For our Young Athletes in the gym, we practiced trapping and catching. The kids are really catching on to these advanced skills, and are enjoying playing more organized, sport like games. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 6. That will be the day for the culminating activity for Young Athletes, and families are invited to come to school that day for all the fun! The children are excited to showcase their new skills. Please note that only students that returned the permission form are able to participate in the culminating activity.
We also had a lockdown drill in our afternoon class on Tuesday. The students were prepared that a lockdown practice would happen some time this week, and that when it did, their job was to be quiet and listen to teachers, and to practice being safe. They all did a wonderful job. It can be challenging for young children to be quiet like that for an extended period of time, but they were super listeners, and did exactly as they needed to do. I was very proud of them.
We are planning lots of fun activities for Drop Everything and Read week, which will take place the first week back from Spring Break. Wednesday, April 8 is dress like a storybook character day. The preschool teachers chose the book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? for the theme for dressing up this year. We hope your child might dress in the color of one of the book characters, such as a brown bear, red bird, yellow duck, etc. Please see the note that went home for further information and ideas. We are also planning a buddy read with other classes that Thursday, and our Preschool Supervisor, Ms. Behun, will read to our class that Friday.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Grandparents Day is Tuesday, April 21. Grandparents will be invited to visit the school during the last 30 minutes of our day. More information to come.
SIP Day is Thursday, April 23. PM class only will be in attendance on this day. The morning class will not attend. The afternoon class will attend at the regularly scheduled time.
Next Week:
Drop Everything and Read week
Theme: Bugs
Letter: V
Young Athletes: Throwing
Second Step: Having Fun with Friends