MWF Preschool News - Week of Sept 27

Dear MWF Preschool Families,

We have been having so much fun this week learning about the Signs of Fall. Our leaves are just starting to turn colors. It would be a great time to take a nature walk with your family at one of our nearby forest preserves!

Here are some of the things we've been doing this week...
We had our pictures taken by Miss Leslie (proofs should be in next week!)
Each child was assigned their own letter at the rainbow rug. They will keep these letters for a few weeks.
For art, we painted with yellow, red and orange paints. We also made beautiful fall tree pictures using torn pieces of fall colored paper.


We practiced our fine motor skills this week by playing with our Bug Lacing toys.
We brought out our notebooks and colored pencils to have fun with our pre-writing skills. The children each have their own spiral notebook, and they can "write" or draw anything they want in it!
We played a game of "Hot Tomato" to encourage the children to share and wait their turn for something.
At the playground this week, we brought out our parachute! We had so much fun learning how to lift the parachute high in the air. Once we learned how to do that, we were able to take turns "trading places" with each other while the parachute stayed up! We also took a "nature walk" and looked for signs of fall (we also saw the moon during daylight hours!).
At story time this week, we heard "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" by Lois Ehlert, and "I Am a Leaf" by Jean Marzolla.

We also learned a new finger play this week, called "Five Leaves"

Five little leaves so bright and gay
Were dancing about on a tree one day
The wind came blowing through the town,
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

(Continue with 4 leaves, then 3,2, 1 and 0)

Enjoy the weekend! See you next Monday!
Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, & Miss Pat

T-Th Preschool News - Week of Sept 27

Hello Tuesday-Thursday Families,

This week we learned about friendship at preschool Of course, one of the most important things that we wanted the children to know is that Jesus is their friend! I found this song on the You Tube site Cullen's ABCs and thought it would be perfect to teach the children...

I Have a Friend

I have a friend who loves me so
And Jesus is his name-o
J-E-S-U-S
J-E-S-U-S
J-E-S-U-S
And Jesus is his name-0

Here are some of the other things we did this week...
We had our pictures taken by Miss Leslie (the proofs should be in next week!)
We played with puzzles at greeting time this week.
We made cards for our friends (the stickers were a big hit!)
We practiced counting and sorting skills by playing with peg boards. They were a favorite with all of the children!
We celebrated the last day of September by wearing red and by painting the letters R E D to hang up in our hallway.


We read the stories "All Things Bright and Beautiful" by Ashley Bryan and "Forever Friends" by Carin Berger. Both books had beautiful collage illustrations that the chidren really enjoyed.
We took a walk on our church sidewalk to look for signs of fall. The boys and girls are doing so well on our walks. It's hard to believe that it's only September!

Enjoy the beautiful fall weather!
Miss Jean, Miss Amy and Miss Pat

T-Th Preschool News - Week of Sept 20

Let the little children come to me... Matthew 19:14

Hello Tuesday-Thursday Preschool Families!

First of all, let me say thank you to everyone for joining us this week at our Curriculum Night. Being involved with your child’s school life is a very important part of parenting!

We’ve had another wonderful week at preschool! Our theme this week was family! We talked about our family members at home, our extended family who may live far away from us, and our preschool family. Our art project on Tuesday was drawing our family members on house shaped paper. The teachers had so much fun hearing all about the people who live in your houses! On Thursday, we took a long sheet of paper and drew ourselves on it, so we now have a portrait of our Preschool Family to hang up in the hallway (look for it next week when you’re here!).

We read two stories about family members this week. What Mommies Do Best by Laura Numeroff and The Daddy Book by Todd Park. Numeroff and Park and two wonderful children’s authors, so if you have a chance to visit your local library, be sure to look at some of their other books!

For science this week, we talked about the change of seasons and brought out some related activities. Can you believe that fall is already here? In our exploration station, we brought out a leaf matching game where the children would be able to find two leaves that are the same color and the same shape. We also added some laminated paper leaves that had capital letters written on them, so the children could pick a leaf and tell us what letter they found.

We also played a seasons game that had four seasons and we had to match the correctly clothed people pieces to the season where it belonged. Many of the children enjoyed it so much, that I’m sure we’ll be bringing it out again soon!

For large motor, we enjoyed the beautiful weather once again as we played on the playground. We also took our first walk on the church sidewalk using our “Rainbow Rope.” The rope has colored rings on it that we can hold on to. It makes going on walks so much fun!

We are looking forward to next week when we have picture day on Tuesday, September 28. Bring those smiles to school!

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

MWF Preschool News - Week of Sept. 20

I praise you God, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

We would like to thank all the parents who attended our curriculum night this week. We are glad to see everyone's interest in their child's preschool education.

We’ve had another great week here at the preschool! This week’s focus was on “Friends and Family.” We talked about our many different kinds of families, including our family at home, our family with Christ, and even our classroom family.

Here are some of the things we did in preschool this week…

Drew a family portrait with markers,
Created “Our Classroom Family” mural,
Made cards for friends or family members
Learned some new songs and fingerplays, such as

“Some Families”

Some families are big. (spread arms out wide)
Some families are small. (bring arms close together)
But God made our families one and all! (point up in the air)

Some families are big. (spread arms out wide)
Some families are small. (bring arms close together)
But God loves our families one and all! (cross arms over chest)

Some families are big. (spread arms out wide)
Some families are small. (bring arms close together)
But God keeps our families one and all! (cup hands in front)

We played on the playground, Duck, Duck, Goose, the Silly Dance Contest, and the Hokey Pokey.
We listened to the stories What Moms Can’t Do, What Dads Can’t Do, by Douglas Wood, and Little Quack’s New Friend by Lauren Thompson.
We also used hole punchers on red paper to develop our fine motor skills, and practiced our writing skills in our notebooks.

Also a reminder, this Wednesday, September 29th, will be our class's preschool picture day.

We had lots of fun this week and hope to have even more next week!
Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, & Miss Pat

T-Th Preschool News - Week of Sept 13

Thank you, God, for making me!

Dear Tuesday-Thursday Families,

We've had another wonderful week here at preschool! This week our theme was "All About Me!" We continued to work on learning each other's names this week, and we have been busy learning all about our new preschool friends. And we all remembered to say "Thank you, God, for making me!"

One of our highlights this week was getting a visit from Miss Colleen who works on the bookmobile! She left the bookmobile at the library this time, and just came into our classroom to read a story. The bookmobile visits our preschool each month, switching between the T-Th class and the MWF class. Watch your calendar for the first time we actually get to go ON the bookmobile!

Here are some of the fun things we did at preschool....

For art, we painted with red paint and played with red play dough
We learned about our bodies this week when we played with our human body puzzle and our handprint puzzles. The handprint puzzles also helped us learn our numbers 1 - 10.
We had fun building amazing things with our castle blocks this week.


For fine motor skills, we had the chance to tear strips of red construction paper at our Exploration Station (aka the sensory table).
For large motor this week, we played outside on Tuesday, and stayed inside to play Duck, Duck Goose on Thursday (the children had so much fun with that!)
We read two more big books this week: Mice Squeak, We Speak by Tomie DePaola and Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mouse by Pascoe and Williams.
We had fun being silly when we sang our good morning song in "kitten voices"
We also celebrated TWO birthdays this week! Thanks for the yummy birthday snacks!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! See you back at preschool next week!
Miss Jean, Miss Lacy and Miss Pat

MWF Preschool News - Week of Sept. 13

Thank you, God, for making me!

Hello Monday Wednesday Friday Families!

We have enjoyed another terrific week here at preschool. This week’s topic was “All About Me” and we learned that each and every one of us is special. Each child had an opportunity to share with the class positive qualities about themselves, and about what was special about them.

This week we also…
Painted an abstract picture using red tempera paint.
Sang “Jesus Loves Me” and “I Am Special”
Learned the movements to a poem “Me”
Created self portraits of ourselves.
Worked out our wiggles by doing the “Silly Dance” (which was a huge hit!)
Used yellow and purple tempera paint to create “My Hands” picture


Listened to the stories Designed by GOD, So I Must Be Special by Bonnie Sosa, You Are Special, Little One by Nancy Tafuri, and From Head To Toe by Eric Carle.
Played Duck, Duck, Goose in the GYM.
Demonstrated our knowledge of numbers by playing the Number Game.
Practiced taking turns while playing “Follow The Leader”.
The weather was great this week so we all had the chance to play on the playground.

Looking forward to another great week!
Miss Amy, Miss Michele, Miss Jean, & Miss Pat

T-Th Preschool News - Week of Sept 6

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart. Proverbs 15:30

Dear Tuesday-Thursday Families

It has been a wonderful first week at school! Our two main goals this week have been getting to know your children and helping them adjust to their new environment. We are also learning our morning routine and getting familiar with our classroom environment and our classroom rules.

Here are some of the things we've been doing already in just two days...
Learning our good morning and good bye songs...

Good Morning Song

Hello, Hello
Hello and how are you?
I'm fine, I'm fine
And I hope that you are too!

Good Bye Song

Now our time at school is done
We've learned so much and had some fun!
We'll be back to smile and play
And see our friends another day!

And learning our grace prayer at snack time...

Thank you God, for the world so sweet
Thank you God, for the food we eat
Thank you God, for the birds that sing
Thank you God, for everything!

Starting our day with Play Dough while we get to know each other
Learning to sit together on our rainbow rug (your children did great!!)
Listening to the story I Like Me (in big book form)
Listening to the story Good Night Moon (also in big book form)
Drawing a picture of our first day at preschool and coloring a big apple shape
Playing with some puppets at the Exploration Station
Enjoying our beautiful weather while playing on the playground

As you can see, it's been a busy first week, and Miss Lacy, Miss Pat and I are looking forward to spending the next several months getting to know you and your children much better! Thank you for your patience as we all adjust to our new environment and our new friendships!

Looking forward to next week!
Miss Jean, Miss Lacy and Miss Pat

MWF Preschool News - Week of Sept. 6

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

Dear MWF Families,

We have had a terrific start to our new school year!

This week at preschool we really focused on getting familiar with our preschool and learning each other's names.

These are a few of the things that we did in preschool this week. We learned our Good Morning song as we sat together on the rainbow rug, and our Grace Prayer before snack time.

This Is The Day

This is the day, this is the day
That the lord has made, that the lord has made
We will rejoice,We will rejoice
And be glad in it, glad in it

This is the day that the lord has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, this is the day
That the lord has made

We also sang a song and used a bean bag to help us learn each other's names. The children enjoyed this so much that they requested it on the second day as well.

Learning our Names Song

Thank-you God for (name)
For (name), for (name)
Thank-you God for (name)
We're glad (s)he is here

This week we used crayons to color pictures, a scale to balance teddy bears, and we helped develop our pre-writing skills by using dry erase books to practice tracing. Together we read the story ABC I Like Me and discussed what we each liked about ourselves. We also had some fun outside on the playground and in the gym playing with some balls.

Looking forward to next week!
Miss Amy, Miss Michelle, Miss Pat & Miss Jean

Welcome to Preschool!

Every good gift and perfect gift is from above. James 1:17


Welcome to the start of our new school year! All of the teachers are so excited that you'll be joining us for this exciting preschool journey!

And welcome to our preschool blog, too! We're offering this blog to you as yet another way to help improve our communication. Although we only see your children 2 or 3 times a week, there is soooo much information to share with you (especially for those of you who are new to our preschool)! My hope is that these blog postings will help you to be more aware of what goes on at school after you give your child that good bye hug. We'll be posting our weekly newsletters here for you, as well as important bits of learning that will hopefully make your preschool experience more enjoyable!

The information posted here will be kept very general in order to maintain our privacy. You may not see any photos of the children's faces, but you will gain a better understanding of all that goes on "behind the scenes" at school.

First off, let me say thank you to everyone who joined us at Open House or for a Meet the Teacher morning. These opportunities definitely helped make your child's transition to preschool much smoother. We've already learned so much about each other!

Here are just a few reminders...

1. Please send your child to school in shoes that are appropriate for play. Closed toed gym shoes are best - not only for safety, but they also keep those playground wood chips from bothering little feet!

1. Please bring in a change of clothes for your child as soon as possible. It would be great if you could bring them in a Zip Loc bag marked with your child's first and last name (pants, socks, a shirt and undies). You never know when we'll need to make a quick change here! Sometimes preschool gets messy!

2. Also, please remember to bring a photo of your family for us to hang on the bulletin board. Many of the children (especially our new students) love to look at that family photo and it gives the teachers an opportunity to know your families better.

3. A word about hand washing...even though our logo has those paint covered handprints, we always start our day with clean hands :) If you arrive before 9:00, feel free to take your child to one of the bathrooms in the church hallway to help them wash their hands (there are bathrooms in both hallways). Or, when we open the classroom door at 9:00, we have hand sanitizer available. Either way, we want to make sure that we are doing everything possible at preschool to keep germs out!

4. Last but not least, if you would like to order preschool t-shirts for your child (or for you!), please return the order form to us by October 1st (let me know if you need one!).

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to work with your children! We are truly looking forward to getting to know each one of them. Feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail if you have any questions!

Peace & Blessings!
Miss Jean

Preschool News - Week of September 27

Hello Preschool Families!

Time again for another weekly update! We wish that we could include EVERYTHING that goes on in our classroom, but the teachers would have to hire some reporters for that to happen! At least we can give you some insight with our weekly news.

Don't forget to consider our fall fundraiser from Mixed Bag Designs. Everyone should have received an order form, but we have additional ones at the sign in table if you need one. Last date to order will be October 16.

Be sure to check your e-mail this week, too! I sent some September preschool photos to each of you through Shutterfly. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoy seeing your children in our classroom!

Miss Jean


Dear Tuesday-Thursday Families,

I can't believe we've already finished the month of September! The children are becoming very comfortable with their preschool routines, and we're all learning more and more about each other. The weather is getting colder these days, so be sure to send your child with warm clothing for our outside play time!

Here are some of the activities we've been busy with in our class:
At greeting time, we've been playing with puzzles
For art, we made a red circle collage and we made drawings for our friends
For science, we went outside in pairs and gathered leaves that have fallen from the nearby trees. When we came back inside, we had magnifying glasses to see them even better.
For dramatic play, we brought out our doctor kits (this was a special request from several of the children in our class).
We also had a lot of fun playing with our farm animals and the barn!
For our social learning, we've been playing a game like "Hot Potato." We call it the sharing game. We pass around a squishy red apple while we listen to "The Sharing Song" by Jack Johnson.
For fine motor practice, we brought out some dry erase books that have different types of lines that we can trace. The children are also learning to erase each page before we go on to a new one.

We're looking forward to lots more fun in October! Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Miss Jean, Miss Lacy and Miss Pat






Dear MWF Families,

This week we learned about the changing of the seasons, and the signs of fall. We brought in a variety of leaves for the children to explore. We were very excited to accept a new student into our classroom on Monday. She is a delight! We took advantage of the brisk refreshing fall weather to play outside on our playground and to take a walk on our chilly Friday morning. We also celebrated a birthday this week and began having our daily classroom helper! Next week we are beginning with our Show and Share Bag. Watch for the schedule to go home with your children next week. As the cooler weather is approaching, encourage your children to share with you what they are learning and experiencing in their world about autumn on God’s beautiful earth.

Here are some of the other things we’ve done this week at school…

We used real leaves and created our own Leaf Rubbings with crayons
With their favorite puppet stage the students created their own imaginary Ice Cream Shop in Dramatic Play
We used scissors to cut out orange circles, as we are learning about shapes
and practicing our fine motor skills
We painted Leaf Cut-Outs with red and yellow paint
Enjoyed creating with Builders and Builders
We practiced our counting and sorting skills with our set of toy farm animals
Worked on Alphabet recognition with ABC Cards
Heard the stories I Am A Leaf by Jean Marzolla
Listened to “Five Little Leaves Storyboard which is a counting story rhyme
Played “Scarecrow Scarecrow Turn Around” which is a large motor activity
Drew Cray-pas Drawings

Looking forward to the season,
Miss Lori, Miss Donna & Miss Pat

Preschool News - Week of September 20

It's already Friday! Time again for another weekly news update!

But first...let me say thank you to the following people:

Everyone who attended curriculum night this week to learn more about our preschool program
Both of our families who brought snacks in this week
The families who picked apples from our "Giving Tree"
(We are so thankful for the donations of Kleenex and Blue Painter's Tape!)
The very kind MWF Mom who donated a new camera to our preschool!

Now for the weekly news....

Dear Tuesday-Thursday Families,
This week at preschool, we've been learning about about families. We talked about the people in our family at home, and we learned that all of us are part of God's big family. We are really glad that we have our family pictures on our bulletin board. The children love to tell us about their families and about when the pictures were taken. Can you believe that September is almost over? What a wonderful first month of school we're having!

Here are some of the things we've done this week...
We had our school picture day this week! The children had beautiful smiles!
Mixed red and yellow paint to make orange to celebrate the beginning of fall
Used fine tip markers (and house shaped paper) to draw the people in our family
Made a collage using pictures of people from magazines (and we even learned that the word collage means "to stick")
Learned a song called "God Made My Family"
Brought our train set out to our curtain area (they LOVE the trains!)
Moved and danced to a song that teaches us body parts
Took walks on our church sidewalk to enjoy our beautiful fall weather.

See you next week!
Miss Jean, Miss Lacy and Miss Pat



Dear MWF Families,

Our focus for this week was teaching the children about families, kindness, and learning to work together. Our students are sitting well on the rainbow rug as they are learning to listen, care, and share at circle time. We are getting more familiar with our gym and playground as we continue to explore areas outside of the classroom. On Monday we played “Duck, Duck Goose” in the gym. They had a great time, and I am sure it will be one of their favorite group games. Our picture day went smoothly. Your children are wonderful listeners. Later that day we took everyone outside on our first rope walk adventure with the entire group. Next week we will focus on the theme of Fall. Thank you to everyone who joined us on Curriculum Night on Tuesday. It was a pleasure to share with you our goals and philosophy of Tiny Treasures. To those of you who weren’t able to join us, we certainly understand busy schedules…if you have any questions feel free to contact us at anytime.

Here are some of the other things we’ve done this week at school…

We drew a family portrait with markers.
We made cards for a family member or friend to demonstrate kindness.
Worked on our own imaginative Red Collages on “Red Day" …using glue and scissors..
Used texture plates for crayon rubbings.
Learned a fingerplay about families.
Listened to The Mommy Book and The Daddy Book by Todd Parr and the story Red Red Red by Valeri Gorbachev.
Played with play dough and puzzles.
Explored a number learning set of cards.
Played with the trains in our smaller groups, and listened to books.
And played with puppets - this group really enjoys puppet shows!

With kindness as we continue to grow and explore together,
Miss Lori, Miss Donna & Miss Pat

Preschool News - Week of September 13

It's already time for another weekly newsletter!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 22 Curriculum Night

(Childcare available if needed)

T-Th Class 6:00 - 6:30

MWF Class 6:45 - 7:15

Wednesday, September 23 Preschool Photo Day - MWF Class

Thursday, September 24 Preschool Photo Day - T-Th Class

Dear Tuesday-Thursday Families,

Our Tuesday-Thursday class has had another wonderful week! Miss Lacy, Miss Pat and I are pleasantly amazed at how much we have been able to do already at preschool!

Here are some of the things we were doing at preschool this week…

Encouraging the children as they learn to take care of their hand washing and/or toileting needs

Continuing to learn our daily schedule and routines (we're doing great!)

Having a classroom visit from the librarians who work on the Bookmobile

Painting “apples” with red paint (a huge hit with everyone!)
Learning that “Hands are For Helping” not for hurting and learning that “We Keep Our Hands to Ourselves.”

Learning that God loves us just the way we are!

Continuing to learn each other's names by hearing the teacher sing "Where Oh Where is My Friend?"
Learning the finger play “The Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Hearing the story "Mice Squeak, We Speak" by Tomie De Paola - a story that reminds us to use our words!
Playing with alphabet puzzles and a body puzzle

Tearing red construction paper at the exploration station - a great way to strengthen those finger muscles (over heard in the classroom this week: "My mom never lets me tear paper at home!!" )

Using red crayons that are shaped like the letters of the alphabet

Playing with a wooden train set in groups of 2 or 3 at the curtain area by our cubbies
Enjoying the beautiful weather at our playground

And...celebrating someone's 4th birthday!

WOW! Without a doubt, we have been busy learning and having fun together. What a great class we have!

Miss Jean :)
Dear MWF Families,

We have had a full and interesting week this second week at preschool! Our children are beginning to learn the routine and become more familiar with our classroom, our building and playground. This week our theme was on “ALL ABOUT ME.” We are learning the "basics" as each child is becoming more familiar with the preschool routine.

These basics include washing our hands in the morning, learning to sit on the Rainbow Rug, learning to sing our Good Morning and Good-Bye songs, listening to a story, participating in a fingerplay or song, assisting with clean-up time, using our walking feet in the class room, and learning the playground safety rules. The children are also beginning to make new friends and play together in groups.

Again, thanks to this beautiful September weather we have been taking the children outside every day to play on the playground or to go for a walk with our "Rainbow Rope." On Wednesday, the children participated in a fire drill, and they did wonderfully leaving the class room promptly, following the teacher, and staying in line outside the building.

Here are some of the other things we’ve done this week at school…
We traced our hands as we continue to learn that Hands are for Helping.

We used crayons and "people shapes" to make self portraits.
Played with animal dominoes and texture dominoes.
Practiced number recognition and counting with our 123 Cards.

Practiced our fine motor skills when we played our "Make a Face" game
Painted whatever we wanted using red paint.

Played with our big train set in the hallway by our cubbies
Heard the stories "Designed By God So I Must Be Special" by Bonnie Sose "Eyes,

Nose, Fingers and Toes" by Judy Hindley and "From Head to Toe" by Eric Carle

Began to talk about the change of seasons (fall is next week, you know!)

Learned that we are each special and unique and created by God

Talked about ways we can show kindness to each other

We look forward to next week in which our theme is “OUR FAMILIES.” If you have not brought in a family picture for our bulletin board, please do so at your earliest convenience.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Lori

And remember....Be kind to one another! Ephesians 4:32

Preschool News - The Week of September 6

Hello Preschool Parents!

We're happy to present you with our first on-line version of the Weekly Preschool News! One way that we're trying to be "green" is to watch how much paper we send home with you (and also, this is a great way for you to share our preschool happenings with your extended family if you want to share this link with them!). I'll start with the Tuesday-Thursday 3-year-old class news, and Miss Lori will follow up with the MWF class! As always, the preschool staff is available to you if you have any specific questions about your child. We're usually available after class each day (and by e-mail, too!). Enjoy!

Dear Tuesday-Thursday Parents,
It has been a wonderful first week at school! Our two main goals this week have been getting to know your children and helping them adjust to their new environment. We are also learning our morning routine and getting familiar with our classroom environment and our classroom rules.

Here are some of the things we've been doing already in just two days...
Learning our good morning and good bye songs
Learning our grace prayer at snack time
Starting our day with Play Dough while we get to know each other
Learning to sit together on our rainbow rug (your children did great!!)
Listening to a few pages of I Like Me (in big book form)
Listening to the entire story of Good Night Moon (also in big book form)
Beginning to learn our Preschool We Care Rules...more about those soon!
Heard the story of Mary Had a Little Lamb using two adorable puppets!
Drawing a picture of our first day at preschool and a picture of our favorite colors
Playing with some peg puzzles at the Exploration Station
Having LOTS of fun playing in our "kitchen" and with our block center!
Enjoying our beautiful weather while playing on the playground

As you can see, it's been a busy first week, and Miss Lacy, Miss Pat and I are looking forward to spending the next several months getting to know you and your children much better! Thank you for your patience as we all adjust to our new environment and our new friendships!
(PS...no tears at all in our classroom this week...maybe some at home??? :)

All Blessings,
Miss Jean


Dear MWF Parents,

We had a terrific first week at preschool. This class is off to a great start. Already we have seen the children learning to share, take turns and play in groups. We had a few short-lived tears, but overall the adjustment to the first day went very smoothly. Our focus this week is on getting to know the rules at preschool, learning each other’s names, the daily routine, and exploring the classroom and playground. We will focus on kindness and teaching the children to learn to listen, care and share. We had beautiful weather on Wednesday and Friday, so we were able to take all of the children outside to play on the playground. Also this is a reminder if you have not brought in a family picture yet for our bulletin board, please bring in one this week as we will soon be talking about our families and learning more about each other. And it does help the children to feel more secure when they see pictures of themselves and their loved ones. Next week our theme will be" All About Me."

Here are some of the other things we did…

We drew imaginative first day drawings.
We played with ABC, number, and shape puzzles.
Practiced learning to sit together and listen during Circle Time.
We celebrated a Birthday!
Played a Circle Game “Higgelty Wiggelty Bumble Bee" to learn each other’s names
Listened to the story I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
Drew a picture of our new preschool
And kept very, very busy...not a single dull moment going on here!

Looking forward to the year ahead,
Miss Lori, Miss Donna & Miss Pat