Have a Lovely February! :)

         MWF 10-12      F e b r u a r y        Please be sure to read the news on the back!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Values of the Month: Self-Control & Responsibility	2 Capital “F” Unit: Seasons Number: 13 Shape: Heart Make Season Trees Snack: Lizzy	3	4 Lowercase “f” Unit: Seasons Color: Pink Shape: Heart Show n' Tell Bags Madison & Hailee Snack: Jace	5	6 The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons Snack: Ava	7
8	9 Letters: V v Number: 14 Color:Wear purple Unit: Sequencing Make party envelopes Snack: Rhia	10	11 Fun in the kitchen! Making sugar cookies for decorating at the party Friday! Unit: Sequencing Show n' Tell Bags: Ava & Jackson Snack: Jackson	12	13 Valentine's Day Party!* Unit: Sequencing Show n' Tell Bags Snack: Oly	14 Happy Valentine's Day!
15	16 President's Day No School	17	18 Letters: Ll Unit:Classifying Number: 15 Show n' Tell Bags: Oly & Alex Snack: Madison	19	20 Capital “Y” Unit:Patterns Number: 16 “Jack Be Nimble” Snack: Hailee	21
22	23 F i e l d T r i p Papa Murphy's (normal preschool hours) snack: Papa Murphy's	24	25 Lowercase “y” Unit: Patterns “Jack Be Nimble” Show n' Tell Bags: Lizzy & Oliver & Jace Snack: Oliver	26	27 Science n' Math: Pattern Lab Also Story in a Box Learning order in a story (using the book Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard) Snack: Alex	March 1st

Welcome to February! We just started sight words in January. Sight words don't require the child to know the entire alphabet with each sound that's made, because they aren't “sounding out” the words. So what I have been doing (and feel free to do this at home) is put up some words and during circle time and recap time, I go through each one. i.e. I hold up the word “in” and I say, “This is the word 'in'. What is it?” And they all respond, “in”. This is the word 'up'. What is it? And they all respond, “up!”. I know it sounds a little crazy, but I promise it works over time. It's a technique I learned in a literacy group just out of college. To add to this method, I also will take them back through the cards and say each letter individually, “I-n, in.” And then have them repeat.

The sight words introduced in January were: I, in, is, it, big, we, up

The sight words I'm going to introduce in February are: and, look, jump, go, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

We are also working on building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. They have learned an awesome vowel song and can now 'build' words. Try it with magnets on the fridge or while reading together.

Values of the Month: I really am loving the introduction of the value of the month. The kids responded really well to it in January. And I heard lots of stories from parents who are hearing the kids talking about/using it at home. This month I'm combining two values, Self-Control & Responsibility because I feel they go hand and hand pretty well. I will teach them the ASL sign for each word and we will go over them with books and discussion during each snack time.

SELF-CONTROL: Being in control of yourself, not letting others influence your decision as to what is right or wrong; being disciplined; having power over what you do. RESPONSIBILITY: Doing what we have said we will do; being accountable for our actions and consequences because we know right from wrong; being dependable and reliable; not blaming others.

*Valentine's Day Party!

We will be having a party on the 13^th for Valentine's Day. We will be exchanging valentines and placing them in envelopes we've made.

Just a thought:You may bring the valentines however you wish to, but we have been working a lot on recognizing and writing our first names by ourselves. Perhaps see if they can write their first name on all 10 valentines. :) Don't worry about filling out the “To” section. It will make it easier for them if this section is left blank and then they can play mailman and deliver the valentines into all the envelopes without worrying whose goes where. I also need two volunteers for the Valentine's Party. So if you'd be willing to help out with a game or the sugar cookie decorating portion of the party, please sign up on the bulletin board. :) Thank you!

**Papa Murphy's Field Trip: We will be going to the Clinton location near 1800 N. (Just in front of Lowe's) on February 23rd. We will have normal preschool hours. I could use 1 or 2 drivers that day. So if you would like to come, please sign up on the bulletin board. It's fun and free! And other siblings are welcome to join us. Just meet at the preschool and we'll go from there. If you do not plan to join us, please be sure to leave me with a booster seat for your child. Really fun, but not entirely necessary since we're just inside the pizza store, have your child wear their preschool t-shirts. :)

Mid-Year Assessments

I want to see what has been learned since I met with your child back in July/August. I will be doing these during class time and then will send you a report. In May, I will do one more assessment with parent(s) present.

Thanks for helping make this preschool year great!

Have a lovely February!

Miss SueZan

T/TH 10-12    F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 5   Please be sure to read the news on the back!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Values of the Month: Self-Control & Responsibility	2	3 Capital “F” Unit: Seasons Number: 13 Shape: Heart Season Trees Snack: Dax	4	5 Lowercase “f” Unit: Seasons Color: Pink Shape: Heart Show n' Tell Bags Braelee & Hazel Snack: Braelee	6	7
8	9	10 Letters: V v Color:Wear purple Unit: Sequencing Number: 14 Make Party Envelopes Snack: Emma	11	12 Valentine's Day Party!* Unit: Sequencing Show n' Tell Bags Dax & Emma Snack: Dayson	13	14 Happy Valentine's Day!
15	16	17 Capital “Y” Unit:Patterns Number: 15 “Jack Be Nimble” Snack: Annie	18	19 Lowercase “y” Unit: Patterns Show n' Tell Bags: Mikaela & Gavin Bday Snack: Catherine	20 Happy Birthday Catherine!	21
22	23	24 F i e l d T r i p Papa Murphy's (normal preschool hours) snack: Papa Murphy's	25	26 Letters: Ll Unit:Classifying Number: 16 Show n' Tell Bags: Catherine & Annie Snack: Elliott	27	28

Welcome to February! We just started sight words in January. Sight words don't require the child to know the entire alphabet with each sound that's made, because they aren't “sounding out” the words. So what I have been doing (and feel free to do this at home) is put up some words and during circle time and recap time, I go through each one. i.e. I hold up the word “in” and I say, “This is the word 'in'. What is it?” And they all respond, “in”. This is the word 'up'. What is it? And they all respond, “up!”. I know it sounds a little crazy, but I promise it works over time. It's a technique I learned in a literacy group just out of college. To add to this method, I also will take them back through the cards and say each letter individually, “I-n, in.” And then have them repeat.

The sight words introduced in January were: I, in, is, it, big, we, up

The sight words I'm going to introduce in February are: and, look, jump, go, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

We are also working on building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. They have learned an awesome vowel song and can now 'build' words. Try it with magnets on the fridge or while reading together.

Values of the Month: I really am loving the introduction of the value of the month. The kids responded really well to it in January. And I heard lots of stories from parents who are hearing the kids talking about/using it at home. This month I'm combining two values, Self-Control & Responsibility because I feel they go hand and hand pretty well. I will teach them the ASL sign for each word and we will go over them with books and discussion during each snack time.

SELF-CONTROL: Being in control of yourself, not letting others influence your decision as to what is right or wrong; being disciplined; having power over what you do. RESPONSIBILITY: Doing what we have said we will do; being accountable for our actions and consequences because we know right from wrong; being dependable and reliable; not blaming others.

*Valentine's Day Party!

We will be having a party on the 12^th for Valentine's Day. We will be exchanging valentines and placing them in envelopes we've made.

Just a thought:You may bring the valentines however you wish to, but we have been working a lot on recognizing and writing our first names by ourselves. Perhaps see if they can write their first name on all 10 valentines. :) Don't worry about filling out the “To” section. It will make it easier for them if this section is left blank and then they can play mailman and deliver the valentines into all the envelopes without worrying whose goes where. I also need two volunteers for the Valentine's Party. So if you'd be willing to help out with a game or the sugar cookie decorating portion of the party, please sign up on the bulletin board. :) Thank you!

**Papa Murphy's Field Trip: We will be going to the Clinton location near 1800 N. (Just in front of Lowe's) on February 24th. We will have normal preschool hours. I could use 1 or 2 drivers that day. So if you would like to come, please sign up on the bulletin board. It's fun and free! And other siblings are welcome to join us. Just meet at the preschool and we'll go from there. If you do not plan to join us, please be sure to leave me with a booster seat for your child. Really fun, but not entirely necessary since we're just inside the pizza store, have your child wear their preschool t-shirts. :)

Mid-Year Assessments

I want to see what has been learned since I met with your child back in July/August. I will be doing these during class time and then will send you a report. In May, I will do one more assessment with parent(s) present.

Thanks for helping make this preschool year great!

Have a lovely February!

Miss SueZan

T/TH 1-3    F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 5      Please be sure to read the news on the back!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1 Values of the Month: Self-Control & Responsibility	2	3 Capital “F” Unit: Seasons Number: 13 Shape: Heart Season Trees Snack: Eva	4	5 Lowercase “f” Unit: Seasons Color: Pink Shape: Heart Show n' Tell Bags Grayson & Rhia Snack: Skyley	6	7
8	9	10 Letters: V v Color:Wear purple Unit: Sequencing Number: 14 Make Party Envelopes Snack: Grayson	11	12 Valentine's Day Party!* Unit: Sequencing Show n' Tell Bags: Skyley & Izak Snack: Izak	13	14 Happy Valentine's Day!
15	16	17 Capital “Y” Unit:Patterns Number: 16 “Jack Be Nimble” Snack: Embry	18	19 Lowercase “y” Unit: Patterns Show n' Tell Bags: Aiden & Bradley Snack: Aiden	20	21
22	23 F i e l d T r i p Papa Murphy's** normal preschool hours snack: Papa Murphy's	24 No School because of the field trip on the 23rd!	25	26 Letters: Ll Unit:Classifying Number: 15 Show n' Tell Bags: Eva & Embry Snack: Bradley	27	28

Welcome to February! We just started sight words in January. Sight words don't require the child to know the entire alphabet with each sound that's made, because they aren't “sounding out” the words. So what I have been doing (and feel free to do this at home) is put up some words and during circle time and recap time, I go through each one. i.e. I hold up the word “in” and I say, “This is the word 'in'. What is it?” And they all respond, “in”. This is the word 'up'. What is it? And they all respond, “up!”. I know it sounds a little crazy, but I promise it works over time. It's a technique I learned in a literacy group just out of college. To add to this method, I also will take them back through the cards and say each letter individually, “I-n, in.” And then have them repeat.

The sight words introduced in January were: I, in, is, it, big, we, up

The sight words I'm going to introduce in February are: and, look, jump, go, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

We are also working on building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. They have learned an awesome vowel song and can now 'build' words. Try it with magnets on the fridge or while reading together.

Values of the Month: I really am loving the introduction of the value of the month. The kids responded really well to it in January. And I heard lots of stories from parents who are hearing the kids talking about/using it at home. This month I'm combining two values, Self-Control & Responsibility because I feel they go hand and hand pretty well. I will teach them the ASL sign for each word and we will go over them with books and discussion during each snack time.

SELF-CONTROL: Being in control of yourself, not letting others influence your decision as to what is right or wrong; being disciplined; having power over what you do. RESPONSIBILITY: Doing what we have said we will do; being accountable for our actions and consequences because we know right from wrong; being dependable and reliable; not blaming others.

*Valentine's Day Party!

We will be having a party on the 12^th for Valentine's Day. We will be exchanging valentines and placing them in envelopes we've made.

Just a thought:You may bring the valentines however you wish to, but we have been working a lot on recognizing and writing our first names by ourselves. Perhaps see if they can write their first name on all 10 valentines. :) Don't worry about filling out the “To” section. It will make it easier for them if this section is left blank and then they can play mailman and deliver the valentines into all the envelopes without worrying whose goes where. I also need two volunteers for the Valentine's Party. So if you'd be willing to help out with a game or the sugar cookie decorating portion of the party, please sign up on the bulletin board. :) Thank you!

**Papa Murphy's Field Trip: We will be going to the Clinton location near 1800 N. (Just in front of Lowe's) on MONDAY February 23rd. We will have normal preschool hours. Sorry we were unable to do this field trip on a Tuesday. So instead, we will have preschool Monday the 23^rd and Thursday the 26^th that week. We need at least 1 driver. It's fun and free! Just sign up on the bulletin board. Other siblings are welcome to join us. Just meet at the school and we'll go from there. If you do not plan to join us, please be sure to leave me with a booster seat for your child. Really fun, but not entirely necessary since we are just inside the pizza store, have your child wear their preschool t-shirts. :)

Mid-Year Assessments

I want to see what has been learned since I met with your child back in July/August. I will be doing these during class time and then will send you a report. In May, I will do one more assessment with parent(s) present.

Thanks for helping make this preschool year great!

Have a lovely February!

Miss SueZan and Miss Rachelle