Cutting with scissors! Oh the concentration!

Shaving cream fun!

Letter 'D' week! (Sept-25th and 27th)

I sure have enjoyed getting to know all of your children better! I can't believe the first month of school is already over! We got a lot of things accomplished this week in what I have come to call 'structured chaos' or in other words preschool. It is interesting to watch the children together in social settings. They are learning a lot just by figuring out how to play and communicate with each other. I hope that your children have shared some of the things we have been doing together. They keep me hopping from one activity to the next that is for sure!
A few things we have done this week:

• We went digging for dinasours
• We decorated our preschool room with tye-die wet wipes and bright yellow suns (Gavin said we need to wear sunglasses because of all the painted sunshine so we decided to make a few clouds as well.).
• We made letter 'D' finders. We searched the school for things that start with the letter D.
• We learned the nursery rhyme Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle. Lexi started saying the nursery rhyme in the car the other day. I was impressed that she remembered it. Ask your children to say it for you if they haven't already!
• We found hiding dolls and then played doctor and dentist with our dolls.
• We talked about dad's shaving cream and even got to play with some on the table! It was a mess but the kids sure did have a fun time!
• We drew a picture for our dad (it is in their notebooks) We wrote what we liked to do with our dads. I hear that one of the dads (Fredrick) is a master at the yo-yo! Maybe I will call you in for a demonstration!

I look forward to all of the adventures that await us this coming week! Our focus this week will be Letter E, the number 3, and the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue). Remember to let your children point out the letters we have been working on as you read to them. Go on letter hunts through out the house or simply put the letter we are working on for the week on your fridge and discuss it with your child.

*On Thursday, October 25th we will have a Halloween party the last hour of preschool. You are welcome to come and bring your other children as well!