Play Dough and Play

Dear Parents,

This week we’re learning our routine, getting to know our space, and getting to know our friends’ names. We started putting our names up on the attendance chart while singing each person’s name.

Often the first written word children recognize and read is their own name. We encourage this by putting their names in the cubbies, on the attendance chart, and on everyone’s artwork.

We played with play dough, and friends created: a mud puddle, a fossil, a bridge, a pancake, an octopus, a tie-thing that you have to run and break, an inch worm, a train car, a couple of volcanoes, some earth worms, and much more. 

We have six to eight sleepers during quiet time. Shhhhhh.

We have been working puzzles and reading books in the classroom, driving our car and tricycles in the big room, and practicing sharing the swings outside. 

We are reading books about going to school. We read Cornelius C. Mudd, Are You Ready For School?, Spot Goes To School, David Goes To School, Wow School!, Follow The Line To School, and Head To Toe. 

We have been singing the Alphabet; Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes; Bubble Gum; On Top Of Spaghetti; Open, Shut Them; Peanut Butter and Jelly; and The Hokey Pokey.

That’s what it’s all about,

Therese

First Two Days

Dear Parents,

Our first two days were short and sweet. We had some tears shed but one person while crying, still managed to connect many multicolored waffle manipulatives. 

We played in the yard swinging, digging in the sandbox, and climbing on the jungle gym. 

We went inside for circle, sang our Good Morning song, and read books. We read You Are My Wonders, One Happy Classroom, Olivia, Bath Time!, You Matter, and Wake Up! We noticed that the classrooms in our books resembled our classroom, and that the characters were doing the same activities as we are. 

We took three big breaths, in and out, together during circle each day.

We are working on walking (not running) in line, holding the same rail when going up and down our stairs, and how to pull our pants up and down (in the bathroom).

It was a good start to the year!

Have a lovely weekend,

Therese