| | Fall Festival Monday Sept. 26th 4:30-6:30 pm | Upcoming Themes: Friends, Apples, Fall, & Pumpkins | The Creation Story | We have had a busy and fun start back to school! The children are continuing to settle into our daily routine.
We have been thinking about Friendship and getting to know all of our new Blue Room friends. We start our day with a hello song and end with a goodbye song. We also noticed that friends begins with the letter F. Our favorite activities this past week included painting blue and white paint with potato mashers and sponges, and making friendly faces on paper plates. We noticed that white paint made the blue paint lighter, and several of our friendly faces turned into spiders.
At our science center, the children enjoyed printing their fingerprints and looking at them with a magnifying glass. They also listened to their heartbeats with a stethoscope. It was fun to see that friends can be alike and different.
At our sensory table, we played with blue play dough on Monday and scooped beans with different sized scoops on Wednesday.
In Bible, we read the creation story and we talked about how God is a God who grows good things. We looked at seeds and good soil and noticed that God makes seeds grow. We also thought about how God makes children grow, and God makes love grow inside us.
In our math center, we are developing one to one correspondence by counting friends (little people) and using the Big Button math pages. On Wednesday, we will add a spinner. The children can spin the spinner and then count the number of friends the spinner landed on.
Thank you for sharing your children with us!
Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Julie
| Learning math can happen with a simple laundry basket full of socks! This week we played a fun sock game. The children helped me match and sort the socks. We discovered big, medium, small, and tiny socks. We noticed that socks can be the same color and still not match. We put them in order from biggest to smallest. We thought about how feet grow. Then, we put the basket at the homeliving center for the children to pretend to wash, sort, and hang up the socks to dry. So much fun and learning with socks!
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| | October 21st NO SCHOOL | October 31st PJ Day | None |
| Over the course of the next couple weeks we will be discussing the letter H. To start, we will be exploring animals that hibernate. On October 31st, we will have pajama day and hibernate ourselves! Hibernation day will be a fun, activity filled day, so wear your best, warm/cozy pajama and feel free to bring a stuffed friend to snuggle with!
The week of the 31st, we will be exploring another H word-Harvest, we will talk about foods that are famous to harvest during this time of year-pumpkins-we will also be talking about Helping Hands and how God made our hands to show others his love through service.
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| | October 21st NO SCHOOL | October 31st PJ Day | None | None | Over the course of the next couple weeks we will be discussing the letter H. To start, we will be exploring animals that hibernate. On October 31st, we will have pajama day and hibernate ourselves! Hibernation day will be a fun, activity filled day, so wear your best, warm/cozy pajama and feel free to bring a stuffed friend to snuggle with!
The week of the 31st, we will be exploring another H word-Harvest, we will talk about foods that are famous to harvest during this time of year-pumpkins-we will also be talking about Helping Hands and how God made our hands to show others his love through service.
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| | Welcome to the Orange Room! | Christmas celebration: Monday night December 12th | Morning class: 6:30 PM Afternoon class: 7:30 PM | It has been so fun getting to know all of your children. I hope they are coming home excited about their day.
Calendar time: Allows us to practice counting, patterning, learning the days of the week and months of the year, as well as time to work on developing our leaderships skills.
Handwriting without tears: Our hands on approach to learning to write our letters. Please see there website for more information.
Centers: We work with small groups in various different learning centers. It will include science, math, sensory, writing, amongst others.
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| 9:00 Carline
9:15 Chapel/Large muscle
9:45 Learning Circle
10:10 Snack
10:25 Art /choice time/discovery
11:00 Clean up
11:05 Music and movement
11:20 Closing song and prayer
11:25 Get ready to go home
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| | Welcome to the Orange Room! | Christmas celebration: Monday night December 12th | Morning class: 6:30 PM Afternoon class: 7:30 PM | It has been so fun getting to know all of your children. I hope they are coming home excited about their day.
Calendar time: Allows us to practice counting, patterning, learning the days of the week and months of the year, as well as time to work on developing our leaderships skills.
Handwriting without tears: Our hands on approach to learning to write our letters. Please see there website for more information.
Centers: We work with small groups in various different learning centers. It will include science, math, sensory, writing, amongst others. | None | 12:30 Carline
12:45 Chapel/Large muscle
1:15 Learning Circle
1:40 Snack
1:50 Art /choice time/discovery
2:30 Clean up
2:40 Music and movement
2:50 Closing song and prayer
2:55 Get ready to go home |
| | Fruit of the Spirit - Grapes & Strawberry | Valentines | Valentines Party Feb. 13th | This week we will play with all things valentines. We will learn to cut out hearts. Decorate cards and hear stories about how we love one another and how God loves us.
We will work with heart patterns, count candy hearts, rank heart sizes as well as trace and write the letter V and the number 2.
Monday we will make a craft with candy hearts and Wednesday we will make a valentine card for our parents. Friday we will make creatures our of different size hearts.
In Chapel on Wednesday, we will hear about the fruit of the spirit kindness, which is represented by grapes. With grapes you can have one and give one to a friend. That is a way of showing kindness.
The strawberry shows goodness because they are soooooo good!
These yummy fruits help us remember the fruits of the spirit.
Our letter of the week is: V
Our Number of the week is: 2
Our Shape of the week is: heart
Our Color of the week is: red
Line Leader: Sophie J
Line Ender: Spence
Snack Helper: Ella P
Sharing Bag: Gavin
Calendar: Sophie R
Weather Reporter: Brady
We will celebrate Valentines day on Monday the 13th. We will have a fun day in our classroom.
Please send valentines WITHOUT names on them. That way each child can put one valentine in a valentine bag without needing to read a name. No peanut products please.
Miss Cindy and Miss Lori |
| 9:00 Carline
9:15 Circle time (calendar, weather, letter, number, color and shape of the week)
9:30 Choice time (children have free play in the classroom)
9:55 clean -up toys
10:00 Learning Stations (language arts, math and art centers)
10:20 Music (music and movement)
10:25 Muscle Room/Outdoor play
10:55 Bathroom break and hand washing
11:00 Snack and Birthday celebrations
11:10 Devotions and closing Circle time
11:00 Carline
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| | Reindeer Visit: Monday, November 14 | This month's themes: Transportation, Thanksgiving and Dinosaurs | No School: Nov 23, 25 | "With growing academic expectations being placed on young children each year, it's easy to forget how critical play is to their social, emotional, and cognitive growth. In fact, research has shown that playtime provides experiences that promote the underlying skills necessary for your child's learning in school and beyond, such as improved memory, oral-language ability, and deeper engagement in literacy activities." To read on go to: http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/playing-to-learn | Calendar Time
Calendar time is an interactive learning opportunity and a daily routine for our classroom that introduces us to concepts such as sequence, pre-math and pre-reading skills as well as days of the week and the months of the year.
•We practice our counting and number recognition as we count up the days that bring us to the current date.
•We also work on patterning as we determine which shape and/or color comes next on the calendar.
•Learning to count the days from left to right introduces a pre-reading skill.
•We begin to memorize the days of the week in order as well as their place in scope of today, yesterday and tomorrow.
•We experience leadership as the children take turns guiding the class through our calendar activities.
•We become familiar with the environment around us as we notice the weather outside and discuss how it affects our lives.
Experiencing these concepts daily in a way that is relevant to the children makes learning exciting and motivating.
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Red Room Class Schedule
9:00-Settling In
Children will find their cubby, hang up their belongings as they chat with each other. They will come into the classroom, sign in and answer the question of the day. After checking the job chart they will settle in on the circle rug.
9:10-Circle Time
Our calendar helper will help us discuss today’s date, the days of the week and the weather. Then we will read the daily message together noticing any letters we may recognize. Other activities may include sharing, story time and music.
9:35-Station Time
The children will head to one of three tables to work on a particular project. They will rotate through all three tables by the end of the week.
9:50-Center Time
The children will have the freedom to move about the room visiting the centers that are open for the day. Centers will include the writing center, home living, block play, free art, book nook and many more that we will rotate in.
10:25-Clean Up
Children will practice practical life skills and independence by bringing the classroom back to the order in which we started. It is quite an amazing thing to watch!
10:30-Music & Movement
We will learn about our bodies as well as the world around us through music.
10:45-Muscle Room/Outdoor Play
The children will either play out at the playground or in the muscle room for music and movement or free play.
11:10-Snack Break
Children will enjoy a sense of community as they visit with each other.
11:20-Devotion and Closing Prayer
Throughout the year we will learn that God loves to just be with us and that he is our Friend, Father, Teacher and Helper. We will also learn about the fruits of the Spirit and what that looks like in our lives.
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| | Reindeer Visit: Monday, November 14 | This month's themes: Transportation, Thanksgiving and Dinosaurs | No School: Nov 23, 25 | "With growing academic expectations being placed on young children each year, it's easy to forget how critical play is to their social, emotional, and cognitive growth. In fact, research has shown that playtime provides experiences that promote the underlying skills necessary for your child's learning in school and beyond, such as improved memory, oral-language ability, and deeper engagement in literacy activities." To read on go to: http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/playing-to-learn | Calendar Time
Calendar time is an interactive learning opportunity and a daily routine for our classroom that introduces us to concepts such as sequence, pre-math and pre-reading skills as well as days of the week and the months of the year.
•We practice our counting and number recognition as we count up the days that bring us to the current date.
•We also work on patterning as we determine which shape and/or color comes next on the calendar.
•Learning to count the days from left to right introduces a pre-reading skill.
•We begin to memorize the days of the week in order as well as their place in scope of today, yesterday and tomorrow.
•We experience leadership as the children take turns guiding the class through our calendar activities.
•We become familiar with the environment around us as we notice the weather outside and discuss how it affects our lives.
Experiencing these concepts daily in a way that is relevant to the children makes learning exciting and motivating.
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Red Room Class Schedule
12:35-Settling In
Children will find their cubby, hang up their belongings as they chat with each other. They will come into the classroom, sign in and answer the question of the day. After checking the job chart they will settle in on the circle rug.
12:40-Circle Time
Our calendar helper will help us discuss today’s date, the days of the week and the weather. Then we will read the daily message together noticing any letters we may recognize. Other activities may include sharing, story time and music.
1:05-Station Time
The children will head to one of three tables to work on a particular project. They will rotate through all three tables by the end of the week.
1:20-Center Time
The children will have the freedom to move about the room visiting the centers that are open for the day. Centers will include the writing center, home living, block play, free art, book nook and many more that we will rotate in.
1:50-Clean Up
Children will practice practical life skills and independence by bringing the classroom back to the order in which we started. It is quite an amazing thing to watch!
1:55-Music & Movement
We will learn about our bodies as well as the world around us through music.
2:10-Muscle Room/Outdoor Play
The children will either play out at the playground or in the muscle room for music and movement or free play.
2:30-Snack Break
Children will enjoy a sense of community as they visit with each other.
2:45-Devotion and Closing Prayer
Throughout the year we will learn that God loves to just be with us and that he is our Friend, Father, Teacher and Helper. We will also learn about the fruits of the Spirit and what that looks like in our lives.
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| | Santa's Workshop | Dec. 12 Christmas Program | Wear your Christmas best! | We are excited to have your child in our class. Our aim is to provide a safe and enriching environment for your child to grow spiritually, socially, emotionally, and mentally. We do this best by creating opportunities for children to explore their world through “play.” Learning should be experiential and fun. As a Christian preschool, our goal is to teach children about God’s love, and His desire for them to discover their special uniqueness, talents and abilities. | Calendar Time
Calendar time is an interactive learning opportunity and a daily routine for our classroom that introduces us to concepts such as sequence, pre-math and pre-reading skills as well as days of the week and the months of the year.
•We practice our counting and number recognition as we count up the days that bring us to the current date.
•We also work on patterning as we determine which shape and/or color comes next on the calendar.
•Learning to count the days from left to right introduces a pre-reading skill.
•We begin to memorize the days of the week in order.
•We experience leadership as the children take turns guiding the class through our calendar activities.
Experiencing these concepts daily in a way that is relevant to the children makes learning exciting and motivating | 9:10-9:30 Devotions/Chapel Mondays
9:30-9:45 Free Choice/Group Activity
9:45-10:05 Recess
10:05-10:15 Large Bathroom Break/Handwash
10:15-10:25 Snack/Quiet Book Time
10:25-10:35 Circle Time: calendar, letter of week, etc
10:35-11:00 Free Choice/Monday Learning Trays
11:00-11:05 Clean Up
11:05-11:20 Circle Time: sharing, story, songs
11:20-11:25 Coats and Bags
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| | Welcome to Westwood Preschool! | Orientation Day: Monday, September 13 Picture Day: Monday, September 20 | Date night with dad/dude: March 1st | All the children at the Westwood Preschool will be engaged in age-appropriate learning and development. The teachers and staff are excited to be returning to develop relationships and work with your kids. This is the place on the Preschool website that you can read about the particular philosophy of learning that your child's teacher will be following. | This section of the classroom page is where the teachers will share how their philosophy of learning is developed and lived out in the classroom on a daily, weekly and ongoing basis. We believe that the more you know and understand about what your child is experiencing and learning in preschool, the more you can support and be a part of it. We love to be in partnership with you, the parents! | Each day your child will follow a consistent routine of events that will include circle time, learning centers, large muscle time, free choice and more.
As we get a little closer to the start of school, we will provide you with more detailed information specific to each individual classroom schedule. |
| | Welcome to Westwood Preschool! | Orientation will be on Monday, September 4th. | Date night with dad/dude: March 1st | All the children at the Westwood Preschool will be engaged in age-appropriate learning and development. The teachers and staff are excited to be returning to develop relationships and work with your kids. This is the place on the Preschool website that you can read about the particular philosophy of learning that your child's teacher will be following. | This section of the classroom page is where the teachers will share how their philosophy of learning is developed and lived out in the classroom on a daily, weekly and ongoing basis. We believe that the more you know and understand about what your child is experiencing and learning in preschool, the more you can support and be a part of it. We love to be in partnership with you, the parents! | Each day your child will follow a consistent routine of events that will include circle time, learning centers, large muscle time, free choice and more.
As we get a little closer to the start of school, we will provide you with more detailed information specific to each individual classroom schedule. |
| | Santa's Workshop | Dec. 12 Christmas Program | Wear your Christmas best! | We are excited to have your child in our class. Our aim is to provide a safe and enriching environment for your child to grow spiritually, socially, emotionally, and mentally. We do this best by creating opportunities for children to explore their world through “play.” Learning should be experiential and fun. As a Christian preschool, our goal is to teach children about God’s love, and His desire for them to discover their special uniqueness, talents and abilities.
| Calendar Time
Calendar time is an interactive learning opportunity and a daily routine for our classroom that introduces us to concepts such as sequence, pre-math and pre-reading skills as well as days of the week and the months of the year.
•We practice our counting and number recognition as we count up the days that bring us to the current date.
•We also work on patterning as we determine which shape and/or color comes next on the calendar.
•Learning to count the days from left to right introduces a pre-reading skill.
•We begin to memorize the days of the week in order.
•We experience leadership as the children take turns guiding the class through our calendar activities.
Experiencing these concepts daily in a way that is relevant to the children makes learning exciting and motivating | 12:45-1:00 Devotions/Chapel Mondays
1:00-1:15 Free Choice/Group Activity
1:15-1:35 Recess
1:35-1:45 Large Bathroom Break/Handwash
1:50-2:00 Snack/Quiet Book Time
2:00-2:15 Circle Time: calendar, letter of week, etc
2:15-2:35 Free Choice/Monday Learning Trays
2:35-2:40 Clean Up
2:40-2:50 Circle Time: sharing, story, songs
2:50-2:55 Coats and Bags
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