PreK is blazing a trail looking for "Bb"s!!

Boy oh boy did we have fun this week working with the letter "Bb."

One of the funniest moments was brainstorming during morning group time all the words around our everyday world that begin with "Bb."  Luke was quick to let us know that "BMW" begins with "Bb." We laughed as he is our resident car expert and also our Star Student for the week.  We began the week  with only 20 words and ended with 27!  The kids were so proud!!  (so were the teachers!!)

Science was all about wax resistant painting.  Brodie loved how his name magically appeared through his paint.  Kaden smiled from ear to ear as he recognized his name showing through the paper.

Since it was "Bb" week we made signs around the classroom so the kids could  identify the words easily.  Beans in a bin were labeled for sensory, our blocks were labeled during center time and our sock basket was labeled so the children knew where to find their socks and put them back in their bags.

We teach writing and math daily, and this week, Ms. Stacy taught Math and Ms. Lindsi taught Writing.  It is so much fun breaking the class into smaller groups so we can get to know them better and see their progress.  They have come so far in just two weeks!!  This week in Writing they practiced circles in preparation for the letter "B."  Math was a blast with sorting by class and practicing subtraction.

Art is always a favorite as we use this time to talk as the kids work.  We dressed bodies that look like us and let the kids decide how to dress their person.  So funny to listen to how they think they look.  You would be amazed to hear how many of them think they are dark skinned!!  Super cute!

Since the theme of the week was Friendship and Feelings, we used the opportunity to role play and speak daily about respect, kindness, safety and how the way other people act and react can make us feel.  We talked about how our feelings belong to us and they are not right or wrong, just ours.  Please take the time to talk with your child about their feelings and what it means to be a friend, as you will love the response.

Our Friendship Rainbow is on the wall to display how we all work and play together.  We are all unique, special and important in our own way and we talk about this regularly.

You have all received your new version of our "Friday Folder."  Please review your child's work and allow them to walk you through it.  Watch how their faces light up as they recall their week and how much effort was put into each task.  It will be a weekly exercise you will all enjoy.  Please remember their math and writing workbooks are to be returned each Monday.  (only Writing came home this week)  Please sign and date the envelope and return it Monday. 

Keep busy with your little ones and thanks again for entrusting them to us!!  :)

Apples Apples Everywhere!!

All the projects we did this week with apples were a big hit!  After our taste test of red, green and yellow apples, yellow was the favorite.  Tillie loved the apples and made sure she tasted all of the apples before making her decision.

We used glue sticks to make our own apples this week. Xhristo made sure he used plenty of glue to put all of his pieces on.

We painted with apples, and though it was a messy project, it certainly was a lot of fun!  

Our transitions are going very well. All of the children are doing a good job of holding hands as we walk down the hallway.  Maren likes to count along with me as I count all the children.

As always, snacks were a big hit this week.  Lucy thoroughly enjoyed the crackers.

We had a visitor tour our classroom this week and Jake welcomed our new friend, and even offered him a car to play with.

Isabella really found her groove this week on the playground. She loved the climber and couldn't get enough of it!

Ms. Katie

Another lovely week has quickly flew by in our terrific Toddler Class and we just love to share what we get to do with everyone.  

First of all, we had a few new faces to our Toddler Family this week: Sloane and Oscar.  Sloane had a a fabulous first day in class playing, but we think her favorite part of the day was running around in the big room with her classmates and our friends from the Two's Classroom.  It is always fun to play with the other classes.  Oscar's first day was Wednesday and he had a room full of girls that day that just loved him to pieces!  Zoie loved sharing books with him and making animal sounds, while Hailey and Peyton giggled and popped bubbles with him.  We love how nice our older toddlers are with our new friends.  Everyone is so gentle and kind!