This week we discussed people that work at our school. We talked about the Gingerbread Man and we determined that he did not work at our school. The children told me a few names of people that work at our school. This topic helps the class become familiar with teachers on campus.

Emory - Mrs. Diane

Ivy - Mrs. Amanda

Milo - Mrs. Nicole

Nolan - Mrs. Allison

Painting the Gingerbread Man

Painting is a great way to exercise the muscles in our hands

HOW DO WE MAKE FRIENDS AND BE PART OF A GROUP?

What a wonderful week! The children had a blast as they searched for the Gingerbread Man!

We learned how to work together with Mrs. Amanda's class and be part of a group. As your child participated in this activity they learned about number recognition and how to follow instructions. A special thank you to Mrs. Pope for providing us with the Gingerbread Man.

Music with Mrs. Allison

The students played the drum as they listened to Aiken Drum ! Music class was a hit! Aiken Drum is a Scottish folk song and nursery rhyme.

We had a blast with our first unit! We will learn about clothing during our next unit.

Mrs. Diane

What are our rules?

This week we talked about our school rules. I asked the children to tell me a school rule and these were a few of their responses…….

Milo - No running

Ivy - No lamb at school

Emory - We don’t pinch

We learned that our school rules keep us safe.

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 is against the rules.

Boogie Brown was in my class when she was three years old. Boogie plays the part of Mary for me every year. She is a blessing to our school. Boogie's mother, Ashley helps Boogie with this precious activity. A special thank you to Boogie for giving us a WOW moment!

Memory skills with nursery rhymes

As your child sings a nursery rhyme they are using memory skills. Nursery rhymes are made up of patterns and they are easy first memorization pieces.

Letter L with Handwriting Without Tears

We will cover the letters that are made with straight lines first. Our first letter is L. The students use big lines and little lines to form letter L.

Making letter L with play-doh - Handwriting Without Tears

The children learned to roll out a big line and a little line with play - doh. After they roll the lines they place the play-doh on the letter card. We had a blast making letter L!

Gross Motor Skills in P.E.

The children had to crawl through a tunnel , jump on a pad with two feet together, and run around the cones. The children are learning to follow directions and wait their turn.

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 children took turns placing the mouse up and down the clock. We talked about roman numerals and we listened to the clock as it chimed. The students chanted Hickory, Dickory , Dock as they moved the mouse up and down the clock.

Hearing and using rhyme, rhythm, and repetition helps children develop early literacy skills.

Peeny 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.

Mrs.Diane

WHAT NAMES DO WE NEED TO KNOW AT SCHOOL?

The Beginning of School Study is a hit! During our study we will have a topic sentence for each week. This week was all about names. The children are learning to recognize their name and the names of their friends. Our favorite name this week was Humpty Dumpty. This egg was loved by everyone! 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.

WHO’S HERE?

The children are leaning to find their name and put it on the board.

ORAL LANGUAGE

Singing nursery rhymes or reading nursery rhyme books help children to develop speech and language skills.

Humpty Dumpty

We watched Humpty Dumpty fall off the wall and we discussed the parts of an egg.

Little Miss. Muffet - Drama , Movement and Expression

Acting out rhymes encourages personal expression and movement stimulates the brain. Your child was learning while having a great time. I was very proud of each child. The acting was wonderful. It looks like I have a class full of talent.

Music with Mrs. Allison

The children made Humpty Dumpty and recited the rhyme together.

MATCHING MITTENS

Each child had to find a pair of mittens that were hidden in the classroom. The mittens had the children's names written on them. This lesson helped your child with name recognition, and matching with colors and letters. After all that hard work , it was time for our kittens to have pie!

Next time we will learn about our school rules.

Mrs. Diane

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT RECYCLING?

This week we learned that some items can be recycled and used again. Recycling helps keep our earth beautiful. During this unit the class will learn how to reuse items and create less trash. The parents were asked to bring in paper, plastic and metal that we could sort and recycle. We made a collage with old catalogs and magazines.

WHAT CAN WE DO WITH JUNK?

This week we talked about things we can make from junk. Items are put in the trash everyday that could be used again. Our number of the week was thirteen and we counted thirteen milk jugs. The children played with the jugs and used their creative skills during center time.

WE MADE BINOCULARS

The children painted toilet paper rolls and we made binoculars with them. We are learning that we can reuse items.

EARTH DAY

We took a nature walk around our beautiful campus. After our walk we painted the earth.

THE LANDFILL

The sensory bin was the place to be during center time. The children learned that items that are not recycled are put into the landfill. I made our sensory bin into the city landfill and the children pretended to move trash and bury it. We talked about how sad landfills are and that trash can hurt our land. Children are never to young to help take care of the earth.

BALLS

We created our own balls this week. We used crystal powder and water to make a ball. The children loved making balls!

A WOW MOMENT WITH COACH PICKET AND HIS ASSISTANT MRS. PICKETT

We ended our ball unit this week with a tennis lesson from Ace's dad. Mr. Pickett is the tennis coach at Pleasant Grove School and we were thrilled have him on the St. James tennis court.

A special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Pickett for giving us a WOW MOMENT!

CATERPILLARS

I love the spring and I love bringing caterpillars into the classroom! As we watch the caterpillars grow we will learn about the lifecycle of a butterfly.

IN THE MANOR OF ERIC CARLE

The children had a blast at the easel this week as they painted caterpillars. I love the bright colors of Eric Carle's books.

EASTER EGG MATH

Your child had to find an egg , recognize the number on the egg and put the correct amount of chicks inside it. They did an eggcellent job!

RESURRECTION EGGS

The set of resurrection eggs helps your child to understand the meaning of Easter. As we sit during large group time the students take turns opening the eggs. After each egg is opened we discuss the meaning of the item inside.

EASTER EGG HUNT

Everyone was thrilled to see the Easter Bunny this week! A special thank you to Mrs. kandice for bringing her pet rabbit to our classroom. Sugar was right at home in our classroom.

I appreciate our parents helping to make this a wonderful event for the children.

Mrs. Diane