Science is Fun!
Planting Grass Seeds
Last week, we partnered with our kindergarten friends to plant some seeds to celebrate Earth Week! First, students glued some googly eyes and a pom-pom nose onto the cup to make a face. Then, they filled the cup with soil and added the grass seeds. They made sure to water the grass and give it some sunlight and in no time we had grass! The students loved how the grass looked like hair on the faces they made - maybe they can even give their grass a "hair cut" at home!
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Egg-citing News!
On Monday, we had a very special delivery at HCA - eggs! Pre-K and Kindergarten were SO surprised to hear that we would be caring for eggs that would hatch into baby chicks! The students were able to observe the different colors and sizes of the eggs and then learned about the incubator - how it would keep the eggs warm and turn them, just like a mommy hen would! It's a lot of watching and waiting now, but there are egg-citing times ahead!
Happy 5th birthday to Jack!
Reminders:
Now that the spring weather is headed our way, please send in a seasonal change of clothes (including underwear) for your child. We will return the other clothing once this comes in.
In April, we will begin reviewing the vowel sounds. These are often trickier for children to master so we save them for the end when they have had more practice. When sending in items for the vowel show and tells, please make sure the object you choose has the short vowel sound. For example, /a/ apple, /e/ egg, /i/ igloo, /o/ octopus, /u/ umbrella.
When teaching letter sounds, it is so important to isolate the sound by itself when children are first learning. For show and tell purposes, we want to avoid objects with long vowel sounds (for example, angel, ice cream, or ukelele) or words with vowel diagraphs (for example, airplane or eagle).
- Wednesday, April 29: something that begins with the /o/ sound
- Wednesday, May 6: something that begins with the /u/ sound
This week, we welcomed Wolf's parents, Sarah's mom, Bennett's parents, and Lexie's mom.
Please tell your family and friends to keep the mail coming - it has become the children's most favorite part of the day. When sending mail to the school, please use the following address:
HCA Pre-K
475 Shadeland Avenue
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
