MWF Preschool News - Week of Jan 17

Mighty is the Lord. Psalm 24:8

Dear MWF Families,

This week at preschool we learned all about the Letter M. For Show and Share we had two students bring in items to show the class. One student brought in a monkey to show, and another student brought in Minnie Mouse to share with the class. We also had many activities to observe the letter of the week. We colored a picture of Martin Luther King, and also completed several amazing mazes.


For art on Wednesday, we created a mural that only included items beginning with the letter M. Some of the things that were seen on this mural were moms, mice, maps, mops, and one beautiful mermaid. On Friday the students created a collage with items that they had cut out of magazines.




This week we played the game Mini Motors Math. We rolled a die to determine how many spaces we would move. The children would then move each of their cars, boats, and airplanes to the finish line. Many of the children really enjoyed this game.

We also learned some other fun activities this week. We learned a wonderful new song called “Mango Treats.” For this song each child had the chance to dance like a monkey in the middle of a circle created by their singing classmates. We were amazed to see how many different ways monkeys like to dance! The children also learned played the game “Who Took The Cookie”. The children had fun trying to guess which one of their classmates had taken the cookie from the cookie jar.

During story time we listened to the stories Elusive Moose by Joan Gannij, and the story On the Moon by Anne Milbourne. The children asked many different questions about the moon and space. We also learned that many of the children are hoping that one day they can go to the moon like astronauts.

We are looking forward to more fun and learning next week!
Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, and Miss Pat

TTh Preschool News - Week of Jan 17

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord"
Psalm 100:1

Hello Tuesday-Thursday Families,

We've had another wonderful week of learning fun here at preschool! We started a fun science experiment this week using some fingerling potatoes. It was easy to guess why they are called "fingerlings!" We all took guesses on how many days it will take for the potatoes to grow roots. You can see our guesses below the potato picture!



We had fun painting on Tuesday using our multicultural "people paints." On Thursday, we brought out markers and crayons to add the facial features. We put all of the faces on our classroom bulletin board and added the fabric people that were made by the MWF class.


And for some additional fun for Letter M week, we played our Mini Motors Math Game!


But quite possibly the MOST fun we had this week was playing the "Mango Treats" movement game. The song is available at Teachingkidstosing.com and the words are...
"In the jungle, there's a monkey, dancing to this groovy beat
All he eats is ripe bananas,all he eats is mango treats
So jump out (one child), and jump in (another child)."
We went around in a circle several times, and had so much fun dancing like monkeys! If you ever volunteer in the classroom, make sure to request this song!!

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

MWF Preschool News - Week of Jan 18

Dear MWF Families,

As we learn about cooperation in our classroom this month, let us remember the golden rule from the book of Matthew..."In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you..." Matthew 7:12 New American Standard Bible

This week of January we learned a lot about God’s Love for all the children of the world. We talked briefly about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he taught the world to love one another. For our Letter M week, one of our students brought in Mickey Mouse and Angelina the Ballerina Mouse. We also celebrated another half-birthday!

With these recent cold and dreary days we have extended our center time and played in the gym during small group time. The children played with balls, and also played “The Ants Go Marching,” and “Tag, You’re It.” We also brought some books to the gym with us, in case the children needed to sit down and take a break!

With Letter M Week, we also played a few Memory Games at the Rainbow Rug. They really enjoy these group games and they have a great memory! With our January characteristic trait of cooperation, we have been doing a variety of collaborative activities! Our children are really learning to work well within a group setting!

Here are some other highlights of our week...
Worked on Partner Drawings where two persons work together to create a drawing on their half of the paper.
Created a Group Collage of Magazine Pictures of God’s Children.
Practiced drawing lines through several mazes, a good fine motor activity.
Used Magnets and Magnetic Letters and Numbers at our Exploration Station.
For Dramatic Play we set up our own Market and used play money.
We also played with Medical Kits.
Practiced writing our names on Handwriting Sheets.
We read the books We All Sing With The Same Voice by J. Phillip Miller, and On The Moon by Anna Milbourne. (This was a great educational scientific book which kept the children very attentive.)
We went to the Chapel and listened to Pastor Greg telling a story about God’s People from our church working together and building a school for some children in El Salvador .
We sang “This Little Light of Mine.”

Have fun at the field trip on Friday this week! We'll see you soon!
Miss Lori, Miss Donna, Miss Pat and Miss Jean