September 10, 2019,
Our day went by so fast beacuse we had so much fun! We started off our day with Gym Class outside on the "big playground" The children were so cute explaining all of our playground rules to Mrs. Schock.
We then came inside for snack and circle time. I read the book Be Who You Are. We sang the songs Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and the Hokey Pokey. We discussed how God made each of us special and unique. 
We went outside on the blacktop to build roads for our monster trucks. My friends had a great time racing their trucks. They did a really good job building roads.
When we were finished, we transitioned to our center time back into the classroom. We made our very own people today. We decorated our person with hair, a face and clothing. My friends took so much time to make their person very special and unique to their own style. This was such a fun activity to do with the class. They will be on display in our classsroom bulletin board. The children also played with letter sorting and matching activites. We also worked on buttoning, snapping and zippering skills. A new center for today was drawing with markers on our big dry erase board. This was a huge hit. The children loved drawing and erasing. 


September 9, 2019,
I was so glad to see so many happy faces coming into school this morning. The weekends  can sometimes throw off our routines. 
We had our first music class this morning. My friends had fun singing and moving with Mrs Wagner.

We were so busy playing and learning today that I did not get a chance to take any pictures. I promise I will make up for it!!!

During our circle time, We discussed letters. I explained to the children that letters are all around us. We searched the room for letters. I then read the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. We also completed a short activity on the smartboard with letters. 

During our center time, my friends made a coconut tree with the letters of their name. They also completed a spot the dot; finding the letters in their names. Some of the other activities the children explored were our back to school themed writing center and I Build area. They sifted to find letters in the sensory table and stamped letters into playdough.
 

September 6, 2019,
We are all so happy that we made it through our first week of school. We all did a happy dance during our circle time to celebrate. 

We had our first Library class today. The Librarians were so impressed at how well the children participated during class. After Library we took a trip to the nurse's office. The nurse introduced herself and gave them a tour of her office. She explained that it was a safe place to come when you are hurt or not feeling well. She made sure to tell them that she does not give any shots. The children were happy with this news.

You should have all received an email that we were on a lock down today for a short period. We were already in the building doing our classroom centers. The children were not aware that anything out of the ordinary was going on. We will discuss our saftey percautions more at Back to School night.

During our circle time I read the story Pete the Cat I Love My white shoes. We also sang along to the song on the smartboard. During our Centers we decorated a paperplate to look like Pete the Cat. I also introduced the Writing Center. This was a huge hit with my friends. They really enjoyed making letters with stickers and markers. We also played a counting game "School Stew" My friends had to pick a recipe card and count out the ingredients. This is always a favorite activity. 

We celebrated Skye and Zoe's birthday today with mini cupcakes during lunch. Thank you Girls! We all hope you had a great day!

MWF children's towels will stay at school because it was a short week.

Scholastic book orders will be placed on Monday for any of you that would still like to order books. Thank you!


September 5, 2019,
My friends are doing such a great job. It is so wonderful to see all of the friendships that are being made already after 3 days. 
We spent time outside on both playgrounds and the field today. We had our first Art class. The children read the story The Day the Crayons Quit and used crayons to color a picture that cooresponded with the story. 
During our classroom circle time I read a story "I can make Green Choices" (thumbs up) Your child will probably be talking a lot about this at home. I will explain about our class rules in more detail at back to school night.  I also read the story David Gets in Trouble. My friends are really liking the David stories. We then broke out into centers. The children made a David craft by gluing body parts and clothing to create a person. These are so cute. They are hanging in the classroom. The children also played a color matching game using clothespins (for fine motor). In our "I Build Center" my friends explored with materials to build items that they would see in our classroom or school. (bus, table, chair)

Picture forms are coming home in folders today. You may either fill out the form with payment and retrun it by Thursday, September 12th or complete information online. MWF children are welcomed to switch a day that week or just come for pictures. Our scheduled time is 8:30am. Please let me know what works best for you. 

I have the okay to post pictures. I am so excited to share with you pictures of your children in action the past couple days. We are having such an amazing time together!!





























September 4, 2019,
Wow! What a great day! All of my friends were present today. We were so happy to welcome our M/W/F friends. Happy First Day! We were super busy today with a lot of transitions.
We had a small amount of time in the classroom but managed to get in some playtime. After our morning free play, we had a bathroom break and snack. We then went to our first Spanish class. The children did a fantastic job walking over to the "big building" How Exciting! Ms Koval sang songs in Spanish and started to teach the children the "Our Father" prayer. After Spanish we went straight to Gym class. Mrs Schock worked on exercising and played a ball game with my friends. We snuck in a short recess on the playground before coming inside.
During our circle time I read the story No David. We then broke out into centers so we could play. The children had a chance to feed David while using tweezers and play a feelings game. They also made a David face by painting and gluing. These will be on display in our class bulletin board. Sensory table, dinosaurs, legos and magnets were also some of the centers the children explored. 
After centers we went to lunch and had recess. It was a little hot outside today. We came in early and had fun with an activity on the smartboard before rest. 

Pretzel form and Tag day information was sent out in an email. If you would like your child to participate please summit payment through smart tuition.

Please fill out Info snap information ASAP so I can post the adorable pictures of my friends!!

Please make sure you label your child's snack with a sticker. It is getting a little hectic at snack time. My friends are pulling everything out of their lunch boxes before we can get to them. the friends who have the sticker snack are doing a fantastic job locating their snack! Thank you so much for your help! We really appreciate it!!

September 3, 2019,
We did it! We all made it through our first Day of EC3A! I am so proud of all of my friends. They did a fantastic job transitioning into the classroom. We had a lot of fun today! The children explored the room in the morning. We then had a bathroom break and ate snack. We had a small circle time to learn our friends' names and then discussed the rules of the playground. We then went out on the "big" playground (near the sidewalk).
After the playground, we came back into the classroom for circle time. I read the story The Kissing Hand and we discussed Our First Day Feelings. The children were able to chart how they felt. We discussed how we should help our friends that feel sad to feel happy. The children then explored with classroom centers. I painted my friends' hands for a craft that went along with our Kissing Hand story. They also made a Chester Raccoon craft. They played a matching game, magnet play and with sand in the sensory table. 
Our morning flew by so fast- before we knew it, it was lunch. My friends did such a great job walking over to the lunch hall. After lunch we played on the small playground and did some running on the field. Once recess was over we came back into the classroom. I read the story Clifford Goes to School and then we prepared for rest time. I am so proud of all of my friends. We are all praying for a great day again tomorrow!
I have taken numerous pictures of the children throughout the day. Once everyone has completed the info snap forms online and have given photo release clearance I will post them. Thank you again for sharing your children with us. We are going to have a wondeful and exciting year together!