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Welcome Frog Families
Ms. Mollie is so pleased to have you in their classroom!
My goal is to provide a safe, nurturing environment using structured activities and play-based experiences to prepare children for life-long learning. We use a theme-based curriculum, which is research-based and developmentally appropriate. Our program utilizes Teaching Strategies GOLD to assess, monitor, and track the growth of each student while providing all-inclusive instruction to meet the individual goals of each student.
We offer a full-day program.
Monday through Thursday 7:45am- 3:15pm.
What Frogs are Learning
Important Reminders
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- August 17- First day of school
- Please remember to wear your preschool badge when dropping off and picking up your student.
- Be sure that your student uses the restroom and washes hands prior to entering the classroom. State guidelines require that students and staff wash each time they enter our work space.
Frog Newsletters
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Frogs News - January
I hope that everyone had a fun and healthy break. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back in class this week! Through the month of January, we will be studying the theme, Pets. Why study pets? Young children are naturally interested in animals. Studying pets lets them learn how to treat animals with kindness, care for them and understand their needs. We will also be learning the difference between pets and wild animals and what kind of animals make good pets. As always, we have a variety of math, literacy and science activities planned for the month centered around our theme. Pets is my favorite study. I’m looking forward to all the fun learning we have in store!
We will be setting up a veterinarian’s office in our dramatic play this month. We would love to include pictures of your pets in this area! They do not need to be professionally printed photos. Printer paper photos work just fine. I am also more than happy to print them for you if you would prefer to share them by email. My email is mdehmlow@esdk12.org. I have done this every year and I can tell you it is always a class favorite. Kids love sharing their pets!
Beginning this Thursday, January 18th each student will have the opportunity to bring home our class pet. Don’t worry it’s a stuffed dog! We will be voting for his name on Tuesday the 9th. The dog will come home in a small reusable shopping bag along with a class book. Inside the class book you will find a blank page you can fill out with your child. You can use this page to share pictures and stories of what you did with our class pet over the weekend. I will include a sample page for reference. Please return the classroom pet by the following Monday. That way we can make sure he is washed and ready for the next friend. Each child will share their class book page with the rest of the class during Monday’s circle. Every student should have a turn with our pet by spring break. -
December News
This Month’s Theme:
This month we will be using our Winter Celebrations Study. What do people celebrate in winter? How do people celebrate? What are we thankful for this holiday season and how can we show gratitude? The month will be full of fun cooking, craft and art activities in celebration of the season. On Monday we will be sending home a celebrations survey for you to complete with your child. Please take a moment to share your families’ traditions around the holidays. We will be displaying these in the classroom for the children to share and enjoy. We will also be incorporating the math and literacy theme of Gingerbread and will hone our science skills by exploring Gingerbread through our five senses.
Important Dates:
We will be having a Polar Express class party on December 21st. We will be cooking spaghetti for lunch on this day. We will also be watching the Polar Express during nap. Below is a sign-up genius for snacks. Winter break starts Friday, December 22nd. Students return on the 9th of January. -
Frogs News – November
This Month’s Theme
This month we will be exploring the creative curriculum theme Music as well as the science theme of Colors. Why study music? Many of us have fond memories associated with music. It is tied to important events, holidays, and celebrations. Music has a wonderful way of translating across generations, cultures, and communication styles. We are excited to build on children’s natural curiosity about music, sound, and performance. We will learn what instruments we can play, who plays them and how we can make music with our voices. We will also be exploring colors this month. We will lean primary vs secondary colors as well as the difference between shade and tint. The children will also be able to experiment with color mixing and rainbows. If anyone plays an instrument and would like to come and play for the class, please reach out to us Class Dojo.
Important Dates
Please keep in mind there will be no school the week of November 20th through the 24th in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be hosting a class feast for Thanksgiving on Thursday the 16th of November. A sign-up genius link will be sent through Class Dojo and can be found on our class page on the school website. We will be having our feast during lunch time. Hot lunch will not be served on this day. You do not need to pack a lunch for your child unless you would like to provide it as an alternative.
Wish List
• Contact paper
• Stickers (preferably small ones)
• Popsicle sticks