Happy Thanksgiving!

I feel so lucky to be part of this amazing community.  I hope that you and your family enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  It is my very  favorite holiday of the year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are thankful

This past week we read some books about Thanksgiving, learned some poems and made some turkeys.

We also enjoyed a great book by Todd Parr called The Thankful Book and started a class quilt showing what we are thankful for.  Check it out when you visit.

As you will notice in our pictures students have loved riding the tricycles and scooter.  If you can send in a thin hat to go under the helmet that would be helpful for the short time we have left to ride.

Please check your child's extra clothing to make sure it is suitable for winter weather.  Extra socks would also be a great idea.

I wanted to give you some dates to save for our little  holiday performance.  For the afternoon group save December 15th at 2:15 and for the morning group save December 17th at 10:10.  More details will be forthcoming.

having a great time in P.E. using the parachute

reciting the poem 5 Fat Turkeys

creating "community paper" for our bulletin board

enjoying our new magnetic blocks

exploring musical instruments

the afternoon group joined the first graders out in the woods to try out their "Stone Soup"

ready, set, ride!

William's mom came to share their beautiful Angora rabbits.  We also learned what are good for rabbits to eat and what are some foods rabbits should never consume.

We welcome all parents who wish to share something of interest to our students.

Owls and Turkeys and an Olympic Star come to PreK

Liz Stephen, a former Kindergarten student, came to school on Monday.  She is a nordic skiier who has been in the olympics twice and is headed to the World Cup.  We had so much to ask her!

Go LIz Go!

We had fun sorting colors and shapes that were scattered all over the gym.

Mat Man--- ask your child to sing you the song!

Check out the owls that came to our room thanks to Sam's grandma - Mrs. Gannon.  She loaned us a bard owl and a great-horned owl to see up close.  Students from her class came to share facts about owls and turkeys and we got to hear their calls and touch their feathers.

exploring musical instruments

So nice to see you- greeting

fun with pattern block designs

checking out the new hand-dryers in the bathrooms

Is it really November?

I just finished meeting with everyone for our parent-teacher conferences. Thank you all for taking the time to share your insights about your child and hopes and dreams about this year in preschool. I came away with the feeling that I am so fortunate to work in this amazingly supportive community.  

Next week we will continue to learn about owls and turkeys.  If you have any books or pictures you wish to send in for our study we would love to include them.

Here are some highlights of our short week together:

hiking in the woods we came upon some pumpkins that required further investigation

of course we had to get right down in that pile of leaves

checking out the teepee in the woods

sharing and building together

counting out gems to transport in those trucks

check out our owls

enjoying our snack outside on a beautiful afternoon