Pre-K

March 2023

Important Dates

  • Thursday March 9, 2023: Virtual Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences; 11:40AM dismissal
  • Monday March 13, 2023: Spring Picture Day

Reminders

  • Please check your child’s folder every day, and please return the folder to school the next day.
  • Please remember to label all of your child’s belongings: write your child’s name on their jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, lunch containers, etc.

Instructional Unit Theme: Water

This month students will be exploring water.

Essential Question: What does water do?

Focus Questions:
  • Where can we find water?
  • What happens to water when it changes temperature?
  • How does water help us?
  • What happens when we put things in water?

Water Play

At school, students will have the opportunity to explore many concepts through water. Please see the attached suggestions for water play activities at home.

Math Focus: Measurement and Patterns

Measurement

Children will learn about length and height.

Patterns

Children will create their own patterns.

A Letter to Parents

Dear Pre-K Families,

Water play is an important part of our school program. When children pour water into measuring cups they are exploring math concepts. When they drop cork, stones, feathers, and marbles into a tub of water, they are scientists exploring which objects sink or float.

What You Can Try at Home

You can set up water play activities in the bathroom, kitchen, or outside. Give your child a baster, plastic measuring spoons, cups, a funnel, plastic boats, and rubber animals. For extra fun, try adding food coloring to the water.

Bubble Blowing is also a great activity for young children. Try making homemade bubbles!

Bubble Recipe

  1. Get a large cup, dish soap, water, and a bubble wand.
  2. Pour one half cup of dish soap in to the cup.
  3. Add one and one half cups of water into the cup.
  4. Measure two teaspoons of sugar, and add it to the water-soap mixture.
  5. Gently stir your mixture.
  6. Go outside and blow bubbles! Have fun!

Thank you for working with us. We hope that you are enjoying doing these activities with your child.

Sincerely, the Pre-K Teachers