It's Fall! We are hoping this beautiful weather continues! On Tuesday, 2 children brought in some interesting things they had found outside. Blake brought in a walking stick and Evan brought in a crysallis. Thank you Blake and Evan!
Here is what we did today!
Choice Time: We went outside today. On Monday, there was water in the water table but not on Tuesday because it was too chilly. There were ribbons on sticks to twirl. The marble run was set up and available to play. The list goes on and on! With all the many choices of things to play, time went very fast!
Circle Time: We read the story, "An Apple A Day." We also sang the action song, "Way Up High In the Apple Tree."
Snack Time: Lyla brought each child an apple on Monday. Thank you Lyla! On Tuesday, Colin brought pretzels and cheese and juice. Thank you Colin!
Free Play Time: All of the centers were open today with paint and play dough at the art table.
Thanks to all who have returned their paperwork that went home last week!
Enjoy the day!
Monday, September 29, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
September 24/25, 2014 Wednesday and Thursday
This has been an event-filled week! Here is what we did today:;
Today was picture day. Jerry, the photographer with the help of Mrs. Lenbauer took everyone's picture individually and as a group. Children were pulled out of the class 3 at a time so consequently, things were missed when they were having this done. Also, our schedule had to be changed so the snack could be eaten last.
Choice Time: We stayed inside to play so that special outfits and hairstyles would stay nice for pictures. The three choices offered were: cutting strips of paper with scissors, using tweezers with pom poms, and musical hugs (a game like musical chairs only everyone is a winner in the end!)
Circle Time: On Wednesday, one of the children (Ben) brought in a butterfly to share with the class. He left it for the Thursday class to see too. Thank you Ben! We read the story "The Very Lazy Ladybug." We acted out the story after we read it by pretending to be sleeping and then waking up and learning to fly when the elephant sneezed.
Snack Time: Landon brought us Despicable Me graham crackers and Apple Juice on Wednesday. Thank you Landon! On Thursday, Cohen brought gold fish crackers, teddy grahams, and apple juice. Thank you Cohen!
Center Time: All of the centers were open but no painting day due to pictures being done.
Remember: important papers went home in the backpacks today. Please check them out! It was good to see everyone last night at the Open House! Have a good week!
Today was picture day. Jerry, the photographer with the help of Mrs. Lenbauer took everyone's picture individually and as a group. Children were pulled out of the class 3 at a time so consequently, things were missed when they were having this done. Also, our schedule had to be changed so the snack could be eaten last.
Choice Time: We stayed inside to play so that special outfits and hairstyles would stay nice for pictures. The three choices offered were: cutting strips of paper with scissors, using tweezers with pom poms, and musical hugs (a game like musical chairs only everyone is a winner in the end!)
Circle Time: On Wednesday, one of the children (Ben) brought in a butterfly to share with the class. He left it for the Thursday class to see too. Thank you Ben! We read the story "The Very Lazy Ladybug." We acted out the story after we read it by pretending to be sleeping and then waking up and learning to fly when the elephant sneezed.
Snack Time: Landon brought us Despicable Me graham crackers and Apple Juice on Wednesday. Thank you Landon! On Thursday, Cohen brought gold fish crackers, teddy grahams, and apple juice. Thank you Cohen!
Center Time: All of the centers were open but no painting day due to pictures being done.
Remember: important papers went home in the backpacks today. Please check them out! It was good to see everyone last night at the Open House! Have a good week!
Monday, September 22, 2014
September 23/24, 2014 Monday/Tuesday
Lots of important things are going on at preschool. Here is what we did:
Choice Time: On Monday and Tuesday, we went outside for Choice Time. There was no water in the water table because it was too cold. Several of the children were interested in catching bugs. We were able to find 3 spiders and one grass hopper.
Circle Time: The book, "Ten Little Ladybugs" was read. The children practiced their counting to 10 during the reading of this book.
Snack Time: Jackson brought Despicable Me Graham Crackers and Juicy Juice on Monday for snack. Thank you Jackson! On Tuesday, Carson brought Graham Crackers and Apple Juice. Thank you Carson!
Free Play Time: All of the centers were open. On Monday, there was confetti paint at the easels and playdough available at the art table. On Tuesday, there were stickers and googly eyes and fall leaves for creating available at the art table.
Remember Open House is Tuesday at 5:30 this week. Pictures are on Wednesday and Thursday.
Hope to see you all soon!
Choice Time: On Monday and Tuesday, we went outside for Choice Time. There was no water in the water table because it was too cold. Several of the children were interested in catching bugs. We were able to find 3 spiders and one grass hopper.
Circle Time: The book, "Ten Little Ladybugs" was read. The children practiced their counting to 10 during the reading of this book.
Snack Time: Jackson brought Despicable Me Graham Crackers and Juicy Juice on Monday for snack. Thank you Jackson! On Tuesday, Carson brought Graham Crackers and Apple Juice. Thank you Carson!
Free Play Time: All of the centers were open. On Monday, there was confetti paint at the easels and playdough available at the art table. On Tuesday, there were stickers and googly eyes and fall leaves for creating available at the art table.
Remember Open House is Tuesday at 5:30 this week. Pictures are on Wednesday and Thursday.
Hope to see you all soon!
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
September 17 and 18, 2014 Wednesday and Thursday
Things are changing all around! We are learning that it is important to pay attention all the time so we don't miss anything!
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: We went outside for . choice time. The water table was unavailable due to the cooler temperatures. The sand table was open. Any of the children who were interested went on a spider hunt with Mrs. Whiteman. Several bugs were found!
Circle Time: Mrs. Whiteman passed around a cicada "cocoon." and a real live cicada that she found on her walk last night. (I was looking for a butterflies but they eluded me!) We read the story "Butterfly, Butterfly" by Petr Horacek. It had a special page at the end where a beautiful butterfly popped out of the page.
Snack Time: On Wednesday, Ella brought Wheat Thins, Hummus and Juice. Thank You Ella! On Thursday, Blake brought Minion Graham Crackers and Juice. Thank you Blake!
Free Play Time: All of the centers were open and there was painting at the easel with glitter paint.
Remember the important days coming up next week with Open House on Tuesday at 5:30 and then Picture Days on Wednesday and Thursday!
See you soon!
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: We went outside for . choice time. The water table was unavailable due to the cooler temperatures. The sand table was open. Any of the children who were interested went on a spider hunt with Mrs. Whiteman. Several bugs were found!
Circle Time: Mrs. Whiteman passed around a cicada "cocoon." and a real live cicada that she found on her walk last night. (I was looking for a butterflies but they eluded me!) We read the story "Butterfly, Butterfly" by Petr Horacek. It had a special page at the end where a beautiful butterfly popped out of the page.
Snack Time: On Wednesday, Ella brought Wheat Thins, Hummus and Juice. Thank You Ella! On Thursday, Blake brought Minion Graham Crackers and Juice. Thank you Blake!
Free Play Time: All of the centers were open and there was painting at the easel with glitter paint.
Remember the important days coming up next week with Open House on Tuesday at 5:30 and then Picture Days on Wednesday and Thursday!
See you soon!
Monday, September 15, 2014
September 15/16, 2014 Monday and Tuesday
It is the time of year when things are changing......weather, leaves, bugs and the list goes on.
Today we focused on caterpillars and butterflies. They are changing now too! Here is what we did:
Choice Time: On Monday, due to the rainy weather, we stayed inside and had 3 choices: markers and easels, Caterpillar Bingo and musical instruments. On Tuesday, we were able to play outside. The water table was closed because it was cold but hula hoops were available.
Circle Time: We passed around a picture of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly. We read the story, "The Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. We sang a song entitled "Butterflies Fly."
Snack Time: Edmond brought snack on Monday - cheese sticks and juice. Thank you Edmond!
On Tuesday, Ava brought goldfish crackers and juice. Thank you Ava!
Free Play Time: The children were able to play in all of the areas in the room and painting at the easel with glitter paint was available.
Please note: Important papers went home in the back packs today. Several special events are coming up that you don't want to miss!
September 23 - Open House
September 24 and 25 - Picture Day
September 26 - Parent Volunteer Meeting
October 7 and 8 - Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
Looking forward to a great week!
Today we focused on caterpillars and butterflies. They are changing now too! Here is what we did:
Choice Time: On Monday, due to the rainy weather, we stayed inside and had 3 choices: markers and easels, Caterpillar Bingo and musical instruments. On Tuesday, we were able to play outside. The water table was closed because it was cold but hula hoops were available.
Circle Time: We passed around a picture of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly. We read the story, "The Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. We sang a song entitled "Butterflies Fly."
Snack Time: Edmond brought snack on Monday - cheese sticks and juice. Thank you Edmond!
On Tuesday, Ava brought goldfish crackers and juice. Thank you Ava!
Free Play Time: The children were able to play in all of the areas in the room and painting at the easel with glitter paint was available.
Please note: Important papers went home in the back packs today. Several special events are coming up that you don't want to miss!
September 23 - Open House
September 24 and 25 - Picture Day
September 26 - Parent Volunteer Meeting
October 7 and 8 - Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
Looking forward to a great week!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
September 10 and 11, 2014 Wednesday/Thursday
Another busy day! Here is what we did:
Choice Time: On Wednesday because of the rain, we stayed inside and offered 3 choices: Balance Beam, Magnets, and Table Top Easels. On Thursday, we were able to go outside. The water table was closed because it was too cold but there were balls to throw and kick that were available along with all of the other activities.
Circle Time: We passed around 3 different things today - complete acorns as they fall from the tree, acorn tops that the squirrels have removed the nuts from, and acorn bottoms that the squirrels have taken little bites out of. We read the story Busy Squirrels which was a non fiction book about all the activities that squirrels do each day. Then we sang 2 songs related to squirrels: I'm An Acorn and Gray Squirrel.
Snack Time: Because it was Birthday/Cooking Day, the preschool provided the snack today. The children were taught to peel their own banana and were given a Birthday Brownie to celebrate the September birthdays.
Choice Time: All of the centers were open today and painting at the easels was available.
Have a great weekend!
Choice Time: On Wednesday because of the rain, we stayed inside and offered 3 choices: Balance Beam, Magnets, and Table Top Easels. On Thursday, we were able to go outside. The water table was closed because it was too cold but there were balls to throw and kick that were available along with all of the other activities.
Circle Time: We passed around 3 different things today - complete acorns as they fall from the tree, acorn tops that the squirrels have removed the nuts from, and acorn bottoms that the squirrels have taken little bites out of. We read the story Busy Squirrels which was a non fiction book about all the activities that squirrels do each day. Then we sang 2 songs related to squirrels: I'm An Acorn and Gray Squirrel.
Snack Time: Because it was Birthday/Cooking Day, the preschool provided the snack today. The children were taught to peel their own banana and were given a Birthday Brownie to celebrate the September birthdays.
Choice Time: All of the centers were open today and painting at the easels was available.
Have a great weekend!
Monday, September 8, 2014
September 8 and 9, 2014 Monday and Tuesday
We had a busy day in preschool. Here is what we did:
Choice Time: We went outside today and played with the sand and water table in addition to all of the other toys.
Circle Time: We looked at 2 spiders that the teachers caught. One was a small garden spider. The other was a daddy long legs. We also read the book by Eric Carle titled "The Very Busy Spider." In the book the spider was very busy spinning a web in order to catch a pesky fly. Later on in our day, there actually was a pesky fly we wish the spider had really caught in her web!
Snack Time: On Monday, Eden brought grapes and milk for snack today. Thank you Eden! We talked about using manners at the table like please, thank you and your welcome and waiting to be excused from the table. Your help in reinforcing this at home would be appreciated!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting at the easel was available to any child interested.
Reminder: September birthdays will be celebrated on Wednesday and Thursday. The preschool provides the snack on these days.
Choice Time: We went outside today and played with the sand and water table in addition to all of the other toys.
Circle Time: We looked at 2 spiders that the teachers caught. One was a small garden spider. The other was a daddy long legs. We also read the book by Eric Carle titled "The Very Busy Spider." In the book the spider was very busy spinning a web in order to catch a pesky fly. Later on in our day, there actually was a pesky fly we wish the spider had really caught in her web!
Snack Time: On Monday, Eden brought grapes and milk for snack today. Thank you Eden! We talked about using manners at the table like please, thank you and your welcome and waiting to be excused from the table. Your help in reinforcing this at home would be appreciated!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting at the easel was available to any child interested.
Reminder: September birthdays will be celebrated on Wednesday and Thursday. The preschool provides the snack on these days.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Today was a different day due to the rainy weather. Here is what we did:
Choice Time: The children had to spend their time indoors today. They were given 3 choices: play dough, markers with white boards, and balloons. They could go from one activity to another as they wanted.
Circle Time: We read the Little Critter book by Mercer Mayer called I Am Helping. We read it 3 times through since it was such a simple book. The first time I read it and they listened. The second time the children and I read it together. The third time we looked for the little mouse hidden on every page.
Snack Time: Anna B. brought us bagels and cream cheese and juice. Thank you Anna!
Play Time: The easel was open for painting along with all of the other center activities.
It was a good week at preschool! Enjoy the weekend!
Choice Time: The children had to spend their time indoors today. They were given 3 choices: play dough, markers with white boards, and balloons. They could go from one activity to another as they wanted.
Circle Time: We read the Little Critter book by Mercer Mayer called I Am Helping. We read it 3 times through since it was such a simple book. The first time I read it and they listened. The second time the children and I read it together. The third time we looked for the little mouse hidden on every page.
Snack Time: Anna B. brought us bagels and cream cheese and juice. Thank you Anna!
Play Time: The easel was open for painting along with all of the other center activities.
It was a good week at preschool! Enjoy the weekend!
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
September 2 and 3, 2014
It was good to see all the children back after the Labor Day holiday!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: We lined up on the color squares and went outside to play. The sandbox, the water table, and all of the other toys were available. There were also buckets and clean recycled juice bottles for collecting things like pinecones and acorns.
Circle Time: We read the book, "Hands Can." It had beautiful pictures of young children doing lots of different things with their hands. The opening picture was waving hello and the ending picture was waving goodbye. We also sang some simple songs such as I'm A Little Teapot, Skidamarink, 5 Little Ducks, and everyone's favorite, ABC.
Snack Time: On Tuesday!, Aleena brought graham crackers and milk. Thank you Aleena!
On Wednesday, Ben brought Angry Bird graham crackers and milk. Thank you Ben!
Circle Time: The painting easels were open at the art table along with all of the other center toys.
We are looking forward to a great week!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: We lined up on the color squares and went outside to play. The sandbox, the water table, and all of the other toys were available. There were also buckets and clean recycled juice bottles for collecting things like pinecones and acorns.
Circle Time: We read the book, "Hands Can." It had beautiful pictures of young children doing lots of different things with their hands. The opening picture was waving hello and the ending picture was waving goodbye. We also sang some simple songs such as I'm A Little Teapot, Skidamarink, 5 Little Ducks, and everyone's favorite, ABC.
Snack Time: On Tuesday!, Aleena brought graham crackers and milk. Thank you Aleena!
On Wednesday, Ben brought Angry Bird graham crackers and milk. Thank you Ben!
Circle Time: The painting easels were open at the art table along with all of the other center toys.
We are looking forward to a great week!
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