MWF Preschool News - Week of March 14

Under His wings you will find refuge. Psalm 91:4

MWF Preschool Families,

Spring is almost here! We had some warmer weather this week which was really exciting, because it allowed us to finally go out to our playground again. We have really missed being able to go out in the fresh air and play.

For art this week we made some blue pictures using paint droppers. We dropped paint onto one side of the paper and the folded it in half to make a mirror image on the other side of the paper. We had fun looking at our picture to see what we had created. We also used scissors and glue sticks to make an umbrella picture. It is amazing to see how well we can use our scissors.


This week we played Barnyard Bingo, Missing Letter Game, and UNO. Playing these games helped us practice taking turns. We worked on our letters while playing the Missing Letter Game, and also practiced matching colors and numbers while playing the game UNO.

One new and exciting thing that week did this week was foam writing. We put shaving cream on the table and spread it out with our hands. We then used our fingers to practice writing letters, numbers, and our names. Some of us even practiced writing words! It was very fun to be able to get our hands dirty and learn at the same time.



This week we listened to the stories Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud by Lynn Plourde and Fiddle-I-Fee by Melissa Sweet. We also listened to a story out of our Children’s Bible that Jesus told about a lost sheep. A shepherd who knew all of his sheep was counting them one night and realized that he was missing one. He went out to find his lost sheep and was overjoyed when he found it. We learned that God is like our shepherd because he takes care of us and knows each one of us. He will know when we stray (or do something we shouldn’t do) and he will be overjoyed we do the right thing.

In the Gym we learned a new game using bean bags. We practiced throwing the bean bag underhanded to our partner who would catch it. If we caught the bean bag we would take a step backwards making the distance between us further apart. Then we would try it again. If we missed than we would take a step closer together making the distance shorter, and try again. We really enjoyed playing this game and were excited to see how far we could toss the bean bag.

We had so much fun at our exploration station this week. At the beginning of the week we used sponges in soapy water to make bubbles. On Friday, the exploration station was full of rice! We could use measuring cups, scoops, and funnels to measure and move the rice.


We experienced many new and exciting things this week, and have even more planned for next week. We can’t wait to see everyone!

Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, and Miss Pat

TTh Preschool News - Week of March 14

...the Universe was formed at God's command. Hebrews 11:3

Hello Tuesday-Thursday Families!

It feels like spring is finally here (and on Sunday, it will be official)! We are soooo glad! We've already begun to feel some of those warmer temperatures, and today we even had a chance to play outside on our playground! We brought quite a few things outside with us. We saw how the wind made our parachute fly out of our hands. We brought out balls and practiced throwing UNDER HAND to each other, we took turns sliding down the slide, and we had fun chasing the bubbles that Miss Jean made!

This week our focus was on the letter U and the color blue. There were so many things we did...


For art on Tuesday, we made Under the Sea pictures. On Thursday, we painted on canvas with blue and yellow paints. It made green for St. Patrick's Day!
For music and movement, we listened to "Going on a Bear Hunt." We also practiced walking on our rainbow rope inside the church building. We want to make sure that everyone follows our safety rules inside before we start taking walks outside!
We practiced our fine motor skills by playing with modeling clay. It looks like play dough, but it's a lot harder to work with! We really strengthened our hand muscles while we played! Some of us learned how to make hearts out of clay!
We used tweezers this week to pick up different shaped pastas and sorted them using muffin tins.


We had so much fun exercising our larger muscles by throwing crumpled paper into our small classroom size basketball hoop! I think we'll be doing this activity a lot more around here! Don't be surprised if your children start asking for your scrap paper at home!!
We had even more fun playing with soapy water in the Exploration Station! Some of us had so much fun that we needed to change our shirts (thank you for keeping those extra clothes here!).

We read a wonderful book called "The Colors of Us" by Karen Katz about a little girl named Lena who takes a neighborhood walk with her mother. She sees friends with skin of all different shades of brown...skin that looks like honey, peanut butter, pizza crust, peaches, chocolate, and more. The boys and girls ALL listened so well to the story, which tells us that they must have really enjoyed it.
Another story they enjoyed this week was "In the Tall, Tall, Grass" by Denise Fleming. The children learned about all kinds of animals that they might be hiding in the grass: Beetles, snakes, birds, and fireflies were just a few!

And if your child brought a "ticket" home from school this week, it may have been from their "train trip to the mountains!" If your child didn't go on the imaginary train trip this week, they will have a chance again on Tuesday!

Remember that next week will be a short week for the children. No school on Thursday due to conferences. And yes, child care will be provided!

Happy Spring!
We can't wait to see you next Tuesday,
Miss Jean, Miss Amy and Miss Pat

TTh Preschool News - Week of March 7

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Proverbs 3:5

Hello Tuesday-Thursday Families!
Spring is just around the corner, and boy, are we happy about that! We are so looking forward to taking walks outside and playing in the playground again! Did you know that children and adolescents should get 60 minutes of physical activity each day? It's true! For more information, check out what the Centers for Disease Control suggest. Just click HERE!

This week we took the children to the gym in small groups to play with balls. They love to roll them and kick them and try bouncing them. They are still a little young to be expected to bounce balls or play catch with them, but we still have so much fun and use up lots of energy in the gym using them!

Here are some of the other things we did at preschool on Letter T week...
We practiced our fine motor skills and learned about a new shape by making plates of "Tasty Triangles." They are taped to the office door if you'd like to see them up close!


We learned a new way to hold crayons and learned about textures while we made crayon rubbings with our Texture Plates. What can you use at home to make your own crayon rubbings? We'd love to see your results!


We practiced our matching skills as we played with the Texture Dominoes. Some of the circles were smooth, some were bumpy, some were slippery. It was a good opportunity to learn some new words to express how those textures felt.


We also spent some time learning the capital letters of the alphabet when we played "The Alphabet Game." The children picked a letter, and put it in the matching square. If they knew the name of the letter they would tell us, and if they didn't know it, we taught them what it was! We had lots of fun learning!


We also made some beautiful "stained glass" windows on Thursday with our college student helper, Miss Lainey. The boys and girls had so much fun with our special visitor! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday,
Miss Jean, Miss Amy and Miss Pat

MWF Preschool News - Week Of March 7

This is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24

MWF Preschool Families,

We had a terrific week here at the preschool. This week we learned all about the letter T.

On Wednesday we painted pictures using textured rollers. The rollers made designs on our paper with blue paint. We also made pictures using crayons and texture plates. We learned that if we rubbed the crayon over the paper sideways when it was over one of these plates that a really neat picture would appear on the paper.


We practiced our fine motor skills this week when we sorted multicolored teddy bears into tins by only using tweezers. It could be a little tricky sometimes.

We had Chapel on Friday and learned all about the stained glass windows in the sanctuary. We even learned how they were made. We had so much fun learning about it that we decided to make our own out of paper. They turned out so beautiful, and now they decorate the office window.

This week we also read listened to the stories The Best-Loved Bear by Daina Noonan and Elizabeth Fuller, and “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly” said the Sloth by Eric Carle. We played with balls in the gym, and practiced matching our alphabet letters. We even had a visit from the bookmobile! We were so excited to pick out new book for the classroom.


Looking forward to seeing everyone again next week!
Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, & Miss Pat

MWF Preschool News - Week of Feb. 28

Seek first the kingdom of God. Matthew 6:35

Hello MWF Preschool Families!

It was a silly week here at the preschool. We learned all about the letter S and had so much fun discovering new words that began with the letter S. We made string pictures on Monday using various colors and sizes of string and we made seed collage pictures on Thursday.


We also had fun dancing to songs like “Spaghetti Legs” and the “Silly Dance,” and we even used streamers when we dance to music in the gym.

We also learned about a man this week named Dr. Seuss who wrote many silly stories. We listened to three of his silly stories, and they were The Foot Book, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat. Wednesday we painted red stripes on white paper that looked like the Cat in the Hat’s hat.

This week we also planted seeds that will grow in the classroom over the next few weeks. The children planted basil, oregano, and spearmint seeds. After all the seeds were planted we put them under a clear plastic lid near the window to help them grow. We discussed how the lid is like a little green house, and how it will help the plants grow.


Here are some other things that we did this week:
Writing our names
Creating patterns with shapes
Throwing, kicking, and bouncing balls
Using stencils
Using alphabet tiles to match and order.


We have even more fun planned for Letter T week. We hope that you have a wonderful weekend, and we will see everyone Wednesday!

Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, and Miss Pat

TTh Preschool News - Week of Feb 28

Surely,I am with you always. Matthew 28:20

Dear Tuesday-Thursday Families!
We wish we could celebrate SPRING during letter S week, but we have to wait a few more days! We are so ready for spring, that we decided to plant some seeds this week at preschool. We had so much fun planting basil, spearmint and chives. The seed packets say that they should sprout in 7 - 14 days. We will let you know!


We had fun cutting out snakes this week, too! On Thursday, we had even more fun painting them with yellow, blue and green paints. You will see them hanging over the cubbies when you come to school on Tuesday.


In addition to the seeds and the snakes, we also had tons of other fun. Here are some of the other things that happened in our classroom...

We heard the stories Silly Sally by Audrey Wood and Seeds by Ken Robbins (both are Big Books that I borrowed from the local library)
We played with tanagrams to learn about shapes and how they fit together to make beautiful pictures and designs.
We made torn paper collages using bright colored paper and glue sticks.
We had fun with dramatic play using our toy barn and the farm animals.
We explored items that begin with the letter S in our "Exploration Station"
(the spiders were a huge favorite! Don't worry, they were plastic!)
We played with bouncy balls in the gym (going in groups of 3 or 4)
And many of us really enjoyed cleaning the paint off of our messy tablecloth! We actually had people waiting for their turn to clean, and waiting patiently to "trade sponges." :) I wonder if they do that at home.....

Feel free to stop in the classroom to help sometime! We'd love to have the extra pair of hands, and it will give you a chance to see your child learning and playing. Just sign up on the calendar by the sign in sheet!


Have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Jean, Miss Amy and Miss Pat