Ms. Kerno

Friday, January 22, 2021

January 18-22 2021

This week we spent some time with the Stars. We look the Constellations and Planets with our star projector. We painted with stars. We counted with stars. We had a star box that would glow in the dark . We had a star Kaleidoscope, a star peg board, and other fun star lessons. We even had a star scavenger hunt.

If you have the time try and take your child outside to do some star gazing or when they re-open visit a Planetarium.

https://youtu.be/NnELSLzmhiM

We also worked very hard on our lesson. Our focus this week was getting back to the basics with choosing our work form the shelves and cleaning up after our selves before getting out new work to do. Learning how to work our own mats is also a skill we are working on in class.

Reminders

1.Wednesday, January 27, is picture day.

Students may wear an outfit of your choice, however, they should still wear sneakers (their shoes will not be seen in the picture). Please see the email from Mrs. Richards for more information.

2. EC report cards will be sent home the week of February 1, 2021.

3. Looking ahead: there is no school on Friday, February 12 (faculty in-service) or Monday, February 15 (Presidents’ Day).

Friday, January 15, 2021

Jan 11-15 2021

Welcome back!

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a restful break.

The children were so happy to see one another and Bob! I was so happy to see them too! I missed them.

I want to thank everyone again for your wonderful gifts and especially the generous group gift. It truly made my Christmas much brighter.

This week we spent getting back into the swing of things. Being out of the building for three weeks is a lot of time for little ones. We have rearranged our classroom and started working from the shelves independently. We are beginning to get our selves ready for Nursery 3 next year and all the wonderful things to come.

New Friends

We are also blessed to welcome two new friends into our classroom.

Rowan

Dara with her older brother Braden

Art

Do you want to build a snowman?

Happy Birthday Cornelia Connelly

Prayer Service

https://youtu.be/rnfrQvQ4kTU

Patterns and Manipulatives

In The Secret of Childhood, Montessori wrote that the human hand… “not only allows the mind to reveal itself but enables the whole being to enter into special relationships with its environment.” Manipulative activities like these engage hands and eyes in a practical task that satisfies the child’s need for purposeful work. At the same time, such activities offer unique physical challenges that help children develop concentration and learn to coordinate their most important “tools”: eyes and hands!

Reminders

*Please don't forget to send in a Water bottles with your child everyday.

*There is no school on Monday, January 18th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

*Save the date: January 27th - School Picture day (Individual photos only)

*January in Native Month where we celebrate Native People’s history and culture. If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division, or multiple groups either in person, via zoom, or through a pre- recorded clip, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible.

*Looking forward, February is Black history Month, and March is Women’s Month. Please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com if you have any ideas.

*EC report cards will be sent home the week of February 1, 2021.