Busy Bugs News

*******************Jan. 25th – Jan. 28th********************

Theme of the week:   Bears

Circle Time:     -    Introduce Bear theme

                             Calendar

                              Songs – “Bear Hunt”, “Grizzly Bear”, “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear”

                              Review – A, B, C’s, #’s 1-10, basic shapes & colors

Books for this week: - Bear Snores On, Don’t Wake the Bear, Bear’s New Friend, The Very Cranky Bear & The K Sound Book

Centers:                          -   Go on a bear hunt

                                    -   Jumping Bears worksheet – pre-writing

                                        -   Bear Graph

                                    -   Letter K

                                    -   Reading to bears in a “cave” (tent)

                                    -   Identifying big & little bears

                                    -   Sensory Table – rice & bears

                                    -   Koala Bear

                                    -   Hanging up mittens

                                    -   Teddy bear Day  

Teddy Bear Day:  On Wed. 1/27 & Thurs. 1/28 we will be having Teddy Bear Day.  Each child is invited to bring one special stuffed animal to school with them to visit for the day.  The day will be filled with special activities for both the children and special visitors. 

Valentine’s Day:    Each child needs to bring in an empty square tissue box.  The children will be making special Valentine’s Day mailboxes out of them.  We will need the tissue boxes by Mon. 2/1 & Tues. 2/2.  Thank you! 

Valentine’s Day Parties:  Our Valentine’s Day parties will be on Wed. 2/10 & Thurs. 2/11.   Class lists for Valentine’s will be sent home next week. 

If at anytime you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to call or email me. 

Marcy Workman & Lenora Boulden

Marcy Workman’s contact information:

Home # 717-529-1098 / Cell # 484-643-2047 / Email: workman1234@earthlink.net