Valentine’s Day Parties!

Please watch for sign-up sheets in your child’s classroom for opportunities to help with our Valentine’s Day parties! They will be held

Friday, February 12^th.

February Birthdays!

Landon S  2/2

Owen A  2/2

Brayden K 2/21

Isaiah B 2/5

Jordan M 2/2

Cayla N  2/6

Devyn F  2/28

Nathan M  2/25

Seth S  2/14

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

·  Absolutely no outside food or drinks are allowed in the classrooms. If your child eats breakfast on the way to school, please allow them time to finish before coming into the classroom!

·  Please send your child to school in a coat or jacket; they will be going outside everyday!

·  Sheets and blankets are to be taken home and washed every Friday afternoon. Please make sure you return them the following Monday!

Learning Center Spotlight

Music & Movement

Literacy.

·   Children’s vocabulary and language are expanded as they are introduced to new words such as banjo, waterspout, weasel, or stream, in a song. They can talk about what the words mean and act them out.

·   Their phonological awareness is strengthened by singing songs that are full of rhymes and repetition.

·   Children gain an understanding of books and other texts by reading story songs.

·   Children obtain knowledge of print and an understanding of letters and words by following along on a chart with the written words of a song as they sing or listen.

·   Comprehension skills are learned as they imitate a teacher’s body movement to dramatize a story or song.

Mathematics.

·   Children learn number concepts by singing number songs, rhymes, and chants.

·   Their ability to recognize patterns and relationships is strengthened by clapping and repeating rhythmic patterns to music.

·   Children develop spatial awareness by moving around, in, out, or through. Also, holding a streamer in different positions- above, below, high, or low.

·   They learn concepts of measurement, especially time, as they move quickly or slowly, or hold a note for a long time. They also learn to make comparisons in movement activities, for instance, by taking long steps, short steps, or making yourself as tiny as a bug and as big as a giant.

Science.

·   Children explore physical science by experimenting with rhythm instruments or found objects to make sounds. They are encouraged to find ways of making high and low sounds, loud and soft sounds.

·   They investigate the earth and environment by creating musical instruments from objects found in nature.

·   Using streamers during movement activities allow them to see how things move in the wind.

Social Studies.

·   Children learn about spaces and geography as they participate in movement activities (e.g. go forward, backward, to the side).

·   They learn about people and how they live by exploring music and dance from other cultures.

·   Children gain a better understanding of people and the environment by creating musical instruments from recyclable materials.

·   They develop an appreciation of people and the past by introducing music and movement from different eras- ragtime, blues, waltz, and rock and roll.

The Arts.

·   Children are introduced to dance by moving in different ways to music, listening to various types of music and exploring movements that go with each.

·   They explore music by listening to and appreciating a variety of musical styles. Also, they are provided the opportunity to use musical instruments to creatively express themselves.

·   Children are introduced to drama by using props to re-enact familiar stories

Valentine’s Day Fun!