Preschool Highlights

During this unit of study, we are highlight our learning base on the CT ELDS for science inquiry standard. The students are learning how to apply scientific practices of ask questions, investigating the topic, understanding the features of Earth and human activity.

The class started investigating how things grow, especially trees. From a tiny seed to a huge tree takes years to grow. Hopefully the flower seeds we planted won't take years to grow. Over time we will observe the seeds and see what happens. Once the seeds turn into seedlings we will start to understand the attributes and relative properties of objects (measurement and data). We will use strategies to determine measurable attributes (e.g., length/hight of the seedlings) and use standard or non-standard measurement tools to collect the data.

We made a recycled paper tree and flowers. The students created a beautiful tree with more cherry blossoms . We used real pressed flowers as a stamp for the cherry blossoms on our project.

Just some friendly reminders about student safety and please share with babysitters and others who will either be dropping off and picking up your child...

• If LATE, used front entrance and check in at the office.
• If coming EARLY, check in at the front office and a staff member will bring your child to you, unless other wise.
• If picking up a sick child who is located in the nurse office, check in at the front office and then pick your child from the school nurse.
• Please have your child sit and buckled in their car seat.
• Always feet first going down a slide (on their bottoms or on their stomachs with feet first.)
• Holding on with two hands on the swings or monkey bars.

Following the CT ELDS for scientific inquiry and children applying scientific practices, understanding patterns, process and relationship of living things. Including some social studies of learning about people and the environment.

This week we focus on how plants grow. We really learned how a life cycle works and learned the life cycle of a plant. Everything that is alive has a life cycle. The students did a funny game of what is alive and what is not alive. We giggled at the things that are not alive for example, Ms. Danielle's coffee, a chair, a pencil and more. It was silly to think if we gave a chair water, sun and soil that it would grow. The students related it closer to themselves, thinking of the question... we grow... what do we need? Good think we don't need soil to eat in order to grow! Hopefully in the next week or two we will have sunflower sprouts!

We stated our writing section of Fundations. As a class we do our drill sounds and warm-ups before breaking off into small groups. When we are learning writing letters start with lower case letters that start at the sky line (the top of the paper.) Before writing they used their finger and trace the letter, echo and copy then finally will echo and write from memory on paper. This will be an on going way we are learning how to write.

Sky Letters - t, b, f, l, h, k

Fair Ways to Play!

Playing together, trading, and taking turns make play fair and help children have fun together. Children are then less likely to use aggressive solutions

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate asking to play together, trade, or take turns when playing with another child

2. Demonstrate using Fair Ways to Play in everyday situations

Lesson Concepts:

Playing together, trading, and taking turns are fair and fun ways to play.

May

12th - Grandparents Day

23rd- Spring Family Picnic (combination of Mother's Day and Father's Day celebrations)

24th - District wide kindergarten visitation

26th - Field Day and Early Release - Professional Development Day for Teachers

29th - No School - Memorial Day

Preschool Classroom Teacher at Julian Curtiss Elementary School. Paraprofessionals in the classroom is Ms. Cathy and Ms. Alsu. Preschool classroom volunteer is Ms. Micaiah.

Ms. Danielle's Classroom Ext. 3317

Email: danielle_szanto@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Website: https://www.greenwichschools.org/teaching-learning/preschool
Location: Julian Curtiss School, East Elm Street, Greenwich, CT, USA
Phone: 203-869-1896