Making Alphabet with Rope!

Today in our small group, a teacher did an activity to recognized letters. She showed upper case letters to children and asked them to read those letter. Children recognized most of the letter. Some said my name starts with that letter. After this, the teacher gave each child a rope to make letters. Some children made letters of their names and some made different letter. Children were engaged in this activity. 

Sarah: "I made an A"

William: "I made "W" my name starts with it"

 Mrs. Potter helped Max make a letter.

Jamie: "I made an  O"

Children  busy making letters

Teaching Strategies Gold# 16: Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet

Have a great night!

Mrs.Adhikari

Books From Around The World

For small group we went on a walk to the library to visit an exhibit on children's books from around the world. The children looked around at the books displayed in different languages. They also sat around a rug and flipped through some books laying out on a chair. Mr. Jonaitis read a story to the group.

 

On the walk back to the school some children held hands to stay in a group. The children stopped to look at some trees to look more closely at the little red buds they saw on the branches.  

 

Teaching Strategies Gold 

# 17 Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses

Have a great night! 

-Miss Dawson 

Hard at work!

Today the children experienced a really mixed up schedule, had the opportunity to celebrate Taco Tuesday with some special guests, and were able to spend even more time outside than usual! While they were out there, the children played with one another on the play equipment, in the sandbox, with chalk, while painting the castle, playing basketball, and with hopscotch! There were many choices and the children had lots of ideas while they were hard at work.

"Hang on to me, Danny, and we can go down together!"

"Wait Serenity, I need to catch up!"

"I filled this all the way up with that shovel!"

"I'm going to draw around my body again!"

"I'm covering up the white spots; [do] you see any?" - Alex
"I'm using lots of blue!" - Leah

"I [will] throw it really hard to make it in there."

"I will draw the hopscotch so we can play."


Cross your fingers for more beautiful weather so that we can keep up our outside work!
Miss Jones


Teaching Strategies Gold #5: balancing, #6: gross motor manipulation, #7: writing tools

Today was bright in the Studio of Light!

Today in the Studio of Light the children experimented with our new light bright board! The children drew different pictures and designs on black paper with chalk. They then brought their pictures into the Studio of Light and poked holes through the paper with the light bright pieces. This made their pictures light up with different colors.

 "Leah, I'm making a tree! What are you making?" -Axel

"Wow, I have a lot of colors." - Luke

"When I lift my paper I can see through the holes." -Tony

It was a busy Monday! Very excited for a great rest of the week!

Ms. McGowan

Teaching Strategies Gold: Cognitive #11 Demonstrates positive approaches to learning. 

This bridge isn't falling down!

Today, one of the children at our school, Kallix, built a bridge! With some help from a student teacher he got inspiration to build the bridge from a book called Crossing Bridges, which was used to reference as he built the bridge. Kallix used many different pieces from the building block area in the Maple room to construct the bridge.  

 

 



 

Teaching Strategies: Science and Technology #26. Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials

 

Enjoy the last full week of school for the semester!

 

~Ms. Bradshaw

 

What a Rainy Day!

During our rainy Thursday afternoon the teachers who were leading afternoon group decided the children needed a dance party to bring in the end of our week. The children got to come to the indoor movement room to move their bodies. We turned on some upbeat jazz pandora stations and gave the kids scarves to dance with. 

Violet and Casey posing for a picture during the dance party

Aya showing her moves. When asked what kind of dance she was dancing Aya said, "This is my happy dance!"

Isabell, Tommy, and Aya dancing

After the dance party we brought out the balloon volleyball to finish out afternoon group!

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Martin

TS Gold # 35 Explores Dance and Movement Concepts

Artists Found in the Oak Room!

Today was filled with painting the backdrop for the stage area on the Oak Room! The children were very excited and helpful during this painting process. During this whole week the children were asked to help finish this project for the performance area! They finished it in 4 days! Next week it will be hung up behind the stage! Make sure to check it out! Here are some snapshots from the day! (: 

Olivia K is painting an aspect of the roof! She said, "This should be green." 

Sarah helped us during the sketching process, and this is her drawing. She chose orange for the house color.

 This was a community effort from the children! We appreciated all their help and hard work this week helping finish this back drop! 

Mackenzie M was very focused painting the window.

Have A Great Weekend! 

Ms. Wilkie 

TS. Gold Physical: Fine Motor, Social- Emotional: Participates Cooperatively and Constructively in Group Situations