November News

We have been studying the letters Ff and Gg so far this month. We are working hard on initial sounds and writing our names using only a capital letter at the beginning. We are also counting and working on number recognition.
We are making many special crafts and decorations for the Thanksgiving Program. You are in for a great treat. It will be a very special day. Please return your reservations for the feast if you have not already done so.
It is a busy time of year, but we do have so many blessing to be thankful for....especially our precious children remember to take time out to just enjoy them.

Just Having Fun!

Cc is for Cookie

We had so much making cookies and learning about the letter Cc. We made real cookies and then decorated paper cookies while we waited on the real cookies to bake. MMMM.

Fire Safety

October is Fire Safety month. We got to meet REAL firemen and Sparky the Firedog. We learned about how to be safe if there is a fire in our houses. We learned that we shouldn't hide from the firemen because they are our friends, stay low and go if there is smoke, stop drop and roll if we

are on fire, and go to a neighbors house to call 911. We practiced dialing 911 at school and discussed when to call 911. Please review your fire safety plan with your family and don't forget to designate a safe place to meet outside of the house. It is even a good idea to practice!

Happy Birthday Kevin!

Kevin brought cupcakes to share with the class for his birthday. So yummy!!! Thanks Kevin and Happy Birthday!

What's been going on??

Hello everyone! We have been very busy the last couple of weeks. We learned about the letter Cc last week. We had cookies for show and tell (thanks Will, we read stories about cookies, and we even cooked some cookies!!! So much fun! Monday we were out of school, but Wednesday was super busy. We got to see the firetruck and meet real firemen and their friend Sparky. We learned about fire safety and and the letter Dd. We had doughnuts for a special snack.
We also got to wish a special happy birthday to Kevin! Pictures coming soon.

Don't forget to send in your field trip form if you have not already done so!!! See you tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Chandler

Happy Birthday Chandler! Thanks for the cupcakes. Hope you have a great day!

Field Trip Fun

We had SO much fun watching The Little Red Hen. It was great! Our kids were so well behaved. I was very proud. Thank you so much to all the moms and dads that were able to go and help out. We really appreciate it!!!

The Letter Bb

This week we are learning about the letter Bb. Today we painted the letter Bb blue and put bee stickers on a bee. We also practiced writing the letter Bb on white boards.
We will be talking about buttons and the letter Bb Wednesday. Don't forget that we will be going to see The Little Red Hen Friday! Everyone needs to wear his/her t-shirt.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Aa is for Apple

Yesterday we introduced the letter A. We tasted apples and discussed how they were same and different. We practiced writing uppercase and lower case A and painted our favorite color apple. We sure were busy! Everyone wants the rain to go away so we can go outside. I promise we will the FIRST chance we get!!! The kids have been great though and seem to enjoy the bike room. Continue to practice writing your first name at home and assist your child in holding his/her pencil correctly. I have extended the deadline for pictures......if you have not already please send 2 pictures to school. We need one of your child and one of your family. Also, don't forget to check your child's folder for important information about our upcoming fieldtrip. We will also have show and tell Friday, please bring something that begins with the letter Aa.
Thanks so much. Have a great week.

All About Me Project

We are off to a great start! I am really enjoying all of your little ones. They are very sweet and doing so well. We had a wonderful day today and are ready for the rain to go away so we can go outside again.

I just wanted to remind everyone that we need a family picture and a picture of your little one by himself/herself Friday. Thanks for all you do! See you Friday.

Welcome to 4K

We had a great first great day today! I really enjoyed spending time with all my new friends. They are super sweet and too cute.
We read The Kissing Hand. Ask your child to tell you about Chester Raccoon and his kissing hand. We also painted something special for you.
Next week we will be learning "All about Me and My Family." Please send a picture of your child and a family picture to school by Friday. We will use the pictures to make a book. We will also spend time writing our names.
Please complete and return any forms you may have at home.
We are off to a great start! I look forward to a great year.

Summer's Almost Gone

The Girls

The Boys

Shaving Cream Fun!!

Happy Birthday Smith

I hope everyone has had a great summer. I know the countdown is on before the 'big' day. Here's a flashback to the last day of K4 and K4 graduation. Enjoy the rest of summer and much fun in kindergarten!

February 25, 2009

This month is almost gone and Spring Break will be here before you know it. We are still working and playing hard at preschool. We are talking about the letter Rr this week and the sound that it makes. We are also learning about rhyming words and nursery rhymes. Did you know that singing and reading nursery rhymes is one of the most important things you can do to help your child get ready to read or improve reading skills? It sounds simple, but it helps build essential phonological awareness skills for great readers and writers. Try playing games with your child by picking a word and see who can make the most rhyming words...in fact they don't even have to be real words they can make up words as long as it rhymes. Kids love to be silly, so let them, and you will be surprised how much they will learn. Have fun rhyming.

February Update

I can't believe that it is already February, time flies when you are having fun. I'm sure everyone is looking forward to the fieldtrip to the post office. I know all the kids are excited about mailing something special to you! Be sure to check your mail after our trip. We are going to have cupcakes and exchange Valentines Friday...we are going to keep things simple for this one...we are so busy this month, and I haven't even mention that we are out of school Monday the 16th for President's Day and later this month will have a visit from a local dentist. Please check your child's folder for a current class list. This is a busy and exciting month. FUN, FUN, FUN!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! We had a great first day back today. Everyone was excited to share about the break and catch up with friends. We celebrated the new year by making a 2009 windsock. This week and next we will be reviewing and assessing. We are working on letter sounds and recognition, number sequencing 1 to 10, shapes, and color words. We will also read some stories by Jan Brett and focus on winter. Jan Brett has a great website with lots of fun things www.janbrett.com check it out! Parent conferences will be January 16th, please check your child's folder for a schedule coming soon. Look forward to meeting with you!

December Updates

December is flying by so quickly. We are so busy. We have been working on many crafts and special projects as well as getting ready for the Christmas Program. We are learning about the letter Kk this week. Kk is one of the harder letters to write so if you have a few minutes during this busy time help your child practice writing the letter Kk.
Please check your child's folder for more information about what to wear and details for the Christmas Party.

The kids did a great job at the Thanksgiving Program. We are so proud of them! Can't wait to see the Christmas Program.

Happy Fall!

Happy Fall! This week we are learning about the letter Ii and continuing

to work on crafts and songs for the Thanksgiving Feast. We are also learning about patterns, shapes and rhyming words. Preschool is busy, busy! Thanks to all the moms helping out with the set up for our Thanksgiving Feast, we couldn't do it with out you.