A visit to Thailand-A book from our clothing unit

THE GIRL WHO WORE TOO MUCH

This week we took a trip to Thailand to learn about a little girl named Ari. Ari wants to wear every dress she has to a dance. Ari misses the dance because the clothes are too heavy. She learns to be happy with less. After I read the story it was time to pretend to be Ari. We had a wonderful time with this activity!

P. E. This Week

We jumped with two feet together and stepped through a hula hoop. Everyone loved crawling through the tunnel! Our gross motor skills had a great workout!

Matching Game

The children had to find matching clothing items and they loved this game! The students had to remember where the items were and find the match.

Mrs. Diane

Order by size

It is important that children learn to recognize and arrange objects by size. Young children practice spatial reasoning by ordering objects from largest to smallest. This helps them with a range of activities from building more solid block towers to writing their names. Ordering by size also prepares children for more complex math such as putting numbers in order (1, 2 , 3) and problem solving.

Fire Safety

We were thrilled to have firefighters visit our campus. We learned that firemen wear special clothing to keep them safe.

Letter H is for horse and hat. The children had a great time as they rode their horse and held on to their hat.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Mary and TInkerbell

The students were surprised when Mary came to school with her lamb. We loved seeing her lamb , but I had to tell Mary that we could not have a lamb at school. It was against the rules.

Boogie Brown was in my class when she was three years old and she has played the part of Mary for years. She is in the 7th grade at St. James. A special thank you to Boogie and her mother, Ashley Brown. They gave us a WOW moment!

Connect Numerals to Quantities

Children begin to count without understanding the meaning behind numbers. After they learn that numbers represent quantities, they learn to associate quantities with written symbols.

Mrs. Diane

Focus question

WHEN DO THINGS HAPPEN AT SCHOOL?

The preschool day is full of events. It is important for your child to know when things happen at school. Routines help students feel safe and secure because they know what is coming next and what is expected.

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

We had a blast with a mouse this week! The students chanted Hickory, Dickory , Dock as they moved the mouse up and down the clock. We talked about roman numerals and we listened to the clock as it chimed. As the class listened to and used rhyme, rhythm and repetition their early literacy skills were increased.

PENNY BUTTER FUDGE

Peeny Butter Fudge is one of our curriculum books. In our story the grandmother surprises her grandchildren with a change in the schedule. Mrs. Denise works at our school and she pretended to be my grandmother. We were surprised when grandmother changed our schedule by making Peeny Butter Fudge. During this activity your child learned to follow directions, take turns and count. A special thank you to Mrs. Denise.

Let'sMakeLetters

Objective 15 Demonstrates phonological awareness

The students worked together to make the letter L with their body. We learned that letters have lines.

Mrs. Diane

Great Week!!!

What a wonderful week !!!! The children made friends and learned how to play together. I can't wait to see how much they learn this year.

What names to we need to know at school?

The Beginning of School Study is a hit! We learned our friend's names and our teachers names. Our favorite name this week was Humpty Dumpty. Humpty was loved by everyone! The students participated in an experiment to see what would happen if we dropped a boiled egg and a raw egg. We determined that we could drop the boiled egg numerous times, but the raw egg cracked the first time it fell. We are having a great time with this unit. Nursery rhymes are timeless and they are just as important to oral language development now as when they were first spoken in the 18th century.

MATCHING MITTENS

Each child had to find their name on a mitten. This lesson helped your child with name recognition.

P. E. Class

Mrs. Nicole is our physical education teacher and we love this class! During our P.E. class the students practiced jumping with two feet together, running and spinning. Jumping with two feet together is a major gross motor milestone. It requires strength, coordination and balance to master.

Little Miss Muffet

Nursery rhymes have a huge impact on children's language and communication development.

Children relish in listening to songs full of rhyming, rhythm and repetition. As the children learn nursery rhymes their language and literacy skills are thriving.

Have a great week!