May Happenings at Parks' Place 2018 - Parks' Place Learning Center

Classroom News

Butterfly/Infant:

The “butterflies” had so much fun learning about spring. The infants enjoyed the Earth Day celebration. The babies enjoyed creating hats for Earth Day. They also celebrated by learning songs, stories, colors, and each week’s new letter. This month we continue to introduce new colors and letters while working on hand-eye coordination. The infants participated in Tummy-time and rides in the Bye-Bye Buggy on nice spring days. We cannot wait for all the fun activities to come in May.

Ms. Deborah
Ms. Carmen

Grasshopper/Twos

We were a busy group this month with all of the hands on projects for Earth day. We made our own Earth Day T-shirts to wear for the special day. There were lots of games and activities. We spent time talking about bugs and we learned some really cool stuff about growing gardens and what lives in a pond. We are looking forward to another month filled with fun activities.

Ms. Sabrina

VPK A/B

This month was so exciting. We did a lot with the kids. We celebrated spring by making flowers and talking about the life cycle of flowers. Earth day was a day full of fun activities and games that helped us learn about how to keep the earth clean. We also had our 3rd Grading period Awards Ceremony, which was great! We are excited and ready to see what fun the next month will hold for us.

Mrs. Michelle, VPK A/B
Ms. Kartia, VPK A/B

Busy Bees/Ones

This month was great for the Busy Bees. Earth day was a blast. We had fun planting different vegetables for our classroom garden. We also enjoyed creating our Earth Day shirts!! We created art while learning about the color yellow. The Book Fair was great, we got to pick out the books we wished for.

Ms. Etoye
Ms. J’Nae

Pawsomes/Threes

We had such an exciting month. We made our own Earth Day T-shirts to wear for the special day. Our celebration was a lot of fun with lots of games and activities. We watered our plants we are growing outside. We also reviewed our numbers, shapes, colors and read lots of books. Making a vegetable collage was lots of fun! We are looking forward to another month filled with fun activities.

Ms. Miller
Ms. Shantae

VPK C

We had a wonderful month. We made our very own Earth Day t-shirts to wear for Earth day. We talked about bugs and pond life this month. We planted our veggie garden and made bird feeders! We are looking forward to another month of learning and fun here in VPK C.

Ms. Butler, VPK C
Ms. Mincey, VPK C

Dates to Remember

Tuesday, May 1st
Nugget & Fang Field Trip

Thursday, May 3rd
Parenting Class: Learning on the Go
6:00PM – 7:30PM

May 7 – May 11
Teacher Appreciation Week

Thursday, May 10th
Parent Academy: Transition to Kindergarten
3:00PM

Friday, May 11th
“Mommy & Me” Tea

May 14 – May 16
VPK Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, May 25th
Field Day

Monday, May 28th
Memorial Day
PPLC Closed

VPK Graduation

Shindler Drive Baptist Church Friday, June 1 @ 7:00 PM

Cake and Refreshments will be served following the ceremony.

Affordable Summer Fun!

School lets out on June 1st this year! Keeping your child entertained and engaged over the summer can be expensive. Below are some inexpensive activities you can do with your child to keep them happy this summer as well as links to helpful resources.

Picnic at the Park – Jacksonville operates the largest urban park system in the United States, providing services at more than 337 locations on more than 80,000 acres. More detailed information on the city’s parks can be found by clicking HERE.
Kids Bowl Free – 2 free games of bowling each day of the summer. Click HERE to register.
Jacksonville Public Library – Click HERE to see events, services and locations.
Beach Trip – For a free printable family beach trip checklist click HERE.