April...almost over...how can that be?

What a very busy month we have had so far! We have enjoyed all things Easter this month, are learning about Sea Life, the brown continent of Australia, and celebrating Earth Day by creating beautiful artwork and reading books to help us learn how to keep our planet clean, tidy, and safe. A few simple changes in your household can make a HUGE difference...really. Ask your child how your family can help :)

On Monday our classroom guests will arrive...your children are very excited. I will let them fill you in. I will give you a hint : they take 28 days to hatch and they go "QUACK!" when they do.

Lastly, newly registered children for the fall will begin to visit our classroom next week. Our resident BIG KIDS are excited to show new friends the ropes.

Just a reminder that the Spring Scholastic Book Fair is this week...
The half day children will be attending the Book Fair with parents this wednesday ay 11:30. The all day children will attend this Thursday at 2:00. 

Generation Celebration

Just a reminder that our Generation Celebration will take place this Wednesday morning. Mass will begin in the gym at 9:40 with refreshments immediately following. Please be sure to let us know if a "special senior" is unable to attend with your child.

 Thank you.

New Chapter Book...

All Day children began listening to

Alice in Wonderland at rest yesterday.

Auction Basket

We need your help…

 

The HSA Bid For Quality Auction is Saturday March 24^th.

Our classroom is responsible for creating a basket for the auction.

Since we are studying all things Europe this month, we decided to go with an Italian Basket theme! The children will be assisting in making a batch of homemade pizzelles to contribute. Please browse the list of suggestions below and sign up to donate an item on the classroom bulletin board.

All items need to be in on or before Monday March 19^th.

Thanks in advance!

Some items to contribute include:

Large ceramic pasta bowl                           

Red Apron                                                 

Red Oven Mitt and Kitchen Towel Set       

Medium Sized Colander                            

Cheese Grater                                           

Italian Cook book                                       

Garlic Press                                               

Ceramic Garlic Keeper                               

Olive Oil                                                     

Balsamic Vinegar                                       

Pkg Gourmet Pasta                                    

Pkg Breadsticks                                         

Jar of Pesto                                                

Jar of Olives                                               

Jar of Marinated Artichokes                      

Jar of Roasted Red Peppers                       

Jar of Dipping Herbs                                 

$10 donation for gift certificate                  

$10 donation for gift certificate                  

Feel free to let us know if you have any ideas to make our basket even more fabulous!

Some March happenings to share...

Water exploration with a St Patrick's Day twist!
Always learning..."Mrs. Anzalone, look what happens when we put too many things in the funnel, the water comes out slowly and then just stops...a traffic jam!"

Scooping for hidden treasures...always a favorite.
"Come out, come out wherever you are!"

Dressing up with some wooden shoes from the "Red continent"

Some March word wall writing

March calendar...numbers, numbers, and more numbers!

Fun doing some "word work" on the Ipad! This app is "Word Wizard". Children are able to build words, phrases, even sentences and hear what they just typed! Using classmates names has been the favorite so far. 

Puzzles!

The astronaut felt board + imagination = FUN!

Another lunar landing :)

Some art exploration with painters tape, children then added some green paint...and then imagine their faces when we removed the tape...MAGIC!

Some quiet time...discovering what's under the rainbow

We tasted Starfruit (or Carambola) this week...
EVERYONE tried it, only three friends didn't care for it, and many asked for a second helping!

We ended the week celebrating Dr Seuss' birthday (the young man in the bakery at Tops thought I was a bit unstable when I asked him to write Dr. Seuss' name on the cake...hehe)...we enjoyed listening to many of his books throughout the week and learned some facts about him as well. Ask your child how old he would have been this week (108), what his real name was (Theodore Seuss Geisel), and how many books he wrote (44)!
A great interactive IPad app for this month is The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library "There's No Place Like Space"

Here's to a great fun-filled month of March!

THINK SPRING...

(A hint about what fun things are coming up in our classroom next month...QUACK, QUACK!)

PARP...Parents as Reading Partners

Many exciting events are planned this month to celebrate PARP...

Monday March 5th : Children are invited to wear their PJs and enjoy a "PARPcorn" snack while we watch a short video

Friday March 9th: Author Gretchen Sepik will visit and perform for us as Beatrix Potter!

Thursday March 15th: Family Reading Night from 6:30-8:30. Join us for reading fun, games, stories and snacks!

Friday March 23rd: Read a Hat Day! Children are invited to wear their favorite hat to school as long as it has words on it.

Friday March 30th: Read a Shirt Day! Same as above with your favorite t-shirt.