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This week, we learned about nocturnal animals.  We think it’s cool that God created certain animals to sleep during the day, but then these animals are awake and active during the night, and many can even see clearly in the dark!  Ask your child to tell you about a favorite nocturnal animal and something that he/she learned about that animal!

Next week we will be doing a unit on Dr. Seuss in honor of his birthday.  He wrote so many great stories with silly characters and it will be a fun week of reading and rhyming!  In conjunction with one of our favorite Dr. Seuss books, we will celebrate WACKY WEDNESDAY on Wednesday, February 28.  Children may dress in a “wacky” way.  Some ideas include crazy socks, wacky hair (spiked, different bows, or several ponytails for girls), backwards or inside out shirts, and mismatched clothes.  Students do need to wear tennis shoes and please no pajamas or costumes on this day. Also, keep in mind that children still need to be independent when using the restroom – wearing pants backwards may cause frustrations! This will be a fun and wacky day!

• Bible Verse: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” We will practice this verse for two weeks. Practice at home too!
• Bible Story: Continuing with our study of the miracles of Jesus, we will hear the story Jesus Stills the Storm
• Reading/Phonemic Awareness: We will introduce the letter and sound of “Ss”.
• Math: #12
• Unit: Dr. Seuss
• Show and Tell: Bring something that begins with the sound of /s/.

• February 28 – Wacky Wednesday in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  Dress wacky!
• March 2 – Morning with Mom, Elementary Art Fair in the cafeteria beginning at 7:00 a.m.
• Come start your day with donuts, coffee, juice, and a special time with your child, beginning at 7:00 until 8:00 in the cafeteria.  Each child will have a work of art displayed at the Art Fair.  Even though three day students are not in school on this day, they are welcome to attend! We hope you will join us!
• March 7 – Spring Pictures (Students may wear spring clothing or regular dress code clothes.  These are individual pictures and can be purchased after seeing the proofs.)
• March 15 – Drop in student led conferences.  Parents and children are invited to drop by the classroom between 3:30-5:30, where students will share samples of their work with parents.  Spring progress reports will be in your child’s folder this week. If you need to talk to your child’s teacher for more than 5 minutes, please schedule a time to meet for a more detailed conference. PreK teachers will have required conferences in May to discuss kindergarten readiness