Week 28

​Flowers are Blooming!

Thank you for joining us for conferences over the past two weeks. It has been wonderful to chat with you about your children’s accomplishments and amazing growth throughout the year so far. We cannot believe that we only have a few short weeks left in the school year and summer will be here before we know it.

The classroom was blooming with activity this week. Your preschoolers were excited to buy and sell flowers in our Flower Shop and create special bouquets for loved ones!  Our process art revolved around the bright and beautiful colors we will see busting into bloom in the coming weeks.

We took a closer look at a plant which is unusual in that its flower blooms before the leaves reappear and it is a signal that Spring really is finally here. Forsythia! Your children also discovered it is tricky to say as it has both a bite your lip sound and a bite your tongue sound. Ask your child to tell you about it and be on the lookout for it in your neighborhood.

We looked at some of the many different types and colors of flowers, and how they grow. We discussed the processes of pollination, seed distribution, photosynthesis and how the roots act as straws to drink up the water and nutrients from the dirt.  Ask your children to tell you about the parts of a flower and the four things that plants need to grow.  As we start to see dandelions begin to pop up across our backyards, we encourage you to dig one up with your child to observe their root system. Dig deep! Their roots can be amazingly long, which of course explains their persistence.

We wished Lucas and Carlyle a happy 4^th birthday this week! Thank you to their families for coming in to read and bring in delicious special snacks for us! Your children are doing an amazing job signing their own name and leaving room for others on our treasured birthday cards.

We enjoyed listening to stories and choosing our own book to borrow when we visited the library on Wednesday. The children are really enjoying the opportunity to look at and ‘read’ these throughout our day at school. We are also practicing treating books carefully with gentle hands so many more children can enjoy borrowing them in the future.

We hope you all have a great vacation week, whether you are traveling to sunnier climates or enjoying some less structured time at home!

Your Preschool 2 Teachers