The natives were restless this week. The temperatures were just a bit too low to allow us to go outside this week. We we added a few new songs to our circle time to get rid of some of our energy. Yoga class allowed us to fly with our butterfly wings to the beach where we became many kinds of animals with our yoga poses.
Debi and I are hoping to go for a winter walk near the woods by the playground this week. I hope that the weather agrees with our idea. This may allow us to see some of the animals we have been feeding this winter. We will be looking for our friend the ground hog on Tuesday. I hope that he brings us some good news.
Valentines day is just two weeks away. Please send your box for decorating this week. We will have a Valentines day party 2/11. Please send valentines that are not addressed school on Thursday. We encourage you to have your child help you sign the cards. Let them see how much work you are doing to make these cards for them.
Care of the self is beginning this week. Please encourage your child to try to brush their teeth, blow their nose and comb their hair. The time you invest now will pay off .
I want to thank all of you for coming in for conferences. I appreciate you taking time out of your day, getting babysitters and convincing husbands to join you. The children do notice that you value what they do because you took time out of your day to talk to me.
Have a great week!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Working Hard
We had a great week. The children enjoyed making bird feeders and placing them out in the playground. It was a slippery walk but the fresh air seemed to do all of us some good.
The children are working hard with colors and shapes and at the end of the week we have started to introduce letters. This work is done on the line and the work is left out for those who are interested. This work is for the older children in our class. They all are exposed to it but please let your child tell you when they are interested in doing a work. We introduce it and when they are ready they will go to the work. Remember they are young children and painting, cutting, washing are very important works. The process is so important. Letting your child become an independent person is something that is hard on the parent but will provide your child with the confidence that they need to succeed in school in the years to come.
We celebrated Jake's birthday this week in Toddler I. Happy 3rd birthday Jake! The children get so excited about birthdays. They enjoy looking at each others pictures from their childhood. Everyone has a story to share about their birthday. Please feel free to join us on your child's special day
Please remember to send your child's toothbrush and comb to school next week. Providing your child the independence to do things for them self will give them such a great sense of accomplishment. It is hard to let your child become independent but they still need you in other ways.
Our Valentines party will be the Thursday before Valentines so please bring a box wrapped in brown paper so we can make mailboxes for our party.
I am looking forward to talking to you all at parent teacher conferences.
Have a great weekend!
The children are working hard with colors and shapes and at the end of the week we have started to introduce letters. This work is done on the line and the work is left out for those who are interested. This work is for the older children in our class. They all are exposed to it but please let your child tell you when they are interested in doing a work. We introduce it and when they are ready they will go to the work. Remember they are young children and painting, cutting, washing are very important works. The process is so important. Letting your child become an independent person is something that is hard on the parent but will provide your child with the confidence that they need to succeed in school in the years to come.
We celebrated Jake's birthday this week in Toddler I. Happy 3rd birthday Jake! The children get so excited about birthdays. They enjoy looking at each others pictures from their childhood. Everyone has a story to share about their birthday. Please feel free to join us on your child's special day
Please remember to send your child's toothbrush and comb to school next week. Providing your child the independence to do things for them self will give them such a great sense of accomplishment. It is hard to let your child become independent but they still need you in other ways.
Our Valentines party will be the Thursday before Valentines so please bring a box wrapped in brown paper so we can make mailboxes for our party.
I am looking forward to talking to you all at parent teacher conferences.
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Back to School
Well the toddlers are back to school and seem to have grown up quite a bit in the two weeks we had off.
It is amazing that many of the children are potty trained. It is interesting that the kids who are still in diapers find it interesting that kids have learned to do this.
We are working on colors and shapes as a group and then those who are interested are spending more time with these works. I have found the children working in pairs one naming the color and the other naming the shape. It is funny to watch the debate among the children on who is right and who is wrong. Sometimes they call over another child to end the debate.
The kids are doing a great job at getting ready to go home. We have been passing out boots and shoes during story time. Many of the children are able to put them on for them self. There are of course a few times they have the shoes on the wrong feet. Coats are being put on with the up and over method and some can even zip them for themselves.
We are planning our Valentines celebration. The children are excited to make cards, cookies and mailboxes.
It is amazing that many of the children are potty trained. It is interesting that the kids who are still in diapers find it interesting that kids have learned to do this.
We are working on colors and shapes as a group and then those who are interested are spending more time with these works. I have found the children working in pairs one naming the color and the other naming the shape. It is funny to watch the debate among the children on who is right and who is wrong. Sometimes they call over another child to end the debate.
The kids are doing a great job at getting ready to go home. We have been passing out boots and shoes during story time. Many of the children are able to put them on for them self. There are of course a few times they have the shoes on the wrong feet. Coats are being put on with the up and over method and some can even zip them for themselves.
We are planning our Valentines celebration. The children are excited to make cards, cookies and mailboxes.
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