Valentine's Project

Valentine's Day project will be made Friday Feb. 3, and Monday-Wednesday Feb. 6-8.

Please make sure to bring your item with you to your class time.

We will be doing a painting project for Valentine's Day!  Please bring in a shirt, bag, pillowcase or some other item that you and your child can paint on.  Also since we are using fabric paint, please dress appropriately.  This paint is NOT washable. 

PAC Meeting

We will be having our 3rd Parent Advisory Council meeting this thursday, Feb. 2 at 6:00 pm.
This is a committee made up of parents, faculty, school board and community members.  It is meant to help the Early Childhood Program grow and be successful!  We can't do it without parent support.  Please come to this Thursday's PAC meeting and see what it's all about! 

6:00-7:00
Parent Ed. Room
(childcare is provided)

Upcoming Gym Night

Tuesday January 24
5:30-7:00 pm
Multi-purpose room
Elementary school


Come and run, play, jump and throw!  We will have the entire Mulit-purpose room available for free play!  This is a great way to get out those winter wiggles!!

Lesson Plans

Snow January 2012	Description
Activity 1	Snow in sensory tub with measuring cups, spoons.  Wear mittens! Vocab: Cold, wet, white
Activity 2	Snowman at night picture At night my snowman… Use white crayons, chalk or paint to draw snowman and then decorate
Activity 3	Pattern with snowman noses (lg. carrot, sm. Carrot) Use adding machine tape and orange paint
Circle Time	1. Welcome Song – Jambo 2. story about snow 3. ROLLO song
Snack	Parent Supplies
Science/Math Time	Read Fun in the Snow Make a graph Gym play

Ordering Books Online!

To start ordering online, follow these simple steps:

1.  REGISTER at Scholastic Book Clubs' secure Web site (www.scholastic.com/bookclubs), and create your own User Name and Password.
2.  ENTER the onetime Class Activation Code above to link you to your child's classroom and teacher recommendations.Class Activation Code: GM9K3
3.  BROWSE the wide selection of books with your child.
4.  PAY safely and securely for your selections using your credit card.
5.  SEND the order to your child's teacher online, and watch your child get excited to read!Class

January dates to remember!

January 9 - 13  Classes as normal (M&T - 5:30 - 7pm  W&F  -  9:00-10:30am)
January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday - NO ECFE/ NO SCHOOL
January 17-20 - Classes as normal
January 23 - ECFE class to make up for Jan. 16  (there are teacher workshops that day)
January 24 - Gym Night 5:30-7:00 (location TBA)
January 30 - February 3 - Classes as normal
Feb. 2 - PAC meeting 6:00 - 7:00

If you would like a hard copy, please let me know and I will photocopy one for you.

ECFE Begins this week!

After a long break, we are back to school this week (January 9-13)!  There are a few openings in all classes!  If you would like to register, you can either email me or just show up! :)  I can't wait to see everyone!

January

Here are a couple of my lesson plans for January.  (They are always subject to change :)  Please note that the kids should be doing as much of the projects as possible.  There is a method behind my madness.  When there is a cutting project, your child is developing their fine (small) motor skills and are learning how to hold and cut with scissors.  I have a variety of scissors to help you help your child learn to cut just ask.  If there are shapes in the project, ask your child what the shapes are, what color is the shape, what do you think you are going to do with the shape etc. Our goal for ECFE is to encourage you as parents to interact with your child and help them to learn those very important skills that they need for both school and life.  Other 'tasks' that help your child develop fine motor skills (also known as pre-writing skills) are playing with play-dough especially when they use their hands to squeeze, squish and pound the play-dough, coloring with crayons, markers and pencils are also excellent for developing these muscles. 

Your child does not need to make the projects.  If they choose not to make them, please play with your child.  Talk to them, ask questions about what they are doing.  Open ended questions are the best ie. Tell me about what you are building, How are you going to use that block  etc. 

Read to your child!  Depending on the ages of the kids in circle time, it is really difficult to read a group story.  It works so much better to read to your child one-one.  I am looking forward to class beginning January 9!

Triangles, Pigs, Air moves objects January 2011	Description
Activity 1	* Make 1,2 or 3 houses out using raffia, craft sticks, “bricks” (construction paper rectangles.
Activity 2	* Pig in the Mud – Cut out pig, finger paint over pig with brown finger paint.
Activity 3	*Triangle Pig – Have PINK Triangles traced for kids to cut out. *Have PINK ovals traced for kids to cut out
Circle Time	1. Welcome Song – Jambo 2. 3 Little Pigs story or song 3. Match pigs and noses game
Snack	Parent Supplies
Science Time	1.   Air Moves Objects Provide a variety of objects and see what ones you can blow and what ones you cant. (Bring in Big Wolf puppet)

Bears, Colors and Patterns January 2011	Description
Activity 1	* Pattern bears – make pattern * Color bears in a pattern * Cut them out and make a pattern – can your child complete it?
Activity 2	* Shape Book * Color book and READ the book!
Activity 3	*Roll and Color Sheets for Brown bear, Brown Bear.
Circle Time	1. Welcome Song – Jambo 2. Story Brown Bear, Brown Bear 3. Pattern Game 4. Gummy Bear Song
Snack	Parent Supplies
Science Time	1. Table Toys 2. Puzzles 3. Play-dough or coloring sheets