April Newsletter

Dear Pre-K Families,

Welcome to the month of April! April showers bring May flowers! Let's hope the warm weather is soon to follow. The children have been asking many questions about rainbows and why/how do they form after it rains. It's Raining Rainbows will be our theme for this month. We will be exploring the world of rainbows and rainy weather. This coincides with the Science Preschool Guidelines of recording observations about weather (cloudy/rainy days, number of rainbows) as well as exploring the properties of water in its natural state as found in the daily environment (puddles). Please feel free to bring in umbrellas, rain boots, jackets and hats. We will be trying to go on walks in the rain if the weather brings us April showers.
We have many creative science and art projects lined up throughout the month. We will be in need of hangers, soup cans with no lids, plastic soda bottles or water bottles and cereal boxes. If you have any of these items, please send them in with your child. We will also be talking about recycling and how to make the earth a safer and cleaner place to live on Earth Day, April 22nd. We will start a recycling box set up in the classroom where the children can sort through their lunch items and recycle. Attached are a couple of kid friendly articles about recycling that you can share with your child.
On April 6th we will celebrate opening day for our favorite team the Red Sox! If the children have any Red Sox apparel, please feel free to have them wear it to school. We will enjoy a special Fenway snack of popcorn and English muffin pizzas as well as play a game of baseball outdoors. We will be having a class snack of Rainbow Pizza on Friday, April 10th. We will be posting a sign up sheet for fruits needed for our snack, if you can please sign up and bring in a piece of fruit that will be greatly appreciated. On Earth Day, April 22nd, we will be taking a litter walk along the bike path (that's where the cereal boxes come in handy) to pick up trash and recycle items found outdoors. Our monthly trip to Heritage will be on Friday, April 24th. On April 30th we will be taking another walking trip to the Falmouth Public Library for story hour. We will be leaving the center at 9:15 that morning . There are many dates to remember so a sign will be posted on the clip board a couple of days prior to our outing. If any parents or grandparents would like to join us on any of these trips, we would love to have you come along.
Just a few quick reminders:
*Please check your child's basket located in the bathroom to update their stock of extra clothing.
*Please check the mailbox daily for important notices and events.
*If anyone would like to come in and share an interest, hobby, or story, please see me and we can set up a time. The children really enjoy having visitors come into our classroom.
*If you have any books on rainbows or prisms please feel free to share them with the class.
We would like to thank Abigail's mom, Pam Neubert, who graciously does the face painting on our friendly celebration days. The children work hard to be kind to one another and do helpful things throughout the day.
If you ever have any questions or concerns about your child, please feel free to speak to me at any time.
Pre-K Riddle: What do you call a fly that falls into kitty litter?
Thank you,
Alicia