The Red Room Newsletter: April 12 – 23, 2021
HeatherNorman2021-04-07T20:50:13-05:00THE RED ROOM REPORTER
APRIL 12 – 16 AND 19 – 23
The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children celebrating early learning, young children, their childcare providers, teachers, and families. The Kinderfarm activities the week of April 12 will coordinate with statewide activities. The following week our focus will be Earth Week and time in the garden. In addition to all the classroom activities we will also take advantage of any opportunity for pond exploration or a discovery walk around the Kinderfarm campus. I am guessing you may have a tired Kinderfarmer at the end of each day. J
Share Days are Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 23. Please help your child select an item from home to share with his/her class. Items might include, but are not limited to, vacation souvenirs, a favorite book or toy, an item from babyhood, a “treasure” found in the backyard. Encourage your child to use their imagination.
I think it is safe to say that the children no longer need to bring snow pants, unless dread the thought, there is measurable snow on the ground. ☹ Hats, mittens or gloves, and a warm coat are still a must as mornings are still chilly. You might want to send a sweatshirt with your child to wear during the afternoon when it is usually warmer.
MONDAY – Today is Music Monday. Through music children develop math, language, and literacy skills. With that in mind we will break out the musical instruments! It promises to be a very noisy, yet creative day at Kinderfarm!
TUESDAY – Today is Tasty Tuesday. Our focus today is on healthy eating and lifetime fitness activities. Ask your child to tell you about their aerobic workout, the hummus, baby carrot, and pita chip snack, and a campus walk. Weather permitting, we will also spend time in the garden prepping and planting a bed of spinach.
WEDNESDAY – Today is Work Together Wednesday. We will provide the children with a variety of opportunities to work together as a team. Weather permitting, the children will also work together in the garden planting snap peas and getting more garden boxes ready for planting.
THURSDAY – Today is Artsy Thursday. In the morning we will be painting on a sheet of paper that will stretch the entire length of the yellow room and kitchen. Wow! That will be one big painting!
This afternoon we will be having SHARE DAY! This is the last Share Day of the school year so hopefully everyone will bring something to share so it can be the best Share Day of the year!
FRIDAY – Today is Family Friday. Today will be spent exploring different families through books and making a family book. I always get a kick out of this activity because I think it says a little bit about how the children view themselves in the family dynamics and the humorous responses to the questions. J
APRIL 19 – 23
MONDAY – The book The Lorax happens to be one of my very favorite books and it is a great one to use to kick off Earth Week. The Red Roomers will be creating truffula trees of their own after reading the story.
TUESDAY – The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is another one of my all-time favorite books. After sharing this heartwarming story with the children, they will make a tree of their own using their arm and hand as the guide. Ask them to tell you about the book and the project.
WEDNESDAY – Our project this morning illustrates how it takes many hands to keep our world safe and clean. You can look for these to come on Friday.
THURSDAY – Each Red Roomer will work with a partner today to create replicas of Earth. Can your child remember who their partner was? Which partner was “water” and which was “land”?
Any time remaining will be spent cleaning up the Kinderfarm campus. It is always amazing to be how much litter the children gather after the winter months.
FRIDAY – We will begin our morning with a super fun science project. Can shaving cream make rain? We will find out!
This afternoon we will be having SHARE DAY! This is the last Share Day of the school year so hopefully everyone will bring something to share so it can be the best Share Day of the year!
HAVE A WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS!
Mrs. Norman