With only 8 days of school left, the children have made a list of things they want to do before school ends for the summer (their bucket list). We have been crossing things off the list, but some things we will need your help in achieving. The scheduled main events that you need to know about are: they have requested an ice cream party, pizza day, popcorn and movies, pajama day, and water day.
Thursday 5/21- Ice Cream Party Day
Wednesday 5/27 - Water Day - wear swimsuits/sunscreen to school, bring towel w/name
Monday 6/1 - Pizza Day
Tuesday 6/2 - Pajama Day/Popcorn/Movie- wear pajamas to school
Wednesday 6/3 - Last Day of School
Friday- Vic 6/5 Vic-Nic
Families are invited to attend this event which is run and sponsored by the PTT. Since school is over, children are monitored by parents. Barbara Vick staff will be closing down the classrooms.
Today we had a Guest Chef in the morning class. Miss Llora and Bridget made us strawberry/granola parfaits. During center time both classes cut out butterflies, played with playdough and puzzles. During small group, we completed a math work sheet. To prepare the children for Kindergarten, we will be asking them to complete worksheets for the next 2 weeks. The afternoon class had bananas for snack.
No School on Friday and Monday. Ms. Amy will be enjoying the mountains of Colorado with her family until Tuesday. She promises to return for Water Day on Wednesday 5/27.
Ms. Elma
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Dad's Day/Trike-A-Thon
Hi All,
I wanted to let everyone know the details for this Thursday: Dad's/Special Person Day and Trike-A-Thon. The children are allowed to bring their bikes/trikes/scooters and their helmets. Please have their name on both. We have talked a lot about bike safety and wearing helmets so I am sure they will tell you what they need. We are scheduled for the event at 9:50am for the morning class and 12:20pm for the afternoon. While we understand that our guests may not be able to stay the entire class session we do hope you can join us at those times - it makes everything run smoother when there is extra help! There will be signs on the fence in the front of school with our room number. Please help your child park their bike here when you arrive at school and place their helmet on the handlebars. This will make our trek across the street to Kennedy Park a bit easier. We do understand that many of our Dad's will not be able to make it on Thursday so we have been talking with the children about other alternatives: Mom/Grandma/Grandpa/Aunts/Uncles/BabySitter.... Any "special" adult in your child's life is welcome. There will also be treats in Ms. Joan's office for our guests - if you are able to make something to share please feel free to do so. This is always a fun day for the children and we hope to make it special for our guests as well. Please let me know if there are any questions. Thank you for your constant support & for sharing your children with us!
Ms. Amy
PS - thank you for all the books donated from the Book Fair! It closes Friday at noon.
I wanted to let everyone know the details for this Thursday: Dad's/Special Person Day and Trike-A-Thon. The children are allowed to bring their bikes/trikes/scooters and their helmets. Please have their name on both. We have talked a lot about bike safety and wearing helmets so I am sure they will tell you what they need. We are scheduled for the event at 9:50am for the morning class and 12:20pm for the afternoon. While we understand that our guests may not be able to stay the entire class session we do hope you can join us at those times - it makes everything run smoother when there is extra help! There will be signs on the fence in the front of school with our room number. Please help your child park their bike here when you arrive at school and place their helmet on the handlebars. This will make our trek across the street to Kennedy Park a bit easier. We do understand that many of our Dad's will not be able to make it on Thursday so we have been talking with the children about other alternatives: Mom/Grandma/Grandpa/Aunts/Uncles/BabySitter.... Any "special" adult in your child's life is welcome. There will also be treats in Ms. Joan's office for our guests - if you are able to make something to share please feel free to do so. This is always a fun day for the children and we hope to make it special for our guests as well. Please let me know if there are any questions. Thank you for your constant support & for sharing your children with us!
Ms. Amy
PS - thank you for all the books donated from the Book Fair! It closes Friday at noon.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
The children are very excited about celebrating Mother's Day! They have been sharing their plans for a wonderful day for Mom-- a day at the zoo, a birthday party for Mom, T-ball game, and breakfast in bed, and a cake. Hope the Dads are up for it!!! We hope the Moms have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy the present the children prepared for you in class. They love you so much!!!!
Today during meeting we discussed Mother's Day plans, and learned positional words to play our position bingo game. We completed our secret project during small group. Played position bingo during centers. For storytime we read the teacher appreciation book that the children created for us. We went outside to play. We had oranges for snack. Ms. Patrice was one of our teachers because Ms. Amy was out of the room working on portfolios, Ms. Joanne was out sick today.
Thank you to our Guest Chefs this week, AM Class-- Elias, Uncle Brian, Ms. Charlotte who made fruit shakes, and Declan and Ms. Patty for the frosted cupcakes. Declan's Dad also made a special appearance as Buzz Lightyear. Declan and Patrick celebrated their 5th birthday. Patrick donated a Buddha Board to our class which is a slate that allows you to paint with water. Thank You!
No class Friday! Dad's Day is Thursday May 14th.
Ms. Elma
Today during meeting we discussed Mother's Day plans, and learned positional words to play our position bingo game. We completed our secret project during small group. Played position bingo during centers. For storytime we read the teacher appreciation book that the children created for us. We went outside to play. We had oranges for snack. Ms. Patrice was one of our teachers because Ms. Amy was out of the room working on portfolios, Ms. Joanne was out sick today.
Thank you to our Guest Chefs this week, AM Class-- Elias, Uncle Brian, Ms. Charlotte who made fruit shakes, and Declan and Ms. Patty for the frosted cupcakes. Declan's Dad also made a special appearance as Buzz Lightyear. Declan and Patrick celebrated their 5th birthday. Patrick donated a Buddha Board to our class which is a slate that allows you to paint with water. Thank You!
No class Friday! Dad's Day is Thursday May 14th.
Ms. Elma
Monday, May 4, 2009
Let's Keep Healthy, Report Absences!
The best way for all of us to stay heathy and safe is to constantly wash our hands and stay home if you or your child are sick. Please be extra vigilant in calling the school if your child is absent, otherwise, Ms. Amy and I are required to call you at home to find out the reason your child is absent. We will also be asking you to describe the symptoms of your child's illness.
This week the children will be busy designing and working on a secret project for Mom! Shhhhhh. Today, during meeting we practiced counting and reading names. During small group, we worked on our secret project. In the a.m. class we read a book on Trains and sang Old McDonald Had a Rock and Roll Band, the p.m. class read Pinkaliscious and sang Color Farm. We went outside and rode bikes and had apples for snack.
Thank you to the PTT for a wonderful teacher appreciation breakfast. Thank you to parents for the cards, treats, and art work! We feel very appreciated.
Ms. Elma
This week the children will be busy designing and working on a secret project for Mom! Shhhhhh. Today, during meeting we practiced counting and reading names. During small group, we worked on our secret project. In the a.m. class we read a book on Trains and sang Old McDonald Had a Rock and Roll Band, the p.m. class read Pinkaliscious and sang Color Farm. We went outside and rode bikes and had apples for snack.
Thank you to the PTT for a wonderful teacher appreciation breakfast. Thank you to parents for the cards, treats, and art work! We feel very appreciated.
Ms. Elma
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Experimenting with wire.
Hello all,
Today was one of those crazy but fun days that happen every once in a while. Ms. Elma attended a full day training course and was not at school. We talked with the children about being "big enough" to help out around the classroom since we were short-handed. They were quite funny about it as you can imagine. We talked quite a bit about our trip yesterday; creating a curricular web with the knowledge they shared. We also began an exploration of a new medium - wire. We drew our designs (mostly trains) on small pieces of paper, chose type and size of wire to work with and began to create. Some of the children were able to replicate their drawing with the wire while others simply made whatever they wanted, different than their design. Either way they spent a great deal of time investigating the new medium and have requested that it be made available on a regular basis. Not everyone was able to work with the wire today, so it will be out over the next few weeks.
We celebrated Charlie's 5th birthday in the afternoon class with cupcakes - Yeah Charlie.
Thank you to Ms. Charlotte, Ms. Ann, Ms. Michelle and Ms. Kim for helping out in the classroom today! We are always grateful for an extra set of hands.
Finally, whether your child is returning to Vick next year or going on to Kindergarten you should have recieved a letter requesting some information. We need these returned ASAP. The letter for those leaving states the school that we have on record for your child and asks whether this is correct or not. By filling it in and returning it we are able to make sure that your child's records are transferred to the right school. For those staying with us next year we need to know which session you would prefer: AM/PM/Third Shift so that we can begin the lottery process for next year. Please make sure that you have recieved and returned the letter that applies to your child. Thanks!
Ms. Amy
Today was one of those crazy but fun days that happen every once in a while. Ms. Elma attended a full day training course and was not at school. We talked with the children about being "big enough" to help out around the classroom since we were short-handed. They were quite funny about it as you can imagine. We talked quite a bit about our trip yesterday; creating a curricular web with the knowledge they shared. We also began an exploration of a new medium - wire. We drew our designs (mostly trains) on small pieces of paper, chose type and size of wire to work with and began to create. Some of the children were able to replicate their drawing with the wire while others simply made whatever they wanted, different than their design. Either way they spent a great deal of time investigating the new medium and have requested that it be made available on a regular basis. Not everyone was able to work with the wire today, so it will be out over the next few weeks.
We celebrated Charlie's 5th birthday in the afternoon class with cupcakes - Yeah Charlie.
Thank you to Ms. Charlotte, Ms. Ann, Ms. Michelle and Ms. Kim for helping out in the classroom today! We are always grateful for an extra set of hands.
Finally, whether your child is returning to Vick next year or going on to Kindergarten you should have recieved a letter requesting some information. We need these returned ASAP. The letter for those leaving states the school that we have on record for your child and asks whether this is correct or not. By filling it in and returning it we are able to make sure that your child's records are transferred to the right school. For those staying with us next year we need to know which session you would prefer: AM/PM/Third Shift so that we can begin the lottery process for next year. Please make sure that you have recieved and returned the letter that applies to your child. Thanks!
Ms. Amy
Monday, April 27, 2009
Post- Anniversary Party and Trains
Whew!!! finally, back on the blog. I apologize for not updating the blog, but we have been very busy preparing the school and classroom for our 10 Year Anniversary. Nothing like a party to get everyone energized to spruce up the place. We hope you notice the improvements made in the garden, hallway, and classrooms. Our school looks phenomenal!
The next two weeks, we will be learning about trains. Today, we talked about different kind of trains: freight, passenger trains, subway, commuter, and locomotives. If anybody knows any conductors, train engineers, or train enthusiast who would like to come speak in our classroom please let us know.
Our Train Field Trip is on Wednesday 4/29. We will be taking a bus to the 111th st. station and a round trip train ride to the Tinley Park station. PLEASE BE ON TIME. We have a train to catch! We will be unable to wait for anyone.
Today we read the book- Train, played games during small group, added two new jobs to our job chart---- door caller (name caller during pick-up) and counter (count # children ), and had bananas and left over Anniversary Cake for snack.
Ms. Elma
The next two weeks, we will be learning about trains. Today, we talked about different kind of trains: freight, passenger trains, subway, commuter, and locomotives. If anybody knows any conductors, train engineers, or train enthusiast who would like to come speak in our classroom please let us know.
Our Train Field Trip is on Wednesday 4/29. We will be taking a bus to the 111th st. station and a round trip train ride to the Tinley Park station. PLEASE BE ON TIME. We have a train to catch! We will be unable to wait for anyone.
Today we read the book- Train, played games during small group, added two new jobs to our job chart---- door caller (name caller during pick-up) and counter (count # children ), and had bananas and left over Anniversary Cake for snack.
Ms. Elma
Monday, April 20, 2009
10 Year Anniversary- Friday 3-5pm
This week in class we will be talking about our School's 10 Year Anniversary. The children made invitations today. We will be decorating our classroom with a banner, and voting on what color flowers and balloons we will have for our classroom refreshment table. On Friday, we will be serving cake and cookies! There will be dancing in the playground with Mr. Ed DJ'ing the top hits of Barbara Vick. I wonder how many times Freeze Dance will be played?
We hope your entire family can join in our celebration. If you know any past alumni of Barbara Vick School, please spread the word and invite them to our 10 Year Anniversary.
We celebrated Bridget's 4th birthday today in the morning class! She donated the book, Purpleliscious and handed out gold fish treats, thank you! Both AM and PM class chose Purpleliscious for story time. We sang/danced to Baby Fish (AM) and Sticky Bubblegum (PM).
Please come in and view our new Clay Exhibit. The exhibit showcases sculptures that the children created independently. We will continue to offer clay/sculpting as a choice during center time. Not all have chosen to sculpt but we will continue to encourage everyone to participate. Working with clay is very challenging because it requires technique and finger strength and finger control, skills needed for writing. Please encourage or ask your child if he/or she has made a sculpture.
Ms. Elma
We hope your entire family can join in our celebration. If you know any past alumni of Barbara Vick School, please spread the word and invite them to our 10 Year Anniversary.
We celebrated Bridget's 4th birthday today in the morning class! She donated the book, Purpleliscious and handed out gold fish treats, thank you! Both AM and PM class chose Purpleliscious for story time. We sang/danced to Baby Fish (AM) and Sticky Bubblegum (PM).
Please come in and view our new Clay Exhibit. The exhibit showcases sculptures that the children created independently. We will continue to offer clay/sculpting as a choice during center time. Not all have chosen to sculpt but we will continue to encourage everyone to participate. Working with clay is very challenging because it requires technique and finger strength and finger control, skills needed for writing. Please encourage or ask your child if he/or she has made a sculpture.
Ms. Elma
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