HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL

Happy Valentine's Day

One red valentine, two red valentines, three red valentines, four,

I cut and I cut and I paste and I paste

And then I make many, many more.

Yes, we did make many, many more at school this week. The children were eager to make something special to celebrate this minor holiday that focuses on LOVE.  Afterall, that's what Valentine's Day is all about, treating your loved ones to a little extra special attention. They enjoyed all of our stories about animals (Froggy, Arthur, Rotten Ralph and Splat the Cat) who think they are falling in love, pass out valentines cards, and end up being embarrassed by a kiss from an admiring friend. We did discuss how we are much TOO young for such romances...we save our hugs and kisses for family. They did get a big kick out of the mythology surrounding CUPID. The magic love arrows really intrigued them and we took turns playing at Cupid and "flinging"  love arrows around our room.  We did attempt to make a baby Cupid with wings out of a paper plate, which, of course, the boys wanted to turn into his arrows.  Everyone likes to put his/her own spin on the LEGEND (vocab).  They are adorable when they pretend play.  

Most of our week was spent drawing, cutting, pasting and printing on our school valentines. They were anxious to add their cards to our large beribboned mailbox (laundry basket) and even more anxious to pass them out to friends. We made a big deal of each step, so that by Friday we were all informed and ready to celebrate the legend we call Valentine's Day. Thanks again to our wonderful room mothers and parents that came in to help make things flow smoothly. The children love a party and the extra hands allows us to incorporate so much more.  And yes, we are all getting intothe habit of sharing healthy snacks.

NOTE:  Our GROUNDHOG SALAd was a big hit.  Everyone enjoyed showing what they brought in, handling all of the produce, chopping it up with plastic cultlery and mixing it in a large bowl.  We soaked it all to make sure it was perfectly clean and passed it our for snack along with some ranch dressing.  This made everything go down esier.  We have some children who are very comfortable eating greens, others who decided to be a bit more adventurous than usual and a handful that cannnot make themselves try something green and different.  We'll keep trying and you do the saame.

WEEK OF Feb. 13th: We will celebrate OUR PRESIDENTS, the flag and discuss our currency. On Friday we will have a patriotic parade so please dress your child in RED, WHITE AND BLUE if possible.

SPECIAL REMINDER: NO SCHOOL ON MON IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE THE NAT’L HOLIDAY, PRESIDENTS DAY

REGISTRATION for next year's Pre-K class will open on March 2rd, so mark your calendar if this affects your child.  There will be some exciting changes… a mixed ¾ class in addition to our traditional four year old class.  Call the office for more details.