September is gone

It's been a whole month! Can you believe it?! I can't. We have had so much fun talking about our amazing bodies. We made some skeletons, we did some great scissor skills to feed our paper mouths. We did the hokey pokey with our hands. We listened with our ears and watched with our eyes. we smelled different things with our noses and talked about our 5 senses. But I think our favorite part was painting with our feet. (Well favorite for some of us, some of us would rather not have painted with our feet!) but we had fun playing outside anyways!
This month had been a fun one with getting to know each other, playing and learning. And of course being silly!
They have been learning some fun songs. A-Tootie-ta is a fun one. A I'm a nut (I'm a little acorn round). The months of the year (done to the time of the Macarena. Yes we are that cool!) and the days of the week. (Sung to the Adams family tune)
October should be just as fun. We are learning about our big world! Starting with the planets and ending up in our own house.
October calendars were sent home last week. Please make sure you have them. We have a lot going on. Our first field trip on Monday the 8th to black island farms. More information will be sent in an email (instead of posted on the blog).
The kids had a great time doing show and tell. Remember they can bring a toy or something fun to show on Wednesday. I ask that toys stay home on other days. Thanks!
I sent home scholastic book orders this week (also in their backpacks). I'm excited about these. i just love books! If you would like to order something please go online and submit your order. It's the quickest and easiest way to order them. I will be closing the order in the 3rd of October so make sure to get your order in before then. (If you need any help logging in let me know!)
Thanks to all of you for getting the kids to school on time and ready to learn. Thanks for all your help with the snacks! And thanks for letting me teach your kids!
I just can't wait to jump into October!
-miss Hanah

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

where did April go? and important info

I have NO clue where April went. It's gone and I never updated you all on what we did. we had fun learning about gardens and how they grow and what fun things you can grow in a garden. Sorry i didn't send out more updates!

with May here, I will let you know we are learning about opposites and will be working on our class graduation program.
Each child will have a part to say in the program. I will send the parts home so they can practice them. (they are short I promise!) I am sending home an invitation with the program details.
Monday the 7th is backwards day and crazy hair day! Clothes backwards and hair wacky. and yes you can reassure your child that even Miss Hanah will be silly.
We are also going to have CLASS PICTURES on Wednesday the 9th. We will be taking them the first part of class on next Wednesday. Please make sure your child comes dressed ready for pictures. :) Miss Ashley, Dax's mom will be taking them for us. I'm excited about them!

so make sure you check your child's backpack for reminders. I don't want anyone missing this information. I can't believe the end of the year is so close! makes me a little sad! I'm going to miss these cute kiddos!

neigh, cluck, cock-a-doodle-do, and maaa.

We would be great farmers! learning about farm animals has been so much fun. Horses that work hard, chickens that give us eggs, Roosters that wake us up, and goats that well.. eat things. (we learned about leprechauns too but i don't think they live on a farm!)

Thursday the 29th of March, we are going on a field trip to Hamblin Dairy Farms. 3454 W. 2700 S. Syracuse. Field trip starts at 9:30. Please only students, moms (or dad's) and siblings. They only allow 25 people total. (all together, including the siblings that usually come, we are at 23 so we should be fine.) This should be a really fun field trip!

Down on the Farm.

Yee Haw! we are learning all about farms. Pet day was so much fun. It was cute to see all their different pets and have them tell us all about them! We learned all about how a farm works. Then all about cows and their job on a farm. We even made our own butter, and got to eat it. It was a lot of fun! Today we learned about sheep and how we use their wool to make clothes. They thought that was pretty cool.

This Thursday is our Saint Patrick's day party. Should be lots of fun! make sure to have your child wear green! Then don't forget that Monday the 19th there is no school.

Community helpers

Our month on community helpers was a great month! we covered every kind of community helper from bankers to veterinarians. and today was a great day to finish off with the kids talking about what their parents do for career day. The kids were so cute standing up in front of their class doing their presentations. I can tell they have been practicing, they did a great job! We also celebrated leap year today! we held leaping contests, and did lily pad counting for math. it was fun!

Please make sure you are checking backpacks for notices and calendars for important dates. Some of the kids were unaware of the career day we had today. If your child was one of the ones that missed it today we would love to hear what their mom or dad does for work tomorrow, or next Wednesday. We just have them do a small presentation in front of the class telling us what mom or dad does for work. they can bring visual aides, pictures, or come dressed up. it doesn't have to be very long. it's always fun to see them talk about mom or dad.

To kick off Farm month on Monday March 5th,  is PET DAY! another day the kids have been looking forward to! on pet day each child will be able to bring in their pet to share with the class. if your child 's pet is too big, or excited, to bring into the class then you can have your child bring in pictures, or draw a picture of their pet, and things that they use to play with them. if your pet is brought in a container, and can stay, you are more than welcome to leave it with us for the whole class. if your child does not have a pet they can bring a stuffed pet or a drawing of a pet they would like to have one day or a picture of a neighbor pet they love. Should be a lot of fun! (if you have a pet that can't stay, but still want to bring, feel free to bring them at the beginning of class and let the kids see!)

We are registering for 2012 - 2013 school year

I can't believe it's time again! Registration time. We would love to have your little cutie in our class for the 2012-2013 school year. Class is filling up fast and we only have one class so you know your little one will not get lost in the shuffle of a busy preschool!

Class is held Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00am - 11:15am. Tuition is $85.00 a month. Registration fee is $35.00. (you can opt to do a two day a week class for $70.00 a month but the three day is encouraged so they do not miss out on anything) School starts on Wednesday September 5th.
We would love to have your child in class. Please take time to look around the blog and see what we do here. We are located in the heart of Layton.
Please call Hanah @ 801-721-6631 or email me at
butterfliesandbullfrogspreschool (at) yahoo (dot) com