Friday, December 23, 2016

Happy Holiday Break

We hope you enjoy this time with family and friends.

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Burlington Public School will re-open Tuesday January 3, 2017.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Open House

The Burlington Early Childhood Center (BECC) will be hosting an Open House for new students on Friday, January 27, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  The BECC is an integrated public preschool for children ages 3-5.  We support children of all abilities in both general education and special education settings.  We also provide support in the areas of speech-language, motor, and social skill development.

Our Open House will provide families with an opportunity to view our programs, meet the teachers, and pick up registration packets to enroll their children for the 2017-2018 school year.  Students must be 3 years old by August 31, 2017 to be considered for enrollment for the fall of 2017.

For more information about registration/Open House, please call 781-270-1808.  For more information about our program, please visit the Burlington Early Childhood Center Website The BECC is located in Burlington High School at 123 Cambridge Street.  Our entrance is at the back of the building between the two playgrounds.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Gingerbread Unit

Hello families,
Thank you to everyone that came in to visit last week - it was so nice to be able to chat with you about your Leaping Lizard!

We are busy at work with our December unit. For the coming weeks our theme will be Gingerbread! We will read Gingerbread stories, sing a variety of songs, and follow a Gingerbread theme in our small groups! Here are the activities your child will be participating in for the coming weeks:

Small Groups

  • Gingerbread cut & glue puzzle
  • Gingerbread count/match buttons
  • Decorate our own gingerbread
  • Gingerbread math book (1:1 correspondence)
  • Tracing the Gingerbread's path
  • Find the Number
  • Where is the Gingerbread Man
  • My Gingerbread Family
  • Size Sort (small, medium, large)

Choice Time Centers:
- Art: Gingerbread Dough
- Rug: Jungle Animals
- Manipulatives: Large Legos 
- Dramatic Play: Bakery 
- Sensory Table: Rice 
- Book Corner: Gingerbread Books

Stories:
The Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt
The Gingerbread Man by Gail Yerrill
The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
The Gingerbread Man, Loose in the School by Laura Murray

Monday, December 5, 2016

Wrapping up our Unit on Friends

The Last week we finished our unit of Friends. We explored friendship vocabulary, ways to be a good friend, friendship stories, and much more. Here are some memories from the past few weeks:

After reading our story "Hooray, a Pinata" our class made our own!

We used lots of glue then covered it with colorful paper!



Lizard friends in November









After exchanging invitations with the Busy Bees, we enjoyed a "CAT PARTY" in our classroom!








Monday, November 21, 2016

Reminder

All students will be dismissed at 11:30am on Wednesday for Thanksgiving Break! There will no lunch for full day students and no school for afternoon students. 

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Please enjoy this time with your family and Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 4, 2016

Friends Unit

This week we will begin our Friends unit. In this unit, the Leaping Lizards will be talking about friendship, how to be a good friend, and ways to resolve conflicts with friends. Our stories, music, poetry, and art activities will enhance the understanding of helping others, enjoying special times with friends, and getting along. Here are the activities your child will participate in for the following weeks:

Small Groups:
Friendship Ice Cream Cones
How Many Dinos (1:1 correspondence)
The Little Red Hen - Making our own Pizza!
Sorting Groceries
Matching and Sorting Coins
Stringing Beads for Friendship Bracelets (fine motor)
Making a Class Pinata

We will also be discussing Thanksgiving and what it means to feel "thankful."

Choice Time Centers:
- Art: Pizza Dough
- Rug: Flexi Tracks
- Manipulatives: Sensory Bins
- Dramatic Play: Post Office
- Sensory Table: Model Sand
- Book Corner: Books about Friendship and Thanksgiving

Stories:
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