PPCD News:  December 15-19

Reminders:

***IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT please email earlychildhood@friscoisd.org

and cc mathisj@friscoisd.org

and call transportation @ 469-633-6562

Items needed by Wednesday for cooking:

We need 6 frozen ears of corn, tiny marshmallows and one canister of hot chocolate/cocoa mix.

Items needed by Monday for crafts/classroom: 

* Please comment on Facebook if you are able to bring an item. Thank you!  

Upcoming activities

Dec. 19                 Winter Parties, 9:55am & 1:55pm

Dec. 22                 Holiday Break Begins!

ECS WEBSITE:

http://schools.friscoisd.org/spc/ecs/site/home

CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK

Circle

Green

Holiday

Sorting by shape

Counting

Patterning

Matching by color

Theme:

Holidays around the World

Books:

See Weekly Record sheet.

Songs

Cookie Match

Twinkle Twinkle Holiday Lights

Pre-writing

 Letter of the Week—Review:  H T I E F L U

The children will write letters on a white board with short crayons and in “snow” with their fingers.

Vocabulary

Lion

Log

Horse

Hat

Tiger

Teeth

Egg

Elephant

Math:

We will sort little people. count candles on a menorah

Fine motor:

Pre-cutting skills—Paint with their fingertips, write vertical lines, wrap paper around blocks, glue paper to a box for boxing day.

Fine motor strength—

Practicing a functional grasp--

We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers.

Art

A cup of hot chocolate.

Literacy:

Students put together a review letter puzzle and name pictures.

Is a flame hot or cold?

Sensory:

We will paint with corn.