The Pre-K Peek: 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!