Ms. Mikki's News- Dec. 15

News from Ms. Mikki December 15, 2017
December Learning targets: I can place 3 objects in order based on one characteristic (tall to short) I use my senses to investigate and make comparisons I notice changes in matter (melting, absorption, dissolving) I can sing my ABC’s	Literacy: Gingerbread Boy We read multiple version of The Gingerbread Boy story such as The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Baby and The Gingerbread Cowboy. We compared the stories by identifying the different characters and the different outcomes of each story.   5 Senses:  We finished up our 5 senses unit.  Along the way we shared our ideas of things we could see, hear, smell, taste and touch.
Math: My 5 Senses poem- counting and color recognition. 5 Little Gingerbread Men, jumping on the bed.  1 ran away, he was RED. 4 little Gingerbread Men, eating Jell-O.  1 ran away.  He was YELLOW 3 Little Gingerbread Men, acting mean.  1 ran away.  He was GREEN. 2 Little Gingerbread Men, falling down.  1 ran away.  He was BROWN. 1 Little Gingerbread Man, looking at you.  1 ran away.  He was BLUE.   We practiced ordering items by size (smallest to biggest) with our Gingerbread Men.  Most of us were successful with identifying small, medium, and large.  We all need a little more practice with putting them in order.  You can use different household objects to practice at home such as:  blocks, straws (cut them to various sizes), yarn or string, cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, wrapping paper), baby dolls and action figures, etc.	Science: We made gingerbread playdough!  We used all of our 5 senses to experiment with the ingredients.  Some of the BEST teaching moments are the ones they come up with on their own!  They turned the playdough center into a bakery.  As they played with their playdough, they made “gingerbread cookies”, cleared the art shelf off to use as the oven, and even asked to use the timer to keep track of “baking” time.   Next week we will watch what will happen if we leave a Gingerbread Man in a cup of water.  We’ll share our predictions and compare them to the outcome.
IMPORTANT INFO FOR PRE-K NEXT YEAR… If you are planning on attending preschool next year, you will need to fill out another application. Inclement Weather Policy:  If the district calls for a “Late Start” preschool will be cancelled for the day.	Dates to remember: December 18th & 19th: Class Christmas parties from 10:00-10:45.   December 20th-Jan. 3rd - No school for Winter Break Reminders: Please make sure your December tuition payment is made before we leave for Christmas Break!