Recycle Rhonda

Recycle Rhonda, from CSWD, visited our classroom on Tuesday. She talked to the children about what to recycle, what to compost, and what to throw in the trash. It was a very interactive presentation. The children loved it and we all learned something new.

Earth Day Thoughts

Robots!!

The children have been working very hard to reuse everyday materials and turn them into robots. They are all similar and yet unique just like each of the kids.

It"s Not A Box

Boxes can be so many things. In this picture, the children are pretending to have a house and a boat.

Trashy Town

We read Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha and made trash trucks because not everything can be reused or recycled.

Reusing Boxes

These children made a police car and then a car for a family out of old mailing boxes.

Magnetic or Not Magnetic

The children explored different recycling materials and magnets to see which materials are magnetic and which are not magnetic. They then sorted them on the T-chart.

Reusing Cans

We reused tin cans for a beanbag toss game. The children added number tags to each can after these pictures were taken so they could describe which can their beanbag landed in. They are working on eye-hand coordination, motor skills, number identification, turn taking, and color identification skills while playing this game.

Recycling Theme Song Lyrics

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Sung to The More We Get Together)

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Recycle, recycle

Reduce, reuse, recycle

It’s easy to do

Cause your trash

And my trash

Make up way

Too much trash

Reduce, reuse, recycle

It’s easy to do.

We Recycle (Sung to Frere Jacques)

We recycle!

We recycle!

Yes, we do!

Yes, we do!

Caring for our planet,

Caring for our planet.

Is easy to do!

Is easy to do!

Earth Day Song (sung to Twinkle, Twinkle)

Earth day, Earth day,

Comes once a year.

But we should make our

Message clear.

Love and clean our Earth

Each day.

Make that plan a plan to stay.

Earth day, Earth day,

Comes once a year.

Love and care for our

Earth so dear.

April Newsletter

Hello everyone!

Happy spring! I think it has finally arrived! I am pleased to report that our playground was dry

and snow free. As of Friday, there was no standing water. That is major progress from where

we were a few weeks ago. It is a preschool teacher’s favorite time of year when we can put

snow pants and boots away for the year!

We have started our study of recycling, reducing, and reusing.I started the conversation

by talking about how everything we do either makes the Earth a happier or sadder place

to live and how important it is to do all we can to protect the Earth. The children have been

sorting items into different categories- reduce, reuse, recycle. They then have been sorting

recycling materials into glass, metal, plastic or paper in the dramatic play area. They are

quite good at it.  It will culminate with an Earth Day activity on Friday 4/19. Rhonda from CSWD

will be a guest speaker on Tuesday, 4/16 to discuss the correct way to recycle. We will make

robots out of your donated recycling materials next week. Thank you for everything you sent in.

We are enrolling children for next school year. If you know of anyone whose child is 3 or 4

years old and looking for a preschool experience, please have them contact me at 802-264-5894

or at nancy.smith@colchestersd.org .

We will be having pajama day and watching a short video on recycling on Friday, April 19th.

If anyone is willing to donate small water bottles or a bag of popcorn, I would appreciate it.

Thank you.

Dates To Remember:

Wednesday, April 10th: School Closed for Early Release Day/Professional Development

Tuesday, April 16th: Rhonda from CSWD guest speaker

Friday, April 19th: Pajama Day

April 22-April 26: School Closed for Spring Break

Thursday, May 2nd: Pam from Burnham Memorial Library visit

Construction Word Syllable Counting

The children practiced clapping out the syllables to various construction words today. Ask them to show you what they know. It is very impressive!

Kindergarten Registration Information

Screenings are by appointment only. Please call to make an appointment.

	Porters Point School   802-264-5920
May 7	9:00 a.m. − 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
May 8	9:00 a.m. − 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
May 9	9:00 a.m. − 11:00 a.m.

	Union Memorial School   802-264-5959
May 7	9:00 a.m. − 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
May 8	9:00 a.m. − 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
May 9	No appointments available

4 ATTEND KINDERGARTEN PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

MAY 2, 2019

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Porters Point School and Union Memorial School

Join us at your child’s future school for an informational night. Meet the principal and
kindergarten team and find out what to expect during your child’s first year. This meeting is a parent-only event and we kindly request families do not bring any children with them.

Building Unit Song Lyrics

Johnny (Jenny) Works With One Hammer

Johnny works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer

Johnny works with one hammer, and then he works with two

(Two hammers – both fists on legs;

Three hammers – both fists on legs and one foot on the floor;

Four hammers – both fists on legs and both feet on the floor;

Five hammers – both fists on legs, both feet on floor and nod head up and down;

“And then he goes to sleep!”)

Construction Bear- flannel board?

Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off to work Bear goes

With thick work pants and a safety vest

Hi ho, Hi ho, Hi ho

Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off to work Bear goes

With steel toed boots and a hard hat

Hi ho, Hi ho, Hi ho

Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off to work Bear goes

With safety glasses and a tape measure

Hi ho, Hi ho, Hi ho

Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off to work Bear goes

With a long level and a hammer

Hi ho, Hi ho, Hi ho

At the Construction Site- sung to Wheels On The Bus

The excavator scoops the dirt

All the dirt, all the dirt, all the dirt

The excavator scoops the dirt

At the construction site.

The dump truck take the dirt away...

The bulldozer flattens out the ground...

The crane picks up the heavy steel…

Five Little Nails

Five little nails, standing straight and steady.

Here I come with my hammer ready!

Bam! Bam! Bam! That nail goes down.

Now there’s just four nails to pound!

This is the Way

This is the way we saw the wood

Saw the wood

Saw the wood

This is the way we saw the wood

All day long

Twist the screw

Pound the nail

Lay the brick

Paint the wall