Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

 Thanks for checking out our day in preschool!

Here we go...

Kyle and "Mat Man Moe" here to wish you a happy Wednesday!


There was some awesome magnatile creating happening this morning...





Kyle, Lainey, and Madelyn planned and worked together to build "Dinosaur Land"!



While Marley worked on a creation of her own...


Hudson put some more work in on his birthday crown!


We then finished up morning meeting with Wiggle Worm...he is back!!!  Today he brought with him lowercase letters on cookies.  If wiggle worm was picked from the bag...everybody WIGGLE, then stop!  Having to stop is tough, but it helps us learn self regulation!



 If a letter is picked, that friend told everyone the letter name and the letter sound!


Today we introduced the letters "H" and "T"!  

We remembered start your letter "at the top" then big line down, big line down, little line across for the "H" and big line down, little line across the top for the "T"! Then we came up with words that start with "H" and "T"!

Anytime one of our friends thinks of a word that starts with "H" or "T" we can add it to our big letter.  Or, if at home, your child sees a small picture or item that starts with an "H" or "T", bring it in and he/she can tape it to our big letter!



Then we practiced writing "H"  and "T" with crayons (nice and short to reinforce proper grip)!



Another WARM, sunny morning to enjoy playing outside!






Time for small groups (centers)!

One of our final steps to our food project..."What do you know now about food?" I took dictation as each friend told me what he/she knows now about food!





With Mrs. Fahey we worked on beginning letter sounds!  Each friend received different cards, each with a letter and 2 pictures on it.  He/she had to figure out which picture started with the letter on the card.  Then, had to place a clothespin on that picture!  Success for some was getting help from a friend or Mrs. Fahey.  Success for others was figuring out the letter and sound on his/her own! Not only were we improving early literacy skills, we were improving small motor control too!





Once last chance to explore the beans in the sensory table!





We improved large motor control as we had a scarf dance party to Veggie Tales music!





Time to get the wiggles out...we had a lot of them today ;o)








During Jesus Time today we remembered everything that God did to keep Moses safe because He had a plan for Moses. He keeps us safe, because He loves us so much and has a plan for us too!

Have a great rest of your Wednesday!

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

We had a fun Tuesday at preschool!

Two quick reminders...

Thanksgiving Food Drive 2025...Zion's Student Council is organizing the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Seminarians and their families. Each grade is assigned certain items, preschool is asked to bring in canned fruits (all varieties) & canned beans (baked, kidney, chili, black, chickpea, pork and beans, french cut green beans, etc). Items will be collected thru Wednesday, November 19 (there is a tote outside the classroom to place donations).

There is NO school Monday, 11/24 - Friday, 11/28…Happy Thanksgiving!

Here we go...

Marley and Matman having a little fun at her house! She'd like you to meet...

"Elsa"!


We had a special check-in today..."November My Name"!  While each friend  (not here yesterday) wrote his/her name I took note of pencil grip, copying name or writing name from memory, letter knowledge, etc.  Our friends are getting better and better each month!!! 




Hudson was excited to begin decorating his birthday crown to prepare for the big day, next week!


We noticed that our weather tally sheet now said November and it was empty, and the October pie graph was filled in!  We studied more, less, and the same (equal) as we compared the 3 months we've filled in so far this school year!  Understanding more, less, and the same is an early math skill!


We then finished up morning meeting with Wiggle Worm...he is back!!!  Today he brought with him lowercase letters on cookies.  If wiggle worm was picked from the bag...everybody WIGGLE, then stop!  Having to stop is tough, but it helps us learn self regulation!



  If a letter is picked, that friend told everyone the letter name and the letter sound!


We completed another observational drawing of the same tree that we did earlier in the year.  Each friend looked to see what was different about the tree since last time.  Then, they drew the tree again and were able to use crayons to show that the leaves are changing colors!



We headed outside, but before we got our bodies moving we LOVED watching the 8th grade rocket launch in the field next to the playground!









Time for small groups (centers)!

With Mrs. Mudd, there were some hungry squirrels looking for an acorn!  Each acorn had a lowercase letter on it and each child had to find the uppercase match on a squirrel!  (Recognizing and identifying letters is an early literacy skill).  Success for some was recognizing the lowercase letter and getting help from a friend to find the uppercase letter.  Success for others was recognizing the lowercase letter and being able to find the uppercase letter on his/her own!





In the block center we planned and worked together to build a farm...





Uh oh, the fruit patterns need to be finished!  Five different patterns were started and each child had to finish the pattern with the correct fruit picture! (Patterning is an early math skill)





We worked on a group piece...creating a beautiful tablecloth to use at our Thanksgiving feast later this month! We each drew pictures of things we are thankful for...





Off to the parking lot playground on this warm November day!







During Jesus Time today we heard all about baby Moses and how his mom and God saved him from the mean King Pharoah. God had a plan for Moses, who would eventually grow up to do great things for the Isrealites!

See you tomorrow!