This week we are talking about dental health.  We will discuss the importance of brushing your teeth twice a day as well as flossing.  Dr. Walker from Family and Implant Dentistry has donated a toothbrush, toothpaste, and flossers for each child.  During art, we will be making a mouth with marshmallow teeth.  And will finish this unit with 2 great books:  Bruce's Loose Tooth by Eileen Landay and a Scholastic book, Brush Brush Brush. 

The bible story I chose for this week is about Zacchaeus. Since he was a short man, he had to climb a tree to see Jesus. Jesus saw him in the tree and asked him to come down so He could go to his house. The other people were not happy, as Zacchaeus was a tax collector and had cheated them. Zacchaeus was so happy Jesus chose him, that he promised to give back to the people he cheated. 

This is the 2nd week of working on the alphabet.  We are working on having them identify each letter as well as identify the letter their names start with.  Each child will be working on a coloring project with their first letter.  There are a couple of worksheets coming home for the letters B & C.  These are just for you to practice and do not need to be sent back. 

Blessings,
Mrs. Kai

Whew, Valentine's week was so fun!! I am so glad to get to spend time with your kids and celebrate these holidays. We are back on track and will be getting them ready to move up to the 3-4 class for the rest of the year. This week starts the alphabet unit. It is our goal to get them started on learning the letters in order and identify the letters in their name. Keep an eye out for fun activities with writing and learning their letters.

Our bible story for this week is Jesus Loves the Children.  We will talk about how Jesus wants everyone to be more like the children.  Our art project this week will be making "loving hands".  It will be a lot of fun using glue and glitter.  These will be displayed in our room. 



The book we will be reading this week will be Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  It is a great book to teach letters in a fun way.  We will be revolving our next few weeks around this book and will be doing more fun Chicka Chicka Boom Boom activities.  Keep your eye out for them. 



Our sharing friends this week are:                                               Tues: Madison & Conor                                                               Wed: Jack & Logan                                                                     Thurs: Jackson W. 

Blessings,

Kai



Happy Valentine's Day!  We will be celebrating Valentine's this week.  Please make sure you decorated your box to bring to school this week.  We will be learning about the Fruit of the Spirit during bible time.  We will talk about how the fruit is a gift from God and how He is wanting us to use these "gifts" every day with others.  We will also be learning our last shape... Heart!  What a perfect week for the heart.  During art, we will be painting a heart with a mixture of shaving cream and glue.  It makes a puffy paint once dried.  These will be on display next week.  We will also be reading the book, Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis and Jan Fearnley.  It is a cute book about a mouse who wants to give a kiss to a giraffe but is too small.  So he builds up items to reach her. 

We will also be having quite a party for Valentine's Day.  We will be decorating a heart hat to wear during the party as well as have a fun craft during the party.  We will begin the afternoon watching an Alvin and the Chipmunks Valentine's movie and then finish off the day exchanging our Valentine's for everyone.                                     Don't forget we will be having a pizza party for lunch, so you will not need to pack a lunch.  Along with the pizza, we will have baby carrots, apple slices, and chocolate milk.  Yum!

Our sharing friends for this week are:

Tuesday: Lyra and Phoenix

Wednesday: Bailey and Jackson H.

Thursday: Nathan and Hannah

Blessings,

Mrs. Kai

First thing's first... please make sure to check your folders, as we will have a couple important notes for you.  Since next week in Valentine's Day, we will be celebrating the holiday with a pizza party... which means, no packed lunches!!!

This week, our unit is BE KIND.  The bible story teaches this beautifully with the good samaritan who helps the hurt man.  We will work on being kind to our friends and helping others who are in need.  Our story will also follow this unit.  We are reading, Have you Filled a Bucket Today?  A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud.  This book give a great explanation on how our behaviors toward others affects our happiness as well as our friends.  If you haven't read this book, you may want to.  I know many Kindergarten teachers who use it for their classes as well. 

We will be learning about a STAR this week.  There will be a song that we will learn as well as coloring pages to work on.  I will also plan on sending home more star sheets for your child to continue working on that shape. 

Our sharing friends this week are:
Tues: Keaton & Alex
Wed: Katie & Luke
Thurs: Barron & Zach

Blessings,
Mrs. Kai