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!

Hide and Peek-Handwriting Without Tears

Recognize Quantities Without Counting

The ability to recognize quantities up to three at a glance is an important skill for children to develop. When children can identify a number without counting it , they understand and have internalized it. With this skill they move easily to performing operations with numbers.

A WOW moment from the building unit.

A special visitor

We were thrilled to have Mr. Kuhn, Hudson's dad , visit our school. Mr. Kuhn is with CK Southern and he talked to the students about building materials. The children had working stations where they observed and drew tools. Each child had a yellow hard hat on as they used a power drill and hammer. A special thank you to Mr. Kaun for giving us a WOW moment as we end the building unit.

Letter R is for Red

Each child used a paintbrush as they traced the letter R.

Letter R is for RAINBOW

We learned about the colors that make up a rainbow

The Tooth Fairy - Dr. Glass DDS

A special thank you to Twinkles. She reminded us to brush our teeth twice a day and see the dentist twice a year. We were amazed as we learned what food was good and bad for our teeth.

See you next time,

Mrs. Diane

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

Focus Question - Who builds buildings ? What tools do they use?

Our room was a construction site as we learned about tools used to create buildings. The children had a blast making blueprints.

Letter J is for jellybean

The students had to graph the colored jelly beans. Graphing in preschool helps children count items

quickly, organize, compare, and discuss information.

Community Service Project

Thank you to everyone that helped make Toys for Tots a success. The toys we collected will be distributed to families in our community.

Arborist - A person who takes care of trees

A special thank you to Mr. Mitchell for telling us about trees. Mr. Mitchell works for H and N nursery and we were excited to see him.

P.E.

Our zookeeper game was a hit in the gym this week. During the zookeeper game the bears escaped from the zoo. Mrs. Nicole picked two zookeepers to tag the bears and get them back into the cage. The students learned to wait a turn to be a tagger. The students counted the animals after they were in the cage.

We discussed items that can be made from wood this week.

The students learned that trees are cut down and taken to a sawmill. After trees are cut they can be made into various items.

The students used their imagination to cut lumber and make items from wood.

A special thank you to our parents for making our Christmas special.