Welcome to Miss Joanna's Class
January 2012
Welcome Back!
We are talking about winter, weather, rhyming and opposites this month. We are looking forward to all of our fun activities.
This month's Family Project will be making a class quilt. All students will decorate a felt square and turn it in so we can put it together. Miss Joanna will hand out the felt squares later on this month.
Please note that we are going to celebrate Opposite Day. Please have your child dress opposite on the 25th of January. Miss Joanna will send out an example and reminder closer to the holiday.
Winter Themes
Baby Owls, Jonah and The Whale, Jesus Was Baptized, Three Little Kittens, Over In The Arctic, Polar Bears What Do You Hear?, Little Penguins Slipping On The Ice, Pine Cones, Winter Sports, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Winnie the Pooh's Windy Day, Jesus Calmed the Storm, Snowman, Chinese New Year
Math Concepts
Number recognition 11-13, Number review 1-30, Color Observation, Shape Review, Sizes
Language and Literacy
Letter review Oo-Qq, Rhyming, Word Families: -ig and -ake, Opposites, Sequencing events
Bible Verse
"Even the wind and the waves obey him!" - Mark 4:41
February 2012
Loving Our News
The great coin race begins on February 1st. Each class is trying to raise money for new toys. The first class that brings the most coins will have an ice cream party. Let's go Pre-K's!
There is no Family Project this month, but we are going to bring something for share time. WE will be having Pinkalicious day on February 6th. Please help your child bring something pink. It could be a toy, food or candy, drinks or clothing. Thank you!
Valentine's Party will be on February 14th. Please sign up to bring party supplies.
No school on President's day, February 20th.
Themes To Love
Little Red Hen, Shadows, Rhombus, Pinkalicious Day!, You Are My Sunshine, A Boys Lunch, When Lines Bends Shape Begins, Lincoln, 15 Bubble Gums, Valentine's Day, The Mail Carrier, I am a little teapot, Plant Patterns, Ladybugs, Under
Language and Literacy
Alphabet Review, Phonics A-V, Word Family: -en, Prepositions: on, under, beneath, above and son on.
Math Concepts
Patterning, Number Review 1-17, Basic Shapes, Colors, Addition, Sequencing Numbers, Graphing
Bible Verse
Love your neighbor as yourself. - Galatians 5:14
Hello, my name is Miss Joanna! Here are some things I would love to share about myself: I am a graduate from Cal State Long Beach, I have a bachelor's degree in Human Development with emphasis in Child Development, and I have been teaching in the preschool environment for seven years and working with children for the past ten years.
I love to teach and I love to learn. Everyday, I look forward to teaching children what I have learned about God's creation. My teaching style is a blend of paper practice and hands-on learning. Children are unique and they all learn differently. Because of this, I try to teach in a way that helps all types of learners using dance, singing, story telling, art, learning centers, writing, mathematics and more.
My goal for the Pre-K class is to prepare them for the next big step in their lives, Kindergarten!
This is a bible verse and quote that Miss Joanna tries to teach by!
Romans 12: 7 - If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.
"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate."
If you have any questions or information on your child that you would like to share, please feel free to leave me a note or email me at jmcfadden@libertychristian.org
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