March newsletter

Hello preschool families:                     

The next couple of weeks we will be reading different stories of the Three Little Pigs, and comparing how they are the same and different.  We will try to act out the story as well.  In our listening center we have a few different fairy tales for the children to listen to on their own. 

We will turn into the big bad wolf and do some straw blowing art, paint pigs at the easel, and create a wanted poster for the wolf.  They will also have time to do free art, and Miss Dawn put a few new things in the free art supplies to "spice it up". 

We will also play a Big Bad Wolf Game where the children will use a straw to blow through to move different materials such as paper, marbles, rocks, feathers and more.  The children will do their best to record what will and will not move down the box when they blow it. 

Our dress up area has turned into a – construction site – the children will need to wear a hard hat and safety glasses to "work" in this area.  They have tools, long blocks to use as wood, tool belts, work boots and gloves, safety goggles, and hard hats.  Lots of fun!!! 

The block area has pigs and wolves in the animal bin.  Retelling the story – The Three Little Pigs using blocks with  the pigs, wolf, and houses taped on them (picture posted on the blog), and different materials to use to build houses with – paper (straw), Popsicle sticks (sticks), small Legos (bricks). 

I also added marble works, Duplo Legos, Locktagon building pieces in our manipulative shelf.

I am hoping to get back to our Letter City homework this week – Our letters this week are Mm and Nn.

Reminder and planning ahead –

*No school this Friday March 23^rd

*Look for the Sign up for a special snack next week – Three Little Pigs Trail Mix

*Wednesday April 11 – No school

*Friday April 20^th – dress up as your favorite fairy tale character

*April 23 – 27 – Spring break NO SCHOOL   

Thank you

Darcie Lehouiller 

Preschool Teacher

Colchester Early Education Program

Malletts Bay School

Block area

Different things to build houses...straw, sticks, and bricks. Retelling the story with block pieces.

Construction site

Our dress up area

Books this week

This weeks books

Hello Preschool Families                                                            March 12, 2018

This week we will be reading different Goldilocks and The Three Bears stories.  For art the children will create a bear using a fork to make the fur.  I will post real bear photos at the easel to help the children paint a bear.  The children will also have time to using our free art area and create art on their own. 

Our sensory table will have oatmeal with a few bowls, spoons, and cups to pretend it is porridge.  We will also have water and ooblick out this week, and of course there is always playdough. 

Last week out lily pad hopscotch was a big hit.  The children would throw a stuffed frog on a numbered lily pad and hop on the lily pads to collect their frog. 

Dramatic play has dress up, babies, and food and dishes.  The children like to play house or serve food to their friends. 

March dates to remember:

No school Friday March 23

LOOKING FOR –

·         30 packs of instant oatmeal – ( to taste test for porridge)

·         Pouch covers for sorting

Books this week