Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Tuesdays are terrific in preschool!

A handful of reminders...

There is NO HOT LUNCH program the last week of school (5/20 - 5/23). Your child MUST bring a cold lunch with a drink on Monday, 5/20 - Thursday, 5/23.

Preschool Closing Chapel(s)…this year preschool will have 2 closing chapels! Parents are invited to join us on Wednesday, 5/22 and/or Thursday, 5/23 at 8:15 am in the church sanctuary, as we worship together to close out the 2023/2024 school year!

The last day of school for preschool is Thursday, May 23…and there is NO after school care on this day. Please make arrangements to pick up your child at 2:50 pm on Thursday, 5/23.

Onto our day...

While others enjoyed free choice time...

Each friend began his/her day with a special check-in!  Each child completed his/her "May My Name" for his/her portfolio.  Each friend was given the choice if he/she wanted to write first and last name or just first name. While each friend wrote his/her name I took special note of :

pencil grip

right or left hand

did he/she know the letters in own name

We wrapped up morning meeting with a super fun game that improved our recalling skills!  One friend hid in the bathroom while another friend was covered up with a blanket.  The friend that was in the bathroom had to try and figure out who was missing.  This is tough to do with this number of friends, but we did GREAT!  And...what was possibly even harder? The friends sitting around the carpet had to use all the self regulation they had to not tell who was hiding under the blanket!

When mud, slop, and standing water keeps you off the playground...you live it up in the commons!

We started off small groups (centers) listening to audio of the book, "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons" while following along in the paperback book!  If you're not familiar with this book, check it out!  It's a super fun way to practice literacy skills along with math skills and singing!

Each friend then had the chance to give Pete any number of buttons he/she chose (up to 10)!  First he/she wrote a number next to Pete (improving writing skills and number recognition), then had to draw that same number of buttons on Pete's shirt (connecting numerals to their quantities).  Finally, each friend could color the rest of Pete however he/she desired!

With Mrs. Fahey, Pete was visiting their center with a number (from 0 - 10).  As each friend chose a number, he/she had to tell Mrs. Fahey the number they chose.  Then, they got to place that number of real buttons on Pete's shirt!

Finally, we improved our spatial reasoning and teamwork as we put together a Pete the Cate puzzle!

We did it!!!

Oh what fun we had outside after things dried up...just a bit!

During Jesus time today we learned of Philip who helped the Ethiopian man understand the Bible and learn all about Jesus. We can help others learn all about Jesus too!

Thanks for stopping by...