February

We are more than half way through the year and we have already learned most of the letters, numbers 1-10 and most of us can write phrases and read simple sentences!

I can not say enough about how amazed I am at how intelligent these children are. I find them reading phrases from the book before me and answering questions very quickly.

Letters of the month are, "U," "V,""O,"&"W." Of course "V" will be done the week of Valentines!
Speaking of which.....We will be having a Valentines Day Party on Feb. 12 so please bring a Valentine for each friend at school. (Just have your child sign their own name, no need to address them to specific children).

This months themes are Keeping Healthy: We will learn about germs and how important it is to wash our hands......LOTS!!! Nutrition and what kinds of foods our bodies need. Sleep and exercise, we will have a Preschool Olympics during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver!! (Watch for the Olympic rings, torch and medals coming home during the last two weeks of February!) We will talk about cooperation not competition, peace, and the importance of having fun while being active. We will also learn more about the Olympics.

We have continued to practice our numbers and letters through games such as "high sticks," "missing number," "abc chart match -up," and reading lots of books.