| May/June 2010
News from Pre-K
It is hard to believe this is the last newsletter for the school year. Time certainly  does fly when you’re having fun…and having fun we are. Our recent trip to Whimsey Acres Farm (aka: Rosie’s Farm) was fabulous. The children milked goats, fed chickens, collected eggs, fed baby goats with bottles, climbed on a tractor, and cuddled kittens. We thank Rosie’s family and friends for opening their farm to us and enriching our learning. It was a definite highpoint of our year!
We are currently learning about the life cycle of ladybugs (ladybird beetles). We have some larvae due to arrive any day now and look forward to recording our observations of their metamorphosis in our Ladybug Logs. Please stop in to make your own observations.
G’day! We will be studying Australia in the beginning of the month in preparation for the school’s Country Parade Day on Wednesday, May 12th. We are collaborating with the pre-school class on numerous projects and look forward to showcasing our learning.
 Gardening and pond life will round out our units for the year. We are excited to be starting seeds for the school’s garden out on the playground. It will be rewarding to reap the fruits (or vegetables) of our labor when we return in the fall.
Our Grandparents/Special Friends Day is coming up on Friday, May 21st. We are coordinating this with the preschool class and look forward to sharing our classroom spaces with our guests. We will spend time with our guests doing activities in our classroom and then go to the common room for some songs and a special class-made snack. Please be sure to return your form with addresses so we can send our invitations out as soon as possible.
Save the date! We will be having a special performance with the kindergarten class on Thursday, May 27th from 6:00-7:00 in the common room. More details to follow, but expect some delightful hand bell music by pre-k musicians and a reader’s theater by the kindergarten. A cast party will follow the short performances and all will be over by 7:00 in order to get the children home and into their bedtime routines at a reasonable hour.
As you can see, school years don’t ever really wind down, they wind up! All these special events can add to children’s already heightened stress. Children may be feeling insecure about end-of-year issues, so keeping a predictable and comfortable routine will be important.
I have truly enjoyed watching the children learn and develop and feel that I have learned so much from being with them each day. Thank you for your support and encouragement of your child and the program and best wishes for continued success in kindergarten.
Happy summer (almost!)—
Annie and Kate
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