Holiday Gifts & Book Exchange

Thank you to everyone who bought gifts for our classroom! The kids are so excited to use them when we come back in January. Also, thank you for the generous gifts for the teachers...they were not necessary but are certainly appreciated.

Below are pictures from our holiday fun today. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We will see you on Monday, January 5th and don't forget, it is going to be a five day week!!!

Our Short Week

Tuesday we created our December Person Book page. The increase in the amount of details on the self-portraits from September until now is amazing!

We practiced patterning with bells as we made instruments for our holiday sing on Wednesday. We are getting soooo excited to get up on that stage and perform for you! Don't forget that is will be held at St. Joseph's Church, Lower-Level Stage Area on Monday, December 22nd at 5:30pm.

Thursday was our trip to Hann’s Tree Farm. Thank you to the chaperones who joined us and to those who generously volunteered but were not selected to come. You can see more photos on the photo gallery page.

AM Class

PM Class

Snow Fun on 11/25

Abracadabra!

We learned about an African Folk Tale called Abiyoyo.

It is about magic, music, and understanding.  Mrs. Fox even performed some fun magic tricks this week!! We even have magic related things in our dramatic play area.

Monday we watercolored a picture of Abiyoyo.  On Tuesday we made ourselves and a giant along with a beanstalk after reading the Jack and the Beanstalk story. We made our own magic hat and rabbit on Wednesday. Did your child pull a rabbit from the hat for you? We experimented with color mixing to make new “magic” colors on Thursday.

Don’t forget that next week we only have two days of school and we will not be sending home red folders/newsletters.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Bears, Bears & More Bears!

We worked on a number of bear projects again this week. On Monday we created a bear that showed the five senses: bells that we can hear, google eyes to see, a scented cotton ball for a nose to smell, a piece of gum as a tongue to taste,  and fuzzy paws for feeling.

We worked on position words in a bear book on Tuesday. It also helped us learn about colors and shapes.

We made a bear hibernating in a cave on Wednesday, which was hard work...especially using our fine motor skills to pinch and pull the cotton balls to spread them.

Thursday we created sleepy bears that are now decorating our classroom.

Don't forget to send winter gear for your child EVERY day. It's cold!!!! Winter coat, hat, mittens are a must! Snowpants and boots are recommended too.

Three Bears & Pajamas

We worked on a lot of math skills this week featuring Goldilocks and the Three Bears.We made a three-part pattern using characters from the story. We sorted items from the story by size and practiced writing the words small, medium and big. Finally, we sorted pictures into the correct sequence to retell the story.

Since we had to come to school on a Friday, we made it special by having a pajama day. We even laid on the floor to do some of our work!

Next week is going to be super cold so be sure that your child has a winter coat, hat and mittens (no gloves unless he/she can put them on themselves). You want to also send snow pants and boots to help keep your child warm and comfortable. We will go outside everyday whether they have all their gear or not.

Our Spooky Week

We had fun making spooky projects this week including these adorable mummies.

Our favorite part was the costume parties!!! Here are the group photos but there are MANY more pictures on our photo gallery page.

AM Class

PM Class

Have a safe & fun Halloween weekend!

Pumpkin Fun

We had so much fun learning about pumpkins this week! We learned that pumpkins start as seeds and then grow into sprouts. The sprouts turn into vines and on the vines grow flowers. These flowers develop into little green pumpkins. Then the green pumpkins grow into the big (usually orange) pumpkins that we can carve into jack-o-lanterns. 

Monday we made a book about pumpkin growth. Did your child “read” it to you? 

Tueday we visited Hermanson's Pumpkin Patch. Our fieldtrip was a blast! It was the first time on a school bus for several of our friends and they all did a great job riding safely. At the farm we saw animals including goats, donkeys, llamas, a calf, a pig, a sheep, bunnies, and cats.The morning class got to go on a wagon ride, although we didn’t get the usual view of the pumpkins growing due to the muddy conditions. In the afternoon it was too muddy after the noon downpour so we weren’t able to go on a wagon ride at all. The Hermanson’s gave us a coloring book for each of the afternoon kiddos to make up for the missed ride and this is in your child’s red folder. 

We saw pumpkins that were orange, white, yellow, striped, bumpy and more! There was a spooky barn maze too. When we clapped really loud we made ghosts fly, cats meow, and witches cackle. Check out our photo gallery page for pictures of the fun. Thank you to all the chaperones who joined us, your help was very much appreciated!!!!!

Morning Class

Afternoon Class

Wednesday we created a diagram of pumpkin parts and labeled them. These “science” experiments are decorating our classroom. We even cut open a real pumpkin to see what’s inside and had the opportunity to help scoop out the pulp and seeds during playtime.

Thursday we read a book called “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin”. It told the story of a square pumpkin that saved the day. We then created our own unique pumpkins of any shape, size, color, and pattern. We made a pattern of unique pumpkins to practice our math skills. You will get to see your child's pattern at conferences.

The firefighters made it back to visit our afternoon class on Thursday too! You can view photos of both firefighter visits on our photo gallery page as well.

Our Open House is Tonight!

Thursday, October 2nd from 5:30-6:30pm.

See you soon!!!

Our Super Week of Friendship!

Monday we decorated our handprints using bingo daubers. The daubers are always a favorite in our classroom and offer a fun, different way to paint. These handprints are now decorating the bulletin board in our classroom. You can see this in person during our open house on October 2nd.

Tuesday we made a friendship chain. It took lots of small motor skills to color in the small letters and cut on the lines! 

 

We learned about wax resist on Wednesday when we colored the land of our Earth with green crayon and then painted over it with blue watercolor paint. We then added a pattern of boys and girls. 

We wrapped up the week with our Super Hero Dress Up Day and it was...Super! You can see pictures on our photo gallery page. We talked about how each one of us are super, that we all have different talents, and together we make up a super class! 

Morning Superheros

Afternoon Superheros

Superhero Self-Portraits

Kissing Hand & Families

This week we read another Chester the Raccoon story that told about how mommies and daddies never run out of kisses and love for their kids, no matter how many kids they have.

On Monday, we assembled a Chester the Raccoon and these are decorating our classroom.

Tuesday we watercolor-painted an owl like the owl teacher in the story. We glued the handprint trunk of our family tree and added leaves for our family members to the tree on Wednesday.

Thursday we put our family photo on our family tree. These creations are now decorating our classroom too.  Your original photos were returned in your child’s red folder this week.

Remember, next week we come to school for five days...Monday through Friday! We also have picture day on Friday!!