friendship, watermelons, all about us

wow! we are moving right along here at school.hard to believe that we have been in for two weeks now! the kids are getting used to the routine and working with each other. Preschool is such a fun time.

the first week we talked about how to be a friend and then we went on a scavenger hunt around the room looking for our watermelon that was hiding. this helps the kids learn where things are in our classroom. then we had a little math, art, and science fun with our watermelon. we measured with blocks how tall and long our watermelon was, then we tested it in a bucket of water to see if it would float or sink... it floats! then we ate our watermelon. yum! we made a match game and got to use scissors.

the second week here we started into our unit on our amazing bodies. we talked about our feelings, decorated pictures of ourselves, and talked about our hands and feet. today was fun, while learning about our feet we went outside and painted with our feet! they had a blast. i tried hard not to let them get paint on their clothes. it is washable paint so it should wash out. but they may have blue feet for a few days! they spent half the class painting. then we played in the grass outside.

i will be sending home October calendars tomorrow so watch their backpacks

we will be doing show and tell on wednesdays. every child can bring one item to show the class. that day at stations they will have the option of playing with a toy if they bring a toy instead of playing at a station. all other days i ask that toys stay home (if they sneak into preschool we will just keep them in their backpacks) thanks!! if they don't want to bring a toy for show and tell they can always bring something else you approve of.

i'll try and send home emails often so you can know what they are learning

-miss hanah

feelings

Today was all about learning about feelings. we talked about different feelings, and then they made those faces. they couldn't keep from laughing! i had them make a face with an emotion on it. they were pretty creative. some of them were sad, or scared, or happy. we even had one that was whistling!

Next week we start on our numbers! And the unit on our amazing bodies! should be fun.

just a few reminders: *no school on Monday for Labor day! *show and tell will be held on Wednesdays and was a big hit yesterday! please try to keep all toys at home on the other days. *if your child is ready to walk into preschool by themselves, let them try. preschool is all about instilling confidence. and maybe that will cut down on the missing-mommy-moments some of the kids have.

thanks again for such a great start to the school year!! I love teaching your kiddos! as always if you need anything please let me know!