Our PreSchool Blog

The time has come.  The school year is once again upon us and all of us are ready (including the kids).  As we do each year, we will be kicking off with our annual Back to School Carnival.  Miss Penny, Miss Joanie and all the regular favorites will be on hand for art and song while the snow cones and popcorn abound.  This year is going to be phenomenal.  We are excited that you were able to join us and look forward to kicking things off right.  Come on out to 7803 Laurel Avenue from 3:30-5:30pm and bring your camera.  You don’t want to miss the opportunity to take a picture of the four-year-old face-painted spider-man, clutching half a cherry snow cone with a mouth full of laffy taffy attempting a spin-art masterpeice while dancing to Miss Joanie’s potty song and stuffing his pockets full of popcorn . . . because he may turn out to be yours.  Have Fun!

A turkey is a funny bird

The children have been using bright and beautiful water colors to create turkey feathers.  This week we have been talking about the Thanksgiving holiday and they couldn’t wait to create their own turkeys! Here is a song we have been singing that you can try to sing at home!

(to the tune of “Pop Goes the Weasel”)

A Turkey is a funny bird

His head goes Wobble, Wobble

He only knows one word…

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

Here are some of our Early 3’s children working hard at their scissor skills!  They are cutting their paper into little pieces and sorting the scraps by color.  They are really coming a long way with their scissors!

scissor skills and shape sorting

sand painting the letter "Bb"

Today and the rest of this week we will continue to focus on the letter Bb. The preschoolers used small paint brushes to paint their upper and lower case Bb’s with sticky glue. We talked about the shape of the letter and of course the sound that the letter Bb says. Once the letters were completely painted with glue we sprinkled them with bright blue sand. Using several different approaches in our letter Bb practice allows us to have repeated exposure to the letter and therefore better recognition. Not to mention, we’re having fun doing so!

Come join us on Friday, October 30th at Creative Tots for our first annual Harvest Festival!  We will celebrate the year with costumes, pumpkin decorating, crafts and food.  We have a traveling petting zoo coming to Tots for the evening.  The kids will have a great time.  Don’t forget to dress up!

learning about our firefighters

This month we are learning about community helpers.  This week we are talking about fire fighters and how they help us.  The kids love dressing up and playing the role of a fire fighter who saves the day!  One of the best parts is putting on the special fire boots!  I’m pretty sure Connor and Melanie spent the whole class time walking around in those boots!