Travel & Transportation ~ June 2015

Preschool News

We have had such a fun, busy month!  We had such a great time exploring our Travel and Transportation unit.  Two of our favorite stories this month were Up, Up, Up by: Susan Reed and We All Go Traveling by: Sheena Roberts.

Take a peek and see all the wonderful activities your child participated in this month!

Sensory ~ Car wash with vehicles, shaving cream, spray bottles, and sponges.

The block area had all kinds of transportation toys and materials, but our favorite was building ramps and sliding cars, trucks and airplanes down the big tube! 

We turned our dramatic play center into an airport!  Our airplane flew to many different destinations and everyone took turns in the pilot seat. 

We spent a few days fishing in our classroom boat.  We caught some big ones!

Gross Motor and Fine Motor ~ Scooter Boards with Transportation Puzzles.

 

 Writing Center ~ Hot Air Balloons and Transportation BINGO!  We worked on following directions, attending, number recognition and working cooperatively in a small group (turn-taking, sharing). 

We also did quite a bit of gardening this month.  Did you notice our new ECDC garden?  Special thank you to Miss Claudia for helping us get some plants in the ground!  Everyone had a great time raking, digging and planting!  It will be fun to watch our garden grow over the summer! 

We had so much fun this year!!

Thank you to all of our families for sharing your children with us and helping make this year so great!  Wherever this summer takes you, whether you are walking, driving, flying or sailing, we wish you safe travels and a wonderful journey!   

Love,

Miss Julie, Miss Becky, Miss Sonya & Miss Susan

Upcoming Events!

Family Fun Fair

Our Family Fun Fair is scheduled for Tuesday June 23rd from 9-11 a.m.

(Rain date Wednesday June 24th)

EVERYONE is welcome to attend!!

Some of our fun activities will include musical mats, face painting, bubbles, and flamingo ring toss.

Don't forget your cameras!

As a reminder, all of our families who are transitioning to Kindergarten will be given stickers with the name of their new elementary school to wear that day, both parents and students.

This is a wonderful way to make Kindergarten connections!

Last day of school for the Tuesday, Thursday Session is Thursday June 18th

Last day of school for the Monday, Wednesday, Friday Session is Monday June 22nd 

Travel and Transportation

As we begin the journey through our last month of school, we will be exploring the exciting topic of Travel and Transportation.

Summer is an exciting time of fun and sometimes includes a vacation or two!  During the month of June, we will be talking about our vacation destinations (real and imaginary!).  We will also be looking at maps and globes and deciding the best mode of transportation in which to get there…will we need to travel by land, by air or by sea?  We may even be packing a suitcase or two to bring along on our journey!  We will be creating vehicles out of various shapes and also making our very own maps and hot air balloons.  We have lots to explore!

Some of the books we will be reading next month include:

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by: Mo Willems

We All Go Traveling  by: Sheena Roberts

Up, Up, Up by: Rachel Oldfield

If you have any photographs from some of your favorite family vacations please send them in with your child to share!

Please include a note letting us know, "Where did your family go?" "How did you get there?" and "What was your favorite part of the vacation?"

Have a wonderful weekend!