingo Game

-Memory - Vocabulary pictures from our stories.

Center Activities

              Art: Painting with straws (moving paint on paper blowing into straws)

Easel: Painting with colors from the book Gilberto and the Wind  (black, brown and  white paint)

Writing: blank books with crayons and markers

Sand and Water: playing with sailboats in the water table

Library: Exploring books

Puzzles and Manipulatives: Matching uppercase alphabet arch letters 

Dramatic Play: playing with a clothes line and clothes pins for dramatic play

Blocks: building with blocks


Reminders:  We will be going outside everyday that the weather is above 25 degrees.  Please send your child to school with appropriate clothing to play outside (in the snow - while it lasts).

Stories for week of January 7th

Books this Week:

Gilberto and the Wind
One Dark Night
The Wind Blew

Small Groups
Art - Decorating pinwheels
Writing - What do you like to do on a windy day?
Science - What can air move?
Self Portraits for portfolios
Math - Size Sequencing snowballs to make a snowman

Center Activities -
Art: Painting with straws (moving paint on paper blowing into straws)

Easel: Painting with colors from the book Gilberto and the Wind  (black, brown and white paint)

Writing: blank books with crayons and markers

Sand and Water: playing with sailboats in the water table

Library: Exploring books

Puzzles and Manipulatives: Matching uppercase alphabet arch letters 

Dramatic Play: playing with a clothes line and clothes pins for dramatic play

Blocks: building with blocks

Family Party

Thank you for taking the time to come to our family party.  I posted a video from our previous practice in our picture blog.

Enjoy!

We have been reading about the gingerbread man, next week we will continue with fractured versions of the tale such as the Stinky Cheese Man and the Pancake Man.

Our last day is on Friday the 21st, and school will resume on the 2nd of January 2019.

Have a wonderful vacation.

Thank you!

Thank you!

We collected 74 sets of pajamas this year.  
Our best year yet!
Thank you for supporting
our pajama drive.

Family Party

December 13th, 2018

at 10:15

The Lucky Ducks will perform a few songs, we will make a family craft and watch a slideshow.  Anyone special to your child is welcome, although I do not encourage taking older siblings out of school for our party.  We hope to see you there!

Pajama Drive

The Great Bedtime Story - Pajama Drive

Dear Parents,

It’s time for the annual Scholastic Reading Club Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive
benefiting Pajama Program, a nonprofit organization that provides new pajamas
and books to children in need—especially those living in group homes, shelters,
foster care, and orphanages.  For every pair of pajamas that is donated through
the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive, Scholastic Book Club will donate a
brand-new book to Pajama Programs to give kids affected by instability a good
night -for a good day.  

Since 2012, the BECC has collected and donated over 300 sets of pajamas.
Each year these pajamas and books are donated to Social Concern in Woburn.  

Our class wants to be a part of this drive so that we can help make a better
bedtime for these children. Together we can help the Great Bedtime Story
Pajama Drive reach even more kids with pj’s and books.

If you and your child are able to participate, please have your child bring in a
new pair of pajamas to school by December 12, 2018   The Lucky Ducks
will be collecting the pajamas to be donated.

Here are some simple guidelines for the pajamas:

• Pajamas must be brand-new.
• Pajamas in all sizes are needed—from newborn to adult.
• Pajamas must be in complete sets or nightgowns.

We are going to kick off this year’s pajama drive with an all school
Pajama day on November 20th.  Your child is welcome to wear his or
her pajamas to school. All children are encouraged to participate but
no one is required.

Thank you for helping us share the gift of a good night’s sleep and a
sweet bedtime story.

The BECC Staff

PS: You can find out more about the drive and the program at:
scholastic.com/pajamadrive

Unit 2

Monday, November 5^th
Professional Development (no students)

Tuesday,  November 6th
Happy Voting - no school

Monday, November 12^th

 Veteran’s Day Observed - no school

Thursday & Friday, November 22 & 23  

Thanksgiving Recess - no school

Thursday, November 29th
Parent Conferences - so school

Unit 2 -Friends

  

In Unit 2, children will be talking about friendship, how to be a good friend, and ways to resolve conflicts with friends. Through the story time books, children hear about the importance of being who you are, helping friends, enjoying special times together, and getting along. In addition to listening to stories, children will learn to identify rhyming works and beginning letters and sounds in words, as they build vocabulary and comprehension skills. They will also participate in a variety of music, poetry, math, science, and art activities.

Theme Concepts:
-A friend is someone we like and want to spend time with. Friends like to do things together. They enjoy each other's company.
-We can have more than one good friend, and we might like to do some things with one friend and other things with other friends.
-Friends usually share with and help one another.
-Friends may have arguments and get mad at one another. Usually, friends work out their problems and continue to be friends.
-We can make new friends and also keep old friends.

Books This Week:
The Little Red Hen, Retold By Philemon Sturges

A Letter to Amy, by Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:
Journal Page
Sequencing making pizza visuals

Making bracelets and giving them to a friend

ABC Memory
Math Story problems

Choice Time:

-Sensory Table- washing, rinsing and drying dishes
-Writing- making stationary and sending letters to friends

- Math and manipulatives - stringing large beads
-Library- Books about friendship
-Easel - Painting pictures of pizza and decorating with "pizza toppings"

-Dramatic Play - Pizza party with friends!

-Fine Motor – Feed the dog a bone

Songs, Word Play, and Letters
Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Eentsy weentsy spider

If your name starts with...

Down by the Bay

Ten Little Fingers

Come on and Join into the game

Chiming in with Rhyming words

I just updated our picture blog with lots and lots of fun photos.  Enjoy.

We are continuing 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. Week of October 15-20 Books for the week: Corduroy by Don Freeman Whistle for Willie by: Ezra Jack Keats Small Groups: Letter and Letter Sound Bingo Rhyming Practice and Handwriting lines Matching letters and names Choice time: Under construction - Designing and setting up a tent to go camping Manipulatives: Marble Maze - working together to make a marble run Library Area: Books about family and October booksSensory Table: searching for letters in rice Rug Toy: Trains Table - Large Doll House Art - Making stars for the campout Art - Tracing spiderwebs and painting them Books for the week: 10-22 - 10-27 Corduroy by Don Freeman Big Pumpkin Small Groups: Patterns Sorting by size Corduroy math book

OWL - Unit 1 Weeks 3 & 4

Class Dressup Day 10-31-18

We are continuing 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.

Week of October 15-20

Books for the week:

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Whistle for Willie by: Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:

• Letter and Letter Sound Bingo
• Rhyming Practice and Handwriting lines
• Matching letters and names

Choice time:

Under construction - Designing and setting up a tent to go camping

Manipulatives: Marble Maze - working together to make a marble run

Library Area: Books about family  and October books
Sensory Table: searching for letters in rice

Rug Toy: Trains

Table - Large Doll House

Art - Making stars for the campout

Art - Tracing spiderwebs and painting them

Books for the week: 10-22 - 10-27

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Big Pumpkin

Small Groups:

• Patterns
• Sorting by size
• Corduroy math book

This week we will begin our preschool curriculum. The curriculum we are using this year is Opening the World of Learning (OWL). The first unit is FAMILY. 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. Week of October 1st-5th Books for the week: Oonga Boonga by: Frieda Wishinsky Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats Small Groups: Storytelling- Students will draw a picture of their of fall activities they like to do with their family. How do you help your family? Matching letters and names Choice time: Ipads Manipulatives: parquetry blocksLibrary Area: Books about family and October booksSensory Table: searching for baby animals Dramatic Play: Taking care of babies Rug Toy: soft blocks Songs, Word Play and Letters 10 Red Apples If You’re Happy and You Know It Week of October 8th-12th (There is No School Monday, October 8th) Books for the week: Corduroy by Don Freeman Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats Noisy Nora by: Rosemary Wells Small Groups: Which Bear is first Counting Bears Memory with paint chips

OWL - Unit 1 Weeks 1&2

This week we will begin our preschool curriculum. The curriculum we are using this year is Opening the World of Learning (OWL). The first unit is FAMILY. 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.

Week of October 1st-5th

Books for the week:

Oonga Boonga by: Frieda Wishinsky

Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:

• Storytelling- Students will draw a picture of their of fall activities they like to do with their family.
• How do you help your family?
• Matching letters and names

Choice time:

Ipads

Manipulatives: parquetry blocks
Library Area: Books about family  and October books
Sensory Table: searching for baby animals

Dramatic Play: Taking care of babies

Rug Toy: soft blocks

Songs, Word Play and Letters

10 Red Apples

If You’re Happy and You Know It

Week of October 8th-12th

(There is No School Monday, October 8th)

Books for the week:

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats

Noisy Nora by: Rosemary Wells

Small Groups:

• Which Bear is first
• Counting Bears
• Memory with paint chips

Burlington Public Schools worked hard over the summer to update and launch new school websites.  If you would like to check them out, the links are below!

District site:

https://www.burlingtonpublicschools.org/

BECC site:

https://www.burlingtonpublicschools.org/schools/burlington-early-childhood-center

Reminder: Back to School night will be Wednesday October 3.  This is a parent only night.  

The Lucky Ducks presentation will begin at 6:30.  After this time you will have an opportunity to view classroom artwork and ask classroom related questions.  We are not able to discuss specific children at this time. Thank you.

All About Me

Important Date:  October 3rd at 6:30 - Lucky Ducks Open House


We are learning about our classroom routines, expectations and about each other.  This week and next week we are completing All About Me activities.  The children are busy creating an All About Me book that will be sent home during Open House or after if you are not able to attend.   We are discussing our favorite food, colors and pets.

We have painted apples and decorated the first letter of our names to go along with Chicka Chick Boom Boom.

Over the course of this week and next week we will be reading:
 Preschool Day Hooray
 Pocketful of Kisses - Chester the Raccoon from the Kissing Hand reappears in this story.
 Little Quack's Hide and Seek
 David Goes to School

Choice Time:
Dramatic Play - Apple Pie Bakery - The children are rolling out dough (felt) with rolling pins, placing apples (red, yellow and green pom poms) in the pie tin and baking it in our preschool pretend oven.  Then they can serve it to a firend.  They love this center.

Sand in our Sensory Table

Painting with acorns - Similar to rolling marbles in a box to paint, we will be collecting acorns on Thursday and using them to roll and paint an acorn picture.

Playdough - Children are rolling balls of playdough to place on our apple tree mats

Picking Apples from our apple tree - Children roll the dice and pick that many apples.