Teachers
Miss Dottie
4 Year Olds Monday thru Friday
April News!
Tentative Happenings in our Class
We continue to learn about Easter through story and song in such a way that our children come to know about the life of Jesus.
I am ready for Spring weather! We will learn about this new month and how the weather will be changing. We will talk about the earth and how it changes in Springtime. At the end of the month, we will watch the stages of a butterfly’s life. Our art will reflect this month of growth and wonder.
As always, we continue to work on readiness skills through art, cutting and by using a wide variety of writing/drawing tools. There is a lesson in everything we do! We will cover the letters U, V, and W. Don’t forget to review letter/word recognition when reading stories, playing games, and looking at signs in the environment! That is called environmental print!
We will begin to talk about seeds and planting to observe how things grow! Later this month, our sensory table will be filled with soil! Vacation time will come during this month! Hopefully, the weather will cooperate, and we will all get much needed fresh air and exercise!
Show and Tell Schedule
Wednesday, April 3- Something that flies
Wednesday, April 10- something that grows
Wednesday, April 24- Butterfly family homework (optional) Make a butterfly on paper! Use any materials you want!! Your child will be so proud to share it in class!
Reminder
There is no school from April 15-19 due to April vacation! Have a safe and happy vacation break!
Our April Song
(to the tune of- Frere Jacques)
April showers bring May flowers
So they say, we can play
Outside on the playground, sliding down the slide
Hip hooray, hip hooray!
Spring is here, get out the umbrella
The earth is ready for a splash of color!
Keep a song in your heart!
Miss Dottie and Sister Shiny
Class Time Schedules
| Day | Time | Activity |
| Mon.-Fri. | 7:30 | Playroom |
| 8:40 | Classroom - Greeting, News to tell time | |
| 8:45 | Morning activity | |
| 9:00 | Free play | |
| 9:15 | Prayer, Pledge, Attendance, Calendar | |
| Mon. | 9:30 | Unit lesson |
| 9:45 | Unit paper or Readiness paper or Weekly Reader | |
| 10:00 | Bathroom/snack (music, fingerplays) | |
| 10:15 | Letter recognition | |
| 10:30 | Letter story | |
| 10:45 | Letter Paper | |
| 11:00 | Color recognition (color word) | |
| 11:15 | Color Paper | |
| 11:30 | Recess | |
| Tue. | 9:30 | Readiness lesson |
| 9:45 | Readiness paper (Scholastic Magazine) | |
| 10:00 | Bathroom/snack (music, fingerplays) | |
| 10:15 | Letter recognition | |
| 10:30 | Letter game (exercise) | |
| 10:45 | Letter Paper | |
| 11:00 | Unit lesson or Readiness lesson | |
| 11:15 | Readiness paper or Scholastic Magazine | |
| 11:30 | Recess | |
| Wed. | 9:30 | Unit lesson |
| 9:45 | Unit paper or Readiness paper | |
| 10:00 | Bathroom/snack (music, fingerplays) | |
| 10:15 | Letter sound recognition | |
| 10:30 | Letter game | |
| 10:45 | Letter Paper | |
| 11:00 | Number recognition (0-10) or shape recognition | |
| 11:15 | Number writing or shape paper | |
| 11:30 | Recess | |
| Thurs. | 9:30 | Letter recognition ( letter in the bag activity) |
| 9:45 | Readiness paper | |
| 10:00 | Bathroom/snack (music, fingerplays) | |
| 10:15 | Board words | |
| 10:30 | Game | |
| 10:45 | Word Paper | |
| 11:00 | Unit lesson or Readiness lesson or exercise | |
| 11:15 | Readiness paper | |
| 11:30 | Recess | |
| Fri. | 9:30 | Unit lesson |
| 9:45 | Unit paper or Readiness paper | |
| 10:00 | Bathroom/snack (music, fingerplays) | |
| 10:15 | Letter recognition | |
| 10:30 | Letter game | |
| 10:45 | Letter Printing | |
| 11:00 | Number recognition (0-10) or math concepts | |
| 11:15 | Number recognition paper or math concept paper | |
| 11:30 | Recess | |
| Mon.-Fri. | 11:45 | Morning Dismissal |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 | Recess | |
| 1:30 | Rest Time | |
| 2:30 | Bathroom, Snack, Play | |
| 3:30 | Dismissal |