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Friday, August 26, 2011

Teacher, Teacher...What do you SEE?

I see children looking at me!

We have had an awesome week exploring our 5 senses. Monday we learned about our sense of sight. We did an art project where we mixed colors. Our kiddos loved taking two colors like blue and yellow and making a new one! Tuesday we talked about our sense of smell. We played with scented playdough, drew pictures with scented markers, and even got to wear an orange scented sticker! On Wednesday we learned about our sense of hearing. We listened to many sounds including a trumpet, guitar, and drums. On Thursday we explored our sense of touch by making a collage of different textures. Finally, on Friday, we learned about our sense of taste by making Surprise Popcorn! We tasted sweet foods, salty foods, and sour foods. A big THANK YOU to all you parents who brought in items for our tasting activity. Check out our pictures below to see us tasting our popcorn!









Next week we will be talking about our feelings - happy, sad, angry, scared. Click on the link to play a game about feelings with your child - Feelings Game .

We will also learn about the letter B and the color blue. We will be painting with blue and making a collage of B words. We will be using old magazine pictures for our collage, so donations of old magazines would be greatly appreciated.

Also, remember that Open House is Tuesday, August 30th at 6:00PM. Come visit our classroom and see all of the neat things that we have been doing in our class!

Thanks for all that you do!
Mrs. Oakley and Mrs. Whitehead

Friday, August 19, 2011

M is for Me!

We have had a great week learning All About Me and the letter M. We talked about our different body parts and sang the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes!" We also learned new M words such as monkey, mailbox, milk, and moon. Check out our pictures below as our students show off what they have learned about their bodies this week!



Head

Shoulders

Knees

Toes

Eyes

Ears

Mouth

Nose
 Next week we will begin talking about our 5 senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste! We will be reading about our 5 senses, focusing on a different sense each day. We will begin on Monday with sight and end Friday with exploring our sense of taste through "Surprise Popcorn".  We ask that each student bring an old magazine and someting to mix in our popcorn (pretzle sticks, chocolate chips, M&Ms, marshmallows, gummy bears, etc.) in order to complete each activity/art project. Also, next week we will talk about the letter S and the color green.

I am looking forward to another awesome week working with your child. Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Oakley and Mrs. Whitehead



 

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

All About Me - My Body

This week we are learning all about what makes each of us special. Use this video to help your child identify basic body parts!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Our First Week of PreK...

We have had a wonderful first week at PreK! Our students have had a great time exploring our classroom and making new friends. We did many fun activities that include painting with the color red, practice walking in a line, and sitting for circle time.  We also read the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault.


Next week, we will begin the All About Me! unit, where we will talk about what makes each of us special. Our students will  read the story I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont and will begin identifying different parts of the body. We will also focus on the letter M and the color yellow.


Below is a list of vocabulary that we will be learning this month. You can reinforce what we are learning at home by encouraging your child to use these words at home.


Eyes
Ears
Mouth
Head
Tummy
Arm
Leg
Hand
Foot
Fingers
Toes
Elbow
Knees
Happy
Sad
Mad
Scared
Tired
Potty
School




Our little learners practice using markers in the writing center.


Monday, August 1, 2011

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom...Welcome to our Room!

Welcome Chicka Kids and Parents!

Pre-K is in full swing and I am so excited to be your child's teacher this year! I am looking forward to working closely with you and your child in order to provide the best preschool experience possible.  Our days will be filled with many wonderful experiences and opportunities for your child to grow into confident and excited learners!

Please use this class blog for information about what is happening in our classroom and around the school!