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3 Year Old Class
This week in 3 Year Old Preschool, we continued with our Building Study. Our focus question was, “Who builds buildings?” We read the story, Building a House, where we saw each step for building a house from the ground up. We learned about the building jobs of carpenter, electrician, and plumber. We matched toy tools to the job that uses the tools. The children also got to use a real hammer to pound nails into a piece of wood.
This week, we also began our study of Lent. Lent is a time to help us prepare for Easter. We reviewed Ash Wednesday as the beginning of Lent. During Lent we work hard to be more like Jesus. We say extra prayers, give things up, and do good deeds for others. We introduced a countdown calendar to help us keep track of how many days we have left in Lent. We sent home a countdown calendar for you to use at home. You can color in one part of the path for each day.
Next week, we will continue with our Building Study using the focus questions, “Who builds buildings? What are buildings made of?” We will review the jobs, tools, and materials used in construction. We will review the familiar story of The 3 Little Pigs, by reading a southwest inspired version, The 3 Little Javelinas. Children will get the opportunity to use a real screwdriver and screws.
Highlights for week of 2/22/2021
This week, we also began our study of Lent. Lent is a time to help us prepare for Easter. We reviewed Ash Wednesday as the beginning of Lent. During Lent we work hard to be more like Jesus. We say extra prayers, give things up, and do good deeds for others. We introduced a countdown calendar to help us keep track of how many days we have left in Lent. We sent home a countdown calendar for you to use at home. You can color in one part of the path for each day.
Next week, we will continue with our Building Study using the focus questions, “Who builds buildings? What are buildings made of?” We will review the jobs, tools, and materials used in construction. We will review the familiar story of The 3 Little Pigs, by reading a southwest inspired version, The 3 Little Javelinas. Children will get the opportunity to use a real screwdriver and screws.
Highlights for week of 2/22/2021
- Books: The 3 Little Javelinas
- Songs: Johhny's Hammers; This is The Way We Build a House
- Poem: A Dozen D Words--Letter D Poem--Introduce rhyme to children.
- How to use a screwdriver--Children will practice using a screwdriver to turn a screw into wood.
- Name Writing Instruction--Children will practice writing their first letter of their name.
- Coffee Filter Printing--Children will make prints using a coffee filter.
- Popping Pop Corn--Number Identification Game
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
In Kindergarten Prep this week, our focus question was, “Where do pets live?” We discussed that different pets will require different habitats and houses to keep them safe and healthy. In our journals, we drew maps of our house to show where our pets would live in our house.
This week we also began our study of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we met Fr. Dave in church and received ashes on our foreheads. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. Just like Advent helped us prepare for Christmas, Lent is helping us prepare for Easter. During Lent we work hard to be more like Jesus. We focus on 3 things: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Fasting is when you give something up or go without something. In our classroom, we will be focusing on prayer and almsgiving. We will say extra prayers and additional silent prayers during our prayer time. For almsgiving we will be doing good deeds for others in our class. When teachers see students doing good deeds, they will invite children to add change to our classroom rice bowl. You are welcome to send in spare change that your child earned at home for our classroom rice bowl.
Next week, our focus question will be, “How do we care for pets?” We will also discuss cleaning and grooming requirements of different types of pets. Additionally, we will learn about how pets communicate their needs with us. For our Lent Study, we will read The Good Samaritan, we will will learn more about how our rice bowl collections will help others.
Highlights for Week of 2/22/2021
This week we also began our study of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we met Fr. Dave in church and received ashes on our foreheads. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. Just like Advent helped us prepare for Christmas, Lent is helping us prepare for Easter. During Lent we work hard to be more like Jesus. We focus on 3 things: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Fasting is when you give something up or go without something. In our classroom, we will be focusing on prayer and almsgiving. We will say extra prayers and additional silent prayers during our prayer time. For almsgiving we will be doing good deeds for others in our class. When teachers see students doing good deeds, they will invite children to add change to our classroom rice bowl. You are welcome to send in spare change that your child earned at home for our classroom rice bowl.
Next week, our focus question will be, “How do we care for pets?” We will also discuss cleaning and grooming requirements of different types of pets. Additionally, we will learn about how pets communicate their needs with us. For our Lent Study, we will read The Good Samaritan, we will will learn more about how our rice bowl collections will help others.
Highlights for Week of 2/22/2021
- Books: Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete;Talk, Talk, Squawk; Children Make Terrible Pets; The Good Samaritan; What Do You Do With a Kangaroo
- Virtue Focus - Responsibility
- Song:
- Watercolor Aquarium--Children will draw picture of an aquarium and then paint over the picture with blue watercolor.
- Which letter? -- Children will work on targeted letters, letter sounds, or CVC/sight words.
- Introduce the Hardest Working Letters: a, e, i, o and u.
- Review a, e, and i.
- Introduce o.
- Letter Formation--Practice writing X, Y and Z on paper with gray boxes.
- More, Less, or the Same?--Children will identify if a quantity is more than, less than, or the same as 10.
- 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. body parts: head - cabeza; shoulders - hombros; knees - rodillas; toes - pies; eyes - ojos; ears - orejas; mouth - boca; nose - nariz; hand - mano
- Review: numbers 1 - 5; uno - 1; dos - 2; tres - 3; quatro - 4; cinco - 5
- Review numbers: 6 - seis; 7 - siete; 8 - ocho; 9 - nueve; 10 - diez
- Spill the Beans--Children will practice counting objects or begin adding quantities together.
Preschool PLus
02/15/2021
Monday: We learned about President’s Day and made our own President’s Day book. We also looked at pictures of the real monuments.
P.E.: We had our warm up. We played a game where we had 4 big balls in the 4 corners of the gym. There was one friend in the middle of the gym with their eyes closed. The rest of the class had to quietly run to one of the balls in the corner, then the person in the middle would pick the loudest corner. That corner of people would join the person in the center of the home to help get another group of people out.
S.T.E.M. We played Valentine tic-tac-toe on the computer. The kids all took turns making moves against the computer. We also got to color a picture on the computer of Cupid. One by one, the students got to go up to the computer to pick 3 colors and places on the picture to color. After the picture was done we watched a story on the computer. The story was "Franklin’s Valentine" by Paulette Bourgeois.
Tuesday: Was a Snow Day.
Wednesday: Ash Wednesday, We watched Mass online and then went to the church to receive our Ashes. After we received our Ashes we colored pictures of us with our Ashes on our foreheads. We talked about the importance of Ash Wednesday. We colored pictures of Alleluia, we learned about how the church doesn’t say Alleluia in mass from now until Easter. So we took our pictures and put them in a box and won’t take them out of the box until after Easter. The box is sitting in our class window that says "Don’t open till Easter" as a reminder. I also gave the kids a calendar of the cross that they are coloring in when they do something extra for Lent.
Thursday: We learned all about the Lent rice bowls and how the money is used to help feed families who don’t have enough. We learned about Catholic Relief Services (CRS). We watched a video that talks about how CRS uses the money to not only feed the families, but also teaches the families how to grow and use the food in a nutritious way. CRS website has really great videos on how they are making a difference. https://www.crsricebowl.org/ After we learned about the rice bowls, I told the kids that I have a roll of pennies in my desk and if Mrs. Carlson or I see them do something great or helping others, we would give them a penny to put in the box as our way of helping the families we learned about. Going along with Lent and our lesson this month of being a good samaritan we made pictures of us as a good samaritan.
Next week we will begin learning all about patience.
Monday: We learned about President’s Day and made our own President’s Day book. We also looked at pictures of the real monuments.
P.E.: We had our warm up. We played a game where we had 4 big balls in the 4 corners of the gym. There was one friend in the middle of the gym with their eyes closed. The rest of the class had to quietly run to one of the balls in the corner, then the person in the middle would pick the loudest corner. That corner of people would join the person in the center of the home to help get another group of people out.
S.T.E.M. We played Valentine tic-tac-toe on the computer. The kids all took turns making moves against the computer. We also got to color a picture on the computer of Cupid. One by one, the students got to go up to the computer to pick 3 colors and places on the picture to color. After the picture was done we watched a story on the computer. The story was "Franklin’s Valentine" by Paulette Bourgeois.
Tuesday: Was a Snow Day.
Wednesday: Ash Wednesday, We watched Mass online and then went to the church to receive our Ashes. After we received our Ashes we colored pictures of us with our Ashes on our foreheads. We talked about the importance of Ash Wednesday. We colored pictures of Alleluia, we learned about how the church doesn’t say Alleluia in mass from now until Easter. So we took our pictures and put them in a box and won’t take them out of the box until after Easter. The box is sitting in our class window that says "Don’t open till Easter" as a reminder. I also gave the kids a calendar of the cross that they are coloring in when they do something extra for Lent.
Thursday: We learned all about the Lent rice bowls and how the money is used to help feed families who don’t have enough. We learned about Catholic Relief Services (CRS). We watched a video that talks about how CRS uses the money to not only feed the families, but also teaches the families how to grow and use the food in a nutritious way. CRS website has really great videos on how they are making a difference. https://www.crsricebowl.org/ After we learned about the rice bowls, I told the kids that I have a roll of pennies in my desk and if Mrs. Carlson or I see them do something great or helping others, we would give them a penny to put in the box as our way of helping the families we learned about. Going along with Lent and our lesson this month of being a good samaritan we made pictures of us as a good samaritan.
Next week we will begin learning all about patience.
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