REGISTRATION

We have moved the date due to personal family stuff to WEDNESDAY MAY 16th. Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 3:30 to fill out paper work and pay the $25 registration fee. See you then!!!

BUILDING with BLOCKS

I love to have blocks out in the classroom everyday. Sometimes we play with the classic wooden blocks, sometimes we use a type of foam or cardboard block to create structures that would make Frank Lloyd Wright proud! Is it all just fun and games? Of course it is, and then some...

When children are building they are learning math, science, language, and social skills. Imagine a toy so simple, yet it supplies exploration in volumne, size, shape, spatial relationships, cause and effect, weight properties, increased vocabulary, understanding symbols and learning how to share and work together in positive ways. WOW. That's impressive. 

So get out some blocks and let your child get to work. After all, it's just child's play.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

FIELD TRIP to celebrate Earth Day! We are visiting the Rexburg Nature Park (near the fairgrounds on 5th West). MWF and M-F class will have their field trip on Friday the 20th from 11:00 - 12:30. T TH class field trip is Tuesday April 24th from 12:00 - 1:30. Children need a lunch and a sweater! We will be feeding the ducks, nature hiking, doing a little service Clean Up project and playing together.

SPRING STUFF

Spring break is coming to an end and we are back to school tomorrow. We've had some nice weather!! Let's hope it continues as we get ready for a unit on planting!

Registration is still open for the 2012 - 2013 school year. If you are interested in preschool for next year, give me a call and I can put your child's name on the list. (208) 360 - 6836 Registration day is Friday, May 18th. You can come anytime between 2:30 - 3:30 to fill out paper work and pay the $25 registration fee.

Scholastic Book Orders are open online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. They will close on April 14th. Password:GQRPN

FIELD TRIP

Dino museum tomorrow. Meet at the museum at 10am. If your child is riding with their teachers, they need to be at the preschool at 9:15. The museum is located on the corner of Broadway and Yellowstone in Idaho Falls. Extra siblings, 4 years old and older, are $3. Parents are $8. See you there!

PJ PARTY AT PRESCHOOL

Dr Seuss' birthday is this week! We are having a PJ party at school to celebrate. T TH afternoon class, wear your PJ's to school on Thursday, March 1st. MWF and M-F class wear your Pj's on Friday March 2nd. And for snack? What else??? Green eggs and ham of course!

FIELD TRIP

We will begin our Dinosaur Roar unit this week. This will also include a review of our Earth Science unit (VOLCANOES!!). We will be visiting the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls to view their Dinsoaur exhibit. More info will come home soon!

Update: M-F pre K class will begin site words this week. They will be making a site word wheel each week and bringing them home. We are also still making our letter of the week books each Tuesday. Please look for both of these items and review them with your child. Our name writing practice is focused on making our letters the same size, fitting them on the line, and using a capital at the beginning and lower case for the rest. Our reading center focus this week is 3-letter words with different vowel sounds.

See you all soon!!!