Toddler April Newsletter

baby animals

Hello Toddler Families,

March was such a wonderful explosion of color in our classroom! It felt like the perfect lead-in to the magic of spring and all its new life, which brings us into our theme for this April: baby animals. Over the week, we slowly started phasing out our color works and replacing them with farm families, life cycles, and the like..

We also gave our Train Table a farm makeover and have been setting up little Invitations to Play for the toddlers to discover when they enter the space. These fun setups encourage creative, non-directive play that encourages open-ended exploration and imagination. Plus, they're quite fun for teachers too and remind us to keep in touch with our inner child.

We will be spending the month working on our classroom project - a large canvas print with layered paper. The toddlers sure love adding their own personal pieces of paper, and a group project setting allows for great social-emotional skills such as turn taking and sharing to emerge. So much fun!

Important Dates to Remember:

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Classroom Reminders…

• Please continue bringing your child’s warm coat throughout the month.

• As spring approaches this means more rain out on the playground! Do ensure that your tot has all their rain gear (boots, rain pants, rain coat) each day.

Happy Birthday

No toddler birthday's this month

South Preschool April Newsletter

weather, frogs, rainbows

Welcome South Preschool Families to April, where teachers have transformed the classroom to focus on some fun & exciting spring topics -the weather, frogs, and rainbows. Preschoolers sure do love talking about the weather, and because it changes so often it is such a fascinating thing to learn about. We plan on singing our “What’s the Weather” song each day while we learn about the different types of weather. Rainbows, colorful arches, are another South Preschool favorite- so we will also cover how rainbows are made as well as the colors of the rainbow (p.s. there are 7 different colors in a rainbow, can you name them all?)

We also can’t cover spring without mentioning another one of our favorite amphibians - frogs! did you know frogs can jump up to 20 times their own size? Such high jumping! We will be practicing our very own frog jumps all month long out on our playground, as well as learning about the parts of the frog and the different types of frogs!

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Important Dates to Remember:

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Classroom notes:

• Spring is here! With the new season comes sunnier weather & the need for preschoolers to be wearing sunscreen. We will be sending out sunscreen forms later this month so keep an eye out for them!

Happy Birthday!

April 8th: Jack G

North Preschool April Newsletter

north pre 1: rainbows, weather & butterflies

north pre 2: Earth, recycling, Earth Day, and worms

North Pre 1 & North Pre 2 Families,

Welcome to April in North Pre 1 where we will learn all about rainbows, weather & butterflies! A rainbow has 7 different colors - can you name them all? North Pre 1 kids sure can! Some other things we will cover this month include what rainbows are and how they are made, plus we will cover different types of weather. Another fun spring topic we don’t want to miss out on is learning all about butterflies. Preschoolers are especially interested in learning about the parts of the butterfly and the different types of butterflies. What fun and interesting spring topics!

North Pre 2 Families,

Happy April! Because Earth Day happens in April, our class thought it only fitting that we learn all about the Earth this month. Our topics will include Earth Day, recycling, and worms! Here are some specific things that we plan on learning over the course of the month:

• continents of the Earth

• importance of taking care of our Earth

• reduce, reuse, recycle & compost

• parts of the worm

• why worms are good for the soil

Our preschoolers are so excited to learn all that they can about taking care of our Earth!

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Important Dates to Remember:

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CLASSROOM NOTES…

• Spring is here! With the new season comes sunnier weather & the need for preschoolers to be wearing sunscreen. We will be sending out sunscreen forms later this month so keep an eye out for them!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

April 14th: Cruz P

Infant April Newsletter

Farm Animals

Happy April, Families! Some of our infant’s favorite songs have to do with farm animals- “Old McDonald” “Baa Baa Black Sheep” and “The Animals on the Farm” are on daily rotation in our classroom. Because of this, we thought it only fitting to set up a farm animal themed classroom this month! Our classroom work will incorporate farm animals in fun ways- from a sensory bin filled with animals and hay, books about farms, animals with a wooden barn, and more! We also have a couple of open-ended art projects planned that will be so much fun for the infants to complete. Open-ended art in the infant room is art projects that can be completed in a variety of ways and it is all about the process of making and creating rather than finishing something. This helps to benefit an infant's creativity, independence, and motor skills.

Some classroom news- starting next Thursday Miss Tashi will be taking a couple months off to visit with her family. Ms. Sarah from preschool will be filling in until Tashi returns. Sarah has had infant experience in the past and is so excited to work with infants again.

Important Dates to Remember:

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Classroom reminder…

• We are so excited for the sunny days of spring to come! Please begin bringing in your child’s sun hat and sunscreen, if you have not already.

Happy Birthday

April 13: Beatrix F