Fireflies Weekly

Friday, January 30, 2026

January 28th & 29th, 2026: Arctic/Antarctic Animals!

Happy Friday, Firefly Families!

Wow--what a crazy start to our week! Hope you all stayed safe and warm in the SNOW. During our short week we learned a little about arctic/antarctic habitats and what animals live in them. We cut out and painted igloos with penguins, responded to the journal prompt, "How does your daddy take care of you?" (we learned about how daddy penguins are the main care-giver of penguin chicks), played a penguin color matching game, used sponges to paint polar bear faces, and played in REAL snow with arctic animals. Our HWT letter of the week was V and we read the books Arctic Animals For Kids, The Emperor's Egg, Penguins (Nat Geo Kids) and we watched a few videos on the arctic/antarctic habitats & animals.

Reminders:

*Our Valentine's Day "Friendship" party is on Thursday, February 12th. Please bring in 15 valentines to pass out! Reminder--NO candy or food!

*NO SCHOOL: Friday, February 13th for PD Day and Monday, February 16th for President's Day

*The LPA is hosting Love YourSELF, a fun family event on Saturday, February 7th at LECC from 3pm-5pm. There will be a special performance from Laren Loveless, snacks, and crafts. There will also be chair massages for the adults. Don't miss out on this awesome event. Kids 2+ are $10, adults are free. More details and purchase tickets here. Questions? Please email president@leccparents.com

*Please see flyer below for a clothing drive happening in February here at the LECC!

Here are some pictures from our week!

Graham and his Paw Patrol Show and Tell!

Cutting out and painting our own igloos

We learned about how daddy Emperor penguins take care of the eggs/chicks,

so we responded to the journal prompt--"How does your daddy take care of you?"

We loved this color matching penguin game we borrowed from the Eagle class

Practicing waddling around with our "eggs" on our feet

like the daddy penguins!

We learned that penguins can NOT fly!

We created polar bear faces with sponges

We got to play in the snow a tiny bit before our shoes started getting wet!

Don't forget snow boots next week when it's (a little) warmer to play outside! ❄❄❄

Lakely got out her gloves to play in the snow ;)

HWT letter of the week! V

Rhyming practice!

Coming Up Next Week: Valentine's Day and LOVE!

Have a great weekend!!

Lexi & Jaymi

Friday, January 23, 2026

January 20th - 23rd, 2026: Hibernation

Hello Firefly Families!

This week we learned all about hibernation--which animals HIBERNATE, which ones ADAPT to the snow/cold and which animals MIGRATE to a warmer climate. We made a cozy hibernation cave in our reading arch, wrote letters in "snow" trays, responded to the journal prompt, "Where does your bear hibernate?" and sorted which animals hibernate/adapt in the winter. We loved having a cozy jammie day on Thursday to hibernate with our loveys! We read the books Over and Under the Snow, Snuggle Down Deep, Hibernation and When It Starts to Snow. Our HWT letter of the week was N.

Reminders:

*Firefly Valentine/Friendship Party 🩷: Thursday, February 12th @ 11 AM

*NO SCHOOL: Friday, February 13th for PD Day & Monday, February 16th for President's Day!

Please see note below from the Character Ed Committee:

We are getting ready to plan Passport Day at LECC! This fun event will be on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 this year. It is a day to teach and learn about all the great diversity and various cultures LECC has to offer! You can share food, drinks, dances, clothing, photos, and more at a booth for all to experience. Our goal is to provide a fun, interactive experience appropriate for all ages. If you are interested in hosting a table, please fill out the survey here by Thursday, January 29th to share your interest. It is short and should take less than a minute to complete. ALL are welcome to join! If you would like to see examples of previous tables from last year, you can see those here!

Here are some pictures from our week!