News from Ms. Mikki December 1, 2017
Welcome back!  Everyone seemed to be excited to return to school.  They picked right back up where they left off which can often be hard to re-adjust after a break from school.     Speaking of excitement…...Ms. Jessie has some exciting news!  She and her husband Cory are expecting a little bundle of joy in June!  Let the countdown begin.   December is a very short, but busy month!  I‘ll be wrapping up several assessments over the next couple of weeks.  Make sure you are checking your child’s SeeSaw online portfolio.  I dont’ put every assessment on there, but I will put some of them on there.  You will receive your child’s progress report before we leave for Christmas Break.
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: My 5 Senses This week we read  My 5 Senses and Touch. We made a chart of things we could see and things we could touch. We shared words to describe different textures-  soft, scratchy, smooth, bumpy, fluffy, etc. We also discussed that there are some things that we can see, but we cant touch.  For example:  clouds, rainbows, the moon and stars.
Math: We set up a dice game in our math center.  The children rolled the dice with numbers on it and a dice with just the dots on it.  They were able to practice identifying the number on the dice and matching it to the posted number on the board, tag counting, and matching the number with the card that had the corresponding items on the card.   Baking cookies:  Remember that exciting news about Ms. Jessie?  Well, she is easily talked into making cookies in class.  So we measured, mixed and scooped out our dough and popped them in the oven.  And most importantly….we ate them.  They sure were delicious!	Science: I asked the students,” If you could touch a cloud, how do you think it would feel?”   They each were given a “cloud” (bath foam) to explore in their hands.   Feely bags-  They also explored different objects of various textures by reaching into a bag and feeling what was inside.  Ask them if they can remember what was in the bags (cotton balls, rock, Easter grass, balloon, pine cone, small plastic ball).
The Christmas Giving Tree-  We are collecting pudding and Jello-O cups to place under our Care To Learn Christmas tree.  You can send in your donations, or you can drop them off at the tree by the office.   IMPORTANT INFO FOR PRE-K NEXT YEAR… Applications for preschool enrollment will be available at Santa Bash.  If you are planning on attending preschool next year, you will need to fill out an application. Inclement Weather Policy:  If the district calls for a “Late Start” preschool will be cancelled for the day.	Dates to remember: December 6-7th - KidSight Vision Screening December 7th:  PAT/PreK Santa Bash 5:00-7:00-  FEMA shelter Monday, December 11th - Cox Care Mobile - contact the nurse for an appointment December 18th & 19th: Class Christmas parties from 10:00-10:45.   December 20th-Jan. 3rd - No school for Winter Break