Farm Animals

This week we are talking about farm animals.  We read the story “The Big Red Barn” and talked about all the farm animals that we see in the story.  You can discuss with your child what animals belong on the farm and those that stay inside the house and other animals that you see at the zoo.  Does a zebra belong on a farm?  Do you have a cow for a pet at home?  Silly questions always ignite silly talk and conversations that lead to using imagination.  This is a great way to involve pretend talk into conversations.  Do horses fly?  What would that look like?  The students love talking about animals!

This week in math we are talking about graphing.  We are learning that what we like will make a difference in math.  If we all like the cows on the farm, the graph will be large.  If only a few students like the cow but most friends like the horse our graph will show two different types of animals!  Ask your child to discuss which animal they like best and graph at home what your family likes the most. 

In music Ms. Erin showed us how to use a scarf and make it blow in the wind like a kite.  We learned about how spring is sometimes windy.  We also learned how to use a clatapillar which is a wooden shaped instrument that makes noise.  We learned how it sounds like a caterpillar!  It was neat to see and hear!

Don’t forget…..We have a book fair coming up soon!  Please plan to participate.  Flyers were sent home with details and information regarding the cost of items that will be seen at the book fair.  This is a great way to start reading over the summer with your little ones.

SAVE THE DATE!

ECS Spring Book Fair- Friday, April 21. 2017- Friday, APRIL 28, 2017- 8AM-3PM

Open Until 7pm on Tuesday, April 25^th.

Visit our Online Book Fair page- http://www.scholastic.com/bf/earlychildhoodschool2

BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- SIGN UP AT http://bit.ly/2nZCTZO

Please remember as our numbers increase to always, always, always label your child’s belongings.  We have had several students forget their jacket or snack items.  If they are labeled this makes it so much easier for the students to find their name.

As a reminder, ECS was challenged for each family to collect 25 box tops and send them in during the month of February.  If every student brought in just 25 box tops each, we would collect over 20,000 box tops in just one month, which would be more than $2,000 dollars.  We also encourage everyone to ask extended family to collect them as well.