Monday December 16, 2019

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

You can feel the excitement of Christmas in the air at school!!  We have lots of excited boys and girls in our class.  We were very excited to show off our silly socks today!!  Everyone was very proud of them!

We have been working really hard on our Christmas Program, the children are are very excited to share it with you on Wednesday!

Our story today was "There was an old lady who swallowed a bell" By Lucille Colandro.  That crazy old lady was back!!  She swallowed a bell that jingled and jangled and tickled as well!!Then she swallowed some bows, gifts, a sack, a sleigh, and some reindeer!! She's about to swallow a candy cane for dessert, when she hears a jolly "Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus is waiting for a ride! Ask your child what happens when she whistles!

Haiden was our snack leader today.  She brought cottage cheese and peaches.  Thank you, Haiden!!

Wednesday, as you know is our Christmas Program.  Please bring your child to school at the normal 9:00 drop off time.  Our program begins at 10:30, I recommend coming a little early to get a seat.

Thursday December 12, 2019

Happy GREEN Day!!!

It was so much fun seeing everyone wearing green today!!  The class was so excited to  show off their green to their friends.

We have been practicing so hard for our upcoming Winter Program, they are getting so excited with the thought of singing for all of you! Today we practiced our songs on the risers, so that they will get used to the idea of standing on them.  I can’t wait for you to see it!

One of my favorite things to do this time of year, is make Christmas cookies. Today we did just that!!! Well, actually our dough was play dough that smells like sugar cookies! We rolled out the dough, and cut of cookies with festive cookie cutters.

We love when it’s cooking day!!! Today we made a pattern with our cooking. We made candy canes, but not the peppermint kind. Our candy canes were made out of string cheese and strawberries.  Ask your child what kind of pattern they made on their candy cane.  Instead of enjoying our usual birthday brownies, we decorated cookies!! Can you guess what color our frosting was?  Green, of course!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the snow!! Some notes went home today regarding the Winter Program next week. Also, we will be having a silly hat, bow or headband day on Tuesday.  It can be Christmas themed if you would like!  I can't wait to see what the children wear.

See you all on Tuesday!

Wednesday December 11, 2019

Happy GREEN Day!!!

It was so much fun seeing everyone wearing green today!!  The class was so excited to  show off their green to their friends.

We have been practicing so hard for our upcoming Winter Program, they are getting so excited with the thought of singing for all of you! Today we practiced our songs on the risers, so that they will get used to the idea of standing on them.  I can’t wait for you to see it!

One of my favorite things to do this time of year, is make Christmas cookies. Today we did just that!!! Well, actually our dough was play dough that smells like sugar cookies! We rolled out the dough, and cut of cookies with festive cookie cutters.

We love when it’s cooking day!!! Today we made a pattern with our cooking. We made candy canes, but not the peppermint kind. Our candy canes were made out of string cheese and strawberries.  Ask your child what kind of pattern they made on their candy cane. We celebrated December birthdays, and sang Happy Birthday to Joel!! Instead of enjoying our usual birthday brownies, we decorated cookies!! Can you guess what color our frosting was?  Green, of course!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the snow!! Some notes went home today regarding the Winter Program next week. Also, we will be having a special crazy sock day on Monday!

Tuesday December 10, 2019

Happy Tuesday!


Boy!! It seems like December is just flying by!!  With the excitement of Christmas in the air, we have been hearing all sorts of Santa sightings, elf happenings and train rides.  It sounds like everyone had a fun and busy weekend!

We are working hard learning our songs for our upcoming program next week.. We can't wait to share them all with you!

Our story today was "Penguin and Pinecone" By Salina Yoon.  This is a very cute story about a penguin who finds a pinecone.  He loves playing with the pinecone, but his grandfather tells him that where they live it is too cold for the pinecone to grow.  He puts a scarf on the pinecone to keep him nice and warm.  One day Penguin takes pinecone into the warm forest, and makes a nice cozy nest for him to snuggle in.  He said goodbye, and headed back to his home.  As the year went by, Penguin couldn't stop thinking about his friend pinecone.  So, Penguin went back to the forest to visit pinecone.  Ask your child what Penguin found when he went to visit pinecone.

Today at our table tops, we put our own scarfs on pinecones.  However, our scarves were pipe cleaners.  I was really proud of how well everyone did winding their pipe cleaners on the pinecones.  We tied ribbons on the pinecones and hung them on our Christmas tree in our classroom.


Ellie was our snack leader today.  She brought yogurt and bananas.  Thank you, Ellie!!

Don't forget to wear GREEN on Thursday, as it is our Birthday and Cooking Day!

Monday December 9, 2019

Happy Monday!


Boy!! It seems like December is just flying by!!  With the excitement of Christmas in the air, we have been hearing all sorts of Santa sightings, elf happenings and train rides.  It sounds like everyone had a fun and busy weekend!

We are working hard learning our songs for our upcoming program next week.. We can't wait to share them all with you!

Our story today was "Penguin and Pinecone" By Salina Yoon.  This is a very cute story about a penguin who finds a pinecone.  He loves playing with the pinecone, but his grandfather tells him that where they live it is too cold for the pinecone to grow.  He puts a scarf on the pinecone to keep him nice and warm.  One day Penguin takes pinecone into the warm forest, and makes a nice cozy nest for him to snuggle in.  He said goodbye, and headed back to his home.  As the year went by, Penguin couldn't stop thinking about his friend pinecone.  So, Penguin went back to the forest to visit pinecone.  Ask your child what Penguin found when he went to visit pinecone.

Today at our table tops, we put our own scarfs on pinecones.  However, our scarves were pipe cleaners.  I was really proud of how well everyone did winding their pipe cleaners on the pinecones.  We tied ribbons on the pinecones and hung them on our Christmas tree in our classroom.

See you all on Wednesday!!

Thursday December 5, 2019

Happy Sunny Thursday!

It was so nice to see the sun shining today when we came to school  We took advantage of warmth of the sun, and went outside to play.  Our class was so excited to run around and get some fresh air in our lungs!!

We have been working hard on our songs for our upcoming Winter Program in a few weeks, I'm sure that you have maybe heard some of them already.

Our story today was "Ten Gingerbread Men" By Ruth Galloway.  Ten friendly gingerbread men were going on an adventure.  Each time there was one less gingerbread man.  However, there was a surprise ending that happened.  Ask your child what it was.  This was a simple countdown book, that the children got so excited about.  They were so proud of themselves that they knew the next number that was coming in the book.

Dylan was our snack leader today. He brought cheese sticks, carrots and peanut butter.  Thank you, Dylan!!

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

Wednesday December 4, 2019

Happy Sunny Wednesday!

It was so nice to see the sun shining today when we came to school  We took advantage of warmth of the sun, and went outside to play.  Our class was so excited to run around and get some fresh air in our lungs!!

We have been working hard on our songs for our upcoming Winter Program in a few weeks, I'm sure that you have maybe heard some of them already.

Our story today was "Ten Gingerbread Men" By Ruth Galloway.  Ten friendly gingerbread men were going on an adventure.  Each time there was one less gingerbread man.  However, there was a surprise ending that happened.  Ask your child what it was.  This was a simple countdown book, that the children got so excited about.  They were so proud of themselves that they knew the next number that was coming in the book.

Clinton was our snack leader today.  He brought mandrain oranges and milk.  Thank you, Clinton!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  See you on Monday!!

Tuesday December 3, 2019

Happy December!!


Welcome back!!  From all of the stories this morning, I heard that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Lots of time spent with family and friends.  I even heard stories about shopping on Black Friday. However, I have to say the most excitement came when we started talking about it being December, and all the things that happen in December.  I really enjoyed hearing the stories of the silly elves that are visiting your house!

Our movement cube changed to all things December!  We marched like toy soldiers, rolled like ornaments, spread our branches, pranced like reindeer and a few others.  Ask your child which one was their favorite.

Our story today was "The Hat"  By Jan Brett.  Lisa was hanging her winter clothes on the line outside to air them up.  All of a sudden, the wind blew and one of her woolen stocking landed on Hedgie the Hedgehog!  It got stuck on one of his quills, and so he had to walk around the farm with a sock stuck to his head like a hat.  When he encountered the other animals on the farm, they kept asking why the stocking was on his head.  He told all the animals that he was preparing for the winter and the snow that was coming.  He was going to be nice and toasty warm.  When Lisa saw that her stocking was stuck on Hedgie, she started laughing and chased after him. By the time she got back to her clothes line, all of her clothes were missing!!  Ask your child what happened to all of Lisa's clothes.

Connor was our snack leader today.  He brought cereal and bananas.  Thank you, Connor!!

See you all on Thursday!!!

Monday December 2, 2019

Happy December!!


Welcome back!!  From all of the stories this morning, I heard that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Lots of time spent with family and friends.  I even heard stories about shopping on Black Friday. However, I have to say the most excitement came when we started talking about it being December, and all the things that happen in December.  I really enjoyed hearing the stories of the silly elves that are visiting your house!

Our movement cube changed to all things December!  We marched like toy soldiers, rolled like ornaments, spread our branches, pranced like reindeer and a few others.  Ask your child which one was their favorite.

Our story today was "The Hat"  By Jan Brett.  Lisa was hanging her winter clothes on the line outside to air them up.  All of a sudden, the wind blew and one of her woolen stocking landed on Hedgie the Hedgehog!  It got stuck on one of his quills, and so he had to walk around the farm with a sock stuck to his head like a hat.  When he encountered the other animals on the farm, they kept asking why the stocking was on his head.  He told all the animals that he was preparing for the winter and the snow that was coming.  He was going to be nice and toasty warm.  When Lisa saw that her stocking was stuck on Hedgie, she started laughing and chased after him. By the time she got back to her clothes line, all of her clothes were missing!!  Ask your child what happened to all of Lisa's clothes.

Callen was our snack leader today.  He brought wheat thins and string cheese.  Thank you, Callen!!

See you all on Wednesday!!!