11/18 Update

This week, we were so excited to get a brand new circle time rug! Each friend has their own special spot on the rug, and we have much more room to spread out, dance, and play games! We want to send a big thank you to our director Ms. Jackie VanderPloeg and Asst. Superintendent Mrs. Jeanne Glowicki for gifting our class this beautiful new rug!

 

This week, we began talking about Thanksgiving and all that we are thankful for.  We went grocery shopping to prepare for Thanksgiving at our classroom grocery store, cooked feasts in our classroom kitchen, played with pumpkin pie playdough, made name turkeys and harvest corn and much more! We also have been reviewing all the letters we have worked on so far this year and have enjoyed singing all of our old letter songs! Next week, we will continue to talk about Thanksgiving and review our letters. 

Important Reminders:

Thanksgiving Break: There will be no preschool classes Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25th for Thanksgiving Break. School will resume on Monday, November 28th. 

Winter Music Performance/Parties: We invite you to our Winter Music Concerts on Wednesday, December 7th at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm. Our concerts will be held in the WECC Board Room, and we invite families to join us back in the classroom for a winter party following the concert. If you would like to help with the party, please use the following links to sign up. We hope to see you all there!

• AM Class Party Sign-Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4daca62aa2fe3-amwinter
• PM Class Party Sign-Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4daca62aa2fe3-pmwinter

Have a great weekend, and if I don't see you beforehand, a wonderful Thanksgiving!

11/10 Update

This week, we learned about the letter N and numbers! We learned how to count to 10 in Spanish, and practiced counting in Spanish daily during calendar time and while reading counting books. We also learned how to play a new counting game called "Race to Fill the Cup." This game practices both counting and one-to-one correspondence. We made nests for our letter books and noodle necklaces, and we also practiced writing and finding the letter N. During center time, we practiced writing our numbers in salt trays and made numbers out of playdough. We also did some counting with our names in a ten frame!

Preschool friends playing "Race to Fill the Cup"

Preschool friends making nests for our letter books!

Preschool friends practicing writing numbers in salt!

Next week, we will work on reviewing the letters we have learned about so far. We will also be learning about Thanksgiving and participating in Thanksgiving themed learning centers. 

Reminders:

No School Friday 11/11: There will be no preschool classes tomorrow (Friday 11/11). Childcare will be open all day. 

Picture Orders/Retakes: Picture Orders are due Wednesday, November 16th. You can turn your picture order into me or to Ms. Jackie in the office. Picture retakes will also be on Wednesday, November 16th.  If you would like to have your child's picture retaken, please let me know!

Thanksgiving Break: WECC will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Wednesday 11/23 through Friday 11/25. School will resume on Monday 11/28. 

Have a great weekend three day weekend!

11/4 Classroom Update

Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered and helped out with our Halloween parties this week! Our morning class had so much fun making jack-o-lanterns with real pumpkins and eating "pumpkin" oranges and chocolate cones! Our afternoon class made amazing jack-o-lantern masks and loved their spooky chocolate cupcakes. I loved seeing everyone in their costumes! If you have any great pictures from the party, feel free to email them to me so that I can share them with others via our blog!

I also wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out for parent teacher conferences. I really enjoyed meeting with all of you, sharing about your child's growth, and learning even more about your child. We will have conferences again in the spring (usually in March). In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. 

This week, we learned about the letter R and talked about royalty. We discussed kings, queens, princes, princesses, and knights, as well as learned about castles. We read about princes and princesses, built castles out of blocks and foam shapes, played in our classroom castle, made crowns, practiced writing the R, made rabbits for our letter books, and played a crown game. We also are working on learning how to sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" in Spanish!

Next week, we will be learning about the letter N and working with numbers. We will learn to count in Spanish, count the results of our mock "presidential" election (Will it be Duck or Farmer Brown?!), learn new math games, and much more!

Reminders:

No School Friday 11/11: There are no preschool classes on Friday, November 11th. Childcare will be open all day. 

Picture Orders/Retakes: Picture Orders are due Wednesday, November 16th. You can turn your picture order into me or to Ms. Jackie in the office. Picture retakes will also be on Wednesday, November 16th.  If you would like to have your child's picture retaken, please let me know!

Thanksgiving Break: WECC will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Wednesday 11/23 through Friday 11/25. School will resume on Monday 11/28. 

Have a great weekend and enjoy the wonderful fall weather!