Hi All,   Important information:  Jack and Jill will be closed for April vacation next week. I will see you all on Monday, April 27th.  Picture Day will be on Monday, April 27th  We will be reviewing letters M, N & W before moving onto a new letter. Therefore, for Show & Tell on Thursday, April 23rd your child can bring one  item that begins with any of these letters.  School is closed on Monday, May 4th for Parent/Teacher Conferences.  We had a great week in our classroom. W

Hello Families! We had another fun week in Older Preschool! The weather was so nice so we spent some extra time outdoors. As a reminder we are CLOSED next week for April Vacation! Picture Day is Monday April 27th ! Our next Letter of the Week for Show and Tell is X. Here is a look at our centers...   Art : yellow handprints for our sun on the bulletin board & whale (ripped blue paper) Easel : flower painting & cherry blossom tree Math : number tracing Discovery : dissolve sci

Hello everyone, and happy Sunday!   I hope that you are all doing well. Last week the younger preschool class was very busy exploring and learning. We talked about Earth Day and learned about how we can all do our part to take care of the environment and all of its living things that inhabit it. We learned about the letter U and will continue with the letter V when we return from break. Here is a look at what we did in centers!    The art table- The class had a blast getting

Hello everyone!   I hope that you are all enjoying the beautiful spring weather today! We had a fun filled, eventful week at school the past few days! On Monday we were visited by a member of the RI Audubon Society, along with the rosy boa, Barbosa! We read Flower Garden, by Eve Bunting, and learned about snakes and their habitats. On Thursday the Audubon Society visited again, this time accompanied by Westie, a female painted turtle who is over 24 years old! On this day we l

Hello Families,   We had a busy week in our classroom. We had two visits from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. We learned what the Audubon Society does and were able to meet and learn about two live animals.  On Monday, we met a snake named Barboza. He is a desert rosy boa which is the smallest type of boa constrictor. We heard the story of The Flower Garden by Eve Bunting. On Thursday, we met a turtle named Westie. He is a painted turtle who is over 24 years old. We hear

Hello all,    Happy Friday!  We were very happy to have warmer afternoons at the end of this week. We had a busy week which included 3 special visitors! On Monday, Susan from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island came to share with us about Barbosa, the Rosy boa. On Thursday, Susan came back but this time she brought Westy, a painted turtle. And on Friday, Mrs. T came and sang with us. We had some much fun singing about rabbits, carrots and spring. We also celebrated two birthd