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Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
March 11th-15th
We had a visitor in our classroom today and will be starting our next study on the little critter. We found a boxelter bug on the window and the students enjoyed sharing lots of stories about catching bugs and what kind of bugs they like. So, on Monday, we will begin our new study and hopefully that will push us into spring thinking.
We have enjoyed shadows and I'm sure we will use our knowledge of shadows as we explore bugs. I LOVE these studies and am learning so much about our students through the process.
We will not have school on March 15th due to professional development.
March 18-22 is our Spring Break!
We have enjoyed shadows and I'm sure we will use our knowledge of shadows as we explore bugs. I LOVE these studies and am learning so much about our students through the process.
We will not have school on March 15th due to professional development.
March 18-22 is our Spring Break!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
March 4th- 7th
Reminder- NO SCHOOL March 8th due to professional development
This week, our shadow study has taken a complete turn and we will be moving into studying rainbows. We had sooo much fun last week mixing colors and learning about transparent and opaque. I am SO proud of our class of 3 and 4 year old kiddos who are so brilliant! I am having just as much fun as the students learning about shadows and colors.
With St. Patrick's Day coming, rainbows will be so much fun and of course we will begin studying the Easter Story as well. We are excited to discuss the miracle of Jesus as we get closer to Easter.
We had such a busy week of birthday parties and sugar last week. We have another birthday on Monday and then hopefully we can rid our bodies of sugar and do lots of yoga to calm down. ;)
Thank you for being such wonderful families and sharing your beautiful children with us this year! I can't believe it is already March!
Ms. Hollie is moving into her new home this week, so if I don't get to your emails right away, I promise I will do my best to reach you as soon as possible. I am so excited to be back in Huxley again. :)
Don't forget to ask your child about the things we are doing in our small groups. We love being able to work in smaller groups once a day and meet the needs of our students on a deeper level.
God Bless
This week, our shadow study has taken a complete turn and we will be moving into studying rainbows. We had sooo much fun last week mixing colors and learning about transparent and opaque. I am SO proud of our class of 3 and 4 year old kiddos who are so brilliant! I am having just as much fun as the students learning about shadows and colors.
With St. Patrick's Day coming, rainbows will be so much fun and of course we will begin studying the Easter Story as well. We are excited to discuss the miracle of Jesus as we get closer to Easter.
We had such a busy week of birthday parties and sugar last week. We have another birthday on Monday and then hopefully we can rid our bodies of sugar and do lots of yoga to calm down. ;)
Thank you for being such wonderful families and sharing your beautiful children with us this year! I can't believe it is already March!
Ms. Hollie is moving into her new home this week, so if I don't get to your emails right away, I promise I will do my best to reach you as soon as possible. I am so excited to be back in Huxley again. :)
Don't forget to ask your child about the things we are doing in our small groups. We love being able to work in smaller groups once a day and meet the needs of our students on a deeper level.
God Bless
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Transparent and Opaque
Yes, we do have the smartest and best problem solving preschool students EVER! We finally figured out why some shadows are colorful and some are black. We even learned the vocabulary to talk about these like VERY smart children. "The light can shine through some of them!" I about(maybe I did) did the happy dance when one little lady shouted this out! YES, we figured it out! After handing each student an object, they had to decide if it was transparent or opaque and then test it out on the overhead projector. It was such a fun journey watching them learn about shadows and light and we are not finished yet! Shadows have taken us into rainbows and color mixing and now learning new vocabulary to talk about them. Enjoy some fun pictures from the beginning of our week.
We have also had A LOT of birthdays this week! It is so much fun watching all these little miracles grow and learn.
We have also had A LOT of birthdays this week! It is so much fun watching all these little miracles grow and learn.
Monday, February 25, 2013
March Snack Schedule
1- Natalie BIRTHDAY
4- Mason BIRTHDAY
5- Margaret
7- Max
11- Nathan
12- Rylee
14- Shania
15- Ava
25- Braxton
26- Curtis
28-Evelyn
29- Giselle
4- Mason BIRTHDAY
5- Margaret
7- Max
11- Nathan
12- Rylee
14- Shania
15- Ava
25- Braxton
26- Curtis
28-Evelyn
29- Giselle
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Shadows and Color Mixing!
Yes, we are still learning so many new things about shadows and still enjoying them! The students still have yet to figure out why some shadows are colorful, which has taken us on a new adventure of color mixing, as many students stack translucent objects on the overhead and make new colors of shadows. We are going to kick off the week with shadow tracing outdoors and mixing colors to make rainbow paintings. I am so excited to see the unique paintings that each student will come up with.
Reminder! NO preschool on March 8th due to a professional development day.
Spring Break- March 18-22
March snack schedule will be sent home on Monday.
Reminder! NO preschool on March 8th due to a professional development day.
Spring Break- March 18-22
March snack schedule will be sent home on Monday.
Friday, February 22, 2013
The Importance of Play
I LOVE just watching my students play during what many call "Free Choice Time". At Ms. Hollie's Preschool, we call it "Grow Your Brain Time". I love it when a student says, "What do we do now?" and I get to answer with, "Go and grow your brain!"
Yesterday I was able to observe a group of my kiddos build a small town out of blocks and I was amazed by the creativity. They had a garden, which was built using a pattern of colors, a beautiful skateboard park with a child on a skateboard and some very tall buildings and houses.
These students worked together for over 30 minutes problem solving together, developing language skills, math skills, social studies, fine motor, and most importantly, feeling good about what they were doing and having FUN! What if I had stopped these students from playing after 20 minutes? Preschool students need at least a full hour of solid play while at preschool and our students often get more, because we feel that students learn the most through play. I pray that as teachers, we never forget the importance of play and being creative. I fear that we are not allowing our children enough time to be children and to marvel at how creative and intelligent they truly are if we just let them show us. Anyone can match up numbers or write a letter on a worksheet, but can anyone build a skateboard park out of blocks? I know that I could not have built one as cool as the one that my students built yesterday. Let them be little, let them feel loved and confident...you will be amazed at how much these little minds can come up with.
Yesterday I was able to observe a group of my kiddos build a small town out of blocks and I was amazed by the creativity. They had a garden, which was built using a pattern of colors, a beautiful skateboard park with a child on a skateboard and some very tall buildings and houses.
These students worked together for over 30 minutes problem solving together, developing language skills, math skills, social studies, fine motor, and most importantly, feeling good about what they were doing and having FUN! What if I had stopped these students from playing after 20 minutes? Preschool students need at least a full hour of solid play while at preschool and our students often get more, because we feel that students learn the most through play. I pray that as teachers, we never forget the importance of play and being creative. I fear that we are not allowing our children enough time to be children and to marvel at how creative and intelligent they truly are if we just let them show us. Anyone can match up numbers or write a letter on a worksheet, but can anyone build a skateboard park out of blocks? I know that I could not have built one as cool as the one that my students built yesterday. Let them be little, let them feel loved and confident...you will be amazed at how much these little minds can come up with.
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