Mrs. K’s Class
Weekly Newsletter—January 22, 2016
What We’re Learning
Upcoming Dates
We had so much fun learning about bears this week.
February 10—Valentine’s Day celebrations.
During circle time, we read the story Brown Bear,
February 11—Early Release. No school for
Little Leaders/Early Childhood students.
the repetition of the story. We used picture supports
February 12—Teacher Institute Day. NO
SCHOOL.
We also sang a song related to the book using our
Brown Bear, What Do You See? The children enjoyed
for the children to increase their participation, as well
as the use of mid-tech assistive technology devices.
SMARTboard. In the sensory area, the children
explored oatmeal and miniature bears within the
February 15—President’s Day. NO SCHOOL.
sensory table. We also had a bear cave, made from a
cardboard box. Inside of the cave were bears of
different sizes, colors, and textures. The children
made hand-print bears in the art center and utilized
A Look Ahead
dot markers to color a bear picture. During arrival
table activity, the children made paper plate bears and
polar bears! We had a very busy week!
We will continue our bear theme next
week. During circle time, we will read
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. We will be
using some common household items to
REMINDER: Please remember to check your
child’s take-home folder daily as important notes
and reminders are sent home for you to review.
make sound effects that go along with
each of the areas visited in the story.
We will also learn about rectangles and
read/sing our fun rectangle song.
Jennifer Kettering
Jennifer.kettering@lz95.org
847-540-3934
Class Website:
http://www.lz95.org/classes/mrsksclas
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