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 yarn!

I traced each child's shoe, and they had to use blocks to measure the length of the shoe, touch and count the blocks, and write the correct number.

We cut a piece of yarn to measure each child's height. We attached them to the wall in our science center. We compared their height and discussed short and tall. We will do it again at the end of the year to compare how much they've grown.

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 that your child has 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/lower school helpers, and Mrs. Wright. A big thank you to all of these special people.

Symmetry is when an object looks the exact same on one side as the other. Symmetry helps children develop pattern skills as they replicate the pattern. I was very impressed with how well they did on their pictures.

We celebrated the end of our box study with a drive-in movie theatre day. The children made cars at home, and were served a movie snack pack of popcorn, drink, and gushers. Best. Day. Ever.

Our focus question was what do we know about gardening? Here are our answers:

Logan - "plants need water"

Kayden - "gardens need sunlight"

Zachary - "you can plant seeds"

Vance - "they need plant food"

Belle - "you can grow different fruits"

I taped white butcher paper to the wall and had the students create a flower mural for the flower shop. So much fun!