February 2017
Ms. Michelle’sPreschool Class News
The Great Preschool Puzzle Challenge
During our Family Day activities, we had the Great Puzzle Challenge! Puzzles are a great activity to promote working together. They require perseverance, problem solving and even physical skills to hold and turn pieces. They support both early reading and math skills of preschoolers. Between both morning afternoon classes, they completed almost 1000 puzzle pieces! Way to Go!!! We also enjoyed board games; supporting student’s turn taking, counting and completing the game.
Both the puzzles and games produced tons of smiles and laughing. So consider unplugging your life on a regular basis to help your preschooler and build family bonds!
Our classroom curriculum has taken us on bear hunts, taken us to the pet store and into the role of a paleontologist! We love dinosaur hunting, especially when we sing our Dinosaur March, Dinosaurs Go Out to Play. Be sure to have your preschooler sing for you!
Winter Fun! The Field Museum of Chicago has FREE admission for all Illinois residents this month. Since we are studying dinosaurs, this would be a great family adventure! Your preschooler would love to meet Sue: the T-Rex up close. Please check out their website for further details.
Parent Conferences
Mid-year report cards have been sent home in your child’s backpack. Conferences are on a request basis only. The teacher may request one or you may request one. Either way, you must go online to sign-up or contact the district office to request a time slot for Feb. 16th. You must signup by Feb. 13th. You can also always reach me via phone (708)447-8030 (x108) or via email: , if this schedule does not work for you. Your child’s progress is most important, so please consider an appointment if you have any concerns.
Upcoming events:
Valentine’s Day is on Tuesday February 14th. If your child would like to share valentines, please send them on this day. Have your child write their name on each card. This is an excellent chance to practice writing! The morning class has 17 students and the afternoon class has 15 students. No need to writewho they are going to, we will just mail them as a group. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Family Participation ison Friday February 24th. Look for further details in the backpack!
Happy Valentine’s Day
Ms. Michelle the Preschool team: Ms. Amy, Mrs. Ruiz, Ms. Kelly,
Ms. Christine, Ms. Susanne, Ms.Mary and Ms. Claudia