Tuesday November 26, 2019

Happy Tuesday!

You can tell by the excitement in the air, that the kids are ready for Thanksgiving and a break from school!  I have heard lots of stories about Grandparents coming to visit, or trips that you are taking.

The weather was cooperating, and the playground was calling our names!  It was so nice to run around and get some fresh air!  We ran around, rode the bikes, played in the house and played some basketball.  I don't think anyone wanted to come back in!

Our story today was "'Twas the Night before Thanksgiving" By Dav Pilkey.  The kids at school take a field trip to the farm, and meet farmer Mack Nugget.  While meeting the farmer, they see turkeys running about the farm.  One of the children also notices an axe hanging in the barn.  When the farmer tells the children what the axe is for, they decide that they have to save the turkeys!!  The children smuggle the turkeys home, and invite them as guests for Thanksgiving.  Ask your child what was served instead of turkey.

Carson was our snack leader today.  He brought cuties and milk.  Thank you, Carson!

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! See you next week!!

Monday November 25, 2019

Happy Monday!

You can tell by the excitement in the air, that the kids are ready for Thanksgiving and a break from school!  I have heard lots of stories about Grandparents coming to visit, or trips that you are taking.

The weather was beautiful, and the playground was calling our names!  It was so nice to run around and get some fresh air!  We ran around, rode the bikes, played in the house and played some basketball.  I don't think anyone wanted to come back in!

Our story today was "'Twas the Night before Thanksgiving" By Dav Pilkey.  The kids at school take a field trip to the farm, and meet farmer Mack Nugget.  While meeting the farmer, they see turkeys running about the farm.  One of the children also notices an axe hanging in the barn.  When the farmer tells the children what the axe is for, they decide that they have to save the turkeys!!  The children smuggle the turkeys home, and invite them as guests for Thanksgiving.  Ask your child what was served instead of turkey.

Andi was our snack leader today.  She brought ham and crackers.  Thank you, Andi!

Remember that there is no school on Wednesday.  I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  See you on Monday!!

Tuesday November 19. 2019

Happy Tuesday!!

It was so nice to see everyone so excited to be at school today!  Too bad it was a wet and soggy morning!

We worked more today with the proper crayon grip.  First we followed the line with our pointer finger, and watched how the lines went up and down.  Then we used our crayons, and drew on the dotted lines.  I was so proud of how well everyone did, and how well everyone was concentrating.

We used our movement cube today.   We rolled like pumpkins, strutted like turkeys, floated like leaves, dropped like acorns and grew like corn.  It was so much fun to get our energy out in different ways.

Our story today was "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie" By Alison Jackson.  The old lady who comes for dinner had brought a mouthwatering pie and a huge appetite!!  She swallowed the whole pie before they had even sat down to eat! Then goes does the jug of cider to moisten the pie, then an entire squash, followed by a bowl of salad, a whole turkey!! That lady just kept on eating!! Ask your child what happened to the Old Lady at the end of the book.  Do you think she was full?

Brinley was our snack leader today.  She brought wheat thins and cheese cubes.  Thank you, Brinley!

Thursday is our field trip to Hy-Vee, please meet at the Preschool at 9:00.  Its going to be a fun day!! See you then!!

Monday November 18, 2019

Happy Monday!!

It was so nice to see everyone so excited to be at school today!  It was also nice to not have it freezing cold this morning.

We worked more today with the proper crayon grip.  First we followed the line with our pointer finger, and watched how the lines went up and down.  Then we used our crayons, and drew on the dotted lines.  I was so proud of how well everyone did, and how well everyone was concentrating.

We used our movement cube today.   We rolled like pumpkins, strutted like turkeys, floated like leaves, dropped like acorns and grew like corn.  It was so much fun to get our energy out in different ways.

Our story today was "When the lead blew in" By Steve Metzger.  This is a funny story about what happens on a farm when a leaf blows into the barn!  When the leaf blows into the barn, the cow sneezes "Ah, Choo!" And when the cow sneezes "Ah, Choo!" The spider falls on top of the owl.  Ask your child what happened to the other animals on the farm when the leaf blew in.

Alex was our snack leader today.  She brought wheat thins and cheese.  Thank you, Alex!

Wednesday is our field trip to Hy-Vee, please meet at the Preschool at 9:00.  Its going to be a fun day!! See you then!!

Thursday November 14, 2019

Happy Thursday!

It was so nice to see everyone wearing Brown today.  The students get so excited when they are all wearing the same color!

Today was our Cooking Day, we made Banana Muffins!  We mashed bananas, added maple syrup, butter, and an egg.  We had to use our muscles to get all the lumps out of the bananas. Once we had all of our wet ingredients mixed it was time to mix the dry ingredients.  We mixed whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.  Then we combined all of our wet and dry ingredients.  It was really hard to stir all of the mixture.  Good thing we had lots of helpers with strong muscles to mix the batter!

We baked our muffins while we were having some play time. They smelled so good!  We were very excited to sit down and eat them.  They were sure yummy! I think it was the quietest we had been all day!!

We celebrated November birthdays today.  We sang Happy Birthday to Zoey!

We are looking forward to our upcoming field trip next week.  Please send in your permission slip if you haven't already done so!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday November 13, 2019

Happy Wednesday!

It was so nice to see everyone wearing Brown today.  The students get so excited when they are all wearing the same color!

Today was our Cooking Day, we made Banana Muffins!  We mashed bananas, added maple syrup, butter, and an egg.  We had to use our muscles to get all the lumps out of the bananas. Once we had all of our wet ingredients mixed it was time to mix the dry ingredients.  We mixed whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.  Then we combined all of our wet and dry ingredients.  It was really hard to stir all of the mixture.  Good thing we had lots of helpers with strong muscles to mix the batter!

We baked our muffins while we were having some play time. They smelled so good!  We were very excited to sit down and eat them.  They were sure yummy! I think it was the quietest we had been all day!!

We are looking forward to our upcoming field trip next week.  Please send in your permission slip if you haven't already done so!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Tuesday November 12, 2019

What a Chilly Morning!

We had lots of excited boys and girls at school today.  I heard lots of stories about snowmen, snowball fights and shoveling!

I think the weather knew of my lesson plans today, as it was quite fitting.  Each year our school puts together a tree for the Festival of Trees.  The theme this year is Christmas Around the World.  The story that we are basing our tree off of is "The Spider's Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story" By Eric Kimmel.  Katrusya and her brothers are very upset that her family can't afford Christmas this year, due to poor crops and needing to save their money for food.  Katrusya and her Grandfather go into the forest and pick the most perfect tree, to decorate for Christmas.  The family strung buttons and placed it around the tree like garland.  'They were so proud of their beautiful tree.  During the night, Katrusya's mom let out a loud scream! Their beautiful Christmas tree was covered with spiders!!!  There were hundreds of baby spiders spinning their webs all over the tree, in hopes of finding food. Ask your child what the family decided to do with the Christmas tree.

Asher was our snack leader today.  He brought Wheat thins and cheese sticks.  Thank you, Asher!

As the weather is changing, I know that some of our students will be wearing snow boots to school.  Please send a pair of shoes with your child to change into.  We continue to run around and play inside, and it is awfully hard to run in snow boots.

I hope you all get to enjoy the snow!! Thursday is our cooking day, and birthday celebration.  Please wear BROWN to school!!

See you on Thursday!!

Monday November 11, 2019

What a Snowy Monday!

We had lots of excited boys and girls at school today.  I think there are going to be quite a few snowmen in your future.

I think the weather knew of my lesson plans today, as it was quite fitting.  Each year our school puts together a tree for the Festival of Trees.  The theme this year is Christmas Around the World.  The story that we are basing our tree off of is "The Spider's Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story" By Eric Kimmel.  Katrusya and her brothers are very upset that her family can't afford Christmas this year, due to poor crops and needing to save their money for food.  Katrusya and her Grandfather go into the forest and pick the most perfect tree, to decorate for Christmas.  The family strung buttons and placed it around the tree like garland.  'They were so proud of their beautiful tree.  During the night, Katrusya's mom let out a loud scream! Their beautiful Christmas tree was covered with spiders!!!  There were hundreds of baby spiders spinning their webs all over the tree, in hopes of finding food. Ask your child what the family decided to do with the Christmas tree.

Teddy was our snack leader today.  He brought goldfish and bananas.  Thank you, Teddy!

As the weather is changing, I know that some of our students will be wearing snow boots to school.  Please send a pair of shoes with your child to change into.  We continue to run around and play inside, and it is awfully hard to run in snow boots.

I hope you all get to enjoy the snow!! Wednesday is our cooking day, and birthday celebration.  Please wear BROWN to school!!

See you on Wednesday!!

Thursday November 7, 2019

Happy Thursday!

It was so nice to have the sun shining, and it not be freezing cold outside.  You could even tell in the level of energy, that everyone was just more relaxed.

The Lions Club was here today taking pictures of the children's eyes.  I was really proud of how well they sat still, and let them take their pictures.  We will send home the results as soon as they send them back to us.

We worked today with the bingo daubers.  Our class filled in all the dots on a squirrel. I am continued to be amazed at the hand eye coordination of our class.  They take such pride in their work, and are happy to see their accomplishment.

Zoey was our snack leader today.  She brought wheat thins and juice.  Thank you, Zoey!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  See you on Tuesday!!

Wednesday November 6, 2019

Happy Sunny Wednesday!

It was so nice to have the sun shining, and it not be freezing cold outside.  You could even tell in the level of energy, that everyone was just more relaxed.

The Lions Club was here today taking pictures of the children's eyes.  I was really proud of how well they sat still, and let them take their pictures.  We will send home the results as soon as they send them back to us.

We worked today with the bingo daubers.  Our class filled in all the dots on a squirrel. I am continued to be amazed at the hand eye coordination of our class.  They take such pride in their work, and are happy to see their accomplishment.

Taryn was our snack leader today.  She brought goldfish and cheese cubes.  Thank you, Taryn!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  See you on Tuesday!!

Monday November 4, 2019

Happy November!!!

It was so nice to see everyone at preschool today.  I think that the excitement of Halloween has died down, and we have moved onto different things.

We have been practicing how to put on our coats.  Our class is really getting the hang of it, thank you to those of you who are practicing at home.  Today we introduced how to zip up our coats,  We have taught them that their zipper is a "track" the stopper of the zipper is the "station", and the zipper pull is the "train".    We make sure the train is all the way at the station, line the tacks up and take the train down the tracks.  I was so proud of how well everyone was working on zipping up their coats.

Since we had our coats on, we went outside and picked up leaves for our art table.  In our story today called "My Leaf Book" By Monica Wellington, the little girl decided to create a leaf book.  She took her leaf guide outside to look at all the different trees and leaves.  Some of the leaves were yellow, some were orange, some were brown, there may have even been some purple leaves.  There were also leaves of different shapes.  Ask your child what different shapes of leaves were in the book.

Remy was our snack leader today.  He brought cuties, string cheese and teddy grahams.  Thank you Remy!

Please send in your Lions Club vision screening forms, if you haven't already.  They will be here on Wednesday to screen our class.