Where has the time gone?  I can not believe it is already February!  We have been very busy in our classroom!  Although the weather feels more like spring, we are still embracing winter through our projects. We have  decorated winter hats, painted with ice cubes, designed ice skates and even skated in the hall on wax paper. Oh What fun!  Our little ones got a very special surprise last week from Mrs. Barta's class when they came down to read to us their original creation, If You Give a Dad a Donut.  The boys and girls really enjoyed listening to "the big kids" read to them. Mrs. Yanega and I will work on our February units with the children: the color pink, hearts, friendship and Valentine's Day.  We will be celebrating Valentine's Day next week so please don't forget to send in 11 cards.  We look forward to celebrating with your little love bugs !

Thanks to all the dads and guests who visited our classroom last week. I hope you got a glimpse into your child's world at school and the variety of experiences that are offered throughout the day. Letter P was great fun with a pirate stopping by to drop off some treasure for us. The children put a great deal of thought and care into drawing their favorite pajamas (peaceful thinking music was playing in the backround)  and then stood in front of the class to explain their drawing. This week has been a bit quieter with talk of queen, quilts, and emphasis on quality work! We took advantage of the gorgeous weather and practiced letter writing outside with chalk and experimented with developing shades of pink then painting with forks on huge sheets of paper. We are also preparing for Valentine's Day with numerous hearts many different materials and supplies. See you soon on conference day!

The Groundhog was WRONG!  Spring seems to be here.  The last few days have been fabulous and our girls have been taking advantage of it.  We even had Chapel outside!  February is acting more like March!  We loved have our special people in last week to share our day and have donuts.  We have never seen so many smiles and laughs  at one time. Thank you all for making it such a lovely day!  We are working on the letter "Q" with the ' kwa' sound and therefore struggled with snack - but then we came up with Queen Cake!  We've been working on opposites, rhyming, and number recognition.  Lots to do in Pre-K!  Our Science teacher, Mrs. Craig , did a wonderful  project with the children this week - they made quicksand.  Chelsea said " Look Mrs. Loeb, my hands are full of fun!" Best  comment ever!