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Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere
February 1, 2012
Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere
Today, we will create our own penguin using black, white, and orange paint and our foot. "What do penguins eat? Waddle, waddle, waddle!
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Where Is The Arctic?
February 2, 2012
Where Is The Arctic?
Today, in our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classrooms we will use our SMARTboards to find where the Arctic is located. We will then create a list of adjectives describing the area. "Is there sand in the Arctic? Are there trees?"
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Polar Bear's Have Black Skin
February 3, 2012
Polar Bear's Have Black Skin
Today, we will discover that polar bears have black skin and white fur. We will then create our own polar bears using oatmeal, glue, and black paper. We will also learn the sign and Spanish words for "snow", "cold", and "bear."
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In the Arctic
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Friendship Day
February 6, 2012
Friendship Day
Today, we will kick off our Community Games week, as we form a school-wide "Friendship Circle" for a sing-along. We will also celebrate what friendship means through a variety of activities in our classrooms.
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Play Along Day
February 7, 2012
Play Along Day
Today, we will celebrate learning through play as our younger and older children engage in team building activities together to promote sharing.
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Goddard Good Deed Day
February 8, 2012
Goddard Good Deed Day
Today, our children will show the value of goodwill by supporting rePlay, a local organization that modifies toys for children with various abilities, as a Goddard Good Deed.
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Goddard Cares Day
February 9, 2012
Goddard Cares Day
Today, our school will collect hand-written and/or decorated postcards from our families for our service men and women stationed overseas. Goddard Schools have a collective goal of 25,000 postcards to send to U.S. military abroad.
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Community Hero Day
February 10, 2012
Community Hero Day
Today, our School will invite local community heroes to visit with our children.
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Community Games Open House
February 11, 2012
Community Games Open House
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Today, our school will host an event for our children, families and members of our communities to celebrate friendship through various activities and games.
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Community Games Week / At The Beach
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Mmmmm, Goats Milk
February 13, 2012
Mmmmm, Goats Milk
Today, in our Preschool classroom we will taste goats milk cheese. We will then create a bar graph of our taste opinion. "Did you like the goats milk cheese? Mmmmm, its yummy!"
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Fly Like An Eagle
February 14, 2012
Fly Like An Eagle
Today, we will pretend to fly like our National bird the Bald Eagle. We will also paint a beautiful masterpiece using eagle feathers and mountain colored paint.
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What Are Mountains Made Of?
February 15, 2012
What Are Mountains Made Of?
Today, we will will discover that mountains are made of rock, dirt, mud, and snow! We will explore with all those materials in the sensory box. "What does the mud feel like? How about the snow?"
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Kindergarten Open House
February 16, 2012
Kindergarten Open House
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Please join us tonight for our Kindergarten Open House. You will have the opportunity to discuss our full day program, meet the teachers, and ask any questions you may have.
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Jumping Jack Rabbits
February 17, 2012
Jumping Jack Rabbits
Today, in our Toddler classroom we will use our BASE Fitness equipment to create a mountain obstacle coarse. We will then jump like Jack Rabbits through the coarse as we develop our gross motor skills.
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On the Mountain
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Whooo's Nocturnal?
February 20, 2012
Whooo's Nocturnal?
Today, we will discover what it means to be nocturnal. We will then create our own owl's using found materials such as egg cartons, glue, paper, and feathers: an activity from our Growing Up Wild Science curriculum.
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The Many Phases Of The Moon
February 21, 2012
The Many Phases Of The Moon
Today, we will create a large mobile featuring the many phases of the moon. We will paint poster board using glow in the dark paint to create the full, half, and crescent moons. We will also learn the yoga pose for Sun Salutation.
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Raccoons In The Night
February 22, 2012
Raccoons In The Night
Today, we will discover that raccoons like to make messes in the night. We will then sort out clean trash by size and shape, to help us develop our cognitive and math skills. We will also create a paper bag raccoon puppet. "Stay out of the trash raccoon, and make good choices!"
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Animal Tracks In The Mud
February 23, 2012
Animal Tracks In The Mud
Today, in our Jr. Preschool classroom we will discover that animals all have different tracks as we read a story from our Cozy Corner program. We will then create our own animals tracks using dirt, water, and plastic animals. "What type of track does a deer leave behind? What about a opossum?"
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Night Sky Interpreted
February 24, 2012
Night Sky Interpreted
Today, we will inspect Van Gogh's Starry Night. We will then use white paper, and blue, green, yellow, and black paint to recreate this masterpiece: an activity from our Art History program.
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In the Night
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It's A Jungle Out There
February 27, 2012
It's A Jungle Out There
Today, we will use books to help us research the many layers of the jungle. We will then create our own diorama of the jungle. We will be use to include the plants and animals that live there.
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Baby Jaguar On The Prowl
February 28, 2012
Baby Jaguar On The Prowl
Today, in our Infant classroom we will practice moving like a baby jaguar, as we crawl across our room. We will also explore the texture of baby jaguar colored JELL-O, which is a new texture.
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Rumble In The Jungle
February 29, 2012
Rumble In The Jungle
Today, we will create loud and soft music using wooden jungle instruments: an activity from our Musical Preludes program. We will then create our own jungle instrument (rain stick) using a paper towel tube, aluminum foil, and rice.
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In the Jungle
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