Unicorn News for the week of March 26th!

Lucas, the Friend of the Week,  sharing his poster!

Books We Read
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Moonpowder
Charlotte's Web (still reading, we're up to Chapter 10)
Under New York
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Tall  (Many Unicorns can read this book!  The text is simple:  tall, small, fall,  Bobo and mommy.)
10 Fat Turkeys (Thanks Lucas!)
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today (Tabi and Nikki's book!)
Hug(The Unicorns read this book!!!!!!  The text consists of the words Hug, Bobo and mommy.)
The Biggest House in the World (This is my new favorite book!   It is written by Leo Lionni.)


In Pre-K we..........

• learned all about Lucas!  Lucas was the Friend of the Week.  Did you know his favorite present is an ice cream maker that he got from Hayden?  His favorite cake is vanilla cake and vanilla frosting, "just regular cake".  He shared one of his favorite books from home, 10 Fat Turkeys.  He also shared his favorite snack, mac and cheese and corn muffins, double yum!!!!
• continued with our dinosaur theme, but we also have a sub-theme of "small and tall", "big and little" emerging.
• had a reading explosion, seriously!!!!  The Unicorns are starting to read.  They read Tall and Small and Hug by Jez Alborough.  It is very exciting!
• have spinmania!  The Unicorns have been decorating paper plates and cutting them into spirals.  After tying yarn to the plates the Unicorns run with them and they have spinners!!!
• are putting dinosaur counters in plastic eggs and hiding them.  Other Unicorns are finding them.
• went on our first subway trip!!!!  We went to see Queen Marlene's birthday show.  It was a very interactive show that was funny!  The Unicorns seemed to like the real birthday cake that was served at the end. The Toy Museum would be a fun place to visit with your family!
• saw a second show at school the next day!  We saw the story of Hiawatha.  The Unicorns took away a lot more than I thought they would.  It was an engaging puppet show.  Ask your child what they learned or thought about Hiawatha.
• played "build a tower".
• each got our own Unicorn from Farah and Shay!  Thank you Killens!  That was very generous!!! 

Tom, have a fun weekend with Corduroy!!!!!

Congratulations to Clara, she won our Staffle Raffle!  Thank you for all your participation! (For a consolation prize  Mrs. Hudson and I will take all the Unicorns to my house for a picnic lunch in May.)

Looking Ahead!

1.  Monday, April 2nd:  Kate will be the Friend of the Week. 

2.  Thursday, April 5th: Bring in all your saved plastic bags for our weaving workshop!   We still need 2 parent volunteers for that day from 10:25 to 11:10am.  Let me know if you are interested!

3.  Also, let me know if you are interested in taking Mr. T for the Spring Break!!!!

4.  Friday, April 6th:  No School!  Have a great Spring Break!!!

Photos from the week:

Lucas taking questions and comments about his poster.

Dinosaur bones by Patrick

Long-neck by James.

F train to the show.

Lucas and Shay watching Queen Marlene's show.

Marlene becoming Queen Marlene!

Clara on stage with Queen Marlene.

                                                  

The Unicorns with Queen Marlene and Cake Dolly!

Making spinners.

Queen Marlene gave us Little Dolphin!    Now we have Big Dolphin and  Little Dolphin!

Spinmania!  Evan running with his spinners!

 

Evan and Samantha making more spinners.

Giavanna and Monty running with their spinners.

Nikki and Tabi reading to the Unicorns!

Until next time!

Unicorn News from the week of March 19th!

Books We Read
alphabet mystery               The Day of the Dinosaur
Charlotte's Web                  "Corduroy's Diary"(thanks for the fun Tabi!)
Do the Monkey, Monkey    Quiet!  There's a Canary in the Library
Flowers and Showers!          Dinosaur vs. The Library
Subway (thanks Cliff and Monty!)  


Our Poem:
Inside her egg shell, white and round,
Baby dino is safe and sound.


But she wants to come out into the light,
So she pushes and shoves with all her might.


Her shell soon cracks and creaks and pops,
One big jump and out she hops!
-The Unicorns identified the rhyming words.
They are in the process of memorizing it.

In Pre-K we.....

• celebrated Monty, our Friend of the Week.  We listened to his favorite book, Subway.  We watched his crazy tapping bug share!  We ate his snack, squeezable strawberry yogurts, yum!  We learned that Monty's favorite movie is "Flushed Away"!  The Unicorns played Flushed Away on the slide.
• played in the sand and water tables.  There were dinosaurs, rocks and digging equipment in the sand table.  There  were sea creatures and shells in the water table.
• started our mushroom kit in the classroom.  Thanks Ms.  Marsh!
• brought a dinosaur's stomach (old water bottle) back to our classroom from science, to watch what happens to the lettuce, rocks and water that the "dinosaur ate".
• went to the Carroll Gardens library.  We made dinosaurs with poems on their bellies, GOT OUR OWN LIBRARY CARDS, and checked out a book!  It was a successful trip!   If you want me to return your child's library book for you, please return the book to school by Friday, March 30th.
• went to the Staffle Raffle and each Unicorn got a free ticket to put in Ms. Hudson's and my can or Ms. Marsh's can.  Most chose our can and the Unicorns think they will win even though we tried to explain that 1 person will win.  I think it is a hard concept for them to understand developmentally.  We are trying to think of a way to remedy the disappointment.  We'll let you know what we come up with.
• have new rug spots!!!!

Looking Ahead

1.  Monday, March 26th Lucas will be the Friend of the Week!

2.  Tuesdday, March 27th we will take our 1st subway trip, to the Doll and Toy Museum for a show!  Each Unicorn must have a permission slip to attend!!!  We need one more train helper.  Please sign up by the door!!!  We will leave the school promptly at 11:30am.  The Unicorns will have eaten lunch.

3.  Save your plastic grocery bags for the Pre-k Earth day weaving activity on April 5th!  We still need a couple of parent volunteers for that day.  It will be from 10:25 to 11:10am.  Let me know who is up for it!

Monty sharing his poster.

Dinosaur mania!

The Unicorns are exploring lowercase letters.  Kate writes a message to her  sick brother...."feel better Max"!  This was a writing leap!

James and Monty discovered a new way to make a hexagon!

Enjoying the spring weather while eating #1 snacks!!!

Our library visit.

Trying out the new spots at arrival!!!

Monty and Cliff reading Subway.

Monty pulled the hat and the bug broke out dancing!

Enjoy the weekend!  Hope to see you at the Silent     Auction and/or the Good Ms.Padgett show!

Unicorn News from the week of March 12th

The Unicorns won the Read-a-thon (in Pre-K)!!!!!!!!  Congratulations Unicorns!!!!!!!!!!

Books We Read

What happened to Patrick's dinosaurs?         Charlotte's Web

"Corduroy's Diary" (thank you for the adventures and repair job Sylvia)

Clever Tom and the Leprechaun                    Finn McCoul

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs                                      Rumpelstitlskin

Alligator Baby                                            

The Leprechaun  in the Basement

In Pre-K we........

• celebrated Patrick the Friend of the Week!  Our dinosaur theme matched his interests perfectly! Connie came in and read a dinosaur book and had a dinosaur table at Choice.  Connie taught the Unicorns more dinosaur facts!  Thank you for the Pirate Booty Patrick!
• rode trikes!
• pumped up some new balls for outdoor play!
• mixed and painted with shades of green at the easel.  We used dark green, yellow and white paint.
• cracked beat and cooked eggs (Mrs. Hatheway did the cooking)!  Then the Unicorns ate their scrambled eggs, yum!
• dressed up for Wacky Wardrobe Day!  It was pretty wacky!
• celebrated St. Patrick's day with some Irish Soda bread at snack and made a leprechaun trap to catch a leprechaun!  It worked and Patty the leprechaun left us some chocolate gold!!!!
•  returned to normal, Kate is back full time!

Looking Ahead!

1.  Monday, March 19th:  Monty is the Friend of the Week and Scholastic book order due!

2.  Wednesday, March 21st:  trip to the Carroll Gardens library.

3.  Friday, March 23rd:  non-attendance.

Tabi, we hope you have fun Corduroy adventures!

Top notch cleaning job in the house area!

Ryan trying his scrambled egg.

Evan beating his egg!

James and the Friend of the Week enjoying their eggs.

Guess which day this was?

Some ball fun!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Unicorn News for the week of March 5th

Books We Read

If the dinosaurs came back                                                       The Bus for Us
Fancy Nancy:  Explorer Extraordinaire!-thanks Monty            "Corduroy's Diary"-thanks Stella!
Dragons of Blueland (We finished our 4th chapter book!)       bow wow meow meow (dog & cat poems)
Below                                                                                        The Wide Mouth Bullfrog
Chicka Chicka 123                                                                    See the Yak Yak

Ryan was our Friend of the Week!

Our 1st school bus field trip and Kate is back!

The Unicorns had a building explosion!

The Unicorns are also having a letter and number explosion!

Michelle came to help make Evan's cupcakes!

The Unicorns made a village in the Block Area.

Stephanie came to play Hulabaloo with Friend of the Week and friends!

In Pre-K we....

• celebrated Ryan! He brought his favorite snack, Scooby Doo bones.  The Unicorns loved them!
• played "Go Fish" and "Chutes and Ladders" (games Ryan likes).
• went to Brooklyn College to see the show "Twinkle Twonkle".  
• had a dinosaur puppet show at Choice.  Our dinosaur theme has begun.
• made red playdough.
• drew and painted self-portraits.
• celebrated Evan's 5th birthday with Happy Feet cupcakes.  Thanks for sharing your talents Michelle!
• sang "Apples and Bananas", "Wide Mouth Bullfrog" and  "This Old Man".
• learned about vowels!!!
• learned about words that have 2 different meanings!
• labeled buildings in the village the Unicorns built. 

Looking Ahead!!!!

1. Patrick will be Friend of the Week.

2. Sylvia has Corduroy for the weekend.  Have fun!

3. Tuesday, March 13th: 1/2 day for parent/teacher conferences.  Appts. went home in the mail today! Check bags for that and the permission slip for the Doll &Toy Museum trip!

4. Thursday, March 15th, Wacky Wardrobe Day.  Don't forget to send in a $1 for the 5th grade!

 

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Happy Birthday Evan!!!!!!

Unicorn News for the week of February 27th!

Books We Read
Olivia                                    Pet Show!
Olivia Saves the Circus        "This Old Man"
No Roses for Harry!              Harry By the Sea
It Could Have Been Worse(thanks Jilian)
Harry and the Lady Next Door (thanks Lucas, we read this chapter book in one sitting!)
Elmer and the Dragon (finished our 2nd chapter book!)
The Dragons of Blueland (our 3rd and final story in the trilogy!)

The Friend of the Week takes "questions and comments". 

Drawing the details on Samantha's body.

The Unicorns made chicks with Lisa.

Mr. John, the substitute,  plays with Samantha and Ryan at the sand table.

In Pre-K we.........

• celebrated Samantha, our Friend of the Week!
• sang happy birthday to Patrick and made him a birthday card!
• surveyed our class and the Sharks with pet surveys.
• started writing stories at the "Story Table"(the Unicorns dictate their story to me).
• have read 3 chapter books to date!!!  We are reading a 4th one now!
• made chicks with Lisa!
• ate Samantha's special snack, cheese puffs!!!  We counted out 5 at a time with chopsticks!!!  Yum!
• had a special drumming teacher named Mr. Josh.  He taught us new rhythms.
• had a substitute teacher named Mr. John when I was out on Thursday.
• sang "This Old Man", "How Much is that Doggie in the Window" and "Apples and Bananas".
• voted on our next study!  Dinosaurs will be our next theme.

Looking Ahead!

1. Have fun with Corduroy, Stella!

2. Ryan will be the Friend of the Week.

3. Check out the "Share" calendar on the back door.

(Sylvia shares on Monday.)

4. Tuesday, March 6th we go on our 1st school bus trip to see "Twinkle Twonkle" at Brooklyn College!

*Check out the back door sign-up to help on a field trip*