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April 3, 2016
Room 100 Newsletter
Week of April 3, 2016
We welcome a new month...April!
This week we begin a unit on the season of SPRING!
We will be discussing all of the things we see, hear, play and wear in the spring.
We will also be discussing the saying, “April Showers Bring May Flowers”. We will use a calendar and mark the number of days that it rains in the month of April. We will be talking about the water cycle in simple terms.
Thank you to everyone who came to our Easter Celebration! The children were so very happy to see the Easter Bunny! He was greeted with lots of hugs! It was a great photo opportunity. Thank you also for everyone who sent in food and supplies to make this morning so fun for all of us!
Please take some time this week end to read the papers sent home in your child’s folder on Friday! There are many dates for you to be aware of as this school year approaches! If any dates or times change, I will inform you!
Happy Birthday, Kennedy! April 5
Religion
Thank you, God, for rain!
We’ll make a list of all of the ways we use water!
Daily Lessons
Letter- U u
Number- 18
Color- review
Shape- diamond
Nursery Rhyme- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Yoga- unicorn
Stories
Letter U Book
Cloudland by John Burningham
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Weather in the Spring
Activities
The Big Super heroes will make a paper cloud with paper raindrops hanging from it. They will also color a picture of the water cycle and make it into a windsock to hang in the classroom.
Journal- draw a rain drop and write or trace the word rain.
The Little Super Heroes will make a paper cloud cut out and add paper arms and legs, add a face and raindrops.
Both and Big and Little Super Heroes will watch a simple science experiment that will help them understand the water cycle. We will fill a cup with water and add shaving cream to the top to represent a cloud. Next, add a bit of blue food color to act as rain pouring from a cloud.
Reminders!
Wednesday, April 5- Music and Gym classes! wear sneakers!
Friday, April 8- NO SCHOOL for Students! Faculty and Staff Retreat!
*** ALL Big Super Heroes, please send in one cardboard paper towel roll by
Thursday, April 7! we will be using them to make a rainstick next week!!!!