Special Events
Happy Teacher
Appreciation Week
May 7th-11th

Thank you to our teachers
for all of your hard work!

Flanders, NJ

How Does Your Garden Grow?
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Naming parts of a flower
May 1, 2012

Naming parts of a flower

Each classroom will talk about parts of a flower.  The teacher will have a picture of a flower with arrows pointing to the different parts for the children to guess what the parts are.

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Sensory table fun
May 3, 2012

Sensory table fun

Each age appropriate classroom will be provided with soil, seed and gardening tools to explore with in the sensory table.

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Planting seeds
May 4, 2012

Planting seeds

Children will plant seeds either in individual cups of soil or in one big classroom garden.

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Flowers
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Painting with veggies
May 7, 2012

Painting with veggies

Each classroom will be given different fresh veggies to use as their painting tools to make a wonderful masterpiece with on construction paper.

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What's inside?
May 8, 2012

What's inside?

Each classroom for a science experiment will be given different veggies that the teacher will cut open for the children to explore what they find inside each vegetable.  Then the older classrooms can record their findings.

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Thank You!
May 9, 2012

Thank You!

For teacher appreciation week the teachers will receive something special for all the hard work they do for the school and the children.

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Special book
May 10, 2012

Special book

Each classroom will pass around the book Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert.  The teachers will read it to the children during the day where it shares things about different veggies they may have learned about through the week.

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Mother's Day Tea
May 11, 2012

Mother's Day Tea

The classrooms will be preparing for their moms to come to the school for a special Mother's Day Tea to spend time with them and to give them a special present for being a wonderful Mommy.

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Veggies
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Alphabet book
May 14, 2012

Alphabet book

Each classroom will read the book Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies
May 15, 2012

Chocolate Chip Cookies

To celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day each classroom will be provided with chocolate chip cookies to have as a special snack.  Also, the teacher will have an activity planned that has to do with chocolate chip cookies.

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Fun with grapes
May 16, 2012

Fun with grapes

Yummy! Each classroom were given grapes for the children to get creative with. The children used the grapes as a coloring tool.  They also may have a taste too.

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Fruit salad
May 17, 2012

Fruit salad

Each class will put a sign up sheet for children to bring in different fruits so during the day they can talk about what each fruit is and then make a big class fruit salad to enjoy for a tasty, healthy snack.

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Parent's Night Out
May 18, 2012

Parent's Night Out

Parents can drop their children off for an evening of fun, while they go out. From 6pm to 9pm. Siblings are welcome.

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Fruit
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Bumble Bees
May 21, 2012

Bumble Bees

Teachers will talk about bumble bees and do a fun bumble bee art project.

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Bug Hunt
May 22, 2012

Bug Hunt

Each class during their outside time will go on a fun bug hunt to see what kinds of bugs they can find and name.

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Ladybugs
May 23, 2012

Ladybugs

For a cognitive activity the children will discuss ladybugs.  They will be asked "What do the black dots on the ladybug stand for? Children will have a discussion with the class about what they mean.

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Life cycle of a caterpillar
May 24, 2012

Life cycle of a caterpillar

The teachers for a science activity will have a picture of the different stages a caterpillar goes through.

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Red, White & Blue
May 25, 2012

Red, White & Blue

This day everyone including staff can be festive and where anything red, white and blue to school in celebration of Memorial Day.

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Insects & Bugs
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Happy Memorial Day!
May 28, 2012

Happy Memorial Day!

School will be closed to celebrate Memorial Day.  Enjoy!

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Bird Feeder
May 29, 2012

Bird Feeder

Each class will have the materials to make a neat bird feeder that the parents can take home to hang on a tree in their yards.

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Pajama Day
May 30, 2012

Pajama Day

Today everyone including faculty can come to school wearing their pajamas.

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Garden Rock
May 31, 2012

Garden Rock

Children get creative and make their very own rock that is decorated for a garden.

Gardens