Our star student this week was Hannah. Hannah is kind to her friends and uses nice words like please and thank you. Good job, Hannah!
What a lovely Christmas party! The kids had a great time singing for all of you, eating snack together, and making a beautiful ornament. Spending even a few minutes with your little one is so special for them. Thank you all for coming.
Here are some highlights from our party, including a video of Jingle Bells.
Here is our class newsletter from the week and our January snack calendar. See you on Wednesday January 4th!
Our star student this week was Claudia. Claudia does a great job walking quietly in the halls. Good work, Claudia!
We had a very special visitor on Wednesday...St. Nicholas! We got to hear the true story of St. Nicholas, and we even got some candy in our shoes. Thank you for visiting us, St. Nick!
We learned this week about the most important gift of all, baby Jesus being born. Pastor Brian came and talked with us about the story of Christmas and how the 3 wisemen brought Jesus gifts. Our class wrote a list of all the gifts we would like for Christmas (which, as you can imagine was filled with Barbie this and Batman that) and then remembered again the most important gift of all. We will continue learning about the story of Christmas next week. Here is our new favorite toy in the classroom, our nativity.
We also got the chance to play in sugar and cinnamon candies with cooking utensils. These tactile experiences are great for our students! Start thinking now about what kind of fun kitchen science experiments you could try over winter break.
On Friday, we were blessed with the opportunity to sing Christmas songs for Lord of Glory's Seasoned Seniors group. They meet at church one Friday a month for games and fellowship. Before they started their bingo game (which one of our students did ask to join), we sang three of our favorite Christmas songs. Don't worry...you will have a chance to hear them on Friday! What a great moment seeing these generations interact! I foresee a fun senior/student game time in our future. The Seasoned Seniors group was so glad to have us, as you can see by the smiles on their faces.
Here is our classroom newsletter for the week! Looking forward to our Christmas party on Friday at 2:15! The students are ready to share songs, snack time, and a craft with you! See you then!
The star student this week was Gabby. Gabby is a good listener, during circle time and at stations. Great work, Gabby!
Solar system week is always so much fun! The students figure out that living too close to the sun would be very hot and too far away from the sun would be very cold. They also learn about the planets, and especially our home, Earth. We talk about astronauts and what it would be like to visit space. And the fun song of the week is "Rocketship Run" by Laurie Berkner. We love the countdown. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF!
Here is a glimpse at our stations from Wednesday.
Making planets with Ms. Donna
A little pretend shopping with the cash register and shopping cart.
Making name rockets at Ms. Gwen's table.
Playing in the sand table.
Using a scale to weigh rocks.
On Friday, we had our first snow of the season. The students were excited to go outside and play.
Winter time is here! Our class is going to be very busy getting ready for Christmas in the next few weeks. In fact, we have already started singing Christmas songs. Here is a list of songs we have learned so far...
*Away in a Manger
*Joy to the World
*The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy
*Baby Jesus, We Love You
*Jingle Bells
*Ten Little Angels
Here is our class newsletter for the week. Next week, we will be learning about gifts and the letter U.
It's Thanksgiving, It's Thanksgiving!
Time to eat, time to eat,
I like tasty turkey, I like tasty turkey,
What a treat! What a treat!
We had a great week learning all about Thanksgiving!
Our star student of the week was Athen. Athen does a great job playing nicely with all of the children in the class and is a great friend. Good work, Athen!
On Monday, Ms. Bridget from Dance Connection came and led some fun dancing and games. Everyone had a great time! Here are some photos and a few videos.
On Wednesday, we learned so much about the first Thanksgiving. We talked about Native Americans and Pilgrims. After "reading" some Native American picture drawings, we made our own Native American drums with line drawings on them. Of course, we can't make drums without playing them. So, here is one of our Thanksgiving songs accompanied by drums.
Friday was our Thanksgiving feast! As I have said so many times before, this is one of my favorite days. I will never get over how cute the kids look in their pilgrim hats eating around a big table together. We made a yummy trail mix and beautiful turkey handprint placemats.
I hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebrating with family and friends!
This week we learned about America! We learned all about the flag, the american eagle (the bird, not the roller coaster), the statue of liberty, and about George Washington.
Our star student this week was Ellie. Ellie does a great job helping clean up after station time. Good work, Ellie!
As a former music teacher, I love singing! America week is a great time to introduce our little ones to some patriotic songs. Singing "Yankee Doodle" while pretending to ride on a pony was a big hit. We also learned "America the Beautiful" complete with sign language. The kids did a great job! Here is a video (please ignore our not so good video taking skills. Ms. Donna and I laughed a lot as we tried to use the video camera.)
Here we are on brown day!
Next week, I have the pleasure of meeting with you all during parent/teacher conferences. I can't wait! Here is our class newsletter for the week. Have a great weekend!
Our star student this past week was Mia. Mia always raises her hand before speaking during circle time and is a good listener when her friends are speaking. Great work, Mia!
On Wednesday, we had school picture day. Everyone looked so nice for the pictures. Here is a preview of our class.
On Friday, we had a great end of night time week pajama day! The children loved wearing their pajamas to school and they were able to bring in their special cuddling night time things. Some brought pillows, some brought blankets, some brought stuffed animals. All were well loved.
As a special treat, we watched a movie during a popcorn snack time. Nothing beats the cartoon "Where the Wild Things Are" in your pajamas with your favorite cuddly object.
Below is our newsletter for the week. Sorry that I forgot to give you the paper version on Friday. You will get it in the take home folder on Monday. Have a great day!
