Week of February 11th - February 15th, 2013

This week we will be starting a unit about The Five Senses. This unit will explain each of the five senses in detail and give children a chance to explore their knowledge using their five senses.  They will be using their eyes, hands, ears, nose, and mouth to gain knowledge of the world around them.

Some of the vocabulary words that we will be focusing on this week is the following: smell, hear, taste, touch, see, tongue, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, explore, and senses.

We will be doing a small unit about Friendship and talk about what being a good friend is. We will connect this unit with the upcoming Valentine’s Day. During this week we will be discussing ways to be nice to each other.

If you have any stories that talk about The Five Senses or Friendship we would really appreciate if we can borrow them from you.

The Valentine’s Committee has decided to provide a snack and lunch for all the children on Thursday, February 14^th. They have also decided to do a “Gift Exchange” among the children on this day. Each child should bring a Dr. Seuss Book wrapped as a gift. Each student will take out a paper with a student’s name written on it and then will give the book he/she brought as a gift.

Also, each student can bring a small detail such as a greeting card, pencil, eraser, cookie, lollipop, etc. to all his/her classmates on Thursday, February 14^th. Each student will have his/her own mailbox where they will be able to place whatever they decide to bring. This activity is optional, however, if your child decides to participate, the only request we have is that they should bring a little something for ALL his/her classmates. We will be sending home the list of students in case you do not have it with you.

This Thursday we will be issuing our MIDTERM REPORTS for the third quarter. If you would like a conference, and one has not been requested, please do not hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT FRIDAY AND MONDAY ARE HOLIDAYS!

Some sites that you may want to try this week are the following:

http://www.seussville.com/

http://www.kindersite.org