February 20th-22nd, Presidents Week

Presidents Week

 

-We read a story about Abraham Lincoln and one about George Washington.

This is the Abraham Lincoln we made.  We learned that he liked to keep important papers in his hat.  We put a paper in his hat that had some facts about Abraham Lincoln.

 

We also had time for a science experiment on Sink or Float.  All the kids chose some items from the preschool.  We chose a marble, a wooden block, a popsicle stick, a polly pocket, a foam domino, a car, two pennies, a counting bear and a piece from our marble game.

Then we tested it out.  One by one the children chose an item and dropped it in the tub.  We asked questions like, Will it Sink? or Will it Float?  Then we talked about why things float and why things sink.

On Friday, we learned about our very first President George Washington.  We made a 3 point hat just like George Washington use to wear.  On our hats are some pictures of some of our National Symbols, like-the Eagle, the Liberty Bell, the White House, the American Flag and the Statue of Liberty.

And this is our gorgeous George Washington.  He also has some facts we learned about him on the back.

-We had some great snacks.

-We watched a few video clips on youtube about the Presidents.

-We played some games using pennies and quarters.

It was a very fun week learning about some of the past great Presidents and our National Symbols. 

 

Next week my friends is all about the Letter O, its sound and how to write it.  The number 5. And Weather-all kinds-sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, thunder, hail, lightning, fog and rainbows.  So we will see you all then.  Have a safe and fun weekend,

Miss Heidi

 

Valentines Week February 11th- 15th

Valentines' Week

 

This week we read "Valentines Day" and "Mouses First Valentines".

On Monday, We made our Valentines Sacks, we put our names on our sacks and we also put lots and lots of stickers.  I thought they turned out so creative and cute. Also on Monday, We sponge painted hearts on papers (Not pictured). We love painting. We also played a numbers game with hearts with numbers on them. 

This is the craft we made during our Valentines Party.  We painted the popsicle sticks.  We glued the felt heart, then we glued the heart buttons, then we glued the bow.  So, very cute! 

This is a game we played on Friday at our Party.  Its called broken hearts.  When its your turn you have to find the match and mend the broken heart.

We got to decorate heart shaped sugar cookies at our party.  One for now and one for later.  We also had chocolate dipped strawberries and strawberry milk. 

 

Also this week, we sang a Valentine color song. 

-We played heart stack-we had one minute to see how many heart candies we could stack on top of each other.

-We took our class Valentine Picture-tricky business getting them all to look and smile.

-We passed out our Valentines to our friends.

-We rolled the dough, cut out the hearts and baked our sugar cookies.

-We had an awesome visitor help us at our Valentine's Party.

-We had so much fun!

 

This next week is all about Presidents, Partiotism and National Symbols.  Thanks for everyone being so understanding this week.  I hope all of the kids are feeling better and ready for another great week.  See you all Wednesday,

Miss Heidi

Leter N Week

February 4th-8th

On Monday, I introduced the Letter N and its sound.  We made our letter N Poster with all things N.  Letter N is for Nail, Nest, Nemo, Note, Newspaper, Nine, Nickel and Noodles. We sang our letter N song.  Let's sing hurray for "N".

For our science experiment we cooked spaghetti noodles and then soaked them in colored water.

The colors we chose were red, green and blue.

It worked, the noodles turned colors.

And then of course we wanted to eat them.  Wouldn't you?

On Wednesday, we learned how to write uppercase and lowercase N.  N is for necklace and this is our weekly alphabet page to go in our alphabet book.

 

 

For our food experience, we made homemade soft pretzels in the shape of Letter N.  Some children wanted the traditional knot.  We made the dough, let it rise, then we made the shape, let it rise, then we baked them and then we buttered and salted them.  All I can say is YUM!  The preschool smelled delicious all day long.

We read a I Spy Hearts Valentine book and made heart suncatchers with glitter, paper hearts, hugs and kisses confetti and heart sequins.

They sure look cute in the window.  They will look even better once the sun comes out! Sun, Where are you?

 

This week we also learned about the number four.  We sang songs about the number four.  We watched old Sesame Street videos on youtube about the number four.  We counted to four.  We watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Numbers.  We made a N necklace and our job was to count four cheerios then put a bead.  Count four cheerios put a bead.  No picture.  They were awesome though.

 

What a great week.  Next week is all about Valentines Day and Valentines Fun.  We will read Valentine stories, play Valentines Games, do Valentine Crafts and art projects.  Oh, and eat Valentine snacks and Party!  Our Valentines Party is on Wednesday.  And of course parents are welcome to come help out.  Our party will start around 10:00 a.m. Let me know so I have a count if you want to come. 

 

Thanks for all the wonderful snacks, its our favorite part of the day.  I love my job! I love your children! I feel lucky, so thank you.

Sincerely,

Miss Heidi



January 28th -February 1st. Letter M Week

Letter M Week

M is for Mountains, Moon, Mouse, Monkey, M&M's, Mustache, Music and much much more.  What an incredibly fun week.  I think I say that a lot.  But seriously, we do have FUN! We also learned the number 3 this week.  Sadly no pictures of anything with the number 3.

 

On Monday, We made our Letter M Poster. 

We sorted M&M's by color.

Then we counted how many M&M's of each color.

Then we made the letter M with our M&M's. And then, we ate the M&M's all gone.  I am guessing that was everyones favorite part.

On Wednesday, We made our Letter M alphabet page for our book.  M is for Monkey. And we practiced writing the letter M, uppercase and lowercase.

We played a name game.  The whole table was filled with letters.  Hundreds of letters. The kids had to find the letters in their name and then glue them to a paper.  Then they spelled their names out loud to me.

To go along with our stories this week, we talked a lot about mittens.  This project helps us learn our left hand and our right hand.

On Friday, we read the Mitten Tree and painted Mittens to help us remember the story.

We read the Mitten on Monday and Wednesday and did some fun activities to help us listen and remember what we had read.  Ask your child what animals were in the Mitten?  There was a Mole, Rabbit, Hedgehog, Badger, Owl, Fox, Bear and a Mouse.  This is a great story.

 

We had some super fun snacks this week like, granola bars, m&m's, gogurts, fruit roll ups, animal crackers and drinks.  Thanks you all for being on top of snack when it is your turn.

 

We also sang songs, learned about the number 3, checked out the letter M on starfall.com, painted hand print hearts for our Valentines Day Bulletin Board, said goodbye to January and Hello to February, gave our 2 friends that start with the letter M a cheer and so much more.  See you all next week for the letter N and the Number 4.

Sincerely,

Miss Heidi



January 23rd-25th

This week was a review week and learning about Martin Luther King Jr and Polar Bears.

 

 

We read Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Jr and talked all about why we celebrate him.

It was also a good week to review our letters.  We dipped a Q-tip in paint and traced the letters.  This was a big hit.  The kids absolutely loved this activity.

We also are still practicing our names.  How to spell them.  How to write them. 

How to recognize them.

We practiced our numbers as well.  Another big hit....stickers and counting. The kids all did a fabulous job counting and recognizing numbers 1-5.

 On Friday it was Polar Bear Day.  We read Big Bear, Little Bear.

We had Polar Bear Snacks.

We made Polar Bear art with our handprints, gluing, stickers, cotton balls and stamps.

 

 

Then we played a game and hid 10 Polar Bear around the room.  Everyone got to find 2 Polar Bears each.  We then learned a fun fact for every Polar Bear found.  Ask your child what they learned about Polar Bears.  Like ...

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

What are their babies called?

What color are their noses and feet?

 

What a awesome week and another short week.  Next week is all about the Letter M, Mittens, Number 3 and still more Name activities. Should be another fun week.  Thanks for the wonderful snacks and being on time to pick up your child. 

 

On another note, I have only heard from a few of you about next year, so please let me know if you want to put your childs name on the list for this fall.

Sincerely,

Miss Heidi

January 7th-18th

 

 

 

 

 

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The last few weeks have been crazy.  Last week was all about the Letter Kk, its sound and how to write it.  We also learned about Winter/Snowmen and the Number 1.  This week was all about the Letter Ll, its sound and how to write it.  We also learned about the Number 2. Penguins have been postponed for a few weeks until letter P. We are still and for the rest of the month focusing on our names and how to recognize and write them.  Next week, there is no school Monday and it is Martin Luther King Jr. Week. 

Here are some highlights from the last two weeks....

1. Snowman during playtime built out of domino's and of course we knocked it down.

2.  We made popcicle stick snowmen.

3.  We had fun snowman snacks with orange rolls and powdered donuts.

4.  Snowmen made from mini marshmellows.

5.  We read "The Biggest Snowman Ever", "When will it Snow",  "The Snow Family", and "Hey Pancakes".

6. We mixed and cooked our own letter and number pancakes!

7.  We made snow playdough and then made letters for our names and then snowmen.

8.  We made our Letter "K" and "L" posters and sang their songs.

9.  We made our Letter "K" and "L" handprints animal alphabet book pages.  (Koala Bear not shown)

10.  Random Dinosaur Puzzle during playtime, we were really in a puzzle mood because we did it twice and really worked as a team.
11. We played with shaving cream on the table, writing our names, letters and numbers (Sorry no photo).

 

Great last two weeks and wasn't all the snow fun last weekend! On another note enrollment for this fall is on the tip of everyones brain.  I am getting questions and phone calls.  So I am opening registration for a fall preschool class 2013-2014 to all my current students.  I will be keeping the same schedule for this fall.  Teaching Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 9:00-11:30 a.m. a mixed 3/4 year old class.  Three year olds will have a 2 day a week options.  Two days a week is $75 and all three day is $90 with all paying a $50 registration fee to hold spot for  next year and all supplies during the year.  To register for this fall, simply pay the registration fee and that will guarantee your child a spot. After about a month or after I have heard from all current students,  I will open it up to others.  When I am full and if there is still interest I will see about possibly having a seperate three year old class and a seperate four year old class, by opeining another class and time.  We will reach that bridge if we get to it.  This is turning into a novel, so laters.  Thanks for all you do, love, love, love your children.

Sincerely,

               Miss Heidi