The children had a blast as they learned who does and does not work at our school! We enjoyed a book about the Gingerbread Man during this lesson. As I read the book a note fell out, it was from the Gingerbread Man. He left clues for us to try and find him. We followed clues and we talked to other teachers on our campus. The class determined that he does not work at our school. As we searched for him we learned how to work as a group and follow instructions. He was too fast for us to catch, but he left us a delicious cookie. A special thank you to Mrs. Katlyn Gunter for providing us with the cookie and to Gabbi who played the part of the Gingerbread Man.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Each year the students at St. James help our community with a service project. This year we took in donations of books for the Texarkana Public Library. We had the support of every class on our campus. The primary classes were thrilled to say that we donated over five hundred books to our local library. The highlight of our project was a visit from Mother Goose. She stopped by to read us a story and stress the importance of literacy.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS

This week we jumped with two feet together, walked on a balance beam ,and went under a limbo stick. P. E was a blast!

LETTERS AND NUMBERS

The students loved using play-doh and wikki stix to make the letter E and number three!

Stayed tuned for more primary news!

Mrs. Diane

WHAT ARE OUR RULES?

This week we talked about our school rules. Rules keep us safe in the classroom and on the playground. We talked about rules for children and rules for adults. We learned about a little girl named Mary and her lamb. Mary’s lamb had to follow rules too.

LET’S PRETEND

Everyone had a blast pretending to be Mary or her little lamb. As your child pretends they are using great social skills and expanding their vocabulary

Letter L is for Lamb. The class used a big line and a little line to form the letter L. We talked about the sound letter L makes. During an art activity, we used our fine motor skills as we pinched cotton balls and glued them to our lamb.

A VISIT FROM MARY - A WOW MOMENT!

The children were amazed to see Mary and her lamb at our school! A special thank you to Boogie Brown and her mother Ashley. Boogie was in my class a few years ago and I was thrilled when she came for a visit! Boogie pretended to be Mary and she helped the children understand that everyone has to follow rules. She has taken care of this lamb since birth and Boogie is a blessing to St.James.

OUR FEELINGS

Little Miss Muffet

The children loved taking turns wearing the spider hat and pretending to be Miss Muffet. Dramatic play builds comprehension skills by allowing children to act out familiar stories and rhymes. The children loved acting and making videos. This activity helped us think of other people and things they might be scared of.

OBJECTIVE 22 - COMPARES AND MEASURES

We used our math skills as we counted, measured, and compared our ingredients to make black bean and corn salad. I put the recipe on the dry erase board and we followed the directions carefully. As we followed our recipe the class learned that print is important and words have meaning. We were glad to have our friends from Mrs. Amanda's class join us for this wonderful activity!

See you soon,

Mrs.Diane

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!

Our first unit is - BEGINNING OF SCHOOL . Our topic this week is - WHAT NAMES DO WE NEED TO KNOW AT SCHOOL? The children are learning the names of teachers and friends at school.

We started our week learning about an egg with an interesting name. Humpty Dumpty is a name we all love and every child took a turn pretending to be Humpty Dumpty. During our large group time we learned that each child in our class has an interesting name.

WHY TEACH NURSERY RHYMES?

Listed below are a few reasons why nursery rhymes are an important part of your child's education.

1. The rhyme and rhythm in nursery rhymes help children hear the sounds and syllables in words.

2. Listening to nursery rhymes builds a strong vocabulary.

3. Children have a sense of accomplishment as they recite the rhyme.

OUR FIRST LETTER

I used a sponge to help the children learn the first letter of their name.

OUR MUSIC CLASS

We loved our first music class! Mrs. Allison had us moving to the beat.

It looks like we are off to a great start!

HOW CAN WE CREATE LESS TRASH?

We ended our recycling unit with a discussion about creating less trash. The students told me that we can create less trash by recycling. We all must work together to help our earth. Everyone can use items again, or recycle them. The children had a blast as they created their own recycling center.

PIRATE AND MERMAID PARTY 

A special thank you to all our parents who helped make this a wonderful party for the children. This was the only party that our parents were able to attend because of covid and I was thrilled that I had wonderful helpers.

I am sad to loose my children but I know that they will be in excellent hands as they continue their education with my co-workers. I am blessed to work with christian women. Your children will continue to grow and have amazing experiences at St. James. I am proud I was your child's teacher. Thank you for choosing St. James Day School.

ST. JAMES WHERE I DID SPEND MY CHILDHOOD DAYS.

May God bless and keep you.

Mrs. Diane

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT REDUCING , REUSING, AND RECYCLING? 

We are all wrapped up in the RECYCLING UNIT! We learned that some items can be used again or recycled. This was exciting news! I am thrilled when parents send items to school to help with our units. One student brought a container that would have been thrown in the trash, but it was cleaned and used again as a pencil container.

MATH WITH THE R.R.R. UNIT 

During this lesson each child had to sort items into the paper, plastic or metal container. As your child placed the items into the recycling bins their mathematical skills were enhanced.

METAMORPHOSIS 

One of our vocabulary words this week was metamorphosis. I used dramatic role play to help the children understand the meaning of this word. A cardboard box became a chrysalis and your child became a butterfly as they put on wings and flew around the classroom. At age three your child may not be able to give you the exact definition of the word metamorphosis but they know that a change has occurred when I use this word in the classroom.

B is for BUTTERFLY! 

What a exciting week!! We were able to watch a butterfly as it came out of the chrysalis. I put up a butterfly tent and the children took turns getting in the tent and observing the butterflies. We learned that a butterfly is a insect that will not hurt you.

COLOR, CUT AND GLUE 

Our fine motor skills are progressing and we are learning to use the scissors. Each child was overjoyed to use the scissors as we completed the lifecycle of a butterfly sequence activity.

Stay tuned next time as we wrap up the R.R.R. unit.

Mrs. Diane