The holiday party was a success! The students had a lot of fun and Santa even came to visit. I hope each and every one of you has a wonderful winter break. When we will get back we will be starting our monthly unit on animals. Here are our plans for the week...


Monday: We will introduce the letter O and our new unit. This week we will work on farm animals. We will play a farm memory game. We will also work on putting things in different catergories. The students will get the chance to work in the art area, with the computers, and with the sensory table. Ms. Shelly will be here to work with the students.

Tuesday: We will play a fine motor game where the students will feed hay to a cow. The students will trace their letter O and play a number game with cows.

Wednesday: The students will work on two pig activities. They will also get to play a letter matching game and work on their letter O words.

Thursday: The students will get to do an activity involving horses. They will also create a farm scene. We will play a game of BINGO and get to play in the sensory table.

Friday: We will play the animal matching game again and also review the mitten matching game. We will work in the art area as well as computers and get to play with the famr toys. Ms. Jacki will be here to work with the students.

We had a busy week! One more week and then it will be the holiday break. I can’t believe 2009 is almost over! Our theme for this week is Frosty the Snowman. We are working on the letter Nn. Here are our plans for the week…

Monday: We are going to paint with colored ice cubes and work in the art area. We are also going to introduce the letter N and work on cutting and gluing. Ms. Shelly will be in to help us.

Tuesday: We are going to make marshmallow art by decorating a winter scene. We will also get the chance to paint with brooms. We will trace our letter Ns and string beads on pipe cleaners to make candy canes.

Wednesday: The class will be making Frosty the Snowman, working on a Santa sticker activity, recognizing N words, and making pop-up art.

Thursday: This is the day of our holiday party. We will make a hand tree craft, make our own snack, sing carols, have a visit from Santa, and play some holiday themed games.

Friday: Ms. Jacki will be in to work with the students. We will play a holiday game, use the computers, and work in the art area.

Seriously this year is going by way too fast! We are having a blast and learning at the same time. Next week we are going to be learning about reindeer and the letter M. I am hoping for some winter weather soon! Bring on the snow! Here are the plans for next week…

Monday: We will be working with Ms. Shelly on our gross motor skills as well as our fine motor skills. We will be making a winter tree like the one we did for the fall. We will also be working in the art center, exploring clean mud in the sensory table, and playing a mitten matching game.

Tuesday: We will be making reindeer ears, exploring in the sensory table, working on words that start with M, and weaving mittens together.

Wednesday: We will be making a moveable reindeer. We will also be working with the magnet boards, making paper chains. We will be tracing the letter M as well.

Thursday: We will be doing a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer activity. We will have the students get to use the shaving cream. The students will learn about igloos and get the chance to build one.

Friday: Ms. Jacki will be in to work with the students. We will get the chance to work on the computers, work in the art area, review the letter M, and explore the sensory table.