We are just full of energy and feeling spirited by the beautiful spring weather! It’s a good time to check on your child’s extra clothes to make sure they fit and are for the correct season.

A friendly reminder that you need to be checking your child both in and out of procare every day. This helps us to both keep track of attendance and to monitor your child’s health. Please take the few seconds it takes to do this each day. Thank you!

We’ve continued talking about dinosaurs and have covered different dinosaurs in the Jurassic period, as well as the Cretaceous. We learned that during the Cretaceous period, the continents were about the same as they are now. We also learned that at the end of the Cretaceous period, all of the dinosaurs became extinct. By a change in weather? Asteroid? No one knows for sure! Ms. Jessie did a volcano experiment with us and we got to see a volcano erupt with a combination of baking soda and vinegar! How exciting!

We’ve learned about reptiles, and how baby reptiles look the same as adult reptiles. Characteristics of reptiles include a backbone, dry skin, cold blooded, and they lay eggs. Some reptiles include dinosaurs, snakes, and lizards.

This month we have explored the continent of Asia. Wow, it’s a huge continent! Our friends have enjoyed the challenge of completing the Asia continent puzzle map. We’ve smelled some interesting spices and foods from China, as well as played a Chinese board game called Jungle. We also got to see some Japanese origami, and learn how to say some of the Japanese sounds. We have learned that the Giant Panda ONLY eats bamboo and how important it is to conserve their bamboo forests.

Our outdoor recess area has gotten an infusion of new sand toys, walking cups, and foam blocks that we are having the best time with at recess.

A HUGE THANK YOU for all of your love, generosity, and sweet notes during Teacher Appreciation Week. We felt so loved and appreciated.

You can view pictures from the last two weeks below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YfcuaRHrU4H0Ao47MmqtSQuxVYwwCd_t?usp=sharing

Dates to Remember:
April 11-15: NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!
April 18: NO SCHOOL: Teacher In-Service

Love,
The P2 Team

“The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” ~ Maria Montessori

We have kicked off March by celebrating and discussing some children’s authors to get us in the mood for National Reading Week. We have learned about Dr. Seuss, Lucille Colandro, Mo Willems, and Anna Dewdney. We were fortunate enough to listen to stories by each of these authors and learn a little bit about each one.

We have kicked off “dinosaur month” by learning about the supercontinent pangea, and then the Triassic period. We learned about the earliest reptiles, pterosaurs, mammals, and how it was so dry and hot! Some of the earliest reptiles looked like the crocodiles that we know today, and some looked really strange with claws on their tails! We have then started delving into the Jurassic period. So far we have learned about how it had lots of vegetation, beetles became present, and there were dinosaurs such as stegosaurus, brachiosaurus, and allosaurus.

We have also learned about amphibians. We learned that they have moist skin, they breathe through their skin (cutaneous breathing), have backbones, and they grow legs as they mature. Some amphibians include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians.

So many of our friends have been celebrating birthdays lately and we love their enthusiasm for turning 5! When you turn five, you are able to go on the spinner on the playground. This is a huge milestone, and something that our friends look forward to as they watch their older peers enjoy this activity!

Click on the link below to view pictures from the last two weeks.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S5m8XCFWoHOoxKEWjfg4y8HHvZahToA4?usp=sharing

Dates to Remember:
April 11 – 15: NO SCHOOL – Spring Break!
April 18 – NO SCHOOL – teacher in service day
April 19 – School resumes

“Peace is what every human being is craving for and it can be brought about through humanity of the child.” ~ Maria Montessori

Love,
The P2 Team