Blog for March 20, 22, 24

Trees are budding and starting to leaf out! Spring is in the air. This week we are talking about forests, trees and leaves.

Table activities this week center around wood, this morning we made sculptures with twigs, leaves and playdoh and we did leaf rubbings. We will look at cut wooden discs, bark and other tree activities.

Some KDIs we are looking at this week are-
Movement: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through movement- We can pretend to be different things while moving to music.

Natural and physical world: Children gather knowledge about the natural and physical world.- We are looking inside trees and a different kinds of forests throughout the world.

Ecology: Children understand the importance of taking care of their environment.- Trees provide paper and all sorts of different things that we can be careful not to waste.

Jesus Time- Our story this week has a tree as a main character. A tax collector named Zaccheus was anxious to see Jesus. He had heard that Jesus was friends even with tax collectors who everyone usually hated. Zaccheus had one small problem, he was small, short, and there was no way he could see Jesus over the crowds. So, Zaccheus climbed a tree! As Jesus passed by, he looked up in that tree, called to Zaccheus and invited himself to his house. Jesus went to Zaccheus' house for the evening meal and Zaccheus turned his life around. He stopped stealing from his fellow Israelites and paid back double what he had stolen. We should be just as desperate to see and hear from Jesus. He loves us and wants to be with us!!

Books of the Week- "The Umbrella" by Jan Brett, "Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen.


Remember to attend Kindergarten Round Up tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21st, 5:30-6:30! Find out more about our program! Your children spent time in the kindergarten room, this is your opportunity to check it out!!

Next week, NO SCHOOL, it is Spring Break!! We will see you in April! Show and Tell schedules will go home on Wednesday!

Have a great week!!
Mrs. Schneck