Another beautiful day!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: We went outside for choice time.
Circle Time: There were two books read to the children. The first one was Red Eyed Tree Frog. It was a nonfiction book about a frog that slept during the day and was awake at night. When the frog was awake it jumped away from an iguana and a boa to avoid getting eaten. It ended up eating a moth and then going back to sleep since it was daytime again. The second book was entitled Frogs Jump. It was a fiction book and in it the animals did lots of crazy things that made the children laugh.
Snack Time: Anna B. brought bagels, cream cheese, and chocolate milk for snack. Thank you Anna!
Center Time: All of the stations were open and there was painting at the easels.
Enjoy!
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
April 29, 2015 Wednesday
A beautiful day!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: We took advantage of the beautiful weather and went outside for Choice Time.
Circle Time: The two stories read were "What Will Fat Cat Sit On?" and "Sheep In A Jeep."
Snack Time: Edmond brought cheese sticks and juice for snack. Thanks Edmond!
Center Time: All of the centers were open. Instead of easels for painting, the children were invited to blow paint on a piece of banner paper to create a group mural to hang on the wall. It turned out very nice!
Enjoy the day!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: We took advantage of the beautiful weather and went outside for Choice Time.
Circle Time: The two stories read were "What Will Fat Cat Sit On?" and "Sheep In A Jeep."
Snack Time: Edmond brought cheese sticks and juice for snack. Thanks Edmond!
Center Time: All of the centers were open. Instead of easels for painting, the children were invited to blow paint on a piece of banner paper to create a group mural to hang on the wall. It turned out very nice!
Enjoy the day!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
April 28, 2015 Tuesday
It was an exciting day today at preschool!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: During choice time, we had a visit from the Bettendorf Firefighters! There were 3 firemen who came and their names were Craig, Spencer and Tim. They let each of the children sit in the driver's seat of the fire truck and showed them the fire hose and their protective uniforms. They also talked to the children about fire safety and advised them to practice things like a fire drill and the "Stop, Drop, and Roll." It was a very impressive visit for everyone!
Circle Time: We read 2 books: "Firefighter" and "Fire Trucks." After reading the stories we practiced both a fire drill and Stop, Drop, and Roll.
Snack Time: Aleena brought Ritz crackers for snack. Thank you Aleena!
Center Time: All of the centers were open. There was a special group art activity at the art center so the easels were closed.
Enjoy the day!
Here is what we did:
Choice Time: During choice time, we had a visit from the Bettendorf Firefighters! There were 3 firemen who came and their names were Craig, Spencer and Tim. They let each of the children sit in the driver's seat of the fire truck and showed them the fire hose and their protective uniforms. They also talked to the children about fire safety and advised them to practice things like a fire drill and the "Stop, Drop, and Roll." It was a very impressive visit for everyone!
Circle Time: We read 2 books: "Firefighter" and "Fire Trucks." After reading the stories we practiced both a fire drill and Stop, Drop, and Roll.
Snack Time: Aleena brought Ritz crackers for snack. Thank you Aleena!
Center Time: All of the centers were open. There was a special group art activity at the art center so the easels were closed.
Enjoy the day!
Monday, April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015 Monday
It was good to see everyone at the Art Show on Thursday! Thank you for coming and supporting our student artists and our school!
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: We went outside to play during Choice Time.
Circle Time: Two stories were read to the children today. "Green Eyed Tree Frog" was a nonfiction book about a green eyed tree frog who escaped being eaten by an iguana and a snake and ended up eating a moth. "Frogs Jump" was a fiction book that had 12 different types of animals doing crazy things that were not real except for the frogs which did really jump.
Snack Time: Eden brought strawberries and chocolate milk for snack on Monday. Thank you Eden!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and there was painting available at the easels.
Enjoy the beautiful day!
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: We went outside to play during Choice Time.
Circle Time: Two stories were read to the children today. "Green Eyed Tree Frog" was a nonfiction book about a green eyed tree frog who escaped being eaten by an iguana and a snake and ended up eating a moth. "Frogs Jump" was a fiction book that had 12 different types of animals doing crazy things that were not real except for the frogs which did really jump.
Snack Time: Eden brought strawberries and chocolate milk for snack on Monday. Thank you Eden!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and there was painting available at the easels.
Enjoy the beautiful day!
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
April 22/23, 2015 Wednesday/Thursday
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: The three choices for the children were 1) musical hugs game, 2) pompom balloon shooters, 3) tabletop easels.
Circle Time: Three books were read to the children today. "Sharks" was a nonfiction book about sharks. "The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark" was a take off on the story "The Three Little Pigs." And the third book was "Tornadoes, Be Aware and Prepare." The third book was an extra I found at the library and since some of the children have been playing "tornado" during center time, I thought it would be interesting to them.
Snack Time: On Wednesday, Ben brought in apples, bananas, and strawberry milk for snack. Thank you Ben!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting at the easels was available.
Remember the Art Show is Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30. Hope to see you all then!
Choice Time: The three choices for the children were 1) musical hugs game, 2) pompom balloon shooters, 3) tabletop easels.
Circle Time: Three books were read to the children today. "Sharks" was a nonfiction book about sharks. "The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark" was a take off on the story "The Three Little Pigs." And the third book was "Tornadoes, Be Aware and Prepare." The third book was an extra I found at the library and since some of the children have been playing "tornado" during center time, I thought it would be interesting to them.
Snack Time: On Wednesday, Ben brought in apples, bananas, and strawberry milk for snack. Thank you Ben!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting at the easels was available.
Remember the Art Show is Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30. Hope to see you all then!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
April 20/21, 2015 Monday/Tuesday
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: The three choices were 1) tumbling mat, 2) musical instruments, 3) popsicle sticks and clothespin construction.
Circle Time: The children were read 2 books about sharing. One was entitled, "Mine-o-saur" and the other was "Me Too!" We discussed different ways we could share our things with our friends and families.
Snack Time: On Monday, Addie brought cheese, Ritz crackers, and juice for snack. Thank you Addie! On Tuesday, Mason brought Minion Cheese Nips and chocolate milk for snack. Thank you Mason!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and there was painting available at the easel.
Remember the art show is this Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30! Hope to see you all there!
Choice Time: The three choices were 1) tumbling mat, 2) musical instruments, 3) popsicle sticks and clothespin construction.
Circle Time: The children were read 2 books about sharing. One was entitled, "Mine-o-saur" and the other was "Me Too!" We discussed different ways we could share our things with our friends and families.
Snack Time: On Monday, Addie brought cheese, Ritz crackers, and juice for snack. Thank you Addie! On Tuesday, Mason brought Minion Cheese Nips and chocolate milk for snack. Thank you Mason!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and there was painting available at the easel.
Remember the art show is this Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30! Hope to see you all there!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
April 15/16, 2015 Wednesday and Thursday
Detective Nelson from the Bettendorf Police Force visited the class!
Here is what he said: A policeman is your friend. He wears a uniform with many important things on his belt to help him do his job. His job is to keep us safe. He wants us to be safe and be sure to wear a seat belt in the car, wear a helmet on our head when we ride our bikes and scooters, and to ask a grown up to help us cross the street whether it be to visit a friend or get a toy. He also talked about calling 911 only in an emergency if we need a Policeman, Fireman, or Ambulance to come.
After he talked to us, we went outside to look in his police car. It had lots of equipment inside his car including a computer, a printer, a radio, a gps, and a radar gun. He turned on his special lights and sirens as he left us.
It was such a great visit!
Circle Time: Books were read today: "Whose Equipment is This?" and "Police Officers."
Snack Time: On Wednesday, Audrey brought bananas and strawberry milk and animal crackers. Thank you Audrey! On Thursday, Landon brought bananas and chocolate milk. Thank you Landon!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting was available at the easel!
Have a great weekend and stay safe!
Here is what he said: A policeman is your friend. He wears a uniform with many important things on his belt to help him do his job. His job is to keep us safe. He wants us to be safe and be sure to wear a seat belt in the car, wear a helmet on our head when we ride our bikes and scooters, and to ask a grown up to help us cross the street whether it be to visit a friend or get a toy. He also talked about calling 911 only in an emergency if we need a Policeman, Fireman, or Ambulance to come.
After he talked to us, we went outside to look in his police car. It had lots of equipment inside his car including a computer, a printer, a radio, a gps, and a radar gun. He turned on his special lights and sirens as he left us.
It was such a great visit!
Circle Time: Books were read today: "Whose Equipment is This?" and "Police Officers."
Snack Time: On Wednesday, Audrey brought bananas and strawberry milk and animal crackers. Thank you Audrey! On Thursday, Landon brought bananas and chocolate milk. Thank you Landon!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting was available at the easel!
Have a great weekend and stay safe!
Monday, April 13, 2015
April 13/14, 2015 Monday/Tuesday
Here is what we did today:
One of the children mentioned the other day that spring time reminds them of construction! How true is that! In the spirit of spring, therefore, we focused our day on construction.
Choice Time: The three choices on Monday were building with clothespins and popsicle sticks, building with big legos, and using a "flip board" to propel beanbags in the air. On Tuesday, the class went outside but everyone was given a chance to use the "flip board" first. The big legos were available to play with in the center time room.
Circle Time: The two books read to the children were, "Machines at Work" and "Alphabet Under Construction."
Snack Time: On Monday, Sophie brought graham crackers and juice for snack. Thank you Sophie!
On Tuesday, Kaiden brought granola bars and apple juice. Thank you Kaiden!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting was available at the easel.
Please look in the back packs for important notes that went home today!
One of the children mentioned the other day that spring time reminds them of construction! How true is that! In the spirit of spring, therefore, we focused our day on construction.
Choice Time: The three choices on Monday were building with clothespins and popsicle sticks, building with big legos, and using a "flip board" to propel beanbags in the air. On Tuesday, the class went outside but everyone was given a chance to use the "flip board" first. The big legos were available to play with in the center time room.
Circle Time: The two books read to the children were, "Machines at Work" and "Alphabet Under Construction."
Snack Time: On Monday, Sophie brought graham crackers and juice for snack. Thank you Sophie!
On Tuesday, Kaiden brought granola bars and apple juice. Thank you Kaiden!
Center Time: All of the centers were open and painting was available at the easel.
Please look in the back packs for important notes that went home today!
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
April 8/9, 2015 Wednesday/Thursday
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: Two of our three choices were related to wind. The three choices were using a fan to blow streamers up in the air, using a vacum on the blowing mode to blow pompoms around, and using markers at the easel.
Circle Time: The two books read were "Like A Windy Day" and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom."
Snack Time: The snack was provided by the preschool and it was teddy grahams and marshmallows. It was the children's job to scoop out the snack out of the big bowl and pass it to their nearest friend at the table. This is a skill they will be doing everyday next year at preschool! On Monday, we also celebrated Max's birthday. Happy Birthday Max!
Center Time: All of the children were called over to the art center to paint a picture for the art show. The other centers were open and available for them to play wherever they wanted.
Thank you to all who came for conferences this week! It was good to see and visit with everyone!
Our next big event is the Art Show scheduled for April 23 from 5:30 to 6:30. Each child will have 2 pieces of art on display. It is sure to be a very special night!
Choice Time: Two of our three choices were related to wind. The three choices were using a fan to blow streamers up in the air, using a vacum on the blowing mode to blow pompoms around, and using markers at the easel.
Circle Time: The two books read were "Like A Windy Day" and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom."
Snack Time: The snack was provided by the preschool and it was teddy grahams and marshmallows. It was the children's job to scoop out the snack out of the big bowl and pass it to their nearest friend at the table. This is a skill they will be doing everyday next year at preschool! On Monday, we also celebrated Max's birthday. Happy Birthday Max!
Center Time: All of the children were called over to the art center to paint a picture for the art show. The other centers were open and available for them to play wherever they wanted.
Thank you to all who came for conferences this week! It was good to see and visit with everyone!
Our next big event is the Art Show scheduled for April 23 from 5:30 to 6:30. Each child will have 2 pieces of art on display. It is sure to be a very special night!
Monday, April 6, 2015
April 6/7, 2015 Monday/Tuesday
Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend! It is finally starting to look and feel like spring!
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: We talked about fire safety. We practiced what to do if clothes catch on fire - stop, drop and roll. We also had a fire drill and learned where our "safety spot" is outside in the parking lot. After the fire drill on Monday, we spent the rest of our time outside in the play yard. After the fire drill on Tuesday, we spent the rest of our time playing with cars inside.
Circle Time: We read two books - "Wake Up! It's Spring !" and "From Head to Toe."
Snack Time: On Monday, Riley brought pretzels and cheese and juice for snack. Thank you Riley! On Tuesday, Josie brought cheese sticks and apple juice. Thank you Josie!
Center Time: The children were asked to complete a special project for the upcoming art show. All of the centers were open and available for play.
This afternoon and early evening conferences are being held. We hope to see you all!
Here is what we did today:
Choice Time: We talked about fire safety. We practiced what to do if clothes catch on fire - stop, drop and roll. We also had a fire drill and learned where our "safety spot" is outside in the parking lot. After the fire drill on Monday, we spent the rest of our time outside in the play yard. After the fire drill on Tuesday, we spent the rest of our time playing with cars inside.
Circle Time: We read two books - "Wake Up! It's Spring !" and "From Head to Toe."
Snack Time: On Monday, Riley brought pretzels and cheese and juice for snack. Thank you Riley! On Tuesday, Josie brought cheese sticks and apple juice. Thank you Josie!
Center Time: The children were asked to complete a special project for the upcoming art show. All of the centers were open and available for play.
This afternoon and early evening conferences are being held. We hope to see you all!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
April 1 & 2, 2015 Wednesday/Thursday
Happy Easter/Happy Spring!
Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends that helped to make our Spring Parties a success! Whether you donated an item, came to the party or just shared in the joy of the event with your child, we want you to know it was greatly appreciated!
Here is what the party activities were: beading at the table, jumping on the "bubble wrap" bunny trail, and using the colorful pom pom "shooters."
After the activities, an Easter Egg Hunt was held. Each of the children had to find 4 different colored eggs. Then, the children got to open up their eggs and see the treats inside that they could take home!
A great time was had by all!
Thanks again and Have a Happy Easter/Happy Spring!
Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends that helped to make our Spring Parties a success! Whether you donated an item, came to the party or just shared in the joy of the event with your child, we want you to know it was greatly appreciated!
Here is what the party activities were: beading at the table, jumping on the "bubble wrap" bunny trail, and using the colorful pom pom "shooters."
After the activities, an Easter Egg Hunt was held. Each of the children had to find 4 different colored eggs. Then, the children got to open up their eggs and see the treats inside that they could take home!
A great time was had by all!
Thanks again and Have a Happy Easter/Happy Spring!
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