9-13 - Barrington 220

News From Nancy’s Class
May 9 - 13, 2016
Theme: Caterpillars; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Vocabulary:
caterpillar, egg, leaf, in/out, eat, hungry, food, crawl, cocoon,
butterfly Sensory Table: dirt, fake flowers, pots, small shovels,
cups
Monday
Circle Time: read The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Art: Paper Plate Caterpillars
Nancy’s Table: Caterpillar Color Game
Writing Table: play doh and play doh mats
Tuesday
Circle Time: check on the caterpillars in the cup (add
comments into our Caterpillar/Butterfly Journal)
Art: Cardboard Tube Caterpillars
Nancy’s Table: Count & Clip Cards & C is for Caterpillar with
dot markers
Writing Table: Flower File Folder Games
Wednesday
Circle Time: Library Time with Ms. Liz
Art: finger-paint large paper plate (blue + yellow to make
green)
Nancy’s Table: “I’m so hungry I could eat ____” to add to
the finger-painted plate from the art table to make a large
class caterpillar
Writing Table: play doh & play doh mats & tools
Thursday
Circle Time: re-tell events of the story using props
Art: make placemats for the moms
Nancy’s Table: finish up decorations for tomorrow’s brunch
Writing Table: caterpillar & butterfly coloring pages
Friday
Circle Time: Language Group with Ms. Sue
Art: set up for the Mother’s Day Brunch
Writing Table: Very Hungry Caterpillar Memory Game
Dates to Remember
Library Books due each Wednesday
Mon. 5/9 = Nancy will be out of the
classroom (IEP meetings)
Wed. 5/11 = Scholastic Book Orders
due
Wed. 5/11 = Last visit to the library
(no book check out)
Thurs. 5/12 = PTO Meeting 9:30am
Fri. 5/13 = Mother’s Day Brunch
10:45-11:30 in the classroom (please
see your child’s ‘purse invitation’ that
was sent home for more information)
Fri. 5/20 = No School for Early
Childhood Students (Screening Day)
Mon. 5/23 = Nancy will be out of
the classroom (IEP meeting)
Thurs. 5/26 = Last Day of School
for Early Childhood Students
Mother’s Day Brunch
Just a reminder that our annual
Mother’s Day Brunch is Friday, May 13th
from 10:45-11:30 in our classroom. We
hope you can join us for a light snack,
songs and to enjoy time together with
other moms. If you haven’t yet
contacted Nancy, please email or call
([email protected] or
224-770-4321) to let her know if you’ll
be able to attend. Thanks!
Caterpillar Snacks
—green grapes with
with small cherry
tomatoes for
the head
—slice a banana
and add
pretzel sticks
for legs & raisins for eyes
Next Week…
we will
have activities
about
butterflies