News and Reminders
We have a parent potluck coming up on Thursday, March 16th at 6:00 pm. There will be a Parent Collaboration Committee Meeting directly after. If there are specific topics you'd like to discuss or learn about at the potluck please let me know! Your input would be really helpful.
Classroom Updates
Infant I: Lots of our play this week has been centered around balls, especially the white whiffle balls that can frequently be seen rolling around our room. Their plastic surface makes them nice and bouncy, and the holes are just the right size for our little fingers to grasp them. They also make a fascinating sound when rolling around in a metal bowl? We teachers have also been thinking about how best to support the gradual development of self-soothing skills, which is an important component of independence in our room. Families, we would love more family pictures for the wall. We love to talk about moms, dads, brothers, sisters, and family pets!
Infant II: This week we spent more time exploring different forms of art. We continued our water color exploration, this week with cool colors. Next, we used markers on white paper to practice our fine motor skills and worked very intentionally to make marks with a combination of colors. On Wednesday we went in a new direction and used tissue paper and water to create a textured piece of art. The children especially enjoyed the process of tearing the tissue paper into tiny pieces. Everyone worked together with such kindness and respect, handing peers paper to rip, providing ample space for all to participate, and being mindful of keeping the paper in the baskets and having a tidy space. The process of creating our artwork varied among the children. Some did really well sticking the tissue pieces onto their paper and coating it with water. Others were simply fascinated by the tissue paper itself and spent most of their time crumbling it in their hands.
Toddlers: This week we spent a great deal of time outside in the beautiful weather. The children were very excited to discover the puddles and lots of mud and hay. The children gathered muddy water in small containers and poured the water into additional containers. We have also begun working on ballet steps and techniques, per request of the children. We have begun by working on the fundamental basics of the five positions. We worked on the placement of our arms and our feet. The kids have been very excited. If anyone has any dance costumes, tutus, or ballet shoes we ould love them to expand this lesson!
Preschool I: The excitement never stops in our classroom. We've welcomed a new child into our classroom with open arms. It is so heartwarming to observe both reunited friendships and the seeds of new ones. The older children especially continue stepping up and suggesting their own ideas and engage in helping one another with mittens and boots. They are getting really good at negotiating turns for the "line leader" or who gets to go through the door first. At the children's request, this role has been divided into three parts: down the stairs, down the hall and who is the first outside. They've really committed themselves to their routine and take pride in it! Also, the children keep asking about birds and the calls they make. We may explore this more next week.
Preschool II: We spent a considerable amount of time painting this week. We filled a container with a rainbow of colors and used our hands, popsicle sticks, and paintbrushes to mix and paint together. The children all painted together on one large piece of paper. There was a lot of collaboration and discussion about the painting. They worked together to create different scenes as well as different colors. We also spent a lot of time outdoors this week with the warmer temperatures. We took a long walk with the prek class, and our lunches, to the rec path. Everyone did really well carrying their own things and walking politely by people and stores on Main street. We thoroughly enjoyed watching the river and throwing in small chunks of snow and watching it melt. It was a long and tiring trip but well worth it. We will definitely be doing more of this when spring is actually here. We are looking forward to inviting a new teacher to our classroom this week. Her name is Jane and she will be with us all week. After this week she will be joining us most Mondays and Fridays until the end of April when she will be full time! We are excited to get to know her and show her around our community.
PreK: We've been to the Woof Trail and to the Rec Path this week. It's been a while since we've gone so far. We loved the warm weather and being able to have a picnic for lunch. We've also been working hard on reading words by sounding our letters and writing words too. We finished our puzzle and worked together to make playdough. We've been using our small animals to make footprints in the playdough. We continue to enjoy puzzling together, our train tracks, and have rediscovered our dress up clothes. We are making plans to conduct some science experiences and activities next week.
We have a parent potluck coming up on Thursday, March 16th at 6:00 pm. There will be a Parent Collaboration Committee Meeting directly after. If there are specific topics you'd like to discuss or learn about at the potluck please let me know! Your input would be really helpful.
Classroom Updates
Infant I: Lots of our play this week has been centered around balls, especially the white whiffle balls that can frequently be seen rolling around our room. Their plastic surface makes them nice and bouncy, and the holes are just the right size for our little fingers to grasp them. They also make a fascinating sound when rolling around in a metal bowl? We teachers have also been thinking about how best to support the gradual development of self-soothing skills, which is an important component of independence in our room. Families, we would love more family pictures for the wall. We love to talk about moms, dads, brothers, sisters, and family pets!
Infant II: This week we spent more time exploring different forms of art. We continued our water color exploration, this week with cool colors. Next, we used markers on white paper to practice our fine motor skills and worked very intentionally to make marks with a combination of colors. On Wednesday we went in a new direction and used tissue paper and water to create a textured piece of art. The children especially enjoyed the process of tearing the tissue paper into tiny pieces. Everyone worked together with such kindness and respect, handing peers paper to rip, providing ample space for all to participate, and being mindful of keeping the paper in the baskets and having a tidy space. The process of creating our artwork varied among the children. Some did really well sticking the tissue pieces onto their paper and coating it with water. Others were simply fascinated by the tissue paper itself and spent most of their time crumbling it in their hands.
Toddlers: This week we spent a great deal of time outside in the beautiful weather. The children were very excited to discover the puddles and lots of mud and hay. The children gathered muddy water in small containers and poured the water into additional containers. We have also begun working on ballet steps and techniques, per request of the children. We have begun by working on the fundamental basics of the five positions. We worked on the placement of our arms and our feet. The kids have been very excited. If anyone has any dance costumes, tutus, or ballet shoes we ould love them to expand this lesson!
Preschool I: The excitement never stops in our classroom. We've welcomed a new child into our classroom with open arms. It is so heartwarming to observe both reunited friendships and the seeds of new ones. The older children especially continue stepping up and suggesting their own ideas and engage in helping one another with mittens and boots. They are getting really good at negotiating turns for the "line leader" or who gets to go through the door first. At the children's request, this role has been divided into three parts: down the stairs, down the hall and who is the first outside. They've really committed themselves to their routine and take pride in it! Also, the children keep asking about birds and the calls they make. We may explore this more next week.
Preschool II: We spent a considerable amount of time painting this week. We filled a container with a rainbow of colors and used our hands, popsicle sticks, and paintbrushes to mix and paint together. The children all painted together on one large piece of paper. There was a lot of collaboration and discussion about the painting. They worked together to create different scenes as well as different colors. We also spent a lot of time outdoors this week with the warmer temperatures. We took a long walk with the prek class, and our lunches, to the rec path. Everyone did really well carrying their own things and walking politely by people and stores on Main street. We thoroughly enjoyed watching the river and throwing in small chunks of snow and watching it melt. It was a long and tiring trip but well worth it. We will definitely be doing more of this when spring is actually here. We are looking forward to inviting a new teacher to our classroom this week. Her name is Jane and she will be with us all week. After this week she will be joining us most Mondays and Fridays until the end of April when she will be full time! We are excited to get to know her and show her around our community.
PreK: We've been to the Woof Trail and to the Rec Path this week. It's been a while since we've gone so far. We loved the warm weather and being able to have a picnic for lunch. We've also been working hard on reading words by sounding our letters and writing words too. We finished our puzzle and worked together to make playdough. We've been using our small animals to make footprints in the playdough. We continue to enjoy puzzling together, our train tracks, and have rediscovered our dress up clothes. We are making plans to conduct some science experiences and activities next week.
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