Friday, May 29, 2015

June 1-5

PPCD News:  June 1-5, 2015
Reminders:
Just a reminder, Big Day in Pre-K has been re-scheduled for  Monday, June 1st.   We will be doing water activities outside as part of our Big Day.  We are asking that you send your child ready for a full day of fun!  Please send your child to school with the following:

-swimsuit on under their clothes
-swim diaper if applicable
-swim shoes
-towel
-a complete change of clothes
-sunscreen already applied
-hat
        Please make sure that everything sent to school has your child's name on it.

(Please note that ECS staff is not permitted to apply sunscreen to children. They MUST have it on BEFORE they come to school.)

*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/snack foods:  
******Family size boxes please not individual packages for snack foods please****
Goldfish crackers and coffee filters
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!
 The snacks are only for families that participate in group snack.  If you send a snack then you don’t need to sign up to send snack items.
Upcoming activities:

Upcoming Spring Events:
June 1              Big Day in Pre-K!
June 2              9:45     AM Party
                 10:15   AM Parade
                                 12:25   PM Parade
                 12:45   PM Party
    June 5              Last Day of School!


ECS WEBSITE:
CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Oval
Purple/Black
Theme:
Summer Safety
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Song
Pout Pout fish
Pre-writing
 Letter of the Week—Review
See Weekly record sheet for details.
Math:
Counting Fish this week.

Fine motor:
Fine motor strength- using short writing utensils to make beginning writing marks.
Practicing a functional grasp- The children will be practicing the tri-pod grasp while writing.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers. 
Creativity
Making Pete’s buttons and shoes
Sensory:

Water play 

Friday, May 22, 2015

May 26-29

PPCD News:  May 26-29, 2015
NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!!!
Reminders:
Just a reminder, Big Day in Pre-K is Friday, May 29th.   We will be doing water activities outside as part of our Big Day.  We are asking that you send your child ready for a full day of fun!  Please send your child to school with the following:

-swimsuit on under their clothes
-swim diaper if applicable
-swim shoes
-towel
-a complete change of clothes
-sunscreen already applied
-hat
        Please make sure that everything sent to school has your child's name on it.

(Please note that ECS staff is not permitted to apply sunscreen to children. They MUST have it on BEFORE they come to school.)

*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/snack foods:  
Thank you for the families that have send shirts!  This will be an ongoing project until the end of the year so go ahead and send the shirt if you haven’t already.  We will need one White “Dad size” T-shirt for each child and one toy car.
******Family size boxes please not individual packages for snack foods please****
Alphabet crackers or cereal
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!
 The snacks are only for families that participate in group snack.  If you send a snack then you don’t need to sign up to send snack items.
Upcoming activities:
Upcoming Spring Events:
May 25            No School
May 29            Big Day in Pre-K!
June 2              9:45     AM Party
                 10:15   AM Parade
                                 12:25   PM Parade
                 12:45   PM Party
    June 5              Last Day of School!


ECS WEBSITE:
CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Oval
Purple/Black
Theme:
I can do it!
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Song
Mat Man
Pre-writing
 Letter of the Week—Review
See Weekly record sheet for details.
Math:
We will be covering Matching shapes this week.
Fine motor:
Pre-cutting skills- We will be cutting and gluing.
Fine motor strength- using short writing utensils to write the first letter of our name in the air, on the carpet and on the white board.
Practicing a functional grasp- The children will be practicing the tri-pod grasp while writing.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers. 
Creativity
Making Pete’s buttons and shoes
Sensory:

The children will press letters in play dough. 

Monday, May 18, 2015

PPCD NEWS May 18-22

PPCD News: May 18-22, 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/snack foods:
Thank you for the families that have send shirts! This will be an ongoing project until the end of the year so go ahead and send the shirt if you haven’t already. We will need one White “Dad size” T-shirt for each child and one toy car.
******Family size boxes please not individual packages for snack foods please****
Animal crackers 19 boxes
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!
The snacks are only for families that participate in group snack. If you send a snack then you don’t need to sign up to send snack items.
Upcoming activities:
Upcoming Spring Events:
May 25 No School
May 29 Big Day in Pre-K!
June 2 9:45 AM Party
10:15 AM Parade
12:25 PM Parade
12:45 PM Party
June 5 Last Day of School!
ECS WEBSITE:
CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Oval
Purple/Black
Theme:
Trying New Things
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Song
Mat Man/Zippity Doo Dah
Pre-writing
Letter of the Week—Z
See Weekly record sheet for details.
Vocabulary
Zucchino, Zoo, zipper, zebra, Zero
Math:
We will be covering Counting on a ten frame this week.
Fine motor:
Pre-cutting skills- We will be cutting and gluing.
Fine motor strength- using short writing utensils to write an Z in the air, on the carpet and on the white board.
Practicing a functional grasp- The children will be practicing the tri-pod grasp while writing.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers. The children will write the letter Z in the air and on the white board.
Creativity
Making Pete the cat
Sensory:

The children will drive cars in dirt. 

Thursday, May 7, 2015

May 11-15

PPCD News:  May 11-15, 2015
Reminders:
Please look around your house and see if your child might have “accidently” come home with something from school!  Thank you so much.
*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/snack foods:  
We will need one White “Dad size” T-shirt for each child and one toy car.
We will also need 19 small cups of blended YELLOW yogurt for tasting.
******Family size boxes please not individual packages for snack foods please****
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!
 The snacks are only for families that participate in group snack.  If you send a snack then you don’t need to sign up to send snack items.
Upcoming activities:
Upcoming Spring Events:
May 25            No School
May 29            Big Day in Pre-K!
June 2              9:45     AM Party
                 10:15   AM Parade
                                 12:25   PM Parade
                 12:45   PM Party
    June 5              Last Day of School!


ECS WEBSITE:
CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Oval
Yellow
Theme:
Going to New Places
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Song
Mat Man
Pre-writing
 Letter of the Week—Y
See Weekly record sheet for details.
Vocabulary
Yoyo
Yogurt
Yarn
Yolk
Math:
We will be covering Sorting by Shape this week.
Fine motor:
Pre-cutting skills- We will be cutting and gluing.
Fine motor strength- using short writing utensils to write an  Y in the air, on the carpet and on the white board.
Practicing a functional grasp- The children will be practicing the tri-pod grasp while writing.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers.  The children will write the letter Y in the air and on the white board.  
Creativity
The children will paint a shirt for Dad Shhhhh…….
Sensory:

The children will drive cars in dirt. 

Friday, May 1, 2015

May 4-8

PPCD News:  May 4-8, 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/snack foods:  
Microwave popcorn
******Family size boxes please not individual packages for snack foods please****
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!
 The snacks are only for families that participate in group snack.  If you send a snack then you don’t need to sign up to send snack items.
Upcoming activities:
Upcoming Spring Events:
May 4-8                                Teacher Appreciation Week
May 25                                 No School
May 29                                 Big Day in Pre-K!
June 2                                   End of Year Parade, Parties (9:15 & 12:25)


ECS WEBSITE:
CONCEPTS FOR THE WEEK
Oval
Purple
Theme:
What is in the sky?
Books:
See Weekly Record sheet.
Song
Mat Man
Pre-writing
 Letter of the Week—X
See Weekly record sheet for details.
Vocabulary
Ox
Six
Ax
Box
Fox

Math:
We will be covering AB patterning this week.
Fine motor:
Pre-cutting skills- We will be cutting play dough.
Fine motor strength- using short writing utensils to write an  X on the white board.
Practicing a functional grasp- The children will be practicing the tri-pod grasp while writing.
We talk about crabby fingers and using 3 fingers and tucking away the other 2 fingers.  The children will write the letter X in the air and on the white board.  
Creativity
The children will paint and make cloud picture of the sky.
Sensory:

The children will paint a starry sky.