N E W S & L E S S O N S F R O M M S. K A L T R I N A & M S. D I A N E ’ S C L A S S
Issue: January 4 - January 15, 2021
Dear parents,
Happy and healthy holidays to you and your family.
We have had so much fun over the past two weeks. We have been so busy working on holiday crafts like snow globe, ornament, and reindeers. We read many books about the holidays and the New Year. We enjoyed decorating our Christmas tree with Ms. Erica (the speech therapist). We used ice cream cones, gummies and green frosting to decorate our individual Christmas tree. Also, we made handprint holiday cards and friendship bracelets.
Since there was a lot of snow outside this past week, and we were not prepared to play in the snow, we continued to enjoy some outdoor time going on short walks. We went for walks around the school, exploring the nature and singing our favorite holiday songs.
We feel so happy and lucky to be in school and enjoying these moments together.
Thank you so much for trusting us your precious possessions, your children!
Just a friendly reminder:
We will continue to go outside when temperature permits. We need our students to be fully prepared with labeled winter gear (hat, gloves, snow pants and boots) in order for them to enjoy playing in the snow.
Warm wishes,
Kaltrina, Diane, Ruby and Marie
Our theme for this upcoming two weeks is Hibernation and Migration
We will be talking/ learning about Animals in winter, hibernation and migration. We will continue with the letter of the week, and the numbers of the week.
Art:
Craft: Mitten
Craft: Snowman
Craft: Sleepy bear book and craft
Animals that hibernate – craft
Cultural Arts/Geography:
Land air and water
Seven continents
Land and water forms
Language:
In language every week we will introduce e new letter. We will continue to discuss the sound the new letter makes and what words we can find the new letter in. There will be an alphabet page to go along with the new letter, and we will also practice the sign language for the new letter of the week.
CVC words- short vowel u
Practice tracing and writing of alphabet letters
Reading Pink Series Montessori cards
Insta learn language board
Books:
Hibernation Station Book by Michelle Meadows
All About Hibernation Book by Tori Kosara
Stranger in the Woods Book by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick
Math:
Numerals and counters
Sandpaper numbers- matching the quantity with the right symbol
Tracing and writing numbers 1-10
Addition tablets
Insta learn math board
Practical Life:
Transferring pom poms
Playdough
Animal prints
Color sorting mitten activity
Snowflake sticker activity
Science:
The birds- winter science experiment
Sensorial:
Pink tower
Rectangle box
Red rods
Fabric boxes