Hello Super-Uber-tastic Preschool Parents!
Well, we are onto our second full week of preschool. You all should be VERY proud of all your little people! All the students are transitioning so well. I am so proud of them. Here are a few things our classes are working on:
SEALS: Seals are working on shape and color identification by playing shape Bingo on Tuesday. Veeerry interesting this game was! We have also been talking about how to be good friends to each other. We read the book Corduroy. Some of the students then got a small bowl of gummy bears and graphed the amount of different colored bears they had! We also have been busy at working on writing our name and writing the letter of the week. All student are working on simple and complex patterning as well catagorizing objects according to color and shape. OF course, don't forget we are ALWAYS learning new songs! In religion, we have been learning the Sign of the Cross, learning our starting prayer, snack prayer, and closing prayer. We have also been talking about who Jesus is. It has been a stupendous couple of weeks! Great work Seals!
PENGUINS: Penguins are working on identifying their names, knowing the order of the letters in their names,writing their names, Letter of the Week letter formation and of course letter sounds. Currently, the students are creating a Name Cheer Mini Book. We are also learning about the importance of being a good friend to our preschool family members. We have been working very hard at getting in a good routine at calendar time. In calendar, we sing songs and learn all about the weather, days of the week, months of the year, patterning, reading the calendar, shapes, seasons, and about the letter and color of the week! This circle time is a VERY important time of our day. They are partcipating very well The Penguins are also working on the proper way to do the sign of the cross, glorifying God in our daily prayers, as well as Who is J-E-S-U-S! Ask them about their Prayer Song (to the tune of BINGO) Super work Penguins!
POLAR BEARS: The Polar Bears are working hard at creating their very first book of the year. The Polar Bears class create class books each month but this month I decided it would be fun to have each child create their own book that is all about them! We are also working very hard at increasing their knowledge about the letter sounds by encouraging them to think of words that start with the letter of the week. I put them on large sheets of chart paper and hang them in the hallway on a weekly basis. What smartie artie pants you have! The Polar Bears also work a more indepth circle time. We sing color songs that teach them how to spell each color word, we sing and dance to the month hop that encourages us to not only just sing the order be to spell them and to guess which month comes after another month. OF course, we are learning all sorts of great songs. I think this class's favorite is "Watching Over YOU"! We are also working on writing their names as well. Of course, we emphasize the letter formation. They are all catching on very well. Superb job Polar Bears!
Early Childhood Experts suggest that it will take about 4 weeks for preschools to adapt to a new routine and learning the expectation establishment of this routine. All the children are doing very well!
We had Gym Class today!
The Polar Bears and Penguin classes had gym class today with me (Mrs. Burd). Yes...believe it or not, I did teach a year of physical education and was a CC coach once upon a time many moons ago! haha We actually did some integrated language development and physical education teaching during gym class today. We worked on stretching, exercise the arms and doing some minor cardio activities. We used the parachute and letter balls today. I won't spoil it for you, ask your little one about it! I have P. E. on the calendar outside my classroom on the cork board. Our next time for P.E. , is Oct 24th. The SEALS will start their Physical Education around November,Our First "All preschool Field trip"....DEVINE FARM PUMPKIN PATCH!!!!!
This year we will be pumpkin picking instead of apple picking. Each preschool class will have an assigned date and time in which they can be either accompanied with their parent or can be dropped off at Devine Farms in Hebron instead of coming to our school for their assigned day. Here are the dates and times. More detailed info will be coming within the week!
*Tuesday October 2nd the SEALS will be at the Pumpkin Patch from 8:30am-10:30am
*Monday October 15th the PENGUINS will be at the Pumpkin Patch from 9:00am-11:00am
*Monday October 15th the POLAR BEARS will be at the Pumpkin Patch from 12:30pm-2:30pm
Cost will be $7.00 for the students. If parents would like to chaperone, the parent cost is $3.00 for EACH parent the comes. (No more than 2 adults per child please) This cost includes admission, a small pumpkin for each student, and a coloring book that touches on the things that the child learned about this day.Because this is a school function and per the suggestion of the farm, I ask that siblings not accompany the student on this particular trip. Thank you for respecting this decision.
Pick-Up Procedure
I just want to send out a huge shout out to all the parents. The pick up procedure is coming along so well! Thank you for being very patient as we try to get faster in moving the cars through. Just a gentle reminder to please try to stay in your cars. Parking and walking up to the side walk seems to create a longer delay trying to get all students loaded. Thanks again for being so wonderful and patient with us:) You are awesome!Extra Clothes Reminder
I just wanted to remind moms and dads to make sure that your child has a full set of extra clothes in their backpack. Every child should have the following in a sealed bag or container: a change of socks, underwear, shirt, and pants of somekind. As the weather begins to get a bit chillier, please work on getting the summer type clothes changed out for more autumn appropriate clothing.I also wanted to let you know that we make every attempt to go outside for gross motor time so I would encourage you to pack a light jacket with your child. Even if the child does not want to wear it coming to school, he/she still has it for when it is time for us to go out. Thanks so much for your help on this:)
If you got a Yearly Physical request from me...
Per State of Ohio mandate, every child that attends our preschool MUST have a yearly physical When your expiration date is fast approaching, I will send you a reminder that you will need to get your child in for another physical. Please try to get this done sooner rather than later. Thanks so much for your help and understanding on this.Concluding Thoughts:
Thank you for being such a GREAT group of parents! You are so very supportive and understanding. Please do not hesistate to contact me if you ever have any questions and or concerns. We strive to keep the lines of communication open. My email is: mburd@cdeducation.org I usually check it at my lunch hour as the mornings are very busy with class preparation. If it is urgent or you need to reach me prior to the 11:15am time, you can always call the preschool office number at: 345-4049 ext 236 God bless you and your beautiful families.With Christ,
Mrs. Burd and Mrs. Martin
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; as it is a gift of God"
Ephesians 2: 8
