Bear Hunt

Welcome, to Bear Hunt week. This theme is inspired by the popular book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt written by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.

Housekeeping:

Thank you, to all of you who donated to The Christmas Box House! We were able to bring in shampoo, conditioner, lotions, diapers, and clothing. All of these items are given to children who are staying at The Christmas Box House until they are placed in the custody of a responsible family! Again, THANK YOU!

Winter semester begins January 8th! There are two more classes in fall semester! Thank you, to all of you for participating in this creative arts program. I have seen many wonderful discoveries and developments in The Stars children who attend! I commend you parents for making the time and commitment to bring your child to class every week and enhance your child's early childhood experiences!!! Impressive! I am excited for everyone who has enrolled for winter semester and I look forward many more great experiences for your children.

Star School 2010-11 calendar will be ready this Friday. The Stars Creative Arts’ students who attend the Friday classes are eligible for priority registration starting February 1st. Please, email me with any questions you have regarding the program. If, you have somebody you know who is interested, please pass on their email to me and I will forward them the preschool information. Star School only admits 10 students. The registration form will be ready on January 8th. Be sure to have your form filled out and ready to submit on February 1st. Students are admitted on a first come/first serve basis. I have many exciting activities planned for Star School students! Star School is a great start for your child's introduction to school. I hope you consider enrolling!

Superstars, I invite you to bring a friend to class this Friday!!! It will be a lot of fun! Please, let me know if somebody will be attending with you so I have enough materials for everyone!!! Thank you!

Bear Hunt

ROCK STARS
Bear Week is an inspiring week for many creative arts experiences. We will explore open shapes, heavy shapes, and closed shapes to creatively move like bears. Rock stars will engage in a creative drama activity to the famous story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by exploring large, medium, and small bowls of porridge and creatively running away from the bear when it appears. Music Circle will bring instrumental exploration with the Boom Whackers to the tune of The Bear Went Over The Mountain. Rock Stars will get to make their own icicle ornament to hang at home and we'll end the class with a fun story called, Bear Stays Up For Christmas by: Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman.

SUPERSTARS
Wow, what a fun week we have ahead of us, Superstars! We will open up our creative movement time to the story, We’re Going on A Bear Hunt. Superstars will get to creatively move their bodies to show how they might move through thick oozy mud, a big dark forest, a swirling whirling snowstorm, or how they would run away from a grouchy bear just woken up from its sleep! During creative drama, students will get to make up actions to the poem, Big Grizzly Bear! Super stars, will play the song, The Bear Went Over The Mountain using their Boom Whackers. Superstars will be making some wet chalk drawings for their visual arts activity while listening to Johann Sebastian Bach. We will finish class by reading, Bear Stays Up For Christmas by: Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman.

Thank you, for reading! I will see you, Friday!!!