PRESCHOOL NEWS – FEBRUARY 26, 2010

NEXT WEEK’S MENU:

Monday: Lentils & Rice, Broccoli, Salad

Tuesday: Soup, Crackers, Fruit

Wednesday: Sunburgers, Baked Fries, Fruit

Thursday: Haystacks, Fruit

Friday: Buy Domino Pizza or bring lunch.

SIX FLAGS READING CLUB: Deadline for submission of 360 minutes: March 1.

JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINE ORDERS: Orders and payment are due Thursday, March 4 th . Order forms were sent home Friday.

WEATHER CLOSINGS: Remember, we follow the Fort Worth ISD closings/late starts.

FUNDRAISING: You can help add to the scholarship fund in the following ways:

Office Depot: Give the school’s number, 70096863 for a school rebate.

Boxtops for Education: 10c each!! Send Boxtops to school.

Target: Assign a Target card to Center for Creative Living.

QSP: Magazine renewals and new subscriptions. Order online: Tell your friends and family. there is a link on our website. We received another $60.00 this week from online orders. Thanks!!

Albertsons: Please ask for a school card. We receive money from your purchases.

Ink Cartridges: Send cartridges to school. They’re worth $3.00 each.

Cell phones: Send us used cell phones for recycling.

Vegetarian Cookbook. We have reprinted the school cookbook. All recipes are vegetarian, no dairy! Great gift idea! $10.00 each.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK : “ Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” (Churchill)

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Ms. KATRINA’S CLASS

Calendar: Good Morning Song; Attendance; Days of the week; Yesterday, today, tomorrow; Birthdays; Weather

Math: counting numbers on calendar; One-to-one; Patterning; sorting

Movement: Skipping, crawling, hopping

Alpha Time: Rr

Finger Play/ Songs: “Red is the Color of Food”, “I Can Spell Red”, “I’m a Little Robot”, “Little Peter Rabbit”

Activities: painting with red; red paper collage; coloring R red; coloring rainbows

Language: What are rules? Can you tell me some of our class rules? (give each child a chance to tell you one rule until all have had a chance, then anyone can answer again) Why do we have rules? What would our class be like if we didn’t have any rules? (If they need prompting, ask them: “What would happen if it was ok to hit your friends?” give them time to answer; ask: “What would happen if it was ok to run inside?” give them time to answer; ask: “What would happen if we _________? Etc…) Who is George Washington? What did he do? Why is he important? Did he have rules he had to follow? What was his job? What do you think it would be like to be President like George? What does it mean to be honest? What would you do if you were the one that hurt the tree and someone asked you what happened to it? Would you be honest or would you try to tell them a story so you didn’t get in trouble? What is money made from? Does all money look alike? What do you see on the dollar Does your dollar look like ________ dollar? Etc… Whose picture is on the dollar? (George Washington) Would you like your picture on a dollar? Why do you think he is on the dollar? What do you see on the quarter? Does your quarter look like ________ quarter? Etc… Whose picture is on the quarter? (George Washington) Would you like your picture on a quarter? Why do you think he is on the quarter? Who is Abraham Lincoln? What did he do? Why is he important? Did he have rules he had to follow? What was his job? Do you remember what it means to be honest? His nickname was “Honest Abe” because he likes to tell the truth to people. He liked people to treat others fairly. He didn’t like people to be mean. Do you like people to be mean to you? Honest Abe lived in a log cabin. What do you thin the log cabin was made out of? Where do logs come from? What do you live in? Is your home made from logs? What is money made from? Does all money look alike? What do you see on the $5? Does your $5 look like ________ dollar? Etc… Whose picture is on the $5? (Abraham Lincoln) Would you like your picture on a $5? Why do you think he is on the dollar? What do you see on the penny? Does your penny look like ________ penny? Etc… Whose picture is on the penny? Would you like your picture on a penny? Why do you think he is on the penny?

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Unit Activity: writing names; cherry trees; paper plate quarters; painting with “logs” (sticks); paper plate pennies

Finger Plays/Songs: “Class Rules”, “Do You Know Who Chopped Down the Tree”, “Valuable Verses”, “Abraham Lincoln”

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Ms. BECKEE’S CLASS

LANGUAGE: What are rules? Can you tell me some of our class rules? (give each child a chance to tell you one rule until all have had a chance, then anyone can answer again) Why do we have rules? What would our class be like if we didn’t have any rules? (If they need prompting, ask them: “What would happen if it was ok to hit your friends?” give them time to answer; ask: “What would happen if it was ok to run inside?” give them time to answer; ask: “What would happen if we _________? Etc…) Who is George Washington? What did he do? Why is he important? Did he have rules he had to follow? What was his job? What do you think it would be like to be President like George? What does it mean to be honest? What would you do if you were the one that hurt the tree and someone asked you what happened to it? Would you be honest or would you try to tell them a story so you didn’t get in trouble? What is money made from? Does all money look alike? What do you see on the dollar Does your dollar look like ________ dollar? Etc… Whose picture is on the dollar? (George Washington) Would you like your picture on a dollar? Why do you think he is on the dollar? What do you see on the quarter? Does your quarter look like ________ quarter? Etc… Whose picture is on the quarter? (George Washington) Would you like your picture on a quarter? Why do you think he is on the quarter? Who is Abraham Lincoln? What did he do? Why is he important? Did he have rules he had to follow? What was his job? Do you remember what it means to be honest? His nickname was “Honest Abe” because he likes to tell the truth to people. He liked people to treat others fairly. He didn’t like people to be mean. Do you like people to be mean to you? Honest Abe lived in a log cabin. What do you thin the log cabin was made out of? Where do logs come from? What do you live in? Is your home made from logs? What is money made from? Does all money look alike? What do you see on the $5? Does your $5 look like ________ dollar? Etc… Whose picture is on the $5? (Abraham Lincoln) Would you like your picture on a $5? Why do you think he is on the dollar? What do you see on the penny? Does your penny look like ________ penny? Etc… Whose picture is on the penny? Would you like your picture on a penny? Why do you think he is on the penny? “Scholastic News”

Unit Activity: writing names; cherry trees; quarter rubbings; toothpick log cabins

Finger Plays/Songs: “Class Rules”, “Do You Know Who Chopped Down the Tree”, “Valuable Verses”, “Abraham Lincoln”

ALPHABET : Gg ~ “I Like Green”, “My Darling Little Goldfish”, “Color Chant”, “G’s Are Growing”, “G Song”; group book, goldfish, finger print green grapes, growing grass, glitter G

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MARCH 2010 MENU

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Snacks:Monday: granola bar, juice, milk       NOTE: Meals served with 100% whole wheat, whole grain bread and margarine

  Tuesday: popcorn, fresh fruit                       Meals served with choice of soymilk or unsweetened 100%juice

  Wednesday: Cheese and crackers, juice, milk

  Thursday: Cereal snack mix, juice, milk

  Friday: Peanut butter sandwich, fresh fruit

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