Shades of greens, purples, oranges, yellows, reds and of course blues are quickly filling the hallways of OCS. It's almost Ocean Night and the kids are so excited to show off all that they have learned and worked so hard on. This week, we continued to work on a few more sea creatures. Pictures will not be posted on this blog this week because the children really want to surprise you all with their creativity! We did get a chance to visit the playground this week. The weather has been divine and the kids need to get their giggles and extra energy out! I don't blame them! That sunshine makes me want to be outside too! The PTA sponsored book fair was a great success. I hope you all enjoyed your childs' book selection. This weekend, Saturday, May 19, The PTA is sponsoring their annual KIDS TRICKY TRAY, here at OCS! It is so much fun! The doors open at 3pm. Also, Ocean Night will be held this coming Thursday, again at OCS, with doors opening at 6pm. I hope to see many familiar faces! Enjoy your weekend. Mrs. Gilberti

Finally! The sun is shining! All the rain was making me wonder if we were still in April. I am ready for May flowers! This week, we continued to learn about different sea creatures such as the shark and sea horse. We also had fun making our own crafty sea creatures for our ocean board. It is really coming along nicely. Ocean night is May 24th, at 6pm. I hope you all make it out to Sunday is Mother's Day! We worked very hard being creative with our gifts. The children really had me chuckling at one point. I guess you will find out soon as to why I chuckled. I also talked to them and gave them a few great ideas to make your day special such as, letting you sleep in late. In my house, that's always a treat. Next week is the PTA Scholastics BOGO Book Fair. Our morning preschoolers will be attending the book fair on Monday, May 14, at 9:00 am. Only children with money will be taking down. Our afternoon clas will be attending the book fair at 12:00, when they first come in on Thursday, May 24th. Again, I hope that everyone is treated like a queen on Sunday or at the very least, you get a couple of extra hours of sleep. Happy Mother's Day! Mrs. Gilberti

Fish, Whales, and crabs oh my! It must be MARE time! Yes, it is! All last week we worked extra hard on learning about sea creatures. For the next few weeks, we will be working on different plant life and sea creatures that fill our oceans. Our board, which sits outside our room, is decorated with the most beautiful ocean you will ever see. All of your children worked so hard together to paint the ocean, using a paintbrush and dabbing paint onto paper. It was amazing to see them all come together to make such a beautiful creation. I hope that you all get a chancee to enjoy Ocean Night, here at OCS, on May 24. For the next few weeks, we will continue to work on this unit, stopping only for a few days to work on secrets gifts for our Mom's. If your child comes home with blue hands, I am apologizing now! We are exploring the ocean through blue slime (water, cornstarch and food dye). I hope that everyone enjoys their week. Mrs. Gilberti