Hello preschool families! I apologize for the lapse in updates, but with all this crazy weather and February vacation, I have neglected this website. Now that we are getting into March, I wanted to give families some information about some great literacy opportunities that are coming up quickly! Susan Richardson, our reading specialist at MES wanted me to share this with you: “Paws to Read” Hello M.E.S. families! M.E.S. is planning to celebrate children’s literacy in March with a “PAWS TO READ” campaign. There will be two weeks of fun school festivities from March 19th-30th. These activities will be held during school hours, with one family evening celebration! The theme is ”Paws to Read” where young readers are encouraged to read to their special pets and animal friends at home…paws to read! Festivities include: the Scholastic Book Fair beginning March 26th-30th (Paws to Read theme); an all-family “Literacy Night” with fun activities for everyone (the book fair will be open too); Special Guests from the community have volunteered to read to classes; also a surprise visit from “CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG”; and last, “PAWS ACROSS AMERICA” campaign where students read books and record them on paw-prints to be displayed on our giant Paws Across America map in the halls of M.E.S. Scholastic has offered this Book Fair website for parents, http://fyre.it/ZgrRtebo.4. Check it out! We look forward to these fun events and seeing everyone at Literacy Night!! In the preschool classroom we have been doing an author study of Dr. Seuss! His birthday was on March 2nd and we have been reading some of his popular books like "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" and "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish". Along with reading his books, we have been practicing rhyming skills through fun songs and activities during our center time. This week, in addition to reading Dr. Seuss, we have been exploring St. Patrick's Day with rainbow crafts, gold coins, and leprechauns. I wonder if any leprechauns will visit your student's home to cause mischief! We continue to learn about the alphabet in our class as we focus on one letter per week. So far we have covered M, S, T, G, C, H, D and now we are on letter P. Students learn about these letters and the sounds they make during their morning work which you may have seen in the papers sent home with your child. A good idea to extend your child's learning is to talk about things in your house that start with the letter of the week, watch the ABC Mouse videos about the letter we're learning, and practice making the sound the letter makes. As always, feel free to call or e-mail me with any questions or concerns! :) Ms. McKay
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