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Come "Grow" With Us
May 1, 2012
Come "Grow" With Us
The First Steps, Toddlers and Get Set classes will learn the word "Grow" in sign language (Language Arts/Fine Motor Skills)
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Time to Sign
May 2, 2012
Time to Sign
Children in the Preschool class will learn the word "Garden" in sign language (Language Arts).
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What's in the Soil?
May 3, 2012
What's in the Soil?
The Pre-K classes will look at the soil in their gardens with magnifying glass to ask questions and make observations of what they find (Science and Nature Studies)
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Mexican Hat Dance
May 4, 2012
Mexican Hat Dance
Children in First Steps through Pre-K classes will listen and dance to the Mexican Hat Dance in observation of the Cinco de Mayo (Music and Movement)
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Cinco de Mayo
May 5, 2012
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo and Join Hands Day.
May we suggest? -- Enjoy a small community activity with your child in your neighborhood today. Say hello to your neighbors. Plant some flowers in your garden. And, remember to wear a sombrero.
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Garden
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Soil Sense?
May 7, 2012
Soil Sense?
The Infants and First Steps classrooms will explore new materials with a sensory bottle filled with soil (Sensory Stimulation)
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One, two, three...
May 8, 2012
One, two, three...
The Toddlers and Get Set classes will count flowers to practice counting to three (Cognitive and Math Activity)
National Teacher Day today!
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Creative Art
May 9, 2012
Creative Art
The Preschool classes will add soil and glue to the art center for creative expression (Creative Art Activity).
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Fun with Flowers
May 10, 2012
Fun with Flowers
The Pre-K children will sort pictures of flowers by three or more attributes to improve cognitive skills (Cognitive Development)
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How does a caterpillar move?
May 11, 2012
How does a caterpillar move?
Children in the First Steps class will develop their gross motor skills by crawling like a caterpillar (Gross Motor Activity)
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Soil
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Mother's Day
May 13, 2012
Mother's Day
Happy Mothers Day!
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Mother's Day Tea
May 14, 2012
Mother's Day Tea
Join us today at 3:30 PM for tea to celebrate Mother's Day (Social Science)
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Paint with a Flower
May 15, 2012
Paint with a Flower
The Toddlers and Get Set classes will add paint and silk flower to art for creative expression today (Creative Art)
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Can you Sort?
May 16, 2012
Can you Sort?
The Preschool classes will sort pictures of things grown in the garden to develop sorting skills by three attributes (Science and Cognitive Activity)
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Police Officer Visit
May 17, 2012
Police Officer Visit
Police Officer Blackwelder will visit the Pre-K children today in observation of the Police Week (Social Science)
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Garden Walk
May 18, 2012
Garden Walk
All children will take a walk of the school grounds today to observe the gardens growing at the school (Science and Nature Studies)
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Flowers
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You Are My Sunshine
May 21, 2012
You Are My Sunshine
The Infant classroom will enjoy listening to the theme related song "You Are My Sunshine" today (Music and Movement)
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
May 22, 2012
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Toddlers and Get Set classes will try to coordinate movements with the song "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" today (Music and Movement)
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Weather Graph
May 23, 2012
Weather Graph
Children in the Preschool classes will develop graphing skills by charting this week's weather on a graph (Math and Science Activity)
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The Water Cycle
May 24, 2012
The Water Cycle
The Pre-K children will gain an understanding of the water cycle by doing a raincloud-in-a-bottle experiment (Science Activity)
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Pajama Day
May 25, 2012
Pajama Day
All children will be able to wear pajams to school today and show interest in each other's similarities and differences (Social Science)
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Nature
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Memorial Day
May 28, 2012
Memorial Day
School Closed for Memorial Day holiday.
May we suggest? -- Bake star-shaped cookies with your child today. Wear red, white and blue. Display a U.S. flag at your house and discuss it with your child.
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Flutter for Fun
May 29, 2012
Flutter for Fun
The Toddlers and Get Set children will use their large motor skills to flutter like butterflies (Gross Motor Activity)
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Expressive Moves
May 30, 2012
Expressive Moves
The Preschool children will use movement as a form of expression while reenacting the life cycle of a butterfly (Science and Gross Motor Activity)
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Graph the Bugs
May 31, 2012
Graph the Bugs
The Pre-K children will create a graph on their Promethean interactive whiteboards to show their favorite bugs and develop graphing skills (Math and Science Activity)
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Butterflies/Bugs
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