Group Meeting:  The children listened to the nursery rhyme of the Three Little Kittens.  The kittens lost their mittens and it made them sad.  I told the children that I don't want them to lose their things at preschool.  So, everyone has a cubbie in which to put their items.  I also encouraged them to write a name on their art work and papers so that we know who to send them home with.  If they don't know how to write yet, we can help them.

On Thursdays, the children will receive a Let's Find Out magazine.   The magazine comes with an educational video for us to watch first.  After we watch the video, the children look at their magazine and complete the back page.  Sometimes the work is easy and sometimes a little challenging.  Today's topic was school feelings.  We discussed being happy, sad, nervous and excited. 

Story:  The story for today was Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion.  Harry is a white dog with black spots.  He hates taking a bath.  When his family begins to run water in the bathtub, he buries and scrub brush and decides to run away.  While he wanders around town, he gets very dirty.  After a while, he decides to go back home.  Because he is so dirty, his family does not recognize him.  Ask your child to tell you how convinces his family that he is Harry!

Large Group:  The children listened to Zoe and Max tell them about raising hands when they want to tell the teacher something.  Afterwards, the children went to the Outdoor Classroom to explore.

Snacks:  The snack for today was Chex Mix and juice.  Some of the children really enjoyed this and wanted me to tell their parents to buy it at have a home:)

I'm posting a few pictures from this week.  I tried to get everyone in, but may have missed a few.  The pictures are from morning and afternoon classes.   I will take pictures when and if I have time throughout the year.

Getting ready to go home

Outdoor Classroom

Pouring drinks on our own

Serving ourselves