Week of February 1st in the 3's

Good afternoon 3’s families,

Lots of new stuff happening this week! Just a reminder that on Friday, February 12th we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. Your child can wear festive colors and bring in Valentines for his/her friends. We will also be decorating cookies. If you would like your child to participate in exchanging Valentines, please send them in by Thursday the 11th. Thank you!!

This week at CIRCLE TIME,

· We read a social story about Valentine’s Day. I sometimes create social stories using words and pictures to tell students what to expect during a new situation or event. I have attached a version of the story to the email in case you want to see what it looks like.

· We started talking about our first school rule: I take care of my friends and teachers. We played a game to help us understand what it means to “take care” and to be KIND. We sorted pictures of kind and unkind actions into 2 categories and talked about how these actions make friends and teachers feel. The children did a GREAT job with this activity. See the photo below.

What’s new in CENTERS this week?

Art: Students used glue bottles and collage materials to make a Valentine’s wreath. They came out beautiful! The children are