Miss Cindy's Class

Dress up

2010-10-19T15:05:00.002-04:00

Dancing and Drums

2010-10-19T14:52:00.006-04:00

How could you study the letter Dd in preschool and not have a "dancy-dance"? Each student had a turn at playing the drums while the others danced. Delightful!

Dandy Day

2010-10-19T14:39:00.003-04:00

Today was a beautiful fall day, but the playground was wet from yesterday's wonderful rain. We didn't want to have our playtime in the gym, so we played outside on the concrete. Please indulge me with the multitude of pictures (since I finally got batteries for my camera!)

Crowns and Caterpillars

2010-10-15T16:04:00.004-04:00

This week we read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. First we read the story. Then we got to take turns putting the different foods on a felt apron as we told the story. Finally, we made a caterpillar from circles and glued the circles numbered 1 thru 5 on a paper to take home.

On Thursday we make crowns. Our class is doing really well on their scissor skills. I'm impressed. Our rules are: 1) Scissors are NOT a toy and 2) We ONLY cut paper. So far, so good on everyone following the rules!! We glued a letter C in the middle of the crown and then colored the crown with jewels. We wore our crowns while we read the story "Caps for Sale". It's a classic children's book from 1938. It is a great story about a peddler, some monkeys and some monkey business. Fun!

Bandaids and Blue B's

2010-10-15T15:48:00.004-04:00

What is it about a bandaid that makes a kid love them???? Most little ones just love playing with bandaids...so our class got to put 4 bandaids on the letter Bb. We learned about the number 4 this week. Not only is it fun, but the activity really helps develop fine motor skills. (That's our story and we're sticking to it!)

Below, Brielle, Almin and Hannah show off their blue Bb's. I think we have some budding artists!
P.S. Bb is also for batteries....which died in my camera. More pix later.

Show and Tell

2010-10-05T19:11:00.003-04:00

Our class will have Show and Tell on Thursdays beginning this week, October 7. Students may bring something related to our lessons to show the class and tell about it. When students arrive they will place their items in a basket, so they won't be playing with them through the day but please don't send anything valuable that could easily break. (See page 8 of the Parent Handbook) I told the class about "show and tell" and the children were so excited. Since we are studying the letter B this week I heard that they were going to find a bunny, a baby doll, a bear, a book and Buzz Lightyear to bring! Looking forward to it!

Aa is for Alligator

2010-09-30T17:03:00.003-04:00

Aa was our letter of the week and 3 was our number. Our lessons included sponge painting 3 apples, astronaut art with 3 stars, and tracing the number 3. We played with animal puzzles and painted alligators with dots. Several of our students just love coloring, cutting, gluing and painting. We have an art table during center time and it is always a popular activity. Here is a picture of our kiddos wearing their alligator visors. They wore them while we read the story There's an Alligator Under my Bed by Mercer Mayer. What a great week! Lots of fun activities planned for next week as we study the letter Bb and number 4. Stay tuned!

P.S. Aa is also for Adorable!!!!
L to R: Audrey, Alyssa, Henry, Vinnie, Brielle, Maddy, Hannah
L to R: Maddy, Hannah, Libby, Brielle, Almin, Caleb

Chapel with Mr. Tony

2010-09-28T14:14:00.004-04:00

Today, we had chapel with Mr. Tony. We sang several songs including This Little Light of Mine and Deep and Wide. He told us that God's love is shining in us and is deeper than the ocean. He said that Jesus knows the name of each of us and we are so very special. Thank you, Jesus, for loving us.

Pairs!

2010-09-23T14:52:00.007-04:00

This week we talked about the number 2. Our Bible story was Noah and the Ark, so we learned how the animals came two by two. During center time, we chose things from a bag that came in "pairs". Here is a picture of all the pairs...everything from boots to sunglasses to earrings to bookends to a pair of pliers.

Terrific Tuesday!

2010-09-23T14:52:00.004-04:00

The weather was beautiful on Tuesday, so we took advantage of it! We had our art time outside. Students drew their masterpieces with sidewalk chalk.

Vinnie drew a number 1, a circle, a square and an X.
Henry drew a map of Idaho. Yep. Idaho.

We ended the day with the book, The Little Engine that Could....a story time favorite.

Happy Birthday Libby!

2010-09-23T14:48:00.002-04:00

Tuesday was Libby's birthday! So glad we could celebrate it with her. Happy Birthday to a sweet, sweet gal!

Shapes, Showers, Sharing and Shaving Cream,

2010-09-17T17:16:00.007-04:00

We've completed our second week of preschool class. What wonderful kids we have! Here are a few pictures of our artwork made from shapes. They did a super job!

Landen, Brielle, and Hannah
Ellie, Henry is hiding, and Maddy

Libby and VinnieAlmin, Alyssa and Caleb

We had to cut our outside playtime very short. Only a couple minutes after we got outside there was a cloud burst. It only showered for a short while and certainly wasn't the rain we needed...just enough to spoil our fun. We tried to get our "wiggles" out by having an animal parade. We waddled like ducks, galloped like horses, hopped like kangaroos, flapped like birds and walked like every other animal we could name. Then we danced to a song called the Dance Machine...we swished like a washing machine and twisted like egg beaters....you get the picture.

We practiced drawing shapes in an unusual way. We drew with our fingers in shaving cream...so now you know why your child came home smelling like menthol! haha! Enjoy the pix...I love watching the children during center time. They get to choose what they want to do. Here are just a couple pictures.

Shaping Up!

2010-09-14T18:12:00.006-04:00

We are learning about shapes and things are "shaping up" and going much smoother this week. Our class is doing a great job as we are learning lots of new rules...like lining up, no talking in the hall, cleaning up after snack and center time, sharing and taking turns. The social aspect of preschool is so important. So proud of our kiddos!!

I love watching our children sing! Here are a couple of pictures while they are singing the words "be careful little tongue what you say" and "be careful little heart whom you trust". Adorable!

Center time is Fun Time!

2010-09-09T14:06:00.006-04:00

We learned a big word today...Cooperate. Working together and helping each other is easy and fun. We read The Little Red Hen and saw how the pig, cat and duck did not cooperate. We all cooperated when we cleaned up after Center Time. What an awesome class!

Puzzles and pretend seem to be the favorites of our class right now. We have several "puzzle masters"!!! Miss Georgeanna and Henry completed an alphabet puzzle and Brielle worked hard stringing beads.
Libby and Vinnie played with the blocks while Hannah worked a puzzle.
Ellie and Maddy, new BFF's, took a break from playing in the kitchen to pose for a pic. Adorable!
"Tea, anyone?" Alyssa is such a sweetie!
Audrey took her babies for a walk. Below, Caleb and Almin worked a color puzzle together. Look how they are both sitting the same way. Don't we have the greatest class?!

First Day Fun!

2010-09-07T14:01:00.006-04:00

I love preschool! We have such a great class!

The morning started out a little rough for one of our little guys...leaving Mom can be really difficult...but we had a good first day!

We talked about how God made the world and God made fruit. Since we are learning colors, we began making a book called "The Colors of Fruit". Miss Debbie (assistant director of the preschool) led us for Singing and Bible Time. It is so much fun to learn new songs and we have a good start on memorizing Genesis 1:1. Almin had a recent birthday so the whole class was able to celebrate with him. Yummy birthday cake for a special snack!!!!
Vinnie is ready to "dig in" as Alyssa waits patiently for Miss Georgeanna to serve her. Next is Ellie, Landen and Henry.
L to R: Audrey, Almin and Brielle
L to R: Hannah, Henry and Landen
L to R: Maddy, Libby and CalebThe weather was beautiful today! The children played so well together on the playground.
Caleb is shining in the sunshine!
We're looking forward to Thursday! God Bless!
P.S. Just so you know...a little guy told me his mom woke him up this morning and said it was his first day of preschool. He told her he didn't want to go to preschool. He had a good day today...so he told me that he likes preschool and he will come back on Thursday...just in case you were wondering. :)

Backpacks Ready?

2010-08-30T17:51:00.001-04:00

Hooray!! The new school year is finally here! Hazel Dell Christian Preschool will host it's 2010-2011 "Meet the Teacher"/Open House on Thursday, September 2 at 6:30. I'm really looking forward to seeing you all there! The FIRST DAY OF CLASS for our 3's class is Tuesday, September 7. The first week our class will be learning about COLORS! We'll also be learning about creation. We have lots of fun activities planned. I'm so excited!!! Hope you are excited too!

What a great year!

2010-05-29T10:19:00.002-04:00

It was such a blessing to have the opportunity to have such a wonderful class. Thanks to all the parents for your help and support this year and especially for sharing your child with me. It is amazing how you can love a child that isn't your own. I love my boys and girls!

Parent Teacher meetings

2010-03-24T08:55:00.003-04:00

There will be no school on April 1 due to parent-teacher meetings. A sign-up sheet will be on the table on Thursday. Meetings will be scheduled for every 15 minutes.

Tt is for Tea Party

2010-03-24T08:51:00.002-04:00

We'll put on ties, top hats and tiaras and have a tea party on Thursday. Special stuffed friends are invited to share with us (as long as they don't eat too much), so feel free to send one with your child.

Ss Week ~~ 5 senses

2010-03-24T08:38:00.005-04:00

We have been learning how God gave us five senses. Our senses let us enjoy things, learn about things and keep us safe. Last week our class talked about the sense of smell and sight. Looks like Max wasn't too crazy about the smell of onion! The class' favorite smells were chocolate and lemon. Rubbing alcohol was their least favorite by far. We decided the sense of smell was a good idea because if we smell smoke we can get to a safe place. On Thursday, we talked about sight and made pretend telescopes. We looked at several things, like leaves and sponges, with a magnifying glass. Our story was "The Lucky Glasses".

Star of the Week...TY

2010-03-17T19:32:00.004-04:00

Ty was our Star of the Week last week. He is a bright and precious young man with such an engaging smile (as you can tell!). Ty's favorite color is red and he loves to sing "Goin' on a Bear Hunt". His favorite food is chicken nuggets.

Welcome Back Nolan

2010-03-17T19:30:00.001-04:00

It was so good to have Nolan back in class with us on Tuesday. Nolan broke his arm and missed two weeks of school. We sure did miss him. Glad you're back on the mend, Nolan.

Pp is for Pretend!

2010-03-17T19:12:00.005-04:00

I knew it had been a while since I had posted a blog....but I didn't realize it had been over a month! Hopefully, the March newsletter has helped keep you informed. I've traveled several long weekends lately to visit family and also have had family visit here, so I haven't made the time to blog.

Here are a couple of pics from February when we were studying the letter P. We played "pretend".

O Happy Day

2010-02-12T14:14:00.002-05:00

Thursday was a happy day in our class. We learned about the letter Oo and celebrated Valentine's Day. For our art project, we dipped the end of paper rolls into paint and made lots of colorful O's. Students decorated bags to hold their valentines, made an octopus, talked about occupations and pretended to be an octopus (swam away from a shark and Orca and saw a mermaid). During Bible time, we sang songs, practiced our Bible verses and listened to a story about how Jesus loved the children. We also had a special valentine snack, played in the gym and had "show and tell". Then we shared our valentines. O Happy Day! Wishing you and yours a very happy day of love on this Valentine's Day.

Orange Day

2010-02-08T18:00:00.002-05:00

This week our class will be learning about the letter Oo. Students may dress in orange on Tuesday if they would like.

Go Colts!

2010-02-04T15:08:00.004-05:00

So what does the letter Nn have to do with the Super Bowl, you ask??? Newspaper footballs, of course! We took old newspapers, wadded them, rolled them, twisted the ends and taped them to make a football out of newspaper. We had blue napkins and cups during snack and our snack was served from a football bowl. Our class will be cheering for the Colts...although Alex likes the Green Bay Packers and Ty still likes the Bears. Adorable! Miss Georgeanna works with Alex as he practices writing his name. We work with each student individually during center time.

New word for the day was newt....looks like a lizard to us! Ty and Danny paint their newt during free play. Look at that concentration!!!

Noodles and Necklaces

2010-02-03T19:11:00.004-05:00

Hooray for Groundhog Day! Tuesday was February 2nd. It was sure a day to celebrate. Miss Georgeanna came back from her visit to Florida. Our class was so glad to see her. (Thanks to Miss Julie for filling in during the month of January.) We celebrated Groundhog Day by singing with a groundhog puppet. It was such silly fun.

This week our class is learning about the letter Nn. We glued noodles on the letter N and made necklaces with nine beads. (Max wanted some blue beads for the Colts!) We also threw paper napkins in the air and "tried" to catch them and danced "the napkin dance". Our students are practicing name writing. Nn is also for numbers, so we reviewed our numbers with flashcards. We were actually so busy, I forgot to take pictures! More Nn activities planned for Thursday.

More Hawaii Week Fun!

2010-01-28T14:09:00.006-05:00

That's Cam jammin'!
How low can you go? Danny loves to limbo!
Gotta love the feel of sand between your toes!
Max, Nolan and Brooklyn had a great time playing in the whale of balls.
Brooklyn! Her shirt says it all~~ "cute as a bug".

Hula Dancing!

2010-01-28T13:47:00.005-05:00

This cracks me up!!! Our class was Hula dancing. Kaleigh really had the "coconut tree sway" move down, as did most of the others. Guess Danny doesn't care much for hula dancing! Too funny!

Hula and Bongos

2010-01-26T16:51:00.003-05:00

Ava shows us her hula moves.

Jillian played the drums for Miss Julie.

Hawaii Room!!

2010-01-26T16:44:00.006-05:00

Max and Ty look like real "surfer dudes"!
Cam and Nicholas are all smiles!
Emma, Cam and Alex enjoy the pool.
Jillian, Kaleigh, Emma and Nolan played in the sand.

Waiting to hit the beach!

2010-01-26T16:38:00.002-05:00

Our class listened to a story titled "Olvina Flies" about a chicken who takes a trip to Hawaii.

Up, Up and Away!

2010-01-26T16:32:00.004-05:00

Hawaii week began with an imaginary plane trip. We had an "in flight" movie and snack.

Hawaii Week

2010-01-22T12:56:00.002-05:00

It's time for a "winter warm-up". Hazel Dell Christian Preschool is having Hawaii Week. On Tuesday, Jan. 26th, our class will be "flying" to Hawaii to go to the beach! A room will be set up to look like Hawaii... complete with palm trees, sand and water. Instead of recess, we will be playing at the beach (indoor sand box) and going swimming (small inflated pool). Bring a bathing suit and towel (and a change of underwear, if necessary).

For snack we will pretend to be on a plane flying home. We will have an "on-flight" snack and beverage (pretzels and juice).

Thursday, Jan. 28th, we will spend another day in Hawaii. NO bathing suit or towel needed. Snack time will be our Luau! We will discuss and taste the different Hawaiian foods.

Look for a sign-up sheet. ALOHA!

Sliding to Preschool

2010-01-22T10:29:00.002-05:00

Thursday morning found the roads covered in ice. Our classes were delayed by one hour and we had several students who didn't make the slipping, sliding trip. We missed you! Even though it was a short day, we had lots of fun. We made masterpieces which we painted with marbles. We also played with magnets, monkeys and the "aqua doodle". During snack time, we decided to have a picnic...like Jesus did when He fed the 5,000....except we were indoors instead of out... and we had Cheezits instead of bread and fish...and there were 5 children instead of 5,000... and we didn't collect left over food. So maybe it wasn't just like Jesus' picnic, but we did give thanks.

Best Wishes TO Sunny Florida

2010-01-22T10:22:00.003-05:00

Miss Georgeanna and her husband are currently snowbirds in Florida. She will be there for the month of January. She has left us in very competent hands, as Miss Julie is filling in for her. Thanks Miss Julie for all your help!

Hope you're having a great time, Miss Georgeanna. Miss you! Tell Mickey Mouse "hello" for us!

January Birthdays!! Nolan & Kaleigh!

2010-01-22T10:01:00.006-05:00

Happy 4th Birthday to Nolan!

Nolan's birthday was January 14. Nolan likes the Colts, Boise State and Purdue (...and according to Nolan, so does his dad).

Happy 4th Birthday to Kaleigh!

Kaleigh's birthday was January 18th. Doesn't this picture say it all??? She is adorable! Kaleigh's favorite color is purple.

Welcome Danny!

2010-01-22T09:48:00.003-05:00

Welcome Danny! We are so pleased to have Danny join our class. Danny and his family just moved here from Illinois. He loves Kung Fu Panda. Danny is a fine young man. Welcome to our Hazel Dell family!

Kk is for King!

2010-01-06T17:23:00.003-05:00

OUR ROYAL CLASS
Front (L to R): Emma, Nolan, Brooklyn, Ty, Ava, Jillian
Back: Max, Cam, Danny, Kaleigh, Alex
absent: Nicholas

Isn't this an adorable class? Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. I did. It is good to be back with your kiddos! Our class is learning about the letter K this week. We made crowns and had to model them for you.

By the way... I did not send home with your child a bag of my trash. We made kick balls from old newspapers and grocery sacks. (I'm sure it's not one of those sentimental keepsake items from your child's preschool days, but we had fun playing with them!)

A picture is worth a 1000 words

2009-12-23T10:03:00.003-05:00

The Nativity Story (3 yr. old style)

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The angel Gabriel (also the name of Jillian's brother) came to talk to Mary. She was really scared at first. Mary was married to "Jofuss" and they went to "Beffleeham" where Jesus was born in a stable. That's where the animals were...but no elephants were there. The king was mean. Jesus got presents.

You're Invited!

2009-12-14T08:06:00.002-05:00

Don't forget about our Christmas program on Thursday. It will be held in the auditorium and will begin at 11:00, so get there early to get the prime "picture taking" seat. Both 3's classes will sing, as well as the 2's class. We don't expect it to last more than 20 minutes and children will be dismissed as soon as it is over. Invite those friends and neighbors! There's nothing like a Christmas program to get you in the spirit!

Like a Clock with Wings...

2009-12-14T07:52:00.002-05:00

...Time flies. I apologize for not posting on the blog for a while. I love this time of year even though it is so busy. Our class has been busy as well. The excitement is in the air. We've been practicing a new song for our Christmas program. (You'll love it, by the way). We've also been learning about the letters Ii and Jj. On Thursday, we played "Jack In the Box" and read about Jesus. The class water table (minus the water!) was set up with straw and a nativity set for the children. They played and played...but I wasn't prepared for the mess. Straw and shavings everywhere! So I apologize if your child came home with stuff stuck to his/her sweater. We tried to pick it all off, but.... What's Christmas without a few messes!

Family Pix

2009-11-28T03:06:00.009-05:00

Thanks for sharing in our Thanksgiving Feast. It was so good to see our families together for lunch. We appreciate all the food you brought. We have so much for which to be thankful.

Trivia

2009-11-28T02:53:00.003-05:00

A group of turkeys is called a rafter, although a gang is also an acceptable name. They have also alternately been called a gobble, although this definition is colloquial and does not appear in dictionaries. Baby turkeys are called poults.

I promised...

2009-11-28T02:44:00.002-05:00

...a picture of our bulletin board. Our thankful "bunch" of turkeys. Hummmm...a gaggle of geese, a flock of seagulls, a covey of quails...what do you call a "bunch" of turkeys??? A feast? Stay tuned. I'll google it and let you know.

Thanksgiving Lunch Info

2009-11-18T19:36:00.002-05:00

Our Thanksgiving Feast will be this Tuesday, November 24 in the gym. Thank you to those who have signed up to bring food. We ask that you take the food to the gym by 10:45, so we can begin going through the serving line at 11:00. We expect about 32 attendees from our class including our own little Pilgrims and Indians. Look forward to seeing you Tuesday!

Goin' on a Bear Hunt

2009-11-17T16:14:00.004-05:00

Here is our class singing "Goin' on a Bear Hunt". So cute.Kaleigh, Jillian, and Alex
Emma, Nicholas, Nolan and Max
Max, Cam, Ty, Brooklyn and Ava

Rainy Day means Inside Play

2009-11-17T13:42:00.010-05:00

We've had such great fall weather that our class hasn't played in the gym for a while. Today's rain allowed us to play inside. Ava loved the trampoline and Jillian waited her turn.

Nicholas and Emma are playing with the cones.

Kaleigh and Cam on the trikes.
Here are Nolan, Emma, Ava and Max.Brooklyn and Ty said they made ice cream cones.

Gobble Gobble

2009-11-12T15:13:00.003-05:00

Happy Thursday! Our class talked turkey today. We made turkeys for the bulletin board. Each tail feather represents something that student is thankful for. The list includes everything from Mommy and Daddy to Barbies, sharks, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Be sure to look at our board next time you are in our class. (Picture will be posted soon).

We also made "Where is Turkey?" books. More turkey and Thanksgiving crafts are in store next week.

Thanksgiving Feast

2009-11-11T08:04:00.010-05:00

Hazel Dell Christian Preschool with be hosting a Thanksgiving Feast for our students and parents. Our feast will be held on Tuesday, November 24 at 11:00 in the gym. The preschool will provide the meat. We are asking each family to bring one dish (vegetables, fruit, bread, dessert, etc.) to feed 12 families. There will be 2 sign-up sheets available--one for the number attending and one for the food. We are thankful that we have the opportunity to love and lead your child and it is our desire to share this special time of year with all.

Green Glitter + Goats Gruff + Goldfish = Great Day

2009-11-10T14:10:00.003-05:00

Gg is for Great Guys and Gals! We have such a good class and our children stay so busy. Here's a recap for today...Colored 9 (our number for the week is nine) Goofy Girly birds, put nine globs of glue on the letter G and sprinkled on green glitter, played Duck, Duck, Goose, played grocery store, worked a gorilla puzzle, played with cars in the garage and had goldfish for snack. In Bible time we are learning about David and Goliath. We read stories about the Three Billy Goats Gruff, Glad Monster and First Thanksgiving Day. Goodness Gracious!

What a day...

2009-11-06T09:34:00.006-05:00

..to have the camera batteries die! What a day of fun! What a day of excitement! What a day of learning! Ff is for Firefighter. Firefighter Dutch visited our school. He dressed in full gear, complete with air pack. He showed us how we should not be afraid of firefighters when they are wearing a mask and breathing like Darth Vader. Such a valuable lesson for us all. Unfortunately, children trapped in a fire have hidden from firefighters because they were afraid of them. Firefighter Dutch showed the children that sometimes a firefighter can look scary but if they are ever in a fire, they should wave their arms and say "Here I am!" He brought fire chief helmets for each child too! Thanks so much, Dutch! We appreciate you and all your fellow firefighters.
Here's a "not so scary" picture of Dutch (who happens to be my son-in-law) with his family, Erin and little Liv. Yes...I am proud.

Fun with Letter Ff

2009-11-03T16:24:00.002-05:00

Our class was all present and accounted for! Hooray! We are all healthy enough to be back to school. Hope you all enjoyed your fall break.

This week we are learning about the letter Ff and the number 8. We counted and glued 8 feathers on an F. (The glue is still drying. Look for it to come home on Thursday). Today we read the book titled A Fly Went By. We had fun guessing what would happen next. We learned a new song about a Little Fishy Swimming in the Bay. Playing outside was so much fun today. It was a beautiful sunny day.

A new month means a new Bible memory verse. Remember to "give thanks to the Lord" for our health, our children and a gorgeous fall day.

Happy Birthday to Alex!

2009-11-02T16:31:00.002-05:00

Wishing Alex a very happy birthday!

HAPPY HARVEST PARTY!

2009-10-28T12:01:00.003-04:00

What a fun day! What a cast of characters...Bob the Builder (a.k.a Nicholas), Fancy Nancy (Emma), Lady Bug (Ava), Buzz Lightyear (Max), Minnie Mouse (Kaleigh), Rapunzel (Jillian), Giraffe (Nolan), Fireman (Ty) and Strawberry Shortcake (Brooklyn). Here are get well wishes to Alex and Cam. We missed you!

We had a lesson on the letter Ee, made an elephant from different shapes, read stories, learned about the number 7 , had an "elephant parade", sang songs and heard a story titled "The Pumpkin Patch Parable"....and that was all before our Harvest Party! It was complete with special snacks, games and prizes!

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped with the party. We sure appreciate you!

Dancing, Drums, Ducks, Dress-up and Dinosaurs

2009-10-28T11:38:00.005-04:00

"Dd" week was a fun week. We danced, dug for dinosaurs in the sand table and drummed with all kinds of drums. Here's our Kaleigh playing with dinosaurs.
On Thursday, Emma, Cam and Brooklyn played with ducks in the water table. Don't they look serious?! Something across the room got their attention!

Dress-up was a hit. Ava, Jillian and Max dressed up and then played the Lucky Duck game.

Catching up on C's

2009-10-28T11:24:00.005-04:00

Since I got a little behind on my blogging, I figured it is time to catch up! Here's a picture of Ty, Cam, Alex and Max Creating a Colossal Castle during "Cc" week. Here are Emma, Nicholas and Kaleigh counting with cards and playing the Cootie game during center time.

HARVEST PARTY INFO

2009-10-26T10:35:00.003-04:00

Our Harvest Party will be Tuesday. Children may dress in non-scary costumes. They can wear them to school or we will help them dress before the games which will begin at 11:00. Games include Bean Bag Toss, Pumpkin Ring Toss, Pumpkin Bowling and Pin the Nose on the Jack O' Lantern. Thanks in advance to all you volunteers who help make these events possible!

NO CLASS ON THURSDAY!
HAVE A GREAT FALL BREAK!

Bad Blogger!

2009-10-26T09:59:00.002-04:00

Sorry I've been so bad about blogging the last couple weeks. Been busy, busy! Also... left my camera in my granddaughter's stroller. I have some great pictures to share soon!

Coat of Many Colors

2009-10-14T07:48:00.003-04:00

Miss Dawn is leading our Bible and singing time this week. She told us a great Bible story about Joseph and the coat of many colors. Thanks Miss Dawn!

Cows, Cookies, Caterpillars and Cocoons

2009-10-14T07:22:00.003-04:00

You guessed it! This week we are learning about the letter C. We are emphasizing the hard C sound. You may have heard your student sing our "Letter Sound" song. It is to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell". It goes like this..."C says kuh. C says kuh. Every letter makes a sound. C says kuh." We have some great singers in our class!

On Tuesday, we Climbed up Sunshine Mountain, Crawled like Crabs, Caterpillars and Crocodiles, played with Castles, Cars and the Cow and Cookie game. We also Clapped like a Copy Cat.

Our story for the day was The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We made a caterpillar of circles. Thursday promises activities with clowns and cotton balls!

Nolan knows....

2009-10-08T15:33:00.004-04:00

...his Bible memory verse! Galatians 5:22-23 is a long verse too! He has it down perfectly. I'm very impressed. He actually has had to help me a couple times!

Learning can be messy

2009-10-08T15:20:00.003-04:00

Our class practiced making letters, numbers and shapes...not on paper (how boring!)...in shaving cream! Look at Cam and Brooklyn concentrate. Good job! By the way, thanks Miss Georgeanna for helping get us all cleaned up afterward.

B is for binoculars, bonnet, battery and beans

2009-10-08T15:07:00.005-04:00

This week we learned about the letter B. Tuesday, we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and made our own book to read. Our class also painted a B then folded the paper to make it a butterfly! Beautiful! Today we painted 4 blue birds on a letter B.

Each week we get to choose something from the "What is it" bag. Here's a picture of some of the B things we found. Nicholas has a bow. Nolan found a battery in the bag and Jillian's holding a baby basketball. Ty picked a bottle out of the bag. Alex got a bag of beans. Brooklyn was beautiful in the bonnet. That's Cam behind the binoculars. Kaleigh is almost in the picture with a blue Bible and Emma is holding a bib. It was fun.

To Infinity and beyond!

2009-10-01T16:01:00.006-04:00

Since we learned about the letter A and the number 3, our art project today was an astronaut in space. We worked on following directions and made our picture in a certain order. Each child's astronaut floated in space with 3 stars, 3 spaceship stickers and 1 yellow moon. They did a great job! I just love it when they are proud of their work. They discuss whether their picture will be hung in their room or on the refrigerator. Too cute.

Here's a picture of our munchkins after a full morning of school, all packed and ready to go home! Adorable.

This Little Light of Mine

2009-10-01T15:55:00.005-04:00

Today during Bible time, we sang "This Little Light of Mine". It's one of their favorites.

The B-I-B-L-E. Bible!

The Paint is Drying!

2009-09-29T17:47:00.004-04:00

Today, our class used paint to make fingerprint ants AND we made ink dot alligator pictures. Only a few dried before it was time to go home...So watch out Thursday! Get those refrigerators ready for an extreme art makeover!

Just thinking ahead....

2009-09-29T17:27:00.003-04:00

Our harvest party will be Tuesday, Oct. 27. Students may dress in non-scary costumes. By the way, it would be extremely helpful if the costumes were...um...bathroom friendly. Just imagine trying to help a dozen 3-yr.-olds get out and in costumes to go potty. In other words, watch out for one piece costumes with bunches of buttons! Miss Georgeanna and I thank you in advance for your consideration! Happy costume shopping!!

Congratulations Ty!

2009-09-29T16:45:00.003-04:00

Congratulations to Ty! He just acheived a major milestone. Ty learned to ride a two-wheeler. He said he doesn't even fall...except once...but it didn't hurt. Way to go, Ty!

A is for apple, aardvark and asparagus

2009-09-27T17:59:00.004-04:00

On Tuesday, Miss Cindy's class begins learning the letters of the alphabet! Just to let you Moms and Dads know, we will not be writing the letters. For the letter Aa, we will use the short a sound. Our goal is to have the student recognize the letter and its sound. We will be making "fingerprint ants" which crawl up and down the "ant hill" in the shape of a upper-case A.

We also try to work on vocabulary... so it's not just about apple, ant and animal, but we'll have stories about aardvarks, alligators and astronauts. (Doesn't it make you wish you were 3 years old again?)

Lesson plans also include learning about the number 3. Looking forward to a fun week!

P.S. My laptop is suffering from some life-threatening ailment, so I've been using my hubby's computer to post. I can't upload pictures for now, but hope to have some for you soon.

There's gonna be a floody floody??

2009-09-25T08:49:00.004-04:00

Rain? Yes. Flood? No.
Our class learned about Noah and the great flood and it appropriately rained on Thursday. We had our playtime in the gym. The class enjoyed riding the tricycles, rolling on the tumbling mats and playing ball inside.
During art we put shaving cream on the tables and drew pictures and shapes in the cream. We had a blast! What artists we have!

Two by Two

2009-09-18T11:43:00.002-04:00

Next week, our class will be learning about Noah and the great flood. We will also be studying the number 2. We'll have fun matching items, sorting things into pairs and reviewing all the colors of the rainbow.

Say "CHEESE"

2009-09-17T20:17:00.001-04:00

Just a quick reminder that school pictures will be taken on Tuesday. Wear your best smile!

Miss Georgeanna is Awesome!

2009-09-17T20:07:00.005-04:00

Miss Georgeanna is the assistant in our class. She has worked at Hazel Dell Christian Preschool for several years now. I don't know what we would do without her! She is the best! Thank you Miss Georgeanna for all you do!

"Shape-ing" up!

2009-09-15T18:38:00.011-04:00

Miss Cindy's class is learning about shapes. We are also adjusting to our routine. Our day is so full of activities. Today, we read a book called Bear in a Square. Cam told us about his grandfather who just saw a real bear when he went hunting. Nicholas said there is a real bear that comes in his room! Alex said the bear that comes in his room is just pretend. Too funny!!

Here are a few pictures of our day....

"Ladies and Gentlemen!" Max, Ty and Nicholas put on a puppet show during Center Time.

Emma and Jillian created some silly Mr. Potato Heads.Ava and Brooklyn are sorting shapes. Ava's elephants are helping.
The sandbox is a favorite on a beautiful day like today. We get to play with Miss Dawn's class on the playground.

YUM! It's snack time!

Alex, Brooklyn, Max, Emma and Nolan.

We worked really hard today holding our crayons correctly and tracing shapes. Moms and Dads, have your child point out different shapes all around you. We have some great "detectives" in our class. They discovered that the eye of "weather frog" on our wall, is an oval inside a circle. That oval was tiny!!! Great job!

Looking forward to Thursday!

Colors, Colors, Everywhere!

2009-09-10T13:34:00.007-04:00

What a great week learning about colors! Today we read a book about colors, played color games, picked colored apples, matched "Lucky Duck" colors, lined-up by the colors we were wearing and pulled colorful items from the "surprise IT bag". We even mixed colors to make new colors. Some of our students are very creative...like coloring their pears blue. That's ok! We like creative!

We had a special snack today. Saturday is Brooklyn's birthday and she brought a special cookie to share. It had icing with many colors on it. Happy birthday, Brooklyn!!!
Here's a picture of our class as we began to line up to go to Bible and Singing time. Such a good looking bunch! After "Center Time", we all have to help clean up. Miss Georgeanna has some great helpers!
Next week we will be learning about shapes. We have lots of fun things planned!

First Day Fun!

2009-09-08T19:06:00.003-04:00

What a fun day! Our first day of preschool went very well. We were so busy, I forgot to take pictures! Sorry!

Our class talked about our favorite colors and sorted shapes by color. We also began making a book about the color of fruit. One student said, "My mom will be so proud of my book!". So sweet!

During Bible time, Miss Debbie told us about the first and second days of creation. Thursday, we will learn more about creation.

Center time is definitely a favorite for our students! We played together in the kitchen and with cars, blocks and puzzles.

I think we have mastered sitting in our circle "criss cross, applesauce" style. It may take us a few days to get this "lining up" thing perfected...but we're working on it. Nolan was our line leader today and did a great job. So did Cam, our "caboose", and Emma, our door holder. Thanks to all our helpers today. Speaking of thanks...our class learned the sign for "thank you".

Our day was so busy, Miss Georgeanna had to remind me that it was almost time to pack up for home! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!

First reactions

2009-09-04T06:33:00.008-04:00

Meet the Teacher night was great!

Children's reactions to their new classroom ran a range of emotions....
from...
Ta Da! I'm here

to...

Oh No! I'm here!

Miss Georgeanna and I had a great time meeting everyone. The children had a good time playing in the centers while the parents received information about our daily schedule and procedures. It still amazes me how those little boys have a built in radar that takes them directly to the cars. How they managed to walk directly to the bin of cars without noticing another thing in the room is so funny!!

I'm sure it is going to be a great year!

Backpacks ready??

2009-08-31T12:32:00.005-04:00

Hooray!! The new school year is finally here! Hazel Dell Christian Preschool will host it's 2009-2010 "Meet the Teacher"/Open House on Thursday, September 3 at 6:30. I'm really looking forward to seeing you all there! The FIRST DAY OF CLASS for our 3's class is Tuesday, September 8. The first week our class will be learning about COLORS! We'll also be learning about creation. We have lots of fun activities planned. I'm so excited!!! Hope you are excited too!