Thursday, October 27, 2011
updated photos
our first time singing in chapel
our pumpkins are as different as we are!
the bravest goo remover!
they all tried it
he was pretty brave too. 
our SHAPE OLANTERN!
the pumpkin carvers 
Look for our ornaments at the HIP in late November
Friend of the Week 
Blubber fun
Thanks Mrs. B and RB
creepy crawly spidersThe end of the 1st Quarter is here!
Can you believe it? Here we are the end of the 1st quarter. I have seen such growth in your children. I hope you have seen it too. They are feeling confident and proud of their work too. I simply LOVE this age. You see so much in such a little time.
We have been continuing our work in integrating some basic Spanish. They love to throw in a color or quiz me on occassional words. We will do this all year. By then end of the year, they should have quite the phrase vocabulary.
Ee, Black, rhyming patterns of -at and -op words have been this weeks focus. If you have 5 minutes each night, play the rhyming game. Ask them to tell you rhyming words for those patterns. They can ABSOLUTELY be made up at this age. I have been really proud of them these last 2 weeks. I do write them too so the older ones in particular pay attention to the rhyme pattern.
Nocturnal. Ask your child what that means. They should not only KNOW the definition, but be able to tell you 3-4 animals that fit into that category. They love talking about this subject. They love learning BIG new words. Embrace and encourage vocabulary at home. They can and do understand and learn to use these words correctly.
We have been talking about Moses this week. This will carry over into next week when we talk about Moses and the 10 commandments. As of now they know he had to be hidden because the Pharoah declared NO baby boys to be born. We discussed why as well. We continue to practice the Christian pledge. After Christmas we will be doing Luther's Morning Prayer. Some have already begun reciting from listening to the prayers in the am.
Science was Flubber today. Pics of that will go up later. The kids LOVED it. Anything goey is great fun.
Next week is P/T conferences. If you have not signed up, please do. They are Thursday afternoon and evening and Friday morning until 1:45. If you cannot make it, email me for a different morning before 8:30.
Finally Monday we will wear pajamas. We encouraged all children to donate a few coins for our pennies for pies collection. Since we are doing so well, we decided to reward them/you with a pj day. It is halloween and we are not "celebrating". We will have a small fall fest on November 15th. More info to come.
I think that is all for now. Until next week....
Tanya
We have been continuing our work in integrating some basic Spanish. They love to throw in a color or quiz me on occassional words. We will do this all year. By then end of the year, they should have quite the phrase vocabulary.
Ee, Black, rhyming patterns of -at and -op words have been this weeks focus. If you have 5 minutes each night, play the rhyming game. Ask them to tell you rhyming words for those patterns. They can ABSOLUTELY be made up at this age. I have been really proud of them these last 2 weeks. I do write them too so the older ones in particular pay attention to the rhyme pattern.
Nocturnal. Ask your child what that means. They should not only KNOW the definition, but be able to tell you 3-4 animals that fit into that category. They love talking about this subject. They love learning BIG new words. Embrace and encourage vocabulary at home. They can and do understand and learn to use these words correctly.
We have been talking about Moses this week. This will carry over into next week when we talk about Moses and the 10 commandments. As of now they know he had to be hidden because the Pharoah declared NO baby boys to be born. We discussed why as well. We continue to practice the Christian pledge. After Christmas we will be doing Luther's Morning Prayer. Some have already begun reciting from listening to the prayers in the am.
Science was Flubber today. Pics of that will go up later. The kids LOVED it. Anything goey is great fun.
Next week is P/T conferences. If you have not signed up, please do. They are Thursday afternoon and evening and Friday morning until 1:45. If you cannot make it, email me for a different morning before 8:30.
Finally Monday we will wear pajamas. We encouraged all children to donate a few coins for our pennies for pies collection. Since we are doing so well, we decided to reward them/you with a pj day. It is halloween and we are not "celebrating". We will have a small fall fest on November 15th. More info to come.
I think that is all for now. Until next week....
Tanya
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Does your child have allergies? Check this out!
I think this sounds really amazing for children with food and bee allergies!
http://www.allerbling.com/
http://www.allerbling.com/
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Spiders, Spanish, circles, blubber and rhymes oh my!
We have been busy learning about spiders. They should be able to tell you some important facts. Ask them how many body parts? how many legs? how many eyes? what do they use their silk for?
We started shapes today. Those that can already ID a circle are working on DRAWING and cutting circles and labeling them with the word. Those not yet ready are tracing and learning to ID.
Although preschool does not have a specific Spanish program, I am teaching them words and phrases. We have been doing this for a few weeks. You may hear them say some random words at home. They know YES, THANKS, VERY, GOOD, HOT, COLD, SIT DOWN, STAND UP, PLEASE, RED, BLUE, YELLOW AND ORANGE. Ask them to fill you in! Send them on a Spanish color hunt.
Rhyming is always fun. We have started -at words. Right now this is all oral. I want them to hear the sounds. I write the words they say so they can see the same ending letters. Try a fun game of rhyme at home.
RB and his mom did "Blubber Glove" today in Science. It was really cool and Mrs. B did a great job including God into this project. She was able to explain to the children that God gave cold weather animals blubber to protect them. Then she and RB showed a great experiment on how well that blubber works. Ask your child if blubber floats or sinks!
Saturday night the children will be singing in the choir at St. Paul. We hope to see you there. They will be singing what they sang yesterday in Chapel. They did very well. If you can not make it, we understand. By the way, we are continuing to work on the Christian pledge and some are also catching on to Luther's Morning Prayer. We will focus on ALL memorizing that prayer after Christmas.
HOUSEKEEPING:
It's cold. Please dress your child in appropriate weather. If your child is not dressed warm enough, he or she will miss out on recess. Also, remember to try and stick to wearing gym shoes until it snows. After Thanksgiving or about, I will send home info about shoes/boots situation.
Don't forget that change for our "Pennies for Pies" fund! Let's teach the kids a lesson about giving.
Until next week...God bless you and your children!
TB
We started shapes today. Those that can already ID a circle are working on DRAWING and cutting circles and labeling them with the word. Those not yet ready are tracing and learning to ID.
Although preschool does not have a specific Spanish program, I am teaching them words and phrases. We have been doing this for a few weeks. You may hear them say some random words at home. They know YES, THANKS, VERY, GOOD, HOT, COLD, SIT DOWN, STAND UP, PLEASE, RED, BLUE, YELLOW AND ORANGE. Ask them to fill you in! Send them on a Spanish color hunt.
Rhyming is always fun. We have started -at words. Right now this is all oral. I want them to hear the sounds. I write the words they say so they can see the same ending letters. Try a fun game of rhyme at home.
RB and his mom did "Blubber Glove" today in Science. It was really cool and Mrs. B did a great job including God into this project. She was able to explain to the children that God gave cold weather animals blubber to protect them. Then she and RB showed a great experiment on how well that blubber works. Ask your child if blubber floats or sinks!
Saturday night the children will be singing in the choir at St. Paul. We hope to see you there. They will be singing what they sang yesterday in Chapel. They did very well. If you can not make it, we understand. By the way, we are continuing to work on the Christian pledge and some are also catching on to Luther's Morning Prayer. We will focus on ALL memorizing that prayer after Christmas.
HOUSEKEEPING:
It's cold. Please dress your child in appropriate weather. If your child is not dressed warm enough, he or she will miss out on recess. Also, remember to try and stick to wearing gym shoes until it snows. After Thanksgiving or about, I will send home info about shoes/boots situation.
Don't forget that change for our "Pennies for Pies" fund! Let's teach the kids a lesson about giving.
Until next week...God bless you and your children!
TB
Monday, October 17, 2011
Halloween Questions
A few of you had some questions about Halloween. It has been brought to my attention, that the school in general does not celebrate Halloween. There will be no candy/trinket exchanges or costumes. We will allow halloween color shirts or socks. We will plan a little fall celebration midway between Halloween and Thanksgiving that will be done in our rooms. It will not be a grand party, but a little treat celebration with some games.
Thanks for understanding.
TB
Thanks for understanding.
TB
Friday, October 14, 2011
PHOTOS!
Reverse Volcano
Computer Time
Pumpkin Exploration
Fireman Mark
Yes, an egg can float
The visit from Norwood Fire Department
The Ear Guitar
"quizzing" each other on sounds
Pumpkin Farm Group
Listening to the farm tour
Feeding the animals.
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