Book Fair
February 4-8
It's time for our annual book fair! During the first week in February, stop by the Exploration Room and purchase a book or two! We can't take any orders, so come early for the best selection.
Make checks payable to Scholastics and give them to Miss Sharon or the infant room. We cannot accept cash!
Book Drive
If you have any old books at home that your children have outgrown, please donate them to Goddard! The teachers read to the children every day, so we are always looking for new books to use in our classrooms. We would appreciate any children's books appropriate for infants through kindergarten. Thanks!
Construction Update
Our two new rooms in the back are almost finished! We expect the classrooms to be up and running at the beginning of March. Miss Kia's preschool class will be moving into one of the new rooms, and a second preschool class will move in as well. Get Set will also be splitting in two, with one class moving into the old preschool room. If your child is in either of these classes, we will be giving you more information as soon as possible.
Pajama Day
Thursday, February 28
On Pajama Day, all children should come to school dressed in their PJs. We will do all sorts of fun activities, including a performance by Yosi, who will play his guitar and sing bedtime songs for everyone. This is always a fun day for everyone!
Please pay $1.00 for each child to cover the cost of Yosi's performance.
News from the Classrooms
Infant Room
Our little tikes will be working on their crawling and walking skills with our help. This month we will be doing some great art projects to coincide with Valentine's Day. It is exciting to see each of our little ones develop their own personalities! We are excited to try new music with them and some fun new lessons!
Heidi, Desiree, Gerri, Faith
& Vivienne
First Steps
First Steps will be participating in lots of fun and interesting activities this February! We will be getting ready for Valentine's Day by making some V-Day crafts. We will also be making mini "I Cannot Tell a Lie" Cherry Pies in honor of President's Day. First Steps wishes everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
Kim
Toddler 1
Toddler 1 is excited to be welcoming four new friends to our class by the end of February! We will be learning about dinosaurs this month and creating fun art projects using hearts. We will be having a party to celebrate Valentine's Day and hope to make special treats for our families!
Brooke & Danielle
Toddler 2
We will be learning about different kinds of dinosaurs, as well as learning about space exploration. We will use the month of February to focus on enhancing our sense of touch through lots of hands-on activities using different textures to manipulate and make art projects. Our class will be having a special holiday party on February 14th. Finally, we will learn about Russian culture and a bit of the language.
Niki, Regina, Kylie, Donna & Ashley
Get Set
Get Set is getting ready for an exciting month in February. We'll be making dinosaur fossils and dancing to the Dino-Pokey in Week 1. In Week 2 we'll be getting our hearts ready for Valentine's Day. We will be heading for the stars in Week 3 and making our own constellations. At the end of the month we will be artists and make our own self-portraits.
Jenn, Maureen, Tara & Melissa
Preschool
February is an eventful month for Preschool! Feb. 4-8 is the Goddard School's Book Fair. Preschool will attend the book fair on the 5th and 7th. February is also known as "Black History Month." Every Monday and Friday, students and parents are challenged to bring in Black History facts for Current Events. Preschool is having a Valentine's Day dance and party on the 14th, so dress your best to impress your classroom cutie! Valentines will be picked on Monday, February 11th.
Kia, Megan & Sue
Pre-Kindergarten
February will be a busy month in Pre-K! We will celebrate Valentine's Day by making Sweetheart Sundaes, and for President's Day we will write to George W. Bush to share our concerns about the country. We will be making Olympic torches for our opening ceremony and spend the day doing gymnastics and other Olympic events. Finally, the children will send postcards to their families as they learn their addresses.
Barbara, Valerie & Giselle
Kindergarten
Miss Amy's kindergartners will be having lots of fun in February! This month they will be studying dinosaurs, learning some of their names and how they lived. They will make "fossils" using coffee grounds, flour, and salt. Of course, they will be doing many Valentine projects, including writing their own Valentine cards.
Amy