Mrs. Wynkoop's
3 Year Old Class

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Happy February! We are hoping that this newsletter finds you and your families healthy and warm! Spring is right around the corner.
I will be continuing to assess your children this month. It has been coming along nicely and I am impressed with how far they have come. Conferences will be in March.

We will be discussing Groundhog Day, President’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Love, patterns, junk food, healthy hearts and dental health. We will have a visit from Small Smiles Dental on Thursday, February 9th at 10am . They will be coming into our classroom to talk with your children about dental health. We will also be having a science experiment this month with snow/ice & water.

Our Valentine Party will be on Tuesday, February 14th at 11am. The children will be exchanging Valentines. Please have or help your child sign their name to each valentine. Please DO NOT address these to individual students. This helps us in the distribution process. We have 19 children in our class.
***Please remember to not send in any chocolate treats or any food with nuts due to allergies. Thank you!

Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, February 7th: Please have your child wear pink and bring a pink show n tell item.
Thursday, February 9th: Dental Visit at 10 am
Tuesday, Feb 14th: Valentine Party at 11 am Bring Valentine cards to exchange

Thank you for all you do!! I want to send a BIG thank you out to my parents who make play-dough each month for our class & those who send in extra items for our school and volunteer in and outside the classroom! If you have any questions or concerns please call 233-4771 or email me at nwynkoop4@gmail.com.

Love,
Mrs. Wynkoop &
Mrs. Diehl

                       


Date: Thursday, February 2
Circle Time: Discuss Groundhog Day/ Observing our shadows/Letter Z
Book: Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day! By Abby Levine
Activity: Making silhouettes with flashlights
Learning Outcome: Children will learn about groundhogs and their shadows
Content Standard: Science
Organizer: Processes that Shape the Earth
Indicator: Observe, explore and compare changes that animals and plants contribute to in their surroundings

Date: Tuesday, February 7
Circle Time: Introduction to our Christian Value, Love/Pink show n tell/Heart shape
Book: Pink by Michael Dahl
Activity: Heart shaped Butterflies/ Love coloring worksheet
Learning Outcome: Children will learn the meaning of Love/identify the color Pink and the heart shape
Content Standard: English Language Arts
Organizer: Reading Applications
Indicator: Use pictures and illustrations to aid comprehension

Date: Thursday, February 9
Circle Time: Dental Visit/ Discussing how important Dental health is/Letter D
Book: Max Goes to the Dentist by Adria F. Klein
Activity: Toothbrush painting
Learning Outcome: Children will learn how to care for their teeth
Content Standard: English Language Arts
Organizer: Listening and Viewing
Indicator: Attend to speakers, stories, poems and songs

Date: Tuesday, February 14
Circle Time: Valentine Party 11am
Book: Today Is Valentine’s Day by P.K. Hallinan
Activity: Making Valentine Bags
Learning Outcome: Children will learn that Valentine’s Day is a day to say I love you
Content Standard: Social Studies
Organizer: Participation
Indicator: Demonstrate cooperative behaviors, such as helping, turn taking, sharing, comforting and compromising

Date: Thursday, February 16
Circle Time: Discussing Presidents Day/ Introducing money
Book: Clifford’s First Valentine’s Day by Norman Bridwell
Activity: Post office Play/ writing on paper, putting in envelope and mailing letters (sequencing)
Learning Outcome: Children will learn what Presidents Day is, the value of money, sequencing and the importance of having a Post Office
Content Standard: Social Studies
Organizer: Production, Distribution
Indicator: Obtain things they want in socially acceptable ways

Date: Tuesday, February 21
Circle Time:
Discussing healthy and unhealthy food choices/ How exercising helps your heart stay healthy/Letter E
Book: Let’s Be Fit by P.K. Hallinan
Activity: Science Experience with snow/Ice & water
Learning Outcome: Children will learn that healthy foods are better to eat than unhealthy foods and learn to predict what will happen next
Content Standard: Science
Organizer: Science and Society
Indicator: Participate in simple, spontaneous scientific explorations with others

Date: Thursday, February 23
Circle Time: Sorting healthy and unhealthy food
Book: Healthy Food by A.R. Schaefer
Activity: Search for healthy/unhealthy food item from a magazine, cutting out and categorizing on paper
Learning Outcome: Children will learn how to sort items into categories
Content Standard: Math
Organizer: Data Collection
Indicator: Place information or objects in a floor or table graph according to one attribute

Date: Tuesday, February 28
Circle Time: Introducing AB patterns/ Numbers 10 and 0
Book: Less than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy
Activity: Cutting AB patterns out and gluing on paper
Learning Outcome: Children will learn how to identify patterns/Numbers 10 & 0
Content Standard: Math
Organizer: Use Patterns, Relations and Functions
Indicator: Sort, order and classify objects by one attribute

Throughout the year, teachers will post monthly newsletters and lesson plans in this section of the website so parents may know what stories and activities are taking place in their child’s classroom. This information will also be posted on the bulletin board inside the school.   Newsletters are written and sent home with students at the beginning of each month.  Snack lists are also posted. Please read newsletter and check our calendar for important dates.

February 2012 Newsletter & Lesson Plans (PDF)
January 2012 Newsletter & Lesson Plans (PDF)
December 2011 Newsletter & Lesson Plans (PDF)
October 2011 Newsletter & Lesson Plans (PDF)
September 2011 Newsletter & Lesson Plans (PDF)