Thursday, January 29, 2015

PPCD News:  February 2-6, 2015
Reminders:
*IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT please email earlychildhood@friscoisd.org
and cc mathisj@friscoisd.org
and call transportation @ 469-633-6562
*** If your child is sick, please e-mail me with as many details as possible. ***
Items needed by Monday for cooking/crafts:  
160- ½ inch dot stickers(black if you can find them but any color will do), cornstarch, pink cream cheese, 6 apples, grapes, rice (yes, again… they love it and they spill it a lot! J)
-please go to Facebook or e-mail me if you want to bring one of the items above so we don’t have any duplicates.  Thank you!
Upcoming activities
Please look out for the flyer from PTA for our annual Write A Check Fundraiser. 
Remember the healthy snack challenge!
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CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Square
Pink
Theme:
Imagine it Make it
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Songs
Mr. Sun
Pre-writing
 Letter of the Week—S
The children will draw a picture of something they could make with a box and make a snake out of the letter S

Vocabulary
Sandals
Seashells
Soccer ball
Sunglasses
Sand
Soap
Scissors
Math:
The children will be making a “My number book” and counting dots with coin counters.
Fine motor:
Pre-cutting skills—Cut line on the number book
Fine motor strength—making a creation out of a box
Practicing a functional grasp—The children will be completing a writing activity about  by drawing something they could make from a box.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers.  The children will write the letter S in the air and on the white board.  
Creativity
The children will pour white paint and tell us what they think it looks like.
Literacy:
They will be completing puzzles of items that go together.
Sensory:

The children will touch and measure rice in the sensory table. 

Thursday, January 15, 2015

PPCD News:  January 20-23, 2015
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 Monday for cooking/crafts:
Two of each fruit:  apple, kiwi, pear, strawberry, orange, one bag of rice, semi-sweet chocolate chips, pretzels, sour skittles, popcorn, salt
***please go to Facebook or e-mail me if you want to bring one of the items above so we don’t have any duplicates.  Thank you!
Upcoming activities
No School Monday January 19, 2015 to observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tool Time Potty Talk Friday, January 30th 8:30-10:00 a.m.
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CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Oval
White
Theme:
5 Senses-continued
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Songs
5 Senses song
Pre-writing
 Letter of the Week—Q
Glue Q-tips to make the letter Q and write the letter Q on a sensory bag with a Q-tip.

Vocabulary
Quarter
Quail(Bird)
Quadruplets(5 babies)
Quartz
Quill
Question mark
Quilt
Math:
We will pattern music sounds.
Fine motor:
Pre-cutting skills—Cut snips
Fine motor strength—Glue and place Q-tips
Practicing a functional grasp—Write on the board  and write with a Q-tip.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers.
Art
Paint with fruit and jello powder.
Literacy:
Chart characteristics of popcorn
Sensory:

The children will touch and measure rice in the sensory table.