Week of April 30

We can't believe the school year is almost over. We have enjoyed the privilege of watching your little ones grow this year.

This week we had a pet theme in class. We had a vet center, pet store, and pet grooming center set up. Our little one got a kick out of all the creative dramatic play opportunities. They used all types of "doctor tools". They bandaged their pets, brushed them, and gave them baths. It was so much fun!

For our Skill Center we did some more work on our scissor snipping skills.

We also worked on our Year in Jumpstart books. Your little one will bring his book home soon. It includes the colors, shapes, counting, weather types, and creation days we learned this year. It is a great book to review with them over the summer.

We had our End of Year parties this week. We had a bounce house, sensory bin, and various obstacles course activities. 

Week of April 23

Our Shape this week was STAR. We sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

For our Skill Center we practiced our scissor skills "cutting the grass". Our little ones loved snipping the paper. We learned that our thumb goes in the small hole and our fingers go in the large hole. Our thumb always stays on top. Sometimes we draw a smiley or a frog on their thumb to remind them to keep it up.

For a Fine Motor Center we practiced our coloring. We are working on a book that includes lots of the things we learned this year. Our little ones can practice with their book over the summer. It has colors, shapes, counting, weather types, and the days of creation.

For our Science Center we played with magnets. We had a jar with a flower and some pipe cleaner "caterpillars". We used a magnet to move around the caterpillars.

For our Sensory Center we played in black beans. We had colored bugs in there for sorting.

We had a special Field Trip this week. We traveled across the street to visit the Preschool. We got to go in the classrooms and meet the teachers. It was too muddy for the playground, but we got to play in the gym instead. Our Wednesday class even got to attend the big kid Chapel service. That was their favorite part!

We loved being able to spend some time outside this week!