The goal behind an All About Me week is to help children learn about each other and each others’ families. It helps children to realize that every person is unique and special. They also learn that every child’s thoughts and ideas are important and no one person is more or less important than another.
VOCABULARY WORD OF THE WEEK-VAIN
We are fortunate at St. James to be able to attend P.E. every day. Thursdays are action based learning days where a different skill will be taught and practiced. This week they worked on jumping and cross lateral movement by crawling through a tunnel.
In preschool we introduce units of measurement that children can wrap their minds around. Usually those are with regular household objects and toys. In these activities children delve in deeper to understand measurement of length and height with blocks and cubes!
In Technology this week the children are learning how to use their clicker finger and how to control a mouse with a left click.
CENTER FUN
Show and Tell gives children an opportunity to stand up in front of their friends and speak about a topic that interests them or share something that they love. It builds confidence and helps children develop effective communication skills. Look at the difference between their very first show and tell versus the last one. They have come a long way!
As the last day approaches, a new door will be opening for you and your child. We have laughed, cried, and grown together this year. I will keep a little bit of each child with me. Thank you for allowing me to be your child’s teacher. It has been a wonderful year
Mrs. Tracy
What a wonderful talent show! We realize that any good performance takes time and a great amount of effort and flexibility. Rest assured that this has not been wasted time, rather time well spent. This is how St. James stands out from all the rest. Some of our curriculum objectives the children have learned through this experience are: following limits and expectations, traveling skills, gross-motor skills, speaking clearly, following directions, attends and engages, and persists.
They also gain a tremendous amount of self-confidence and self-control. It’s not easy at the age of 4 and 5 to perform in front of an audience. We think these children did a remarkable job.
All of this would not have been possible without help from our parents, Mrs. Denise and her middle school helpers, and Mrs. Wright. A big thank you to all of these special people.
