Thursday, December 18, 2014

Showtime and Gifts for Giving


This week we created some lovely gifts for giving that will be making their way home to you on Monday or Tuesday.
We did lots of counting activities and number identification and had a great time with pattern block designs.
Our performances were stellar and the stars appreciated the audience and the hot chocolate with marshmallows.


Marble Art in progress-- you will see the results of this soon!




fun with pattern block snowflakes



painting to music



singing the reindeer pokey


snowmen in a circle sipping cold cocoa

enjoying some "hot" cocoa this time



rolling dice and jumping to a number on the mat



playing spin the dreidle after hearing about the fun Hanukkah game



Thursday, December 11, 2014

Winter Wonderland

This week we continued our mini-play practice and made snowmen using smalll, medium and large circles.  We also created some beautiful collages using a variety of materials.
We have been playing a game where we count a specific number of snowflakes and identify the numerals.  Other math activities included creating  a graph about our favorite things to do in the snow.

We continue to identify our own names and those of our classmates.  

Please don't forget to join us next week if you can for our short play and a few songs in the music room. We will come back down to our classroom for some hot chocolate.

For our performance, WE WOULD LOVE IT IF ALL STUDENTS COULD WEAR A WHITE SHIRT (IT COULD BE AN ADULT T-SHIRT OR A CHILD'S SHIRT).


The MWF AM group will have its performance at 11:00 on 12/17
The MWF PM group will have its perfomance at 1:00 on 12/17
The TTH group will perform on 12/23 at 12:30 PM.


Have a wonderful weekend!
Jamie and Kathe




checking out the science center




playing a unique kind of musical instrument

loving that mountain of snow



 
having fun with water play

look what we did together- scenes of cooperation









playing the Grinch Game in PE-- don't they look mean?

playing a color game in Spanish


Thursday, December 4, 2014

What do Snowmen do at Night?




This week we said good-bye to  November and hello to December.  We read some books about animals getting ready for the winter.  One non-fiction book was called Hibernation and a fictional book was Bear Snores On.  We also wondered about what snowmen might do at night and acted out this fun fantasy story with that same name.  

You are all invited to see how we interpreted this story and hear some songs.  Please mark your calendars and come down to the music room.

The MWF morning group will have it's performance on Wednesday, December 17, 11:00 am.
The MWF afternoon group will have its performance on that same date at 1pm.  

The Tuesday/Thursday group will have its perfomance on December 23rd at 12:30 pm.

We hope you can make it!

During this holiday time we are encouraging students to think about how we can give to others.  We  have the opportunity to participate in the Central Vermont Council on the Aging's "Shoe Box for Seniors Project."

You can either send in some items you would like to donate such as: lotions, soaps, socks, slippers, note cards, stamps, tea bags, tissues, wipes, books, and magazines and we will assemble and wrap some boxes.  We could also use some shoe boxes.  Students will be helping to organize these gifts and create some wrapping paper and note cards.

Thanks in advance for helping us with this worthwhile project.
Jamie and Kathe



Snowmen might throw snowballs at night.


Snowmen might play on the playground
They might play inside a snowfort



or check out a skylight

or play on stepping stones


or just hang out