May 26- 29 & June 1-5

It's hard to believe it is already June! Although the weather outside sure doesn't feel it! We have been busy in our Friendly Fish classroom!


We have been hard at work practicing our sitting and working at the tables. It is hard to do sometimes but we keep getting better at it! We have done a lot of work in our small groups, as I am sure you have seen most of the work that has come home! We have done various activities using different art supplies!

We are practicing holding markers and crayons in our hands the correct way. We have also used the bingo dots to make beautiful artwork as well as hold the correct way. We have used the circle stickers to practice our fine motor skills of pulling the stickers off and placing them on our papers. They can be tricking!

Play-dough was a big hit last week! All the kids loved rolling it into balls and making different things with the play-dough. We also painted a number of times. We used water colors, and we also painted with celery and potatoes! That was fun to do.

We listened and watched  Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons on the iPad. It is a big hit in our Friendly Fish room! We also watched The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  I have included links to both stories online so you can enjoy at home!
https://vimeo.com/52017136 <-- Pete the Cat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYmvxP0AJI <-- The Very Hungry Caterpillar 


Enjoy your weekend! Hard to believe there is only two more weeks of school left! As a reminder, our last day of school will be June 19!

Burlington Education Foundation Road Race!

On Sunday, May 31, 2025, the Burlington Education Foundation (BEF) is holding their 11th Annual “Exercise for Education” 5K Road Race and ½ Mile Family Fun Run at Burlington High School .  Check-in for the event begins at 8:00am with the Family Fun Run beginning at 9:00am, followed by the start of the 5k which begins promptly at 9:30am.

Please visit BEF's website for more information on the activities as well as online registration. All pre-registered participants are guaranteed a free t-shirt. NEW This Year - Chip Timing! - with instant results. 

Run, Walk, Volunteer or join us as a spectator! Don’t miss out on this great community event or the chance to win a Grand Prize Raffle!!

BEF's Mission is to channel donations from businesses and individuals to provide Burlington educators with an additional source of funding for creative and innovative curriculum enrichment programs.  Help us make a difference in the Burlington Public Schools!

May 18- 22

We were very busy in our small group activities this week in our Friendly Fish classroom, as I am sure you have seen all the projects that have come home! We made ABC books, we used the stamp pads to stamp numbers; we painted with water colors (which was so much fun!) and we explored shapes and made matches. We worked hard on holding markers and crayons in our hands to do various projects and coloring. I encourage you at home if you can take time to practice holding and coloring with crayons and markers!

We played with Play-Dough this week and we practiced rolling the dough into balls. We also played in the sandbox which was a big hit!

We loved reading and listening Pete the Cat again this week. Its been fun to sing the Wheels on the Bus that is Pete the Cat's version which is a little different. However, the kids are doing a great job knowing all of the different versions of the song!

During our centers time we played with dollhouses. It was fun to watch the kids explore with the different toys that go along with the dollhouses. We also played with the blocks. We built tall towers and practiced waiting to knock them over. 


Just as a reminder we will not have school this Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Enjoy your weekend!!

May 11- May 15

We had another busy week in the Friendly Fish classroom! We are still working on sitting on the rug and sitting a the table to do some work. We made a lot of different projects this week such as tissue paper flowers, a number book with bingo dots and stickers, and an alphabet tree to go along with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  We stamped numbers and we also made a big flower for our things that grow unit. 

We read a few different stories this week such as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and The Wheels on the Bus.  Our favorites of the week were Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons and  Pete the Cat and the Wheels on the Bus. Pete the Cat is one of our new favorites! 

Our centers for the week were:
Dramatic play: kitchen
Manipulatives:  puzzles
Rug area: race car track
Writing: iPads 
Blocks: paper blocks 

We sang lots of different songs including : The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus, The Ants go Marching, and Down by the Bay. 


Have a great day!

May 4 - May 8

We had another busy week in our Friendly Fish classroom! We continued to work hard on being good listeners and following the rules of the classroom. We were very busy! In our small groups we worked on different projects such as bingo dotting the alphabet, using our fingers to stick big stickers onto different pictures and we made butterflies. 

Our choice centers for the week were:
rug: race car track
blocks: paper blocks
library: books
dramatic play: kitchen 
sensory: sand

We read a lot of books as well! Some of the favorites were Cookie's Week, 123 to the Zoo, and Pete the Cat's Four Groovy Buttons. 

We sang a lot of songs and worked on hand movements and moving along to the music to get our bodies moving. Some of the songs we enjoyed were Wheels on the Bus, If you're happy and you know it, Down by the Bay, and The Itsy Bitsy Spider.


Enjoy the weekend and this beautiful weather!!

April 27- May 1

What a busy first week we had in the Friendly Fish classroom! We moved into our new room and were able to explore all of the fun things that our room has to offer! We were able to get on the playground every day with our Owl friends so that was exciting! We also had snack with our Owl friends in their classroom! In our small group we worked hard on the letters in our names. We matched the letters in our names to the correct order, and practiced writing our names. 

We had a lot of fun singing songs and reading books such as "If you're happy and you know it" and "The wheels on the bus." 

Different centers for the week include:
block area: paper blocks
dramatic play area: kitchen
art table: bingo dotters
library: books
manipulatives: puzzles
rug: big lego pieces

We also had fun using the iPad during parts of our day!

Welcome to our Friendly Fish blog! Over the next few days, I will be adding tabs with information about the classroom schedule, upcoming school and classroom events, the curriculum, and links to other BECC blogs.

Check back every week for updates about what is going on in our Friendly Fish classroom!