Week of January 26-30, 2015!

What a snow storm we had! The children enjoyed playing in the HUGE snow drifts today! Don't forget to send your child with snow pants and waterproof gloves everyday.  

This week was short and sweet and we wrapped up our Inventors unit! We learned about the inventors of the Barbie Doll and Lego blocks! We also set up various learning stations around the room for the children to explore during free play.  

Do you know how Barbie and Ken got their names? The founder, Ruth Handler's children are named Barbara and Ken! Ruth designed the dolls for her daughter who loved playing with paper dolls and fabric clothing.  In 1959 the Barbie was born! 

The Lego founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen, was a carpenter who designed wooden toys.  He wasn't fond of how the wooden toys did not interlock and would collapse when manipulated.  He experimented with plastic and the Lego was created! 

Both the Barbie and Lego discussions lead to projects in the preschool classroom! See our pictures below!

Next month also brings lots of great curriculum topics! With Groundhog's Day on February 2nd, we will discuss and investigate shadows! And then Chinese New Year is upon us! We love learning about Chinese New Year and all of the great traditions.  The noodle snack is always a big hit!

Friendly reminders:

- Don't forget your child's snow gear! We go outside everyday!
- Tuition is due on Monday, February 2nd
- Families DO NOT have to send in Valentines.  We will be creating valentines at school with the children.  
- School will be closed on Monday, February 16th in observance of President's Day

*Don't forget to vote for us on HulaFrog!!!! Voting ends on February 14th so there are only 2 weeks left! Click Here to vote! Sign up is quick and easy and HulaFrog has lots of great local resources for families too!*

And a very special thank you to all of the families who supported our school and purchased books from the Scholastic Reading Club! Your purchases helped us earn books for our classroom.  Stay tuned for the next flier arriving in February!

Making Paper Dolls with Fabric Scraps

Block Learning Station: Can you fill the outline with blocks?
Lot's of teamwork happening!

Snow explorations with colored water and eye droppers

Lego Challenge: Can you make the first letter of your name?

Learning Station: Can you make a pattern with the colored blocks? (The light table was shining bright as the children manipulated the blocks)