We had a very busy week this week! We started off the week by tasting and graphing our favorite type of apples. We tasted Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples. Most of the kids in both classes liked the Pink Lady apples the best. We also took a survey of different adults in the building and most people liked red and green apples the best. With our graphing and surveying, we got to practice "most" and "least" and were able to determine which apples are the most popular.
In the afternoon class, we had two surprise visitors with our Family of the Week! Two turtles came to visit and we got to see them and learn about them.
We all practiced patterning this week. This is a great and easy skill to practice at home. You can make all kinds of patterns! If you are eating dinner, you can pattern: carrot, green bean, corn, carrot, green bean corn, carrot, green bean corn. Or in the car you can pattern sounds: clap, snap, clap, snap, clap, snap.
Don't forget to spend some time as a family this weekend working on your take home packs. You have them until Wednesday and there are some fun and educational activities that your family will enjoy!
Check out the slideshow below to see the fun we had this week!
AM
PM
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
September 17
We had a very busy and fun-filled week this week!
On Friday we spent our Small Group time thinking of names for our fish and then voting on them.
In the morning class, we picked out the name for our yellow fish. We decided on sunny.
In the afternoon class, we picked names for three fish. For our silver fish, the names the kids came up with were: Purple, Turtle, Fred, and Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo won! For our orange fish, the names the kids came up with were: Paula, Ballerina, Nemo, and Ariel. Nemo won! For our blue and orange fish, the names the kids came up with were: Brendan, Princess, Green, Soul Train. Soul Train won!
The kids voted by placing a post-it with their name on it on top of the name they liked best. Then we talked about more and less and counted all of the post-its to find the winners.
We also did several other fun activities this week! Check out the slideshow below to find out what we were up to!
On Friday we spent our Small Group time thinking of names for our fish and then voting on them.
In the morning class, we picked out the name for our yellow fish. We decided on sunny.
In the afternoon class, we picked names for three fish. For our silver fish, the names the kids came up with were: Purple, Turtle, Fred, and Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo won! For our orange fish, the names the kids came up with were: Paula, Ballerina, Nemo, and Ariel. Nemo won! For our blue and orange fish, the names the kids came up with were: Brendan, Princess, Green, Soul Train. Soul Train won!
The kids voted by placing a post-it with their name on it on top of the name they liked best. Then we talked about more and less and counted all of the post-its to find the winners.
We also did several other fun activities this week! Check out the slideshow below to find out what we were up to!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Second Week and Picture Walk
Sorry for the late post from last week! We had a very successful second week of school.
We participated in a picture walk on Thursday. We picked a book (Clifford) and looked at the cover and "walked" through the book without reading the words. While doing our walk, we talked about the pictures and what they could mean. We made predictions about what the book was about and what was happening on each page of the book based on what we saw. After that, we read the book and then looked back at our predictions to see if we were close. This is a great strategy to use at home before reading bed time stories!
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Below you will find the slideshow with other pictures of the fun we had this week!
We participated in a picture walk on Thursday. We picked a book (Clifford) and looked at the cover and "walked" through the book without reading the words. While doing our walk, we talked about the pictures and what they could mean. We made predictions about what the book was about and what was happening on each page of the book based on what we saw. After that, we read the book and then looked back at our predictions to see if we were close. This is a great strategy to use at home before reading bed time stories!
AM
PM
Below you will find the slideshow with other pictures of the fun we had this week!Friday, September 3, 2010
First Week
Here are the rest of the pictures of us learning about our classroom this week. We have learned a lot about the routine of the classroom and how to play at the different centers. We even learned how to clean up at each of the centers and we are doing a really good job looking at the pictures to see where everything goes!
We hope you enjoy the slideshows of pictures of what we have been up to this week!
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PM
We hope you enjoy the slideshows of pictures of what we have been up to this week!
AM
PM
Thursday, September 2, 2010
First Day of School
We had a wonderful first day of school on Wednesday! Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate, but regardless of the rain, we enjoyed ourselves. We had circle time, learned about a few of the centers, read books, ate snack, danced and sang! We even drew pictures of ourselves to look back on at the end of the year.
Here are some slideshows of the first day of school!
I always encourage you to comment on the posts and let us know what you think!
Also, there is an updated Helping Hands list on the side of the page. Thank you to everyone who has helped with supplies for the classroom!
AM Class
PM Class
Here are some slideshows of the first day of school!
I always encourage you to comment on the posts and let us know what you think!
Also, there is an updated Helping Hands list on the side of the page. Thank you to everyone who has helped with supplies for the classroom!
AM Class
PM Class
Open House
Thank you to everyone who came to visit for Open House. I enjoyed seeing kids and families and I'm glad you had the opportunity to see the classroom!
Check out the slideshow below to see some of the fun we had!
Check out the slideshow below to see some of the fun we had!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
School Supply List
School Supply List
1 box thick Crayola Markers-Classic Colors
Backpack (please no wheels, and it needs to be big enough to fit a folder)
1 Snack to feed entire class
1 box of 5 oz cups
1 package Antibacterial Wipes
1 box of Kleenex
Change of clothes labeled with your child’s name (all children)
Diapers/Wipes (if your child uses them)
*If you are interested in purchasing other materials for the classroom, a donation of a $5 or $10 gift card to Target or Staples, is always a great help! I can use those to purchase copy paper, crayons, markers, scissors, etc, as we need them.
There will also be a “Helping Hands” poster available for other classroom items that we need. Items at the beginning of the year are:
110 pound cardstock (can be found at Staples)
HP ink #15
HP ink #17
blue gel bottles of Elmer’s glue
gallon sized Ziploc bags (no easy zip zipper please!)
roll of paper towels
waterless hand sanitizer (at least 60% alcohol)
dry erase markers
1 box thick Crayola Markers-Classic Colors
Backpack (please no wheels, and it needs to be big enough to fit a folder)
1 Snack to feed entire class
1 box of 5 oz cups
1 package Antibacterial Wipes
1 box of Kleenex
Change of clothes labeled with your child’s name (all children)
Diapers/Wipes (if your child uses them)
*If you are interested in purchasing other materials for the classroom, a donation of a $5 or $10 gift card to Target or Staples, is always a great help! I can use those to purchase copy paper, crayons, markers, scissors, etc, as we need them.
There will also be a “Helping Hands” poster available for other classroom items that we need. Items at the beginning of the year are:
110 pound cardstock (can be found at Staples)
HP ink #15
HP ink #17
blue gel bottles of Elmer’s glue
gallon sized Ziploc bags (no easy zip zipper please!)
roll of paper towels
waterless hand sanitizer (at least 60% alcohol)
dry erase markers
Welcome Back 2010-2011
Welcome back to school for the 2010 or 2011 school year! I am excited for another school year with some returning students and some students that I can't wait to get to know!
Open House
Open House
Monday, August 30
5:00-7:00
First Day of School
Wednesday, September 1
8:00 AM or 11:30 AM
I look forward to seeing all of you in the next week! Please contact me if you should have any questions!
*You can also click on the Google calendar on the right to see other important dates that are coming up!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Last Day!
Our last day of school was spent enjoying sunshine and friendship at the park near the school. We played and ate yummy snacks. On Thursday we even got to walk through a path in the "woods" near our school. It was fun!
Have a great summer!
Enjoy the pictures below.
Have a great summer!
Enjoy the pictures below.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Young Athletes Celebration
On Friday, we spent the day celebrating with our Young Athletes finale. We had a day full of fun rotating around the stations: playing with the parachute, kicking and throwing, going through an obstacle course, eating a snack and dancing. We felt very special during our opening and closing ceremonies. Thank you to all of the parents who joined us and helped us!
The pictures from AM and PM are in different slideshows because Miss Stephanie took SO MANY pictures. She just loves to take pictures!
AM Class
PM Class
The pictures from AM and PM are in different slideshows because Miss Stephanie took SO MANY pictures. She just loves to take pictures!
AM Class
PM Class
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Update in our Class
Last week we were working hard on counting and story retelling activities. We each had a chance to sit with Miss Stephanie and show her our skills!
You can check out our slideshow below!
You can check out our slideshow below!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Farm and Turtles!
This week we continued to work on farm activities. We finished up painting with various vegetables and began painting farm animals.
We painted with green peppers, potatoes, carrots, and broccoli.
We painted "mud" on pigs (shaving cream, glue, and paint).
We marble painted on cows.
We painted with a feather on a duck.
On Friday morning we had an exciting morning on the playground. We found two baby turtles! We were so excited to find them and we brought them inside and put them in our empty aquarium. One of them was not moving so much, but within a few hours it really perked up! The two tiny adorable turtles were running around the aquarium and seemed to be enjoying the food we gave them. We kept them all day and had a lot of fun watching them. At the end of the day we decided to let them go and bring them back out to the swamp. Since we weren't going to keep them forever (Miss Stephanie wasn't sure what she would do with two grown turtles at some point) we didn't want to get them used to living inside. We didn't think it was fair to let them get used to living inside and then let them go in the wild, so we let them go on Friday. They were lots of fun though!
Enjoy lots of pictures from our activities this week and especially the turtles at the end!
We painted with green peppers, potatoes, carrots, and broccoli.
We painted "mud" on pigs (shaving cream, glue, and paint).
We marble painted on cows.
We painted with a feather on a duck.
On Friday morning we had an exciting morning on the playground. We found two baby turtles! We were so excited to find them and we brought them inside and put them in our empty aquarium. One of them was not moving so much, but within a few hours it really perked up! The two tiny adorable turtles were running around the aquarium and seemed to be enjoying the food we gave them. We kept them all day and had a lot of fun watching them. At the end of the day we decided to let them go and bring them back out to the swamp. Since we weren't going to keep them forever (Miss Stephanie wasn't sure what she would do with two grown turtles at some point) we didn't want to get them used to living inside. We didn't think it was fair to let them get used to living inside and then let them go in the wild, so we let them go on Friday. They were lots of fun though!
Enjoy lots of pictures from our activities this week and especially the turtles at the end!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
More fun on the Farm
We continued with our farm activities this week.
Don't forget to finish your family projects if you haven't done so yet!
Don't forget to finish your family projects if you haven't done so yet!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
More fun at the Farmer's Market
This week we added two new centers to our Farmer's Market theme.
We have onion bulbs in the sand table. We have practiced digging holes, planting the bulbs, and covering them back up. We are learning to be quite the gardeners!
We also have vocabulary cards in Literacy Lane with many of our vocabulary words for this unit. We have been practicing writing our words on different signs to place around the room.
We are getting really good at picking out our vegetables and purchasing them in the Pretend Play area.
Don't forget to turn in your Family Projects on Monday or Tuesday! Working on these projects as a family is a great opportunity to build vocabulary and work on creative and problem solving skills together.
Here are our pictures:
We have onion bulbs in the sand table. We have practiced digging holes, planting the bulbs, and covering them back up. We are learning to be quite the gardeners!
We also have vocabulary cards in Literacy Lane with many of our vocabulary words for this unit. We have been practicing writing our words on different signs to place around the room.
We are getting really good at picking out our vegetables and purchasing them in the Pretend Play area.
Don't forget to turn in your Family Projects on Monday or Tuesday! Working on these projects as a family is a great opportunity to build vocabulary and work on creative and problem solving skills together.
Here are our pictures:
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Shopping at the Farmer's Market
This week we began our Farm theme. We are talking about all of the things that come from a farm. We are learning that farmers not only take care of animals, but they also grow vegetables too. We learned that they eat some of what they grow, but that they also sell it.
We have a Farmer's Market set up in the pretend play area. We are practicing buying and selling fruits and vegetables when we are in there.
In the construction zone, we have a whole vegetable garden. We can pick the vegetables we want to harvest and take care of our garden. We also have some farm animals and we are building barns for them with the blocks.
In the small toys area we are playing with puzzles about farm animals and fruits and vegetables.
Stay tuned next for even more farm themed centers!
When you are out shopping this week, check out the produce section in the grocery store and talk about the different vegetables. You can also involve your child in the checkout process (adding up the total, giving money, receiving change...or paying with credit!) to help us understand how to work the cash register at our Farmer's Market.
Check out the slideshow of our farm fun this week:
We have a Farmer's Market set up in the pretend play area. We are practicing buying and selling fruits and vegetables when we are in there.
In the construction zone, we have a whole vegetable garden. We can pick the vegetables we want to harvest and take care of our garden. We also have some farm animals and we are building barns for them with the blocks.
In the small toys area we are playing with puzzles about farm animals and fruits and vegetables.
Stay tuned next for even more farm themed centers!
When you are out shopping this week, check out the produce section in the grocery store and talk about the different vegetables. You can also involve your child in the checkout process (adding up the total, giving money, receiving change...or paying with credit!) to help us understand how to work the cash register at our Farmer's Market.
Check out the slideshow of our farm fun this week:
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Goodbye Circus
When we got back from spring break this week, we said, "Goodbye" to the big top. It was sad to say goodbye to the animals and clowns, but most of us really enjoyed having our regular toys back!
Here are some pictures of our fun this week!
Here are some pictures of our fun this week!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Circus Trains
This slideshow shows all of the Circus Trains that were made for our Family Project. The kids were SO excited to bring their trains in and show them off to their friends. Working as a family on these project not only creates family time, but it also encourages dialogue about the subject.
Have a wonderful week off!
Have a wonderful week off!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Revised Family of the Week
Check out our new Family of the Week schedule if you are new to our class!
Click here or on the link at the right.
Click here or on the link at the right.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Welcome to the Big Top!
This week our classroom has been transformed into a Big Top Circus! We have been having a great time learning about all the pieces that make a circus happen. We are using mature play to interact at our centers. We are pretending to be clowns and ringmasters. We are selling and buying cotton candy and popcorn. We are building circuses with the blocks and the animals are putting on shows. We are using vocabulary and making signs to put around the room. The Big Top is ablaze with activity! The MWF and AM classes came home with clown hats. Check out the weekly newsletter to hear how we had to listen to a story to put them together. Check out the slideshow below to see some examples of our fun and our learning.
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