Dear Parents,
On Monday we began in the yard. We climbed on the jungle gym, and played on the swings. Some children were selling ice cream under the jungle gym and others were driving the jungle gym. One day someone said, “The truck is broken and we need a tow truck.”
We used our easel this week. Everyone was excited for their turn. It took two days for all of us to get a turn to paint. We used red and yellow on one side and blue and yellow on the other.
We added a new color to our yellow play dough. We had to work hard pinching, pulling, squeezing, and rolling the play dough to mix the colors. Play dough and clay are great hand strengthening activities in preparation for motor skills used in writing, zipping, and snapping math manipulatives together.
In the classroom, we have been connecting plastic waffles to build streets and buildings. Our rainbow bears have enjoyed playing on the creations.
This week we read: One Happy Classroom, Olivia, Now Soon Later, Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten, The Night Before Kindergarten, Wake Up, and Owl Babies- on repeat!
We played in the sandbox on Thursday. People made castles and cakes. We talked about keeping the sand in the box and low to the ground so we wouldn’t accidentally get it in anyone’s eyes, including our own.
We asked the class what part of our bodies do we use when we listen? They responded, “Our brains”, “Our still bodies”, “Our ears”, and “Our eyes”. We thought they were going to say ears! They are listening.
We made a list of what we did this summer. We went to Maryville, Texas, Amsterdam, Spain, Germany, the Catskills, Shelter Island, the swimming pool, and the lake. We made a present for our mama, played at home, painted, rode in boats, read books, and lost our laser pointer.
Someone said while waiting for the bathroom, “I think this is going to be the best year ever!”
I agreed,
Therese