Thursday, April 6, 2017

WEDNESDAY 4-5-17 and THURSDAY 4-6-17

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY
ASK ME ABOUT...
...what I did with my 3rd grade buddies.
...what I did in P.E.
...our new work stations and which one I did today.
...the story, I Was Walking Down The Road.


 ~OUTER SPACE~
We joined our 3rd grade buddies to do some Space riddles!
 


 
 


















 ~WORK STATIONS~
We introduced new work stations on Wednesday!

At the Writing Station, children will work with Space words. 
In one activity, Space words are hanging around the classroom for children to locate and write on a recording sheet.
 



Another Space word activity is spelling Space words using letter tiles.
Children open up a "frog" to find letter tiles.

 Using the letter tiles, children spell the Space word that correlates with the picture on a recording sheet.


 



Children play tic-tac-toe at the Games Station.

 At the Creation Station, children make their own rocket and then test it out!
 

It's "Rhyme Time" at the ABC Station!  Children think of rhymes for the words pictured below and then draw a picture of the rhyme.   


 At Math Magic, children complete a "rocket count-down".
Using  ten-frames, children order them from 10 to 0.


 
At the Fine Motor Station, children use high-lighters to "rainbow" write their last names.
 

 At the Discovery Station, children use a magnifying glass to locate and record either letters or words.
 
 


 In the Book Nook, children choose and listen to stories on the I-Pad.

~STORY~
Children enjoyed listening to this story today--filled with rhyme and repetition.  Be sure to ask your child what the girl was doing in the story and how the story ends!

~EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~
Wednesday was a Discovery Day!  We took advantage of the sunny, warm weather and took a nature hike.  The first stop was our class tree that we have been observing this year.  We saw some buds, but no leaves yet!  Our walk continued as we collected nature items and had a "picnic snack" on the Carlin Athletic Fields.









THRILLING THURSDAY
ASK ME ABOUT...
...what I did in my letter group.
...where I went and what I did for Work Stations.
...what I did in Spanish.

~EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~
Today was a swimming day!  Last week, a senior Academy student started helping out with our Pre-K swimming class.  The children are enjoying having "Mr. Will" swim with them!

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

TERRIFIC TUESDAY 4-4-17

ASK ME ABOUT...
...what Mrs. Arner read to us at the library.
...what book I checked out from the library.
...what I did in Music and Drama.
...what is in the sensory tub.

~FREE CHOICE LEARNING~

Budding artists....

Yesterday during Extended Day Pre-K, we made our own galaxy playdough.  We have placed the playdough in our sensory tub for creative Outer Space play!
 
 

 Katelyn counts the new objects in the counting basket--rabbits and chicks.  She made a pattern as she placed the objects on the 100 chart.  There were 84 chicks and rabbits.


~EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~

This afternoon, Mr. Ditty visited our class.  He read us the story, 1-2-3 A Calmer Me, which helped us learn ways to cope with feelings of anger, sadness and disappointment. 
 In the photos below, children are practicing a strategy called, Getting Rid of the "Grumpies".






Monday, April 3, 2017

MARVELOUS MONDAY 4-3-17

ASK ME ABOUT...
...the new password.
...my new "Book In A Bag".
...the new month.
...how many days we've been in school.
...what we did to celebrate Zero the Hero Day.
...our new "Star of the Week". 

~FREE CHOICE LEARNING~
We introduced a few new activities today.....

Robert and Andrew enjoy a "guessing" book.
Children in the photos below are building castle structures using a guide.


Nola and Josie listen to a new story at the Listening Station.

Sajan and Heath are checking the seeds we planted last Friday--no sprouts, yet!
Josie, Andrew, Jordan and Layla are playing a problem-solving game--bug building (similar to Jenga).  The children learned this game in a math group with Mrs. Cherry.


 ~ZERO THE HERO~
Today was the 120th day of school!  Jordan and her family provided us with a fun activity to celebrate--decorating circle (or zero) shaped treasure boxes.  We even had some Upper School students join us to help out!  Thank you for helping us celebrate!







 ~STAR OF THE WEEK~
Josie is the Star of the Week!  Today we learned that Josie's favorite foods include:  macaroni and cheese; pizza; and quesadillas.  When she grows up, Josie wants to be a veterinarian.  Josie brought in her favorite book to share with the class--What Does The Fox Say?  We enjoyed seeing your photos and learning more about you, Josie!

FANTASTIC FRIDAY 3-31-17

~STAR PLANT~
Using a star-shaped container filled with potting soil, we sprinkled and watered some chia seeds that we will watch grow.  We are keeping a close watch on our seeds, eagerly awaiting for them to sprout! 
 




~EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~ 
We did cooking today (Friday)!  After reading the story, The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR, we made a strawberry "crisp".  The children sliced the strawberries into small pieces,  juiced a lemon, helped mix the ingredients, patted down the "crust" and added the strawberries.  We enjoyed eating our "work" for snack when it was warm from the oven and topped off with some vanilla ice cream.  YUMMY!