Many of CCA’s activities are based around Christ. Every day we give our praises to the Lord through discussion, Bible stories, memory verses, songs of worship, and prayer. It is my desire to teach our children to love and trust in the Lord in all that we do and to share His word with others.
February Newsletter 2012
Ms. Sarah’s Hours 7:15-4:15
sfrhbrdt@memphis.edu
Hello! It has been amazing being back and seeing all the children
growing and learning so much! Some of our friends have begun to read simple
stories, and some of us are starting to add! Thank you to everyone for doing
such a wonderful job with the Letter Star and the Family Favorite Book Reports!
I have enjoyed watching the children teach the class and share their knowledge
with their friends! We have lots of exciting and fun themes this month, and
here is what to expect to see in the classroom:
Dress Up Days:
Friday, February 3 CCA
T-Shirt Day
Friday, February 10 Wear
Red or Pink
Friday, February 17 CCA
T-Shirt Day
Friday, February 24 Dress
up like a Superhero
Important Dates:
Tuesday, February 13 Valentine’s
Day Party at 3:00 (see sign up sheet)
Wednesday, February 15 Good
Fire/Bad Fire Fire Department Visit 9:15
Wednesday, February 29 Family
Favorite Book Report Due
Letter Star of the Week:(information sent home when your child is the
letter star)
Monday, February 6 Julia
teaches letter J
Monday, February 13 Kenlee
teaches letter Y
Monday, February 20 Kiersten teaches letter V
Monday, February 27 Lanie
teaches letter W
Happy
5th Birthday to Drew on February 7th and Julia on February 23!
February 6-10
Bible Story:
·
Jesus and the Lonely Woman (Chapel is each Monday at
9:30 in School Age)
Bible Verse:
·
“He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7
Theme:
·
Love and
Valentine’s Day
Theme
Art:
·
Group Art
project(following directions): create a Jack-o-lantern
·
“Who do you love?”,
I love you sign, Heart Art, Valentine’s Day Boxes
Letter:
Jj
·
Jj sound- filling a
jam jar full of play-dough berries with J words, Jam Jars listening activity
·
Words that begin
with Jj
·
Blends:
ja,je,ji,jo,ju
·
Literacy Book: Jamberry
written
by Bruce Degen
o
A little boy and a
bear frolic through a whimsical land where they look for tasty berries for jam!
The rhyming story follows the characters as they cavort through a jam-filled
land featuring strawberry sheep, raspberry rabbits, and many other playful
critters!
o
Berry Ballot(using
prior knowledge)-we will try different types of jam and decide which ones are
our favorite, and graph our choices.
o
A Jam Session-
using types of berries that jam is made out of like strawberries and
blueberries to create real rhyming words as well as made up words.
• Writing practice: Writing the letter Jj
• Berry Special painting- making paint colors like jam
and painting with a plastic butter knife to see the pattern!
Math:
·
Beginning addition
·
Measurements
·
Number 15
·
Understanding
number concept using number 15
·
Counting to 50 by
ones
·
Count by fives and
10’s up to 100
Science:
·
Making Jello
·
Taste test of
Jam-what sense are we using?
Social
Studies:
·
What is love? How
can we show it?
Show
and Tell:
·
Letter Jj
.
February
13-17
Please
bring in 13 Valentine cards by Monday, 2/13
Bible
Story:
·
Jesus and Zacchaeus
Bible
Verse:
·
“He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7
Theme:
·
Color Review
Theme
Art:
·
Group Art project(following
directions): create an egg yolk for Y
·
Mixing colors,
painting projects
Letter:
Yy
·
Yy sound- Little
Yellow’s Hide and Seek- hide little yellow behind words that begin with the Y
sound only.
·
Words that begin
with Yy and end with Y
·
Blends: ya,ye,yi,yo,yu
·
Literacy Book: Little
Blue and Little Yellow written by Leo Lionni
o
Little blue and
little yellow are best friends who share many colorful adventures. One day,
they learn how well their friendship blends when they give each other a great
big hug!
o
Use a projector to
predict what will happen when little blue and little yellow hug! What color
will it make?
o
Lighten Up
(recalling story events)- using a flashlight with different color cellophane
circles, we will retell the events of the story in the dark using the
flashlights to show the colors!
• Fine motor development through play-dough play to mix
the colors!
Math:
·
Beginning addition
·
Number 16
·
Understanding
number concept using number 16
·
Counting to 50 by
ones
·
Count by fives and
10’s up to 100
Science:
·
Is Yellow Yogurt
Yummy? What happens to plain yogurt when color is added? Make a graph for if we
like it or not.
Social
Studies:
·
Friendship- how can
we be a good friend? What are fun activities we can do with our friends.
Show
and Tell:
·
Letter Yy
February
20-24
Bible
Story:
·
Matthew meets
Jesus.
Bible
Verse:
·
“He cares for you”-
1 Peter 5:7
Theme:
·
President’s Day,
Dental Health
Theme
Art:
·
Building a log
cabin, “If I were President”, Tooth Decay, Group Art Project- make a van
Letter:
Vv
·
Vv sound- Vegetable
View identifying the words that start with the v sound
·
Words that begin
with Vv
·
Blends:
va,ve,vi,vo,vu
·
Literacy Book: Growing
Vegetable Soup Written by Louis Ehlert
o
A child and her
father plant and grow a vegetable garden that provides the ingredients for a
pot full of delicious vegetable soup. Each step, from what happens in the
garden to putting the veggies in the soup, is described! Yum!
o
From Seeds to Soup-
sequencing story events- use picture clues to place the story in order from the
vegetable seed to when it is cooked
o
Create a class book
using writing prompt on what we would put in our vegetable soup!
Math:
·
Number 17
·
Understanding
number concept using numbers up to 17
·
Counting to 50 by
ones
·
Count by fives and
10’s up to 100
Science:
• Building a volcano
• Making vegetable soup- each child will bring in one
fresh vegetable or can of vegetable to add to our soup to eat for lunch one day
• What happens to our teeth when we don’t brush? Coke
and Egg Experiment
Social
Studies:
·
Importance of being
honest using the story of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
·
Who and what does
the President do?
Show
and Tell:
·
Letter Vv
February
27-March 2
Bible
Story:
·
A boy helps Jesus
Bible
Verse:
·
“Nothing is
impossible with God.”
Theme:
·
Happy Birthday Dr.
Seuss
Theme
Art:
• Our own Seussical Book, Do you like Green Eggs and
Ham?
Letter:
Ww
·
Ww sound- A Wild
Thing King matching activity
·
Words that begin
with Ww
·
Blends
wa,we,wi,wo,wu
·
Literacy Book: Where
the Wild Things Are written by Maurice Sendak
o
When Max gets into
trouble for his wild behavior, he is sent to his room without his supper. That
night, his room transforms into a jungle, and he sails to the land where the
wild things are. After taking a part in the wild rumpus and being named king of
the wild things, he finds himself feeling quite lonely. So he decides to sail
back to the place where he is loved best of all!
o
What is Wild?:
(activating prior knowledge)- what does it mean to be wild? What does wild look
like? Make a group wild thing using child led ideas.
o
A Toothy Tale (retelling
story events: beginning, middle and end) -create a wild thing booklet to show
the parts of our story.
o
Who’s a Wild
Thing?- creating a whimsical song using phonemic awareness to change the
children’s names in our class!
o
If I were a wild
thing....writing prompt.
Math:
·
Numbers 1-18
·
Understanding
number concept using numbers 1-18
·
Count to 50
Science:
·
Wild Thing
footprints- identifying wild animal footprints as well as whimsical
