WHO USES BALLS?

REBEL

A special thank you to Fowler's dad and Rebel for giving us a WOW moment! Dogs love balls and we were thrilled to have Rebel come to school.

V IS FOR VINEGAR AND VOLCANO!

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE POUR VINEGAR ON BAKING SODA?

I wanted to find a way for the children to remember the letter V. I decided to let the class make a volcano. We had a blast! As the vinegar touched the baking soda our volcano erupted!

WHAT'S MISSING

MEMORY SKILLS

During this activity the children had to close their eyes while I took one ball away. The children could not wait to open their eyes and tell me what ball was missing. Our memory skills are improved as we play this game.

BOWL AND COUNT

FUN WITH COUNTING

We had a great time bowing! As the pins were knocked down the children had to count them

EGG MATH

NUMBER RECOGNITION

Recognize the number on the egg and put the correct amount of chicks inside

THE EASTER STORY

Resurrection eggs are plastic eggs that have symbols inside them. As the eggs were opened the story of Easter came alive.

RECOGNIZE THE NUMBER AND COUNT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF EGGS

EASTER PARTY

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS FOR MAKING OUR EASTER PARTY SPECIAL.

WHY DO YOU SEEK THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD? HE IS NOT HERE, BUT IS RISEN.

LUKE 24 : 5 - 9

HAPPY EASTER!

BASEMALLS, MARBLES OR BASKETBALLS

The students had a blast with a math activity this week. We learned about tally marks. Tally marks are a way to keep up with information. We used tally marks to determine which balls we had more of.

BURIED TREASURE

LETTER RECOGNITION

We used magnets to find our letters. Each child had to search through the rice to find a letter.

MUSIC WITH MRS. ALLISON

The children pretended to be a leprechaun as they ran through the rainbow scarves

MOVING BALLS WITH AIR

HOW FAR WILL YOUR BALL GO?

Each child blew through a straw to move their ball. We determined that a light ball will travel farther than a heavy ball.

A SPECIAL READING FROM MRS. LISA

THE CHILDREN LOVED TOM AND THE LEPRECHAUN.

Mrs. Lisa is a retired teacher from St. James and we were thrilled to have her read for the class. After the story it was time to dance a jig. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

What do we know about balls?

The children are excited about this new unit. We will be discussing different types of balls. Balls are used for work and balls are used for play. Please let your child bring a ball that bounces to school this week.

Ball Art

We used three different types of balls to create a masterpiece.

The Tooth Fairy reminded us to brush our teeth.

It is important to see your dentist two times a year and brush your teeth two times a day. The class learned that our teeth need healthy food. We had a blast with this lesson!

P.E. this week

Balls

The children had to try to shoot the ball into the basket and bounce a ball during our P.E. class

More on balls next time.

Mrs. Diane

What happens inside buildings?

The St. James Post Office was the place to be this week. The children loved writing letters and making deliveries. The post office activity was a wonderful way to practice name recognition.

Emergent Writing Skills

You've got mail!

We wrote notes to our friends and we walked to the mailbox to mail them. Each child told me what to write on their card and I had a blast putting their words on paper. Your child will be getting a card from a friend soon.

SAME SOUND SORT

Obj. 15 Demonstrates phonological awareness

The children had to reach in the bag and find items that had the letter B sound.

Letter B

The children used red paint to trace letter B this week

Our Valentine Party

We had a wonderful time at the party. The students passed out valentines and enjoyed a delicious cookie. The dancing at the party was fabulous! Thank you to Mrs. Starks for providing the cookies.

See you next time,

Mrs. Diane

What do we know about buildings?

This was our first week to discuss buildings and the children had a great time exploring our building. We learned that buildings have doors, windows, ceilings, floors and walls. During this unit your child will learn concepts in science, social studies, literacy, math and the arts.

OBJ. 19 DEMONSTRATES EMERGENT WRITING SKILLS

We walked through our building this week. The children drew pictures of our building during our walk. As your child draws pictures they are preparing their hands for writing skills.

D is for Dog!

A special thank you to all our parents for making this week wonderful! We Loved all the DOGS!

We were thrilled to have a special grandfather join our class. Mr. Fowler brought his box drum and we loved it! He played the drums for his daughter’s class when she was at St. James. This week he played for his granddaughter, she was overjoyed! Our parents and grandparents make our school special.

OBJ. 21 Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes

Your child went on an positional word adventure this week! The class walked on stepping stones, crawled through a tunnel, swam under a bridge, walked on a balance beam and jumped over a bolder.

Who builds buildings? What tools do they use?

Your child pretended to be a carpenter this week. We used hammers and saws. Dramatic play was the place to be!

We will have more wonderful news about buildings next time.

Mrs. Diane