I Hope everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season. Thank you for an amazing 2015!
December Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
For
the next week, students will be learning about Recycling. We will be discussing the different items
that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.
Some of the books we will be reading are:
•Peter’s
Chair by
Ezra Jack Keats
•I
Stink! By
Kate and Jim McMullan
•The
Adventures of Gary & Harry by Lisa Matsumoto
•Something
from Nothing by
Phoebe Gilman
•Dinosaur
Woods by George
McClements
Lessons and activities for the theme:
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Art –
Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old
magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.
Blocks –
Students will have paper bags of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.
Pretend
Play –
Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.
Writing
-
Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom
read-aloud regarding recycling.
Library -
Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.
Reminders:
•Tuesday, December 15th, is our Holiday Show at 9:00 a.m.! Parents are welcome to attend the show
•Friday, December 18th, is Pre-K 4’s Holiday Party! We will be having a pizza party and dancing the day away! If you would like to donate a few dollars to the party, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
•School will be closed from December 21st to January 4th.
Recommended
Home to
School Connection:
Universal
Handwriting book:
Monday – Page 45
Tuesday – Page
46
Wednesday – Page
47
Thursday – Page 48
Friday
- Have a
wonderful
holiday break!
