Dear Parents,
For the Easter Egg Hunt on Friday the 10th we will need parent volunteers to hide the eggs and help with the hunt. We will also need 4 parents to bring in 1 dz hard boiled eggs by Wed.,the 8th and 4 parents to bring in 12 dz plastic eggs. We need 2 parents to volunteer to help with dying the Easter Eggs, we will be using natural dyes and possibly some of the regular egg dyes. I will also be posting the snack list on the door and we will need the items for the Egg dying by Wednesday the 8th. Those items will be highlighted. Look for more updates.
Ms. Mel
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
New Morning Schedule
Dear Parents,
Please remember starting tomorrow morning Wednesday, April 1st class starts at 8:30am. Children are to have slippers on and be at circle no later then 8:45. If your child is not in circle at this time they will have to wait until we are finished with our morning routine before joining the class and will have to wait in the coat room or office. The reason for this change in schedule is so the children can have at least a 2hr uninterrupted work time and go outside, weather permitting. Thank you for your cooperation with this schedule change.
Ms. Mel
Galaxy Room
Please remember starting tomorrow morning Wednesday, April 1st class starts at 8:30am. Children are to have slippers on and be at circle no later then 8:45. If your child is not in circle at this time they will have to wait until we are finished with our morning routine before joining the class and will have to wait in the coat room or office. The reason for this change in schedule is so the children can have at least a 2hr uninterrupted work time and go outside, weather permitting. Thank you for your cooperation with this schedule change.
Ms. Mel
Galaxy Room
Friday, March 27, 2009
GALAXY ROOM NEWS
WEEKS OF MARCH 9-13 & MARCH 23-27
Welcome back; hope you all had a great spring break. The room has been very busy lately and the children really earned the time off.
We had a great St. Patrick’s Day celebration and a wonderful visit from the dentist.
We learned the Irish jig and that “Colleen” is the Gaelic word for “girl”, and Ireland is an island and part of the continent of Europe. Thanks to Rhys & Lina’s families we also had French food, listened to Peter & The Wolf and looked up words in a French dictionary.
Ask your children about good for your teeth snacks that they should choose and the tooth brushing song. We will be brushing every day after lunch with the new schedule in April.
It was nice to speak with all the parents at the spring conferences while the children had a great day collaborating with the Rainbow Room.
A few of the children returned their Library permission slips and have checked out the Library books. Please remember to return the permission slip if you want your children to be able to take home library books to read with you.
With spring upon us we will be learning about plants, flowers, and gardens and planting some seeds of our own. We will also be talking about the weather and the water cycles that help our gardens grow.
We will look at the continents of Africa & Australia this month too. If you have anything to share about these continents please let me know. I have a feeling that we will be playing “Fear is not a Factor” with some taste testing.
There will also be an Egg hunt and the children will be dying the eggs. You will get more information on how many eggs we will need and how you can participate.
Kevin & Lina will both have Celebrations of Life this week. Kevin will be 5 years old and Lina will be 4 years old.
This Saturday, March 28th is Earth Hour. Please turn off your lights for an hour at 8:30pm. Read books or play board games by flashlights or do a shadow play or just sit quietly listening to the sounds of the night. For more information or to play games go to http://www.earthhourkids.org/ or http://www.earthhourus.org/
Have a great week and I will see you all on the 30th.
Namaste,
Ms. Mel & Ms. Lora
WEEKS OF MARCH 9-13 & MARCH 23-27
Welcome back; hope you all had a great spring break. The room has been very busy lately and the children really earned the time off.
We had a great St. Patrick’s Day celebration and a wonderful visit from the dentist.
We learned the Irish jig and that “Colleen” is the Gaelic word for “girl”, and Ireland is an island and part of the continent of Europe. Thanks to Rhys & Lina’s families we also had French food, listened to Peter & The Wolf and looked up words in a French dictionary.
Ask your children about good for your teeth snacks that they should choose and the tooth brushing song. We will be brushing every day after lunch with the new schedule in April.
It was nice to speak with all the parents at the spring conferences while the children had a great day collaborating with the Rainbow Room.
A few of the children returned their Library permission slips and have checked out the Library books. Please remember to return the permission slip if you want your children to be able to take home library books to read with you.
With spring upon us we will be learning about plants, flowers, and gardens and planting some seeds of our own. We will also be talking about the weather and the water cycles that help our gardens grow.
We will look at the continents of Africa & Australia this month too. If you have anything to share about these continents please let me know. I have a feeling that we will be playing “Fear is not a Factor” with some taste testing.
There will also be an Egg hunt and the children will be dying the eggs. You will get more information on how many eggs we will need and how you can participate.
Kevin & Lina will both have Celebrations of Life this week. Kevin will be 5 years old and Lina will be 4 years old.
This Saturday, March 28th is Earth Hour. Please turn off your lights for an hour at 8:30pm. Read books or play board games by flashlights or do a shadow play or just sit quietly listening to the sounds of the night. For more information or to play games go to http://www.earthhourkids.org/ or http://www.earthhourus.org/
Have a great week and I will see you all on the 30th.
Namaste,
Ms. Mel & Ms. Lora
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Week of March 1st - 6th, 2009
On Tuesday, we saw the Paul Mesner production of Martha Speaks and had a great time. The children showed the great manners that they have been practicing all year.This week we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday with vegan & vegetarian green eggs & ham. Most of the kids liked the eggs & vegan ham but not the tofu eggs. A little too hickory smoked.
We have started our study of Europe with some Leprechaun fun and a taste of France. On Friday, we had warm brie and baguettes for snack and listened to Pierre & Le Loup (Peter & the Wolf). Some of the children were able to pick out the instruments used for the different animals.
We are excited to start our Books to Go take home program just in time for spring break. Your child will be allowed to check out a book from our Books to Go Library program. They will have a special book bag with their name on it to take home the book they select. They can keep it up to a month and read it as many times as they like or return it right away and check out another. These are library books from the Kansas City Public Library system and we ask that you help teach your child how to care for them. We are asking that you sign a permission slip for your child to check these books out. It is attached at the bottom and once returned your child can start checking out some of the exciting books we got in. New books come in the 1st Thursday of every month.
With the weather turning warmer we were able to go outside and play but please remember just because the weather is warm does not mean the playground is dry. We will be going outside if the temperature is nice even if the ground is still wet.
All children will need a change of clothes including underwear and socks. Make sure that all clothes and jackets are labeled, so many of our friends wear the same size, and shop at the same places that changing time gets very confusing.
We have started our study of Europe with some Leprechaun fun and a taste of France. On Friday, we had warm brie and baguettes for snack and listened to Pierre & Le Loup (Peter & the Wolf). Some of the children were able to pick out the instruments used for the different animals.
We are excited to start our Books to Go take home program just in time for spring break. Your child will be allowed to check out a book from our Books to Go Library program. They will have a special book bag with their name on it to take home the book they select. They can keep it up to a month and read it as many times as they like or return it right away and check out another. These are library books from the Kansas City Public Library system and we ask that you help teach your child how to care for them. We are asking that you sign a permission slip for your child to check these books out. It is attached at the bottom and once returned your child can start checking out some of the exciting books we got in. New books come in the 1st Thursday of every month.
With the weather turning warmer we were able to go outside and play but please remember just because the weather is warm does not mean the playground is dry. We will be going outside if the temperature is nice even if the ground is still wet.
All children will need a change of clothes including underwear and socks. Make sure that all clothes and jackets are labeled, so many of our friends wear the same size, and shop at the same places that changing time gets very confusing.
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