Dear Azul Families,
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Welcome to our weekly schedule for Azul!  If you are looking for more activities than are planned here, please visit our school at home handbook for more ideas to engage at home as well as this activities page.  There is a wealth of ideas to choose from!  Also, please don’t be afraid to repeat activities!  Repetition and continued practicing is a huge part of the Early Childhood curriculum.  It is absolutely ok and encouraged to go back to a previous day and continue to explore the same activity again.  This will continue to foster their focus and concentration through independent exploration- Something we strive for in our classrooms.  Please reach out if you have any questions or I can help in any way.
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​This week in Azul! 

April 20-24, 2020 
Monday, April 20th-

Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • Join me on a Bloomz video as we bring Montessori to your home with one of our most beloved activities- walking on the line!  What you will need at home: at least 3 ft length of string, yarn, or ribbon
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine- Check out Ms. Katherine’s video on soil investigation and how to make your very own worm jar!  For those that would like to create one at home, you will need: 4 clear jars or cups, garden soil, dried leaves or shredded paper (no ink or bleach preferred), 3 worms (digging for worms is fun!  Or, you can go outside when it gets dark with a flashlight after it rains and they will be resting on the surface and you can catch them!), 3-5 small pieces of kitchen food scraps
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:15-9:45

Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 10:30am
James’ birthday circle!  Please think of a “birthday wish” for James and be ready to share it with him. Some ideas could be “I wish you lots of chocolate cake” or “have a happy birthday” or “I wish you can have all the legos in the world” or anything your child wishes for James. 

​Lunch/Outside time 12-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3pm
  • Afternoon Activity- Up the ante with these extensions of walking on the line- while balancing something on your head: (beanbag, pillow, or small toy), a feather on your hand without making it fall, a cup of water without spilling, or if you are feeling brave- a candle that doesn’t go out!
  • Zoom Conferences for children and parents 2:40-3:20 for children, 3:30-4:00 for parents


Tuesday, April 21st-

Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • This morning it is all about shapes, while we go on a geometric shapes scavenger hunt.  We will find items in these 3-dimensional shapes: sphere, rectangular prism, cylinder, cone, cube, pyramid, ovoid, ellipse

Bloomz Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
This week our music circle will focus on Earth Day. From the smallest inchworm to the cosmic movement of the stars, we will sing about our beloved planet. Miss Pigadilly joins in the celebration by singing about a subject that is dear to her heart - dirt.

Lunch/Outside time 12-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3pm
  • This afternoon we will take our scavenger hunt to the next level: find items with more than one of the geometric shapes. Examples: ice cream sphere on a cone, table lamp: cylinder and ovoid (depends on shape of base), recliner chair:  popsicle on a stick: rectangular prism and ellipse (stick).  If you weren’t able to find all of the shapes in your house, see if you can draw them, or find them in a book!
  • Zoom Conferences (2:40-3:20 children), (3:30-4:00 parents)
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm while the Kindergarteners get to make bird feeders for your yard! You will need: Dried/open pinecone or toilet paper roll, Peanut butter or alternative butter, Bird seed or other seeds you have at home, Twine


Wednesday, April 22nd- Happy Earth Day!!

Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • In this interactive Bloomz video, students will get to trace along the screen as Ms. Janell traces our Montessori Sandpaper numerals.  This lesson is great for all ages, even if they already know their numbers, as the correct formation of numbers is always great to practice for this age group.
  • Art with Ms. Michelle-  Earth Day Collage.  you will need: paper, pencil or colored pencil, something round to trace (for your earth shape), glue stick or glue, old magazines to cut up, and green and blue paper (construction paper or green and blue colored pictures from magazines, cut or ripped into small pieces) if you don't have green and blue paper, you can color or paint your earth green and blue.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:15-9:45

Bonus!  Cooking with Ms. Michelle- Did someone say Pizza?? 
You will need-  for the dough*:
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 pkg/1 Tbsp yeast
  • 2tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups warm, not hot, water
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
    • *If you can't find yeast and flour, or don't want to make the dough, you can buy premade pizza dough 
  • Toppings:
    • sauce, your favorite tomato sauce, pesto, cream sauce, olive oil and garlic, or any other sauce
    • Mozzarella or any blend of good melting cheese
    • toppings, you can put almost anything on a pizza from your traditional pepperoni, tomato, bell peppers, mushroom, basil, and garlic, or be really creative and use roasted beets, kale, and goat cheese, or even roasted sweet potatoes, be creative! 

Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 10:30am
Please bring 2 geometric solid items you found in your scavenger hunt to share with everyone!

Lunch/Outside time 12-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3pm
  • This afternoon, we will make our own “sandpaper” numbers.  You can do this many ways depending on what you have at home.  If you have sandpaper to cut and glue on paper or cardboard, that is great!  If not, you can use many things- glitter, seeds, little rocks (especially if you have extra from a fish tank!).  Just think something scratchy and it will work!
Zoom Conferences for children and parents 2:40-3:20 for children, 3:30-4:00 for parents

Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
Join us for a live concert from the MCH Facebook page on the MCH Nature Trail from local celebrated author, storyteller and children’s musician Eric Ode.  We will also be filming the concert for those that can’t make it live.  Help us celebrate 50 years of Earth Day as a community!


Thursday, April 23rd-
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • In our video this morning, join me as we match different animals to their preferred foods.  Then see if you can name different animals that might love the food items you have at home.  This fun game not only teaches the scientific concept of classification, it also develops and enhances language skills!  You can also draw a picture of the animals eating their food.
Bloomz Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
Hola!  Mr. Shawn will be focusing this week on different parts of the body in Spanish. 

Lunch/Outside time 12-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3pm
  • Let’s talk about your favorite foods! Post a photo of your favorite food on our Bloomz page and let us know why its your favorite.  See what others have posted and like their picture if you like that food too!
  • Zoom Conferences for children and parents (9:30-10:50 children), (2:40-3:20 children), (3:30-4:00 parents)
  • Kindergarten PE- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm while the Kindergarteners will get to make their very own jump rope, and practice!  Materials needed- Old tee shirts or plastic bags, Scissors, Duct tape or masking tape 
 
Friday, April 24th-
  • Today’s recorded video will be a lesson in language from an unusual source- drawing shapes!  To take part in this mystery lesson, all you will need is a paper and pencil
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:15-9:45

Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 10:30am
It’s Friday, and you know what that means!  Sound of the week circle! We will also practice our “Uncle Pete’s farm” song.  Please bring something that starts with V for our sound of the week song.

Lunch/Outside time 12-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3pm
  • To add on to our morning lesson, let’s take those shapes and see how many things we can draw that contain those shapes!


Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
April 27- May 1, 2020

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Monday, April 27th-

Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Mindfulness walk.  In this sensorial activity, take your student on a walk outside.  While walking, start a conversation with them about what they are hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting, and touching.  If they get stuck, point something out to them to incite their wonder.  I will be sharing a guided prompt along with this video.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, parent zoom meetings- 10:00-11:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  Learn how to make your very own worm jar!  For those that would like to create one at home, you will need: 1 jar with a lid and holes in the top (I use a mason jar with two part ring lid and a paper towel), 1 cup of garden soil, dried leaves or shredded paper (no ink or bleach preferred), 3 worms (digging for worms is fun!  Or, you can go outside when it gets dark with a flashlight after it rains and they will be resting on the surface and you can catch them!), 3-5 small pieces of kitchen food scraps
Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle - Join Ms. Michelle on her Bloomz video as she makes Spaghetti Nests with Eggs!
  • What you will need:
  • -butter or non-stick cooking spray
  • -8 oz spaghetti regular or gluten free or other thin noodles 
  • -2 cups fresh or frozen spinach, if using frozen spinach, thaw and squeeze out the water (or you could leave out the spinach)
  • -1 cup Parmesan or mozzarella cheese
  • -salt
  • -2 Tbsp whole milk, 1/2&1/2 or cream
  • -1 egg
  • -olive oil
  • -2 cups spaghetti sauce
  • -mini-mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes or mini meat balls for the eggs
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Come hang out with me on Zoom for live circle time!  We will be counting to 50 and tracing Sandpaper numbers in the air as a group.

Lunch 11:30-12:15

Outside time 12:15-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  Rain, Rain, Go Away…. We are hoping the rain stops this afternoon, but just in case- have fun with this umbrella color by the number printable!  Items needed: paper (printable), colored pencils or crayons
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings- 2:00-4:00 Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz

Tuesday, April 28th-
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Compare your shadows!  Go outside and lay down.  Have someone trace your body outline.  Then stand up and trace your shadow… Which one is bigger?  This is a great lesson for comparison and deductive reasoning.  This also can turn into a measuring activity as well to incorporate math!  Materials needed- Chalk.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Addison
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 August, Sammy
    • 10:20-10:35 Macee, Zoe, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish, James
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will review American Sign Language animal signs for our Frank Leto Song "Uncle Pete's Farm" and Sharing items that start with "W" (please find one or two items in your home that start with W)

Lunch 11:30-12:15

Outside time 12:15-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Max
    • 1:25-1:45 Elden, Katya, Addison
    • 1:50-2:10 Auggie, Brenna
    • 2:15-2:35 Cora, Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 Elinor, Aurora
    • 3:05-3:25 Krish
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm while the Kindergarteners get to make their very own bird nests!  You will need: small sticks, grass, twigs, moss, small cup of mud, a tray or plate and small rocks for the eggs
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
Wednesday, April 29th-
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Race to spot the most critters!  Find a spot in your yard and sit and be still.  Set a timer for 5 minutes and call out all of the critters you see.  Be sure to look above and below you, you might be surprised what you notice!  This activity sharpens observation skills as well as opens the door for conversations surrounding native animals in our area.  You can also have older children write down everything they saw, or even write a story using those animals.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 August, Sammy, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Zoe, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish, James
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- We will be making our very own pig!  Materials needed - Paper plate, pink paint, glue, old egg carton or toilet paper tube or paper, googly eyes or draw eyes on paper and cut out, pink pipe cleaner (optional)
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
IN today’s circle time, we will review geometric solids shape names and making patterns with colors (please find 5 items that are blue, 5 items that are green, 5 that are yellow, 5 that are red, and 5 that are purple to bring to class)

Lunch 11:30-12:15

Outside time 12:15-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Macee, Max
    • 1:25-1:45 Katya, Elden
    • 1:50-2:10 Addison, Aurora
    • 2:15-2:35 Cora, Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 Brenna, Auggie
    • 3:05-3:25 James
  • End of the school day 3:30

Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
  • Join us for a live concert from the MCH Facebook page from the MCH Campus with our very own Music Specialist Ms. Amy!  We will also be filming the concert for those that can’t make it live, and will be posting it the following day.  


Thursday, April 30th-
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Play Follow the Leader.  This classic game can be silly, fun, engaging and more for Early Childhood Students.  Especially when their parents really get into it!  Take turns being the leader outside as you explore your yard.  This sort of mimicking is really great for EC students, as it challenges and strengthens their processing skills as well as works to further develop gross motor and balancing skills.  
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s
    • 9:00-9:25 Brenna
    • 9:30-9:55 Auggie
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 Max, James, Sammy
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Macee, Zoe
    • 10:40-10:55 Abby, Sammy
Bloomz Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
This week Mr. Shawn will be talking about Spring weather and the parts of the flower.  He will include printouts in my post, but students won’t need anything while at the lesson, except their voices!

Lunch 11:30-12:15

Outside time 12:15-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- A new way to color mix- using Ice cubes!  Feel like your very own scientist as we mix colors using ice cubes.  I wonder what colors you will make?  Items needed: Ice cubes, food coloring or tempera paint, plastic containers
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Addison, Auggie
    • 1:25-1:45 Elden, Brenna
    • 1:50-2:10 Cora, Viva
    • 2:15-2:35 Aurora
    • 2:40-3:00 Katya
    • 3:05-3:25 Cora
  • Kindergarten P.E.- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm while the Kindergarteners get to make their very own hopscotch for the whole family to play!  Materials needed- chalk, a small rock, and a way to play music for warmups
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
Friday, May 1st-
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Writing your ABC’s with a stick in the dirt. This simple activity uses a different part of the brain when you engage the whole body in writing!  This helps solidify initial sounds for students.  If they aren’t writing letters on their own, write the letter for them and have them trace it.  Can you get through the whole alphabet?
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 Max, August, Macee
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish, James
Bloomz Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
This week for music we will be singing some old favorites, getting a garden update from Miss Pigadilly and a having a visit with our dear friend, Lenora. Get ready for fun, frolic and friends!

Lunch 11:30-12:15

Outside time 12:15-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Auggie, Addison
    • 1:25-1:45 Viva, Cora, Aurora
    • 1:50-2:10 Elden, Katya
    • 2:15-2:35 Zoe
    • 2:40-3:00 Brenna
    • 3:05-3:25 Viva
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
May 4-8, 2020

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Monday, May 4th- 
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Painting rocks for your neighbors!  Spend a little bit of time finding some rocks that you can paint, and then place around the neighborhood for your neighbors to find when they are out walking.
  • Living/Non Living Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Check out this introductory lesson on zoology classification!  There is a half sheet of paper provided in your packet with living and non-living pictures for your child to color, cut and sort!
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, parent zoom meetings- 10:00-11:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  Fruit, flower, leaf, stem or root? Learn about parts of a plant and which parts we eat. Create a sorting game from fruits and vegetables in your own refrigerator! All you will need is a few sheets of paper and food items.
  • Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle – Happy Cinco De Mayo! Join Ms. Michelle on her Bloomz video as she teaches you how to make fresh guacamole! 
You will need:
  • -2-3 RIPE avocados ( You can buy green avocados and they should be ready in 2-3 days)
  • -Limes
  • -Salt & Pepper
  • -cumin powder
  • -fresh cilantro
  • -onion (any color)
  • -garlic
  • -tomato
  • -jalapeno or other chili (optional)
  • -tortilla chips for dipping, or you can put it on tacos, enchiladas or toast 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
We will be making our own Geometic solids shapes! Please bring a small handful of playdough to circle (about 1 cup, or a lump roughly the size of an egg)
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  Who is ready for a scavenger hunt?  Find 5 living and non-living things in your home.  Draw or write their names!  (No materials provided for this activity)
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings- 2:00-4:00 Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
 
Tuesday, May 5th -   
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Create your own animal habitat in your own backyard.  Gather up animal toys you have at home and bring them outside.  Can you find a spot to create a farm/jungle/forest home for your friends?  See what you can bring to make the scene even more awesome!  Could you build a fence to keep them safe?  A home for a human friend?  Have fun today using your imagination…
  • Do you know what the difference between a vertebrate and invertebrate is?  Watch Ms. Melissa’s lesson and find out!  Materials: ½ sheet of paper with vertebrates and invertebrates to color, cut out and sort.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Macee, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Sammy, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Sound of the week – X 
Please Bring something that starts OR ends with “x” (x-ray, fox, ibex, box. Xylophone doesn’t begin with the “sound” of x, so it’s a tricky one to choose) 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  W is for worm.  Materials: w is for worm template, colored pencils or markers
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Auggie
    • 1:25-1:45 Aurora, Auggie, Cora
    • 1:50-2:10 Addison
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee, Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. Learn about where our clothes come from. Discuss synthetic and natural fibers. Make a loom with sticks and yarn to make your very own nature fabric! You will need 4 sticks approximately 1’, twine or yarn and an array of pieces of nature to weave into the loom; long blades of grass, flowers, twigs, leaves, bark or roots. Have fun! 
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 

Wednesday, May 6th
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- The weatherperson says it might be rainy today- so let’s do indoor recess, Mission Impossible style!  For this, all you need is a bunch of string or yarn.  Find a hallway and tape one long string back and forth down the hall in all sorts of ways, like lasers guarding a museum.  Have your preschooler try and get through without setting off the “alarm”.
  • The 5 different types of vertebrates are called “5 kingdoms”.  Let’s see what they are! Materials: full sheet of paper to color, cut and sort.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Sammy, Elinor, Addison
    • 10:20-10:35 Brenna, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- For art this week we will be making an African sunset picture with animal silhouettes.  You will need: Paper, preferably larger like 11x17 but 8x10 will work, red orange yellow and black soft pastels, plain cheap hairspray like rave or aquanet (to seal the pastel) *if you don't have pastels, you can use red, orange, and yellow watercolor and a black pencil, crayon, or marker for the animals 

Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Making “groups” of items: please bring 2 of each of the following: 2 red items, 2 tiny items, 2 soft items, 2 shirts, 2 legos (any shape is fine)

Lunch 11:30-12:15

Outside time 12:15-1pm

Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- What should I wear?  This fun activity is for sorting different animal “clothes”. (worksheet provided) Supplies: colored pencils, scissors, glue
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Addison
    • 1:25-1:45 Auggie, Aurora
    • 1:50-2:10 Viva, Auggie
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee, Zoe 
  • End of the school day 3:30
Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
Join the Reptile Man Live from his Reptile Zoo on Zoom!  Watch for the link coming your way on Bloomz….  It will be posted on the Montessori Children’s House Page so that it will be easy to locate.   


Thursday, May 7th-      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Spray bottle letter hunt.  Do you have an old spray bottle lying around?  Fill it up with water and head outside.  Take a piece of chalk and write letters all over the yard- swing set, deck, trees, house, garage, etc.  Call out a letter and have your child find it and then spray it until it is gone!  Materials: Spray bottle, chalk
  • What is an Insect?  This morning we will learn the characteristics of an insect, and we will build our very own ant!  (1/2 sheet of paper provided) Materials: Scissors, glue stick.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s
    • 9:00-9:25 Addison
    • 9:30-9:55 Auggie
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Sammy
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Macee, Zoe
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
This week Mr. Shawn will be talking about all thing weather.  He has a printout to share and will post that in the morning so that you have time to print for circle. The school will happily provide any Spanish printouts in your child’s packet starting on May 15th.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Testing your insect knowledge.  Can you remember what makes an insect?  In this afternoon activity, you will get to make your own insects using different materials. Provided materials: glue stick
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Brenna, Aurora
    • 1:25-1:45 Brenna
    • 1:50-2:10 Addison, Eldon
    • 2:15-2:35 Viva, Cora
    • 2:40-3:00 Zoe 
  • Kindergarten P.E.- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. Who’s ready to bowl? Use recycled materials around your house to create your very own bowling alley. To play you will need, a small ball and 10-15 recycling bowling pins (tp rolls, paper towel rolls cut into two, plastic bottles large or small, combinations of any!)
  • End of the School Day 3:30


Friday, May 8th -
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Garden flower 10 frame.  Collect 5 sticks- one long, and 4 shorter.  Lay the long one horizontally, and the others across vertically, making 5 spaces on the top, and 5 on the bottom.  Find 10 dandelion flower tops, and count to ten placing them in each space.  See if you can keep going!
  • Let’s explore the life cycle of the ant.  Printables- life cycle wheel, booklet, and a is for ant color and tracing.  Materials needed- colored pencils, scissors, glue stick
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Macee, Sammy
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish, James, Aurora
Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
We’re going live this week! Ms. Amy and Miss Pigadilly are very excited to do a live music circle via zoom! Get ready to sing, dance and clap your hands as we venture into a new online adventure and find out what Miss Pigadilly likes to do when she has time at home. Link will be on Bloomz (sorry we can't link it here for privacy reasons). 
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Ants on a Log!  Let’s make this classic snack this afternoon in honor of our ant lesson!  Supplies: celery, nut butter or cream cheese, or guacamole, and raisins, dried cranberries or beans
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Viva, Abby
    • 1:25-1:45 Addison, Katya
    • 1:50-2:10 Auggie
    • 2:15-2:35 Zoe, Brenna
    • 2:40-3:00 Aurora 
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
 
May 11- 15, 2020

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Monday, May 11th-    
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Measure the week of rain- It looks like it might rain a fair amount this week. All you need for this activity is to place a jar outside and leave it there the whole week!
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Life cycle of the ladybug.  Life cycle wheel and booklet provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, parent zoom meetings- 10:00-11:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
    • 10:00 Katya
    • 10:20 Auggie
    • 10:40 Sammy
 
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  Please join for a video tour of the MCH garden to see what is growing inside the greenhouse and in the garden beds. We will plant radish and bean seeds and say hello to our chicken friends.
  • Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle - This week's cooking video will show you how to make "Smoothie Pops", or mini-healthy popsicles. 
For this project you will need:
-ice cube trays or other small containers to freeze your bite size popsicles
-toothpicks or mini-popsicle sticks
-your favorite fruit for smoothies, fresh or frozen, like strawberries, blueberries, bananas, mango, pineapple, peaches, or any other fruit
-your favorite yogurt (optional) 
-blender or magic bullet (also optional)
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
We will be working with shades of colors. Please prepare your child by playing I spy games – “I spy with my little eye, 3 things that are green in this room!” and have your child find things of that color. For circle, please try to have your child ready to find 3 things that are different shades of red and pink, shades of green, and shades of brown.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  Make your own Ladybug snack! Supplies: apples, cream cheese or peanut butter, raisins or chocolate chips, pretzel sticks, cheese 
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  
    • 1:00 Aurora
    • 1:20 Viva
    • 1:40 James
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings- 2:00-4:00 Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
3:15
 
Tuesday, May 12th -        
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Write words or create a design with leaves.  Can you use leaves to write your name?  What else can you write?
  • Thematic curriculum lesson with Ms. Melissa- Life Cycle of the Butterfly. Life cycle wheel and bookletprovided
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons-  In the packets you received, there should be a paper that has the letter “y” on it. Please bring that to our meeting this morning along with colored pencils to trace the letter together to create a “rainbow letter”
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Macee, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Sammy, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Sound of the week – Y
Please Bring something that starts with “Y” (yak, yoke, yum, yo-yo, yam, yellow, yogurt, yucca)
Please also have a space for your child to sit on the floor while we sing a new song together (painting with a rainbow while sort of doing yoga stretches)
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Color your own butterfly! Supplies: butterfly template in packet, colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have your child bring 
    • 1:00-1:20 Auggie
    • 1:25-1:45 Auggie, Aurora, Cora
    • 1:50-2:10 Addison
    • 2:15-2:35 Zoe, Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
 
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. We will read a book about trees, discuss the different ways humans and animals use trees, and have a tree scavenger hunt.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
 
Wednesday, May 13th-      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Labeling your yard.  Can you find a tree in your yard where you can label all of the parts of the plant?
  • Thematic curriculum lesson with Ms. Melissa- Parts of the Plant.  Booklet provided.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-  
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Sammy, Elinor, Addison
    • 10:20-10:35 Auggie, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
 
Art with Ms. Michelle- Make insects using your fingerprints! This project is simple but very fun to make and cute.  You will need: paper, washable inkpad or paint, pencil or colored pencils, leaves and green crayons for leaf rubbings (optional)
 
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
We will be learning a little about the Amazon. It is the largest network of rivers, largest rainforest, lots of unique animals including reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, and fish. Please have your child bring a frog, fish, parrot, or other tropical animal with them to circle and we will see if we can determine whether it is an animal found in the Amazon.
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Thumbprint flowers. Supplies: paint or markers, paper
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna
    • 1:25-1:45 Aurora, Addison
    • 1:50-2:10 Viva
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee, Zoe
    • 2:40-3:00
  • End of the school day 3:30
Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
Island Project Celebration Parade at MCH!  Please come and celebrate our 6th grade students as they have completed their year long Island Project!!!!  We normally have a huge presentation and celebration to mark this culminating project, and we can’t this year.  In order to still be able to celebrate our students, we are inviting you to participate in our first ever Island Project Parade around the turn around at MCH.  Details as far as what to expect will be coming soon!  Our 6th graders can’t WAIT to celebrate with you!
 
 
 
Thursday, May 14th-      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Make a wish!  It’s that time of year where dandelions are going to seed.  Go on a hunt and pick one that has all the seeds ready to take flight.  Pick it, close your eyes, make a wish, and blow!
  • Thematic curriculum lesson with Ms. Melissa- Life cycle of the honey bee.  Life cycle wheel and booklet provided
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s
    • 9:00-9:25 Addison
    • 9:30-9:55 Auggie
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Sammy, Elden
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Macee
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
Hola!  I thought that because we are spending so much time in our homes, that we could learn the names of the parts of a house!  I will be posting a printable for this circle as well.  See you on Zoom!
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
 
Outside time 12:15-1pm
 
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Decorate your own beehive.Supplies: template in packet, markers or paint
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Brenna, Aurora
    • 1:25-1:45 Brenna
    • 1:50-2:10 Elinor, Addison
    • 2:15-2:35 Viva, Cora
    • 2:40-3:00 Cora
  • Kindergarten P.E.- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. Let’s play ball! We will start out with a few warmups then work on throwing and catching a ball. The whole family can join, have a mini baseball or basketball game!
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
 
Friday, May 15th -          
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Let’s go check our jar!  Today we will get to go see just how much water is in your jar!  Take a ruler and see just how much you collected for the week.  I wonder if your classmates got the same as you??
  • Thematic curriculum lesson with Ms. Melissa- Let’s be scientists!  Field study on insects. Worksheet provided.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Macee, Sammy, Zoe
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish, James, Aurora
Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
This week will sing, clap and find our inner animal voices! Miss Pigadilly will also share her favorite recipe for making cookies. Stay tuned and get ready for fun!
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Rainbow Walking Water Science experiment.  Materials needed: clear glasses, food coloring, water, paper towels
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Viva, Abby
    • 1:25-1:45 Addison, Katya
    • 1:50-2:10 Auggie
    • 2:15-2:35 Zoe, Brenna
    • 2:40-3:00 Aurora
 
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
 
 
 
 
May 18-22, 2020 
Monday, May 18th-    
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Sleepy Bear Game!  Tell your child to set out three objects (like a ball, a shovel, and a toy car) before “going to sleep” under a blanket. Then along comes the sneaky bear — you or someone else in your household — to steal one item. Once that object is safely hidden away, yell, “Wake up!” The sleepyhead has to figure out which item was stolen (and if you have more than two players, who was the bear). Take turns so everyone gets a chance to play at being a sneaky bear. If you like, add a search for the missing item to this tricky activity.
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Mt. St. Helens eruption anniversary!  Build your own volcano activity worksheet provided.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, parent zoom meetings- 10:00-11:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
    • 10:00 Katya
    • 10:20 James
    • 10:40 Krish
 
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  Please join for a discussion about pollinators and their role in the garden. We will be making bee waters to keep our pollinators hydrated and out of the kids water play. You will need a shallow dish and rocks or sticks to fill it!
  • Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle - This week I will show you how to make a cooking club favorite- fruit and veggie bug snack! It's a great way to be creative and PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!!! For this project, you will need:
    • -celery sticks
    • -cream cheese or peanut butter (to stick the veggies together)
    • -1 or more round thing to slice, like cucumbers, apples, oranges, kiwis, or radishes
    • -smaller round fruits or veggies like grapes, blueberries, or cherry tomatoes
    • -something to use for the eyes like raisins, mini-chocolate chips, or they sell sugar eyes in the baking aisle near the sprinkles
    • -chives to make the antennas (optional, but adds a nice finishing touch)
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will review where South America is on a map, and we will discuss the different layers of the Rainforest, and some animals we might find in each one. 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  Coloring sheet of Mt. St. Helens (printout included) materials needed: colored pencils
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00 *I will reach out to schedule these as needed for your child.  
    • 1:00 Viva
    • 1:20 Zoe
    • 1:40 Auggie
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings- 2:00-4:00 Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
    • 3:15
 
 
Tuesday, May 19th -         
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Wash your parents’ car! This is a great way to focus on further honing your gross motor skills by using big movements while washing and drying your mom or dad’s car.
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Layers of the Earth.  Booklet provided
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons-  
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Macee, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Sammy, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Sound of the week – Z        Please bring something that starts with Z!
We will sing a song about animals at the Zoo. If we have time, we will discuss a little about the Amazon River and it’s tributaries
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Paper plate layers of the earth.  Materials needed: paper plate (included in packet), colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons- 
    • 1:00-1:20  Auggie, Aurora
    • 1:25-1:45  Cora
    • 1:50-2:10 Addison, Cora
    • 2:15-2:35 Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. We will be continuing our discussion of trees and making recycled paper!
To make your own paper you will need: newspaper or any paper scraps that are non-glossy, a blender (you could also use a bowl and potato masher), two towels and plastic wrap. If you have a screen such as a window screen or a piece of chicken wire that would work really well too. 
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
 
Wednesday, May 20th-       
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Make your very own recycled kite! All you need is a plastic grocery bag with handles and some string!  Tie the string on the handles, and run- the kite will fly behind you!
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Parts of the volcano.  Booklet provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-  
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Sammy, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Auggie, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
 
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- For art we will be painting a flower still life, inspired by nature and many famous artists.  You will need: flowers, a container to put them in like a jar vase or pitcher, paper or canvas, paint (any kind), paintbrushes
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
We will review the animals we have discussed so far, and figure out which group of animals they fit with (Please review the video lesson by Ms Melissa on the 5 Kingdoms of Vertebrates)
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Volcano color-by-number (printout included) materials needed: colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna
    • 1:25-1:45 Aurora, Addison
    • 1:50-2:10 Viva
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee, Zoe
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm 
Mindfulness with Henrieke! 
Here’s the Zoom link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83720124963?pwd=YytoRnpXMEM3UTdWamEydjRRM1hBUT09
Meeting ID: 837 2012 4963
Password: Breath
 
Thursday, Friday and Monday- No School. Have a fabulous long weekend everyone! 
May 26-29, 2020

Monday, May 25th-   
School Closed
Tuesday, May 26th -        
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Weeding the garden/yard.  Spend some time outside today weeding your outdoor spaces.  This is a great botany lesson for children in identifying different plants! 
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we switch gears to all thing’s dinosaur!  Let’s learn about types of dinosaurs- do you know their names??  Worksheet provided in packets for this activity.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons- 
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Macee, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Sammy, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will play a game about the layers of the rainforest! Please gather a chair with a back and a pillow that fits on the chair, a favorite toy or stuffed animal, and a blanket. 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Dinosaur coloring sheets. Materials: handouts from packet, plus colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Viva
    • 1:25-1:45 Auggie, Aurora
    • 1:50-2:10 Cora
    • 2:15-2:35 Addison, Macee
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
 
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. Let’s have an art walk! We will find pieces of nature on the ground such as leaves, sticks, rocks etc and create a masterpiece! Please post your pictures and give your piece a title and small description.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
Wednesday, May 27th-      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Bean Bag Ladder Toss.  Set up a ladder outside and tape pieces of paper with numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100 for points on each rung.  Then, have your child toss bean bags or balls and see how many points they can get!
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Join me as we talk about herbivores vs. carnivores.  Sorting activity provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-  
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Sammy, Elinor, Addison
    • 10:20-10:35 Auggie, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
 
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- Make your own stamps using potatoes! For this project you will need: medium-large russet potatoes, something to carve with, a butter knife or carving tools or small cookie cutter will work too, paint tempera or acrylic, something to stamp on- you can use paper, or if you want to use a plain t-shirt, tea towel, or bandanna, just make sure to use acrylic paint or fabric paint if you're stamping on fabric so it won't wash off!
  • Bonus- Cooking with Ms. Michelle- Is moved to today because we missed Monday!  This week we will learn how to make Kimchi, a healthy and delicious fermented food.
For this project you will need:
  • -a medium-large head of napa cabbage
  • -3-4 Tbsp salt (don't worry, most of it gets rinsed off!)
  • -a large daikon radish or several small radishes, you want about 1/2 cup shredded
  • -2 medium carrots
  • -2 green onions
  • -2 Tbsp fish sauce, or you can substitute soy sauce or coconut aminos
  • -1-2 Tbsp red pepper flakes or sriracha sauce
  • -1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • -2-3 cloves fresh garlic
  • -1 tsp sugar
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
We will further review the Amazon rainforest animals.  Please have your child think of an animal they like that lives in the Amazon rainforest.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Make your own triceratops mask. Materials: kit from packet, plus colored pencils, glue or staples, and scissors or pinpoke
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna
    • 1:25-1:45 Zoe, Addison
    • 1:50-2:10 Viva
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee, Aurora
    • 2:40-3:00 Aurora
  • End of the school day 3:30
Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
The Elementary and Middle School have turned the Odyssey musical into a fantastic old-time Radio Drama!Come on and listen to the story unfold in the children’s voices, with fun original songs, lots of cool sound effects and an original child-friendly approach to an epic storyline. Join us for a community theatrical event on Zoom as we listen to Act 1 (Episode 1 and Episode 2)!
 
 
Thursday, May 28th-      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Go on a dinosaur hunt!  Do you think there are any dinosaur bones in your yard?  Let’s go find out!
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Hang out with me while we learn the parts of the Stegosaurus!  I am also going to teach you the Stegosaurus Song that I sang when I was in Montessori School!! Booklet provided
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s
    • 9:00-9:25 Addison
    • 9:30-9:55 Auggie
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Sammy, Elden
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Macee
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish
Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
This week we will be talking about different shapes and their names in Spanish.  There will be a set of cards with the shapes and names in Spanish in your packets and kids can follow along as well as draw different shapes on their own and labeling them.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Design your own dinosaur. Materials: paper and pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Brenna, Aurora
    • 1:25-1:45 Auggie
    • 1:50-2:10 Elinor, Addison
    • 2:15-2:35 Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 James
  • Kindergarten P.E.- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. We will make a super easy clock warm up spinner game that students can use independently! You will need a circle of paper, cardboard or paper plate, a paper clip and a tact to make the spinner.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
Friday, May 29th -          
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Create your own water play table. Grab a tote bin and fill it up with water about 4”, and bring all of your favorite toys and give them a bath!  You can also bring measuring cups and turn this into a lesson on volume!
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Parts of the Equisetum.  This is better known as the horsetail plant, that was around when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth.  Booklet provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons-
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya
    • 10:00-10:15 Macee, Sammy, Zoe
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Aurora
Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
This week in music we are gonna shake it up and stomp on down with the dinosaurs! Miss Pigadilly also digs the dinosaurs and shares her adventures in fossil hunting. Get ready to sing and dance and maybe even roar!
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Make your own fossils. Materials: dirt, water, rock for the fossil, and flour (optional)
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna
    • 1:25-1:45 Addison
    • 1:50-2:10 Auggie
    • 2:15-2:35 Viva
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
 
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
 
 
 
 
June 1-5, 2020 
 
Monday, June 1st   
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  This week we will be switching gears to a mindfulness lesson we can do outside.  I will be using a deck made for children from Little Renegades that uses animals as a guide for movement.  All of our animals this week can be found in North America!  Today- we will be doing Duck Feet.
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Welcome to North America! We will be making our way through the first half of a book- “North America A-Z”.  Using story paper, draw a picture of the coolest thing you learned and write a sentence or story about it.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, zoom meetings - 10:00-11:00 
    • 10:00 Macee
    • 10:20 Abby
    • 10:40 Elinor
 
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  This week in Gardening we will read the book “Backyard Bugs” and go on a garden scavenger hunt.
  • Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle – It’s almost summer! Join Ms. Michelle on her Bloomz video as she teaches you how to make Everyone’s favorite-fresh squeezed lemonade! 
You will need:
  • -lemons, enough to make 1 cup of juice, about 6-7, more if they are small
  • -1 cup sugar
  • -1 cup water
  • Enjoy your lemonade plain, or choose an optional add-in to make your lemonade extra fancy:
  • -Strawberries or raspberries 
  • -Mint
  • -Rosemary 
  • -Lavender 
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today and tomorrow we will explore some different emotions and expressions. We will see what do our different expressions look like and when do we use them? Today we will practice what it looks like when we are: laughing, feeling shy, disappointed, angry, scared, indignant, proud of someone else, and proud of ourselves. 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  Did you know Ms. Joan is from Canada?  Today, she has a hockey coloring page (printout included) supplies needed: colored pencils 
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00
    • 1:00 Krish
    • 1:20 Auggie
    • 1:40 James
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings- 2:00-4:00 Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
 
Tuesday, June 2nd
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Pony Explorer will be our mindfulness exercise today.
  • Thematic Curriculum with Ms. Melissa- We will be making our way through the second half of a book- “North America A-Z”.  Using story paper, draw a picture of the coolest thing you learned and write a sentence or story about it.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons-  Please bring the pictures with corresponding 3-letter words, and place in stacks: words in one stack, and pictures in the other.
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Macee, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Sammy, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will talk about different emotions, and what happens that makes us feel them. Then we will watch our own expressions when thinking about these different emotions. Some we will practice are: laughter, feeling shy, angry, disappointed, scared, indignant, and feeling pride in ourselves, and feeling proud of others
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  totem pole coloring page (printout included) supplies needed: colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have the pictures and corresponding 3-letter words ready with words in one stack and pictures in the other.
    • 1:00-1:20 Viva
    • 1:25-1:45 Auggie, Aurora
    • 1:50-2:10 Cora
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee, Addison
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. We will talk a bit about water and it’s importance. We will review a water cycle song and make a water cycle in a bag! You will need a plastic bag or small clear container, a pen and water.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
Wednesday, June 3rd
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Racoon Freeze is how we will be spending our outside Mindfulness time today.
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we will be sorting Living and Non-Living North American Things…. Sorting Activity Provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons:  Please have your child look at their whole body in the mirror and consider what shapes they might be made up of: rectangles, cylinders, circles, ovals, ellipses, cones, triangles, pyramids? I will ask them to tell me what shapes they are, and based on that I will try to draw them in our meeting!
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya, Addison
    • 10:00-10:15 Sammy, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Auggie, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Krish
 
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- learn how to make your own Mola! For this South American inspired art project you will need: 4 or more different colors of construction paper, pin poking pin and mat or rug or scissors, pencil, glue stick
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
We will continue our discussion on expressions and emotions, discussing what our faces might look like when we are: entertained, happy, “zoning out”, tired, overwhelmed, frustrated, embarrassed, loved, loving, and contented
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Canadian flag activity (pieces included) supplies needed: scissors or pinpoke, glue
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have your child consider what shapes their body might be made up of: circles, rectangles, cylinders, ovals, ellipses, cones, pyramids, triangles
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna
    • 1:25-1:45 Zoe
    • 1:50-2:10 Viva
    • 2:15-2:35 Macee
    • 2:40-3:00 Aurora
  • End of the school day 3:30

​Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
​A Special Family Concert is coming your way!  Local Musician Jonny Gold is covering classics both past and present for a fun and engaging evening of music for the whole family!  Jonny has performed on stages across America, and is both a parent in our Community as well as Ms. Sarah’s partner.  We are super excited to welcome Jonny to our MCH Connection Series! It will be hosted live through MCH's Facebook page. ​
 
 
Thursday, June 4th
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Pig Nose is our activity today.
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we will be learning about the different biomes of North America.  You will be able to come up with an animal that lives in each biome!  Worksheets provided
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s
    • 9:00-9:25 Addison
    • 9:30-9:55 Auggie
  • Morning Lessons- Please have your child bring the page from your packet that says “self portrait” along with colored pencils (or preferred coloring utensils)
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Sammy, Elden
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Macee
    • 10:40-10:55 Krish
Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
This week Mr. Shawn will be talking about all things Animals:  I’ll have cards of different animals that the kids know and love.  You will get a set of animal cards in your packets to use at home.
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Prairie rose coloring page (printout included) supplies needed: colored pencils.
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have your child bring the page from your packet that says “self portrait” along with colored pencils (or preferred coloring utensils)
    • 1:00-1:20 Brenna, Aurora
    • 1:25-1:45 Viva
    • 1:50-2:10 Elinor, Addison
    • 2:15-2:35 Cora
    • 2:40-3:00 Auggie
  • Kindergarten P.E.- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. Let’s play hot lava! You will need ten sheets of paper, a pen, masking tape.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
Friday, June 5th -           
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Fox Ears is how we will be exploring our outside space today
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we are going to explore the Southern Desert!  Then, you will get to explore the desert on your own using the cactus packet provided.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons- 
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya – bring pen and paper
    • 10:00-10:15 Macee, Sammy, Zoe – bring the zero’s from your packet and 20 counting items
    • 10:20-10:35 Elinor, Abby – bring the zero’s from your packet and 20 counting items
    • 10:40-10:55 James, Aurora please bring the pages with the large numerals 1-9, 10-90)
Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
This week in music we celebrate our animal friends. Join in as we sing about beloved pets and the wildlife around us. Miss Pigadilly shares her own stories of encounters with wildlife. Come on and join the fun!
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Paper plate snake craft (paper plate and papers included) supplies needed: scissors, glue, colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna – bring paper and pencil (Brenna bring your multiplication beads if you have them with you)
    • 1:25-1:45 Addison – bring paper and pencil
    • 1:50-2:10 Krish – bring the numerals 1-9, 10-90
    • 2:15-2:35 Viva, bring numerals 1-9, 10-90
    • 2:40-3:00 Auggie, bring multiplication bead bars if available
 
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
 
 
 
 
june 8-12, 2020 
Monday, June 8th   
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Still Owl mindfulness exercise
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Let’s sort North American plants and animals!  Sorting activity provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, zoom meetings - 10:00-11:00 
    • 10:00 Sammy
    • 10:20 Elinor
    • 10:40 Viva
 
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  We will take a tour of the garden and see what has been growing. We will also discuss the life cycle of a plant and see seeds growing in the garden!
  • Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle - We will be making gnocchi this week, they are very tasty, easy, and fun to make and you get to mix them with your hands!
Ingredients:
-4 medium russet potatoes
-1-2 tsp salt
-1 tsp pepper
-1 egg
-2-3 cups flour(you can use a gluten free flour that contains xanthan gum or 2 parts white rice flour 1 part sweet rice flour)
-2 tbsp butter or oil for pan frying
-sage leaves
-your favorite sauce or cheese to put on top (optional)
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will practice writing the numbers 0-9 in the air and counting as high as we can as a group. Please make sure your child has enough space around them to stretch out their arms for drawing big letters!
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  Eagle craft. Handout provided; pencils, scissors, and glue needed
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00
    • 1:00 Krish
    • 1:20 Zoe
    • 1:40 Addison
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings- 2:00-4:00 Parent zooms will be a signup on Bloomz
 
 
Tuesday, June 9th  -            
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Lady Bug Legs mindfulness activity 
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we will be exploring North American animals!  There are two activities for you to do today in your packets
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
    • 9:00-9:25 Elden
    • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons-  Please bring the pictures with corresponding 3-letter words, and place in stacks: words in one stack, and pictures in the other.
    • 10:00-10:15  Macee, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Aurora, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Zoe, Sammy 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will write the alphabet in the air, and even make some of the letters with our bodies! Please make sure your child has a space on the floor around them to try different positions.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Wetlands animals coloring sheet (provided); pencils needed
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have the pictures and corresponding 3-letter words ready with words in one stack and pictures in the other.
    • 1:00-1:20 Viva
    • 1:25-1:45 Auggie
    • 1:50-2:10 Cora
    • 2:15-2:35 Aurora, Addison
    • 2:40-3:00 Krish
    • 3:05-3:25 James
 
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. We will talk more about the water cycle and create a water pollution experiment. You will need a large bowl or container to hold water, a strainer, spoon, and you will add “pollutants”; cooking oil, balsamic vinegar, couple pieces of small trash, couple piece of food scraps and any other pollution you want to add.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
Wednesday, June 10th -      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Sleepy Cow mindfulness exercise  
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Let’s learn about common North American Birds!  Activity provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons:  Please have your child look at their whole body in the mirror and consider what shapes they might be made up of: rectangles, cylinders, circles, ovals, ellipses, cones, triangles, pyramids? I will ask them to tell me what shapes they are, and based on that I will try to draw them in our meeting!
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya, Addison, Auggie
    • 10:00-10:15 Sammy, Elinor
    • 10:20-10:35 Zoe, Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Macee, Addison
 
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- This week I will show you how to make a mono-print. This is an easy way to do printmaking at home without a lot of big and expensive equipment, and the prints will look really cool when you're finished! For this project you will need: paper, a piece of cardboard larger than your paper, paint (tempera or acrylic), a roller or paintbrush, something to put your paint on, a large paper plate or another piece of cardboard will work, a pencil or colored pencil
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will practice finding things of different colors, and sing a song about the colors! Before circle, please help your child collect 1 object of each of the colors below and have them accessible to your child during circle, but out of sight from where he or she will be sitting (This is meant to be a “fetching” game where we run around looking for a specific color). Colors to look for: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, brown, white
 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Hummingbird craft. Handout provided; pencils, scissors, glue needed
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have your child consider what shapes their body might be made up of: circles, rectangles, cylinders, ovals, ellipses, cones, pyramids, triangles
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna
    • 1:25-1:45 Viva
    • 1:50-2:10 James
    • 2:15-2:35 Krish, Addison
    • 2:40-3:00 Aurora
    • 3:05-3:25 Auggie
  • End of the school day 3:30
Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
Because this was so popular the first time around, Ms. Henrieke is going to be leading another Mindfulness workshop on Zoom!  
 
 
Thursday, June 11th -      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Deer Stretch mindfulness activity 
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we will be learning the life cycle of the salmon.  A worksheet is provided for this activity.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s
    • 9:00-9:25 Addison
    • 9:30-9:55 Auggie
  • Morning Lessons- Please have your child bring the page from your packet that says “self portrait” along with colored pencils (or preferred coloring utensils)
    • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Sammy, Elden
    • 10:20-10:35 Abby, Macee
    • 10:40-10:55 Elinor
Spanish Circle Time with Mr. Shawn- 11am
This week Mr. Shawn will be talking about all things clothing:  I’ll have cards with different clothing that the kids are familiar with and practice the names in Spanish.  They can also draw pictures of themselves and their family members wearing the clothing and label them.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- Types of salmon coloring sheet (provided); pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons- Please have your child bring the page from your packet that says “self portrait” along with colored pencils (or preferred coloring utensils)
    • 1:00-1:20 Viva
    • 1:25-1:45 Brenna
    • 1:50-2:10 Addison
    • 2:15-2:35 Cora
    • 2:40-3:00 Aurora, Auggie
  • Kindergarten P.E.- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm. Let’s get ready for Kindergarten Tea!  We will be making tea scones together! 
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
 
Friday, June 12th  -          
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Bear Breaths mindfulness activity
  • Thematic Curriculum Lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we learn about our home State of Washington, and the different parts of the apple. Booklet provided
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 
  • Morning Lessons- 
    • 9:35-9:55 Katya, Addison, Auggie
    • 10:00-10:15 Macee, Sammy
    • 10:20-10:35  Abby
    • 10:40-10:55 Zoe, Elinor 
Music Circle Time with Ms. Amy- 11am
This week in music we sing some well loved songs of peace and friendship. Miss Pigadilly shares her own story of friendship and forgiveness.
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Apple tree handprint painting. Paper and paint needed.
  • Afternoon Lessons-
    • 1:00-1:20 Katya, Brenna 
    • 1:25-1:45 Viva
    • 1:50-2:10 Krish 
    • 2:15-2:35 James
    • 2:40-3:00 Auggie
    • 3:05-3:25 Aurora
 
  • End of the school day 3:30
 
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
 
 
 
 
 
June 15-19, 2020
Happy Last Week of School!

Monday, June 15th  (K Tea 2pm))
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Pig Belly Breaths
  • Thematic Curriculum with Ms. Melissa- Exploring the four seasons.  For our last week of school, I thought it would be fun to do a little exploration of the seasons.  Especially because this is the last week of spring!  Today you have a four seasons activity to complete.
  • Kindergarten Mtg- 9:00-9:30 We will discuss the Kindergarten Tea!
  • Morning check-ins, follow ups, zoom meetings - 10:00-11:00 
9:35-9:55 Katya
10:00 Macee
10:20 Abby
10:40 Zoe
 
  • Gardening with Ms. Katherine-  We will take a tour of the garden and see what has been growing. We will also make Wildflower seed balls! To make them you will need: scrap paper, blender, muffin tin, wildflower seeds or garden greens like lettuce, spinach, arugula, dill or cilantro would work too. 
  • Bonus! Cooking with Ms. Michelle - I have had multiple people tell me I should do French toast, so this week’s cooking video will show you how!
For this project you will need:
-4-6 eggs
-Milk or milk alternative
-Cinnamon 
-Vanilla (optional)
-Your favorite sliced bread
-Butter or oil for greasing the pan
-Your favorite toppings: butter, powdered sugar, jam or maple syrup 
 
INGREDIENTS FOR ALTERNATE VEGAN RECIPE
1/2 cup dairy free milk
1tbsp tablespoon corn starch
1tsp vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
2 slices thick white bread
2 tablespoons vegan alternative butter, for grilling
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
This week we will focus on the fun games we have learned – today we will play the rainforest game (have a blanket and a chair handy – chair optional), as well as play “Who’s missing?” (we will need the blanket for this game too- make sure it is large enough to hide your child’s whole body)
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan -  fruits of summer coloring page. Supplies: handout, colored pencils
  • Afternoon Check-ins, follow ups 1:00-2:00
    • 1:00-1:30 James, Krish
  • Progress Reports published- Due to the craziness of our Spring “semester”, progress reports have been assessed on work in the classroom prior to closing, what our lead teachers have been able to assess through online lessons, and in collaboration with parents insight on how their children are progressing through discussions and Bloomz posts of completed work.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
  • Parent Zoom Meetings cancelled due to Kindergarten Tea



Tuesday, June 16th  -            
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Bending Branch
  • Thematic curriculum lesson with Ms. Melissa- Today we are talking about summer!  Summer matching activity provided.
  • Kindergarten 1:1’s- 
  • 9:00-9:25 Addison
  • 9:30-9:55 Brenna
  • Morning Lessons-  
  • 10:00-10:15  Macee, Elinor
  • 10:20-10:35 Abby
  • 10:40-10:55 Zoe, Sammy 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today we will sing some of our favorite songs – We are the dinosaurs, 5 Little Monkeys, and I’m gonna Catch you. We will be standing up and moving around, so please make sure your child can safely “march” while participating in the Zoom!
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Lighthouse color by number page. Supplies: handout, colored pencils
  • Afternoon Lessons-
  • 1:00-1:20 Viva
  • 1:25-1:45 Auggie
  • 1:50-2:10 Cora
  • 2:15-2:35 Aurora, Addison
  • 2:40-3:00 Krish
  • 3:05-3:25 James
  • Kindergarten Nature Club- Join Ms. Katherine in the Kindergarten Resource group in Bloomz at 2:15pm We will make a sun catcher, to make one you will need: paper plate, scissors, clear tape or contact paper and leaves and flowers from nature.
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 


Wednesday, June 17th -       (Our last day of school!  Field Day!)
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • 9:00 Morning Planning Time with Ms. Melissa -Join Ms. Melissa as she walks your child through planning their day with the help of a visual schedule. 
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa-  Grateful Tiger
  • Thematic curriculum with Ms. Melissa- Family Field Day!  Check your packets for everything you need to create your very own family field day, including signs for activities, decorations, and even metals for the winners you can make out of chocolate bars!  I will post a video in the morning talking about all of the fun we can have “together” for our super fun end of the year celebration!
  • No morning lessons: Field day
  • Art with Ms. Michelle- we will be doing another fun farm animal craft: cotton ball sheep. You will need: cotton balls, preferably smaller ones, cardstock, thick paper, or a paper plate for the body, glue(not a glue stick), black marker crayon colored pencil or paint, scissors or pin poking equipment , if you have clip clothespins you can use them for the feet so your sheep will stand up, otherwise just use your thick paper, a ribbon or string for a collar(optional)
 
Zoom Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Today is our final circle with the whole class!  Please join me for a fun last hurrah and make sure your child has space to dance and play during our meeting! We will sing some more of our favorite songs, including 5 Speckled Frogs, Elephants on a Spider Web, and Rocketship Run. 
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
END OF THE DAY IS 1:00 TODAY- HAPPY SUMMER!!!
 
Special MCH Connection Series- 4pm
Drive Through Kindergarten Move on/up ceremony!  Join us as we go live on Facebook as our staff and faculty line the driveway as we celebrate our Kindergarteners while they “drive through” socially distant style.  CONGRATULATIONS KINDERGARTENERS!!!
 



Extended Day Students Only 
Because our extended day families have a 12 month contract, we didn’t want you to miss out on two days of instruction!  We have created content for the next two days for your students….

Thursday, June 18th -      
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Pink Breath
  • Thematic curriculum with Ms. Melissa- Summer patterning cards. Activity provided
  • Morning Lessons
  • 9:00-9:35 Auggie, Elden
  • 9:40-9:55 Zoe, Sammy, Elinor
  • 10:00-10:15 Abby, Macee
  • 10:20-10:35 Krish, James
  • 10:40-10:55 Viva, Aurora
Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Get ready for counting to 100! We will have each child count a little at a time with me, all the way to 100, maybe more!  
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan- picture search page. Supplies: handout, colored pencils
  • End of the School Day 3:30
 
Friday, June 19th  -            
Morning Work Time- 9-11am
  • Outside lesson with Ms. Melissa- Thankful Sun
  • Thematic curriculum with Ms. Melissa- Let’s explore the insides of fruit!  Can you match the insides with the outsides?  Activity provided.
  • Morning Lessons- 
  • 9:00-9:35 Elden, Auggie 
  • 9:40-9:55 Macee, Elinor, Sammy
  • 10:00-10:15 Zoe, Abby
  • 10:20-10:35 James, Krish
  • 10:40-10:55 Aurora, Viva
Circle Time with Ms. Janell- 11am
Since Ms. Amy will not be available today, we will sing some of our favorite songs from the year. If your child has a favorite song that Ms. Amy sings, we will try to sing it together. Otherwise, we will sing our classroom songs!
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Outside time 12:15-1pm
Afternoon Work Time- 1-3:30pm
  • Afternoon Activity with Ms. Joan-  Fruit and cracker pizza snack. Supplies: crackers, cream cheese or nut butter, cut fruit
  • No Afternoon lessons: Happy Summer!
 
  • End of the school day 3:30
 


​Have a fabulous SUMMER everyone!