Thursday, March 17, 2016
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Lucky the Leprechaun joined us today in our classroom and we had
wonderful time with our friends new and old.
We were also graced with another beautiful day and we took full
advantage of it! We continued to learn
about the color purple, the number 8, the shape of an oval. Our Bible Story today was about Jesus and the
Last Supper and Praying in the Garden of Gesthamne. This week we finished alphabet with the
letter Z. Next week we will begin to
focus on the letters that are in our first names. We enjoyed being able to get out in the
sunshine and play with our friends.
IMPORTANT DATES
Zion’s Fifth Annual Easter Egg Hunt is set for Saturday, March 19,
10 AM to 12 PM
In addition to the egg hunt, there will be a petting zoo, games,
bounce house, face painting, and much more!
Schedule for hunt:
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10:15 Birth to Age 2
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10:45 Preschool 3 and 4
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11:15 Kindergarten, 1st
Grade, 2nd Grade
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Siblings are welcome to
participate in other activities!
We will be on Spring Break from Friday, March 25 through Sunday,
April 03.
We have an early dismissal day on Wednesday, April 13 we will
dismiss at 11:45. LUNCH WILL NOT BE DONE
ON THIS DAY AT SCHOOL
Last Day of School for
Parents Day Out will be Wednesday, May 25.
REMINDERS
Enrollment for ELP is still taking place for the 2016-2017 school
year. I strongly urge you to register
your child if you have not done so yet.
We are starting to become full on certain days and if you want certain
days for your child you need to do this soon.
Please tell your friends and family of small children about Zion and if
they are looking for a loving, caring environment for their child we are the
place to come!
Outerwear, we did go outside today as we start to ease into the
season of spring we are hoping to be able to spend time outside viewing all the
wonderful things that GOD creates for us.
So please make sure your child is dressed in appropriate clothing and
footwear.
Are you still labeling your child’s snack, drinks and
lunch? I know how it is we get to this
time of year and it is hard to stay on top of things as we all start to look
forward to the warmer months and summertime.
We still have a good 2 ½ months of school left so please help us out in
the classroom by making sure snack, drinks, lunchboxes, coats and clothes are
labeled with your child’s name on it.
We are entering
March meaning we only have three months of school left??????? Springtime seems to always become a very busy
time of year with lots of things going on as well as wrapping up the school
year. Please be sure to read blogs,
emails and check your child’s folder on a daily basis. I will do my best to keep you informed of
what is going on and please do no hesitate to ask questions about something.
We
had a really great week in our classroom take time to worship this weekend!
Zion
has church services on Saturday at 5:00 and Sunday at 8:00 and 10:30 we would
love for you to join us if you do not have a church home. My family attends the 10:30 service and you
are always welcome to sit with us! Enjoy
the beautiful weather and I look forward to seeing you all next week as we
celebrate HOLY WEEK!
Lucky The Leprechaun came and some friends were eager to touch him and hold him!
Some of our friends have really enjoyed playing with our bigger Lego's in our classroom they have made some very cool creations and what a great way to promote building, problem solving and creativeness!
The big foam blocks have also been a great way for our friends to work on their building, problem solving and creative skills!
Painting a Purple Flower
Today we used a cotton ball to paint a purple flower. We had to put 8 dabs of paint onto our paper. Once they dry they will be hung up in our classroom. We were able to work on recognizing the color purple and counting to the number 8. This was a different way for us to paint and explore what would happen when we held the cotton ball with just a clothespin. It allowed for us to work on our fine motor skills as we had to hold onto the clothespin very carefully and not squeeze it to hard because then the cotton ball would come out of the clothespin.
Alphabet Books
Today we worked on the letter Z in our alphabet book. Alphabet books will becoming home at the end of the school year along with number books, name books and portfolios.
Puzzles
We were very into puzzles today and we were very busy putting together many different puzzles.
Sensory Table
The rice table has been a lot of fun but will soon be gone!
The Last Supper
Today during Jesus time we are learning about the Lord's Last Supper and him praying in the Garden. Today we colored a loaf of bread, decorated an oval plate with 8 star stickers and used a bingo dauber to show the juice in the cup that Jesus drank from. Be sure to check out the great work our little friends have been doing on our Journey to the cross in the hallway.
Coloring
Today we used our crayons to color a picture of a shamrock and rainbow. We are working learning our colors and the colors of the rainbow as well as how to use a crayon and color with it. We did a great job coloring and our rainbows will be proudly displayed in our classroom for all to see.
Stamping 8 Shamrocks
Today using 8 different shamrocks and a green ink pad we worked on our counting skills of counting to the number 8.
CLEAN-UP DANCE PARTY!
We got our toys cleaned up and we had a dance party to the song HAPPY and we had so much fun dancing I love dancing and singing with them this was an awesome way to start on morning.
Morning Meeting
HAPPY THURSDAY!!
Transition
Today we put our pots of gold at the end of our rainbow. They will be bringing home their pot of gold and their Mickey Mouse Shamrock Name Tag.
Calendar with a leprechaun hat for St. Patrick's Day
Dressed for cool and beautiful weather in the STL
Theme Boards
Our color board
Pattern for the month of pot of gold and rainbows
We made it to the end of the alphabet and we sang our ABC'S!!
We really liked this book it was silly and funny and was great way to show how the weather can effect how we feel and our moods.
Snack Time!
Jesus Time
Today we talked about how Jesus spent his last meal with his closet followers and after they had eaten they went to the garden to pray. We practiced singing Jesus Loves the Little Children and Jesus Loves me and reviewing the Christmas Story up to this point. We also prayed for our friends and families.
Music and Movement
We love to dance so we did some more dancing as we got ready to head outside. One of our new favorite songs is Jimmy Fallon and The Roots singing with the Sesame Street Characters. They sing the theme song to Sesame Street.
Outside Play
We had so much fun playing outside and with our friends. We enjoyed the weather so much that we lost track of time!
Circle Time
After we came back inside and cleaned our hands and faces we heard our Five little Leprechauns flannel board story one more time.
Centers
Fruit Loops, Marshmallows and Rainbows
Today some of my friends made a 3D rainbow as we practiced our fine motor skill of stringing fruit loops onto a pipe cleaner in each of the colors of the rainbow and counting to six. We started with a big marshmallow and finished with a big marshmallow. This activity provided us with sensory integration, counting, color recognition and fine motor of getting the fruit loop on the top of the pipe cleaner. These will be displayed in the hallway on the bookshelf as you walk onto our side of the building be sure and check them out and all the other art work we have displayed in our hallways.
Water Color Painting
Today we painted with watercolors to paint a beautiful Easter Egg that we will be displaying in a big basket on the wall in the weeks to come.
What a great day we had today blessed with beautiful weather and beautiful friends. Have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you all this next week!
