Dear MWF Families,
Snow! Snow! Snow! This was our weekly preschool theme, and how fitting of a theme it was after all the snow that fell this week. This week was also letter L week. Students brought in a lion and lollipops to share with the class.
Here are some of the things that we did this week…
For art, we used cotton balls to create little fluffy lambs...
We also made snowmen complete with buttons, scarves, and top hats! Each snowman was beautifully unique. Many of the children also demonstrated their creative side by creating a little person. The children were given the outlines of a person and then they could create clothes for their little person. They were given materials such as, ribbon, buttons, and for hair to decorate their little person.
For math, we brought out games to play. We played Hi Ho Cherrio which allowed us to practice our counting skills as we took turns putting apples on the trees. We also played Candy Land which helps us with color recognition and our matching skills.
For phonic and writing we used literacy mittens to practice putting words in alphabetical order. Each mitten has a picture and a word for a letter of the alphabet. The students worked in groups and individually to put the mittens in order based on the first letter of each word.
We also practiced tracing our names. The children are doing so well with their first names that we now are practicing writing our last names.
We also practiced our fine motor skills and learned about nature by making cheerio bird feeders. After we shaped them into circles, we hung them on one of the trees on our playground.
This week we also listened to the stories A Snowy Day by Anna Milbourne and Elena Temporin and Swim Polar Bear, Swim by Joam Stimson. We also went on a “real” bear hunt around the building. All the children enjoyed looking for the bear.
Our day on Friday began with chapel, and the children were particularly excited by the message that they heard. Pastor Greg told us how Jesus is the light of the world, and how we all reflect off him. He told us that we are also lights because we have Jesus in our hearts. After the message all the children sang the song “This Little Light of Mine.”
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again next week!
Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, and Miss Pat
