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CLASSROOMS - Preschool Kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Computer Art Choir / Band / Music P.E.
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3 Year Old Class
Music Study This week, our focus question was, "What other musical instruments are there?" The children explored a ukulele by holding it and plucking it's strings. This instruments makes sounds when the strings vibrate. We used a box and rubber bands to make our own stringed instruments. |
May Crowning We honored Mary on Thursday. The children brought a flower to Mary, and as they placed the flower they said, "Thank You Mary!" The children also colored flowers for the window display. Each child also made their own Mary that they crowned with flowers to take home. |
Mother's Day Happy Mother's Day! Check your child's backpack for a special handmade card. |
End of Year Countdown Next week we will begin an end of year countdown for the last 10 class days of school. Many of the events will be done here at school, but somethings will require a little help from home. Tue May 11 - Necklace Day - We will make necklaces in class Thur May 13 - PJ Day Tues May 18 - Red Day Thur May 20 - Hat Day Tues May 25 - Superhero Day Thur May 27 - Water Play Tues June 1 - Extra Play Time Outside |
Highlights for week of 5/4/2021
- Study: Music
- Focus: How do we make music with our voices?
- Books: Acoustic Rooster; Clap
- Songs: This Old Man
- Jumping Beans - Letter Identification Game
- Necklace Making - Children will make a necklace in class.
- Parking Lot Letters - Children will drive cars on the parking lot to identify letters.
- Letter P Poem - Introduce the poem and find the P's.
- Color to the Music - Children will color while listening to different styles of music.
- Number Cruncher - Number Id Game
- Toilet Paper Roll Kazoo - Children will make a kazoo
- Lego Counting Cards - Children will identify numbers and build towers with that corresponding number of Legos.
- Pokey Flowers - Children will use a toothpick to poke the outline of a flower.
4 Year Old Am Class
Hello 4 AM Preschool Families
It has been awhile since our last website update so this one may be a doozie. Firstly welcome back and we hope you had a wonderful time during break celebrating the birth of our newborn King Jesus and catching up on what was sure to be well earned rest and relaxation.
Returning to school and routine after break can be challenging for everyone. Getting back into the swing of things can be rough, which is why we take the first 2 weeks back at school to revise classroom rules and expectations. We work on cooperation and kind interactions. The children receive their new weekly job and are quick to let us know if we forget something or do not proceed in the right order. :) Yes all the adult staff in the room answer to 15 tiny bosses.
During this Christmas season you would not have found an elf on the shelf anywhere in our classroom. What your children got to experience was so much more than that and helped with the explanation and extension of the Christmas celebration past Christmas Day. Each day during Advent the children would come into the classroom searching for the Three Magi. They know that they travelled a great distance to honor the newborn king and brought with them gifts that reflected their belief that Jesus was a King. The excitement and joy we saw on the children’s faces as they searched for the Magi was heartwarming. Our job is a blessing as we are able to witness these new discoveries and joyous interactions daily. It is because of this extension of the Nativity story that the lesson of the Epiphany was so easily comprehended and understood by the children. We looked at the season as a time to give of our treasures, time and talent. We discussed if we were able to bring a gift to Jesus what would it be? Unlike the kings we didn’t have precious gold or oils but much like the Drummer Boy we could give the gift of a talent or of love. After this discussion baby Jesus still was offered a peanut butter sandwich, baby toys and a Twilight Sparkle my little pony among other things.
Between all the fun and excitement we did manage to squeeze in letter writing at our new writing center as well as count the number of marshmallows in our hot chocolates. We also counted the number of candies we put on out Graham Cracker nativity scene made at our Christmas party before playing some reindeer games and pass the parcel.
Phew that was a lot and we aren’t even scratching the surface of this year. Like I said above we celebrated the Epiphany this week which included the tradition of blessing the school’s doorways and all that enter. Earlier in the week I had put together a take home house blessing kit and as it happens great minds think alike and Ms. Doyle had them put together for the rest of the school also. They came home with instructions on Friday. Please feel free to share a photo of your family with a door that you’ve blessed via email or on our Facebook group. We would love to see them.
This week we will continue reviewing our expectations and procedures. We will also look at what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to be a good friend and build friendships. We will focus on giving them the vocabulary they need to be able to successfully and concisely communicate how they are feeling and encourage them to resolve any issues or conflicts on their own using their words, whilst also letting them know when it is appropriate to seek an adults help.
These coming weeks will also include assessment work and work sample activities which will allow me to individualize my lesson planning to support the children’s development where they are at. It will also provide me with updated progress data to share with you in a little over a month at parent teacher conferences.
This month we will be focusing on the virtue of self control. Often a challenging virtue for this age group but one I am confident they are capable of (at school any way. Just remember I’m a Mum too so I know they totally lose it at home because you are their safe place.) Our bible story for the month is the baptism of Jesus. To aid our discussion, if possible please send in a picture via email or a hard copy of your child's baptism. We will share these photos in class on Friday.
In Spanish we are working on body parts and currently using the song “Cabezas, hombros, rodillas y pies” - Heads, shoulders, knees and toes, to assist us. Click here if you would like to practice at home.
Well I knew this would be long and there a ton of photos to check out too.
Enjoy!
Highlights for Week of 1/11/2021
It has been awhile since our last website update so this one may be a doozie. Firstly welcome back and we hope you had a wonderful time during break celebrating the birth of our newborn King Jesus and catching up on what was sure to be well earned rest and relaxation.
Returning to school and routine after break can be challenging for everyone. Getting back into the swing of things can be rough, which is why we take the first 2 weeks back at school to revise classroom rules and expectations. We work on cooperation and kind interactions. The children receive their new weekly job and are quick to let us know if we forget something or do not proceed in the right order. :) Yes all the adult staff in the room answer to 15 tiny bosses.
During this Christmas season you would not have found an elf on the shelf anywhere in our classroom. What your children got to experience was so much more than that and helped with the explanation and extension of the Christmas celebration past Christmas Day. Each day during Advent the children would come into the classroom searching for the Three Magi. They know that they travelled a great distance to honor the newborn king and brought with them gifts that reflected their belief that Jesus was a King. The excitement and joy we saw on the children’s faces as they searched for the Magi was heartwarming. Our job is a blessing as we are able to witness these new discoveries and joyous interactions daily. It is because of this extension of the Nativity story that the lesson of the Epiphany was so easily comprehended and understood by the children. We looked at the season as a time to give of our treasures, time and talent. We discussed if we were able to bring a gift to Jesus what would it be? Unlike the kings we didn’t have precious gold or oils but much like the Drummer Boy we could give the gift of a talent or of love. After this discussion baby Jesus still was offered a peanut butter sandwich, baby toys and a Twilight Sparkle my little pony among other things.
Between all the fun and excitement we did manage to squeeze in letter writing at our new writing center as well as count the number of marshmallows in our hot chocolates. We also counted the number of candies we put on out Graham Cracker nativity scene made at our Christmas party before playing some reindeer games and pass the parcel.
Phew that was a lot and we aren’t even scratching the surface of this year. Like I said above we celebrated the Epiphany this week which included the tradition of blessing the school’s doorways and all that enter. Earlier in the week I had put together a take home house blessing kit and as it happens great minds think alike and Ms. Doyle had them put together for the rest of the school also. They came home with instructions on Friday. Please feel free to share a photo of your family with a door that you’ve blessed via email or on our Facebook group. We would love to see them.
This week we will continue reviewing our expectations and procedures. We will also look at what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to be a good friend and build friendships. We will focus on giving them the vocabulary they need to be able to successfully and concisely communicate how they are feeling and encourage them to resolve any issues or conflicts on their own using their words, whilst also letting them know when it is appropriate to seek an adults help.
These coming weeks will also include assessment work and work sample activities which will allow me to individualize my lesson planning to support the children’s development where they are at. It will also provide me with updated progress data to share with you in a little over a month at parent teacher conferences.
This month we will be focusing on the virtue of self control. Often a challenging virtue for this age group but one I am confident they are capable of (at school any way. Just remember I’m a Mum too so I know they totally lose it at home because you are their safe place.) Our bible story for the month is the baptism of Jesus. To aid our discussion, if possible please send in a picture via email or a hard copy of your child's baptism. We will share these photos in class on Friday.
In Spanish we are working on body parts and currently using the song “Cabezas, hombros, rodillas y pies” - Heads, shoulders, knees and toes, to assist us. Click here if you would like to practice at home.
Well I knew this would be long and there a ton of photos to check out too.
Enjoy!
Highlights for Week of 1/11/2021
- Books: My mouth is a volcano; Howard Wiggle Bottom learns to listen; Those shoes; Jesus Calling: The Baptism of Jesus
- Virtue Focus - Self Control
- Painting - Snowflake Prints
- Catch the Snowball - Children will use eye/hand coordination's to catch the falling snowballs (ping pong balls) in a bucket.
- Shape Song - Children will learn the shapes songs that describe the attributes of a shape.
- Spanish Lesson - Review Spanish greetings: Hola - Hello; Adios - Good Bye; Me Llamo - My name is; Como estas? - How are you?; muy bien - very good; bien - good; maso menos - so, so; mal - bad; por favor - please; gracias - thank you; you're welcome - de nada; Sign of the Cross - Padre, Hijo, Espiritu Santos; family words: madre - mother; padre - father; hermano - brother; hermana - sister; abuelo - grandfather; abuela - grandmother; buenos dias - good morning; buenas tardes - good afternoon; buenos noches - good night.
- Review body parts: head - cabeza; shoulders - hombros; knees - rodillas; toes - pies; eyes - ojos; ears - orejas; mouth - boca; nose - nariz.
- Review body parts: head - cabeza; shoulders - hombros; knees - rodillas; toes - pies; eyes - ojos; ears - orejas; mouth - boca; nose - nariz.
- Our Baptisms - Children will be introduced to the concept of baptism and the different elements used to celebrate it. They will learn how Jesus was baptized and will also learn what it means to be baptized. Children's will share pictures from their baptism
Kindergarten Prep PM class
Exercise Study This week for the Exercise Study our focus question was, "How do our bodies work when we exercise?" We learned about our bones, muscles, heart and lungs. Our bones allow us to sit up and stand. Our muscles move our bones. Our heart moves the blood through our body, and our lungs help us to breath. |
May Crowning On Thursday, we honored Mary our Mother. We presented flowers to her and said, "Thank You Mary." The children also colored flowers for the windows behind Mary. The children colored pictures of Mary and created their own Mary statue that they crowned. |
Mother's Day Happy Mother's Day! The children created a handmade card, so check their folder for this special project. |
A to Z Countdown to Summer! This week we did activities I - L. I - Ice Pops - We enjoyed a frozen treat. J - Joke Day - Children shared jokes with the class. K - Kick Ball - We kicked around some balls to play soccer. L - Limbo - We played limbo together. Next Week: Monday -M - Movie and Popcorn Tuesday - N - Necklace Day - We will make necklaces in class Wednesday - O - Oobleck - We will play with squishy oobleck in class. Thursday - P - PJ Day - Wear your favorite PJ's to school. |
Highlights for the week of 5/04/2021
- Study: Exercise
- Focus: What do our bodies need in order to move and exercise?
- Virtue: Respect
- Books: If You Give a Pig a Pancake; Toni Baroni Loves Macaroni; It Looked Like Spilt Milk; A Bad Case of Stripes.
- Song:
- Religion Lesson: Review David and Goliath; Our Lady of Fatima
- Art: Sun Squish Art
- Letter Knowledge: Letter Groups--Focusing on letters, letter sounds, and beginning reading according to student need.
- Hardest Working Letters
- Review a, e, i, o, and u
- Sight Word Introduction
- Review: I, a, an, the, and, said, am
- Introduce: is, in, can
- Pancake Number Sequencing - Children will sequence pancakes numbered 1 - 20.
- Letter Formation: Review letters c, o, and s and write on paper.
- Necklace Building - Children will make a necklace.
- Journal Writing: What is your favorite food from each of the food groups?
- Spanish Lesson
- Review: beach - playa; park - parque; camp - campamento; pool - piscina
- Vegetable Soup - Children will follow a "recipe" to identify numbers and practice counting vegetable erasers.
- It Looked Like Spilt Milk Art Project
Preschool PLus
05/04/2021
Monday:
P.E.- We warmed up by skipping, galloping, and side stepping.
We played Night at the Museum, Mr. Fox, and Wolf Den. Wolf Den is where cones are set up to make a den. We started with three friends in the middle as wolves. The rest of us had to run back and forth without being tagged by a wolf. If you are tagged by a wolf you become a wolf and try to tag a friend.
S.T.E.M.- We listened to "Are You My Mother?” by P.D. Eastman. After the story, we played a game on the computer where we matched the baby animals with their mother. We then colored a picture of baby animals and mother animals.
Tuesday:
Story - “Because I’m Your Dad” By Ahmet Zappa
We then did a Father’s day questionnaire and talked all about Father’s day.
A couple of friends each day worked with Mrs Carlson to make a bead Rosary.
Bible- We learned all about May Crowning. We colored pictures of Mary and a crown of flowers.
Wednesday: We finally got to take our trees out of the fridge. The kids were so excited, then a little sad when the trees still looked the same as they went in the fridge. I told them to remember the seeds are working under the dirt and we should see something happen soon. We also got to have a zoom call with Ms Lauren from One Tree Planted to talk with us about our trees.
Story- “Me and My Mom” By Alison Ritchie
We did a Mother’s day questionnaire and talked all about Mother’s day and how we celebrate our mother’s.
Spanish- “Cinco De Mayo” by Emma Carlson Berne and Geraldine Rodriguez.
We talked about Cinco De Mayo and made maracas out of egg cartoons.
Thursday:
Story-“What Not to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day” by Martha Simpson
We made special Mother’s Day gifts for all you mothers.
Science- We used our science time to talk about the plant we planted for all the mothers and the plant cycle and what plants need to grow.
Next Week: We will be learning about Space.
Monday:
P.E.- We warmed up by skipping, galloping, and side stepping.
We played Night at the Museum, Mr. Fox, and Wolf Den. Wolf Den is where cones are set up to make a den. We started with three friends in the middle as wolves. The rest of us had to run back and forth without being tagged by a wolf. If you are tagged by a wolf you become a wolf and try to tag a friend.
S.T.E.M.- We listened to "Are You My Mother?” by P.D. Eastman. After the story, we played a game on the computer where we matched the baby animals with their mother. We then colored a picture of baby animals and mother animals.
Tuesday:
Story - “Because I’m Your Dad” By Ahmet Zappa
We then did a Father’s day questionnaire and talked all about Father’s day.
A couple of friends each day worked with Mrs Carlson to make a bead Rosary.
Bible- We learned all about May Crowning. We colored pictures of Mary and a crown of flowers.
Wednesday: We finally got to take our trees out of the fridge. The kids were so excited, then a little sad when the trees still looked the same as they went in the fridge. I told them to remember the seeds are working under the dirt and we should see something happen soon. We also got to have a zoom call with Ms Lauren from One Tree Planted to talk with us about our trees.
Story- “Me and My Mom” By Alison Ritchie
We did a Mother’s day questionnaire and talked all about Mother’s day and how we celebrate our mother’s.
Spanish- “Cinco De Mayo” by Emma Carlson Berne and Geraldine Rodriguez.
We talked about Cinco De Mayo and made maracas out of egg cartoons.
Thursday:
Story-“What Not to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day” by Martha Simpson
We made special Mother’s Day gifts for all you mothers.
Science- We used our science time to talk about the plant we planted for all the mothers and the plant cycle and what plants need to grow.
Next Week: We will be learning about Space.
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