January

At the end of each month i'll post on what we've been doing in preschool!

To give you a better idea of what we do during each day, here is our schedule:
Table time - we've played with play doh or have stung pasta. something sensory.
Calendar time - we sing the days of the week song (zippity do-dah melody), we sing the Today Yesterday song to the tune of Frere Jacques, we sing the months of the year song which is a clip on youtube (if you search on youtube months of the year song i think it's the first one that pops up)
Numbers - we do lots of counting, we count ping pong balls and everyone gets a chance to count them and put them in the bucket, we use flash cards and each one gets to hold a card and say which number is on their card, etc.
Outside recreation - the kids are very good about staying together and obeying when i tell them to stay on the grass! i was pleasantly surprised. we kick the soccer ball, play tag, hit the (nerf) baseball with the (soft) bat, etc.
Snack and story time - they sit on their carpet squares and eat their snack while i read books. my favorite time.:)
Art - we have painted, drawn with markers, and cut paper.
Alphabet - we sing the "what letter does your name start with?" song and go around the room to each student, we use flash cards for letter recognition; each child gets to see if he/she can recognize a letter, we do animal flashcards too and figure out what letter each animal starts with.
Play time - free play, they get to play with designated toys. practice in sharing and clean up!
Lunch - we sit at the table to eat lunch. This is hands down their favorite time of the morning.
Music - we play our instruments and sing song. They are learning "The Little Turtle" poem. Next month i'll start teaching them Psalm 23.
Story time - i read to them while they sit on their carpet squares.
Goodbye song!

*February tuition is due this week. We are meeting 5 times in Feb. so it's $100. See you Wednesday!

Sub list

Here is the sub list:

Jenny Rapske: 714-521-9054, jrapske@aol.com
Renee Shaffer: 714-337-0027, rshaef@gmail.com
Mandi Twissleman: 562-324-6685, manditwiss@gmail.com
Kelly Wright: 714-915-4900, kvdwright@gmail.com

Here are some things i'm on the look out to borrow:
simple musical instruments - jingle bell, maraca, drum, xylophone, etc.
children's music: wheels on the bus, the clean up song

if you have any of these things and wouldn't mind lending them out let me know. thanks!

remember for next week - scissors and a smock

i forgot to send your child home with their folder and the picture they drew. next week!:)

We had so much fun on our first day of preschool!

I'm really excited that preschool starts on Wednesday! 9:15am-12:15, just to be clear.:)

I know the first day of preschool might be hard for children to leave parents or vice versa, so if you'd like you are welcome to stay for the first 15 minutes for table time. After that i'll scoot you out so we can move on to our other activities.

Every week please bring:

a bagged lunch

diaper bag (for those who are still in diapers)

a sippy cup with your child's name on it

For NEXT week(jan. 18th) please bring:

smock (we will be painting!)

pair of beginner scissors

Yay! See you Wednesday!

**my phone number is 703-472-6055 (cell) if anyone needs to get in touch with me during class.