St. Matthews: April was a super exciting month for St. Matthew’s. Prestonwood Christian Academy kicked off the monthly festivities with an awesome Field Day. The children had a blast playing with all the PCA students. No one wanted to leave when the activities! We also hosted a Math and Science Night, which was a huge hit with our parents. Classroom 4 did a "flubber" science experiment which was so in demand, they had parents lining up outside of their classroom! Classroom 2 had a Chinese, Italian and Mexican food taste test. There were lots of people waiting to enter that classroom too! The Week of the Young Child, which we celebrated from April 11th-15th was also a big success and we ended it with a huge bang by throwing a carnival. The teachers set up super fun activities in their classrooms that everyone enjoyed. I think I can speak for everyone that this month was a blast at St. Matthew’s! Thank you parents and staff for all your hard work and effort, you guys did such a great job in making this month special for our children.
CH: April was filled with fun and exploration inside and outside the classroom! The Dallas Zoo brought some rabbits to visit and taught the children how to take care of them. They enjoyed a variety of activities for the week of the young child. The Jesuit students did an awesome presentation which included music and magic. The children and staff had a lot of fun! They have a new program going on at their site “Every Child Ready to Read” provided by the Hampton Dallas Library Branch, which they host three Wednesdays in the month. They also hosted a volunteer appreciation breakfast. Lots of parents showed up to enjoy it! The children enjoyed the “National Dance Day” and each class represented a different type of dancing. The children rotated from class to class learning new dance steps from Hip Hop to Ballet.
CR: Our overviews not only are a time to share what the classrooms have been up to the past month, but also to share our appreciation for our coworkers. This month, Crossover would particularly like to highlight a man whom you never see much of, but you always know he is there when you need him. Crossover would like to recognize our computer guy Robert Leal for always “fixing the problem.” Most of the time we don’t know what the problem is, it just does not work!! Who do we call???? “ROBERT” Database is down!! Who do we call???? “ROBERT” Heavy boxes need to be moved?? Who do we call???? “ROBERT” We need pictures, flyers, color copies………. ROBERT, ROBERT, ROBERT.
We love you Robert and everything you do for us!
Buckner: This month we also had a Math and Science night, during which parents visited the classroom and witnessed the wonderful projects that the children worked on. After the parents and the children toured the different classrooms, they were able to collect various incentives such as books, crayons, and small party favors. We also celebrated the “Week of the Young Child” and finished it off with a carnival outside on the playground hosted by Prestonwood Christian Academy. Class 4 had a special activity this month: the teachers worked with the parents to surprise the children during the week of the young child by introducing “special guests” to coordinate activities in classroom. The children were very excited when they realized that the special guests were their parents! Some parent volunteers put on a puppet show for the class. They also had a police officer come to talk to the students about his role in our community.
Bethany: April was our project month. The children were interested in learning about eggs and they learned about animals that lay eggs and that don’t. They learned where and why some animals lay eggs? For example, why do some like nests, some hollow trees, or in the water, soil, or even on buildings? Turtles even use the sand to hide the eggs, whereas lady bugs lay their eggs on a leaf that has aphids because as soon as the larvae hatch they start hunting for aphids. Ms Rodriguez brought in real eggs of an ostrich, duck, guinea hen, hummingbird, and emu for the children to observe. The children loved exploring the various real eggs. The teachers and children were surprised to learn that most eggs are eaten, like the snake eggs and ostrich eggs. Some eggs are protected, like the turtle eggs, because of the length of time between laying eggs and hatching. They even invited a guest speaker, Mr. Jeff, who brought in an incubator with eggs. The eggs were all of different colors, brown, black, spotted, blue, and green brown. They are waiting for the eggs to hatch!
"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, the excitement, and the mystery of the world we live in." --Rachel Carlson
Until Next time!
Prerna Richards
Program Director
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