Starting Over

Yes we made it!!!! Our first 16 days of school are over and everyone had a turn being our line leader/class helper.  Starting today all of the cookies go back into the jar and we start over.  That means that anyone can be the leader!  Hooray for our first 16 days of school!

Apples, Fresh From The Orchard

A friend made a fun fall trip this weekend.  He went to the apple orchard with his family and brought everyone a crisp apple straight from the mountains of North Carolina.  You can bet that he is the apple of his mom's eye.  Thank you to this friend for thinking of our class.  This was the perfect way to start our week, when we will be talking about fall and Johnny Appleseed.

The Day The Bears Came To Preschool

 

 

 

You guessed it!!!! Today was our teddy bear picnic and who knew these little stuffed friends could cause so much trouble?  They sure look like quiet guests in our room, but it made our day a little silly and loud! Those sweet bears just called out to us no matter what we were doing.  Our bears sat with us during morning circle time......

 And enjoyed our picnic outside in the breezy afternoon sun!  (The weather wasn't too hot or too cold...it was "just right,"  even for a bear with furry, furry skin.)

 

 

 

I discovered that teddy bears don't each that much at lunch time, but they really make us laugh.  They also totally love to play on the playground, but I couldn't get any pictures of the bears in action.  With that being said, it was a really good day to be a teddy bear in our school!

Our First Music Class

 Today was our very first day of music with Mrs. Sandra!  It was so much fun.  We learned some fun songs and even got to do the "choo choo" train song.  This class is one of our very favorites so get ready to hear your child singing and humming happy tunes.  Thank you Mrs. Sandra for teaching us about music and movement this year.

Let The Skills Begin

In your child's folder this week, you will find a name writing practice sheet.  This is an easy practice sheet for the children to use to learn to write their names.  (The blocks help us understand letter proportion and spacing.)  I know we are only in preschool, but good habits are solid skills for school and the earlier we start the easier it is for our boys and girls.  Although we are focusing on one letter of the alphabet each week, we are beginning to understand the importance of a capital letter.  If your child tells you that we "salute" a capital letter, they are exactly right.  Capital letters are used in our classroom for important names and places. It may sound a little bit crazy, but most of us will be mastering writing our first and last names before the end of the year.   Our class did a super job with their name practice this week and we are on our way to kindergarten!!!!!

Our First Lesson in Japanese

 We had our very first lesson in Japanese.  It is so much fun to watch their faces when our teacher first introduces those "funny" sounding words.  The children did a great job and were so excited to learn a new way of saying some familiar phrases.  You should have found our first word list in your child's bag.  This will be a weekly event so be prepared to hear your child share this new language with you.

Children At Work

These children are at work!  They play and have fun no matter what we are doing!  Just another happy day in our classroom.  The temperature was just perfect for the playground.  You can tell that Fall is just around the corner.  We sure had a great time at school today!