Watch Me Grow!

 Preschool 1 has been learning about their legs, feet, and toes this week during their All About Me unit! Throughout the week, they learned how these body parts work together to make their bodies move. Challenging children to move in creative ways is not only a great outlet of energy, but it works their cognitive muscles as well! 

Tunnels: Crawling through tunnels provide a great opportunity for children to work on physical and language development. As they crawled through, teachers were able to label what was happening. For example, "you are using your knees, hands, and wrists to crawl". 

Side Steps: This activity prompted children to differentiate between giant steps and baby steps. The teacher asked questions like "which steps gets you there faster?" 

Balancing: Which is easier to walk - baby steps or normal steps? After introducing the tape balance beam, teachers gave children a chance to evaluate their own comfort levels as they walked across. The teacher was there to hold their hand and support them along the way if this was needed by the child. This develops their skill of becoming self-initiated learners and decisions that reflect their own needs. 

We love seeing them reach small goals and the joy on their faces as they grow, learn, and play! 

Hispanic Heritage Month!

 This month we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through reading and exposure to cultural traditions. Miss Vanessa's family is from Mexico, so our Pre K 1 class had a special connection to this topic! After talking about the different countries and looking at their beautiful flags, the class worked together to make Papel Picado. They learned that this art is used as a traditional decoration for parties and celebrations. Thank you, Miss Vanessa for sharing your culture with your class!

Scholastic Book Fair

 This time of year is definitely a favorite of parents and children alike! Building a love for learning and literacy starts younger than many realize. Reading aloud to young children and allowing them to engage with rich language and illustrations builds their interest and their vocabulary. Sharing a story has such an impact on the parent child relationship, as well. Taking a moment to bond with your child and share in the calmness of story time can be a treasured memory for both of you. Children's eyes light up when they walk through the hall and see all of the books displayed. I can see the excitement in Parent's faces as well watching the joy in their little's face. To promote book fair and the love for reading we also had Clifford visit the classrooms! Book fair will likely be a memorable event for children throughout their school-aged years! 

 

Rockin' Fall Conference

Fall Conference was great this year! Our teachers were able to hear from the companies directors and gain hands on experience with Frog Street and Conscious Discipline. There is a lot to be said for a group of teachers meeting together to discuss strengths and weakness while leaning on one another to grow. We were divided up by the age group we work with which allowed us to have really purposeful conversations. To wrap up a day of growing together, our school was recognized as BEST SUMMER PROGRAM OF 2023!!! As you can imagine, we were all THRILLED! The teachers truly worked so hard to make this summer memorable for the students and we were so proud to see them standing and cheering with smiling faces. Enjoys a couple snap shots below :)