Jan 31-Feb. 4

Hope everyone is excited to get back to school on Monday. Diana and I spent 4 hours Friday and 10 hours Saturday cleaning out our classroom closets. You won't be able to tell the difference but we sure will!! I am excited for organized cleaned out closets!! Next step...file cabinets.
So that was our weekend, hope yours was equally as great.

This week we are going to talk about shadows and groundhogs. As we transition into February our monthly them changes to Be Health, Be Happy. We will spend this month talking about how to keep our bodies healthy. We will talk about Doctors, Dentists and our emotions.
We will continue having 2 letters of the week.

On Monday Feb. 14th we will have a Hearty Party in honor of Valentines Day. Kids may bring Valentines to share with their Friends that day. We welcome all to attend even if Monday is not a normally scheduled day. We have 40 kids on our roll. Valentines should be addressed To: My Friend From: Your Child. Many parents like to send treats along with the Valentines this is perfectly fine but not required. We currently have 3 teachers in our classroom as well.

Our letters of the week are E and F. Remember something that starts with one of those letters for sharing circle on Friday.

Have a Fantastic Week.
Teacher Trina

Jan. 24-28

This week we are doing letters C&D. Remember to bring something that starts with one of those letters for sharing circle on Friday.

We have started talking about Outer Space this week. We will learn about the moon, stars, constellations, planets, and other space related things then transition into shadows in honor of groundhogs day coming up next week.

Pictures of a Snowy day inside.

Here are a couple of snapshots of what we did last Wednesday. We had a Snow Day inside our classroom, complete with snowball fight, sledding, snow and glitter!
The snowball fight.
penguins in the snow
Glitter Snowflakes
Dress-ups and sledding







even snowangels!
Stay warm!!
Teacher Trina

Jan 17-21

Hello Parents!!
Hope everyone had a nice relaxing weekend.
We are opened tomorrow. We will start our letters of the week. Our first will be A&B. We will go in order each week until we get to the end of the alphabet. On Fridays kids can bring 1 item from home to share at sharing circle time. That item should start with one of the letters of the week.
This week we will talk a little more about snow and ice but also spend some time talking about Martin Luther King and the dream he had for America. Our Magic Treehouse book will talk all about segregation. We will use this time to talk to the kids about accepting everyone, making everyone feel welcomed and being fair.
Friday our food project will be penguin cookies.
Have a great week!
Teacher Trina

Snow Fun

We are having such a great time getting to know all the new kids in our class. It is amazing how the addition of new personalities changes the whole dynamics of a classroom. We are already having so much fun!

This week we will learn more about Winter Weather. We will talk about what to wear, fun things to do, and where snow comes from.

Next week we will start again doing 2 letters of the week and bringing something that starts with one of those letters for sharing on Friday. This week will be a free choice sharing- children may choose whatever they want (as long as it follows the "sharing day guidlines" which are posted outside of our classroom).

Looking forward to a fun week!!
Teacher Trina

Happy New Years

I hope everyone had a great time over vacation. Now back to our regular schedule.
Monday we will move all 5 year olds to the 5 class and get all the 4yr olds from the 3's class. It will be so exciting to get new friends and reunite with some old ones!
The transition is always a little crazy so please bear with us as we get everyone settled in. To any new parents Welcome!!

I hope to be able to start posting pictures again soon.....we'll see if it works out.
See you all soon!!
Teacher Trina