Mrs. Horn's ELP Classroom Ministering to families in Jesus' love while embracing and enhacing each : Winter Wednesday

Wednesday January 14, 2015

We are getting back into the swing of things in Room C and we are in full winter mode in our classroom. We had fun reading books about snow and things that we do when we are in the snow. Last week we eased back into the school setting and now we will get back into the full schedule of activities and centers.

Mrs. Jacks was back today and has settled in nicely to our classroom and we are getting into the groove of being back in the classroom. Enjoy reading about our day and reviewing the pictures

Jesus Time: Today we learned about Jesus being a little boy and the long journey he took as a baby. Below is an excerpt from the Bible we read from today…

Another Journey

Matthew 2:13-15

After the wise men left, God sent another angel to Joseph in a dream. “Take the child and Mary and go to Egypt,” the angel said. “King Herod wants to kill Jesus. Say in Egypt until I tell you it’s safe to come home. It was still night, but Joseph got up out of bed and took Mary and Jesus and headed for Egypt.

Number: Today we continued our study of the number 6. We practiced counting six fingers. We practiced clapping our hands 6 times, nodding our heads 6 times, stomping our feet six times, jumping up and down six times and rubbing our tummies six times. We also counted six snowmen.

During center time we had to stamp six blue stars on six snowballs that a snowman had thrown up into the air. We had fun counting to six and some of my friends are doing a fabulous job counting!

Shape: The shape of the star is what we will are studying about during the month of January.

Today during center time we used our star stamp-to-stamp stars inside the snowballs that a snowman and thrown up into the air.

Color: We continued to learn about the color White. During Morning Meeting we identified objects that could be white and put them on our color board.

Our center time was spent making a snowstorm on blue paper. We used four marbles to make our snowstorm along with some white paint. Be sure to check the hallway and see what crazy snowstorms blew in our direction!

Music and Movement: We had fun singing Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Little Star. We are getting really good at singing our ABC’s. We started learning a new song called 5 Little Ducks as well.

Outside Time: With the frigid temperatures still upon us we put on our coats and headed to the main building for some play time in the commons and for a walk around the big school. Ask your child today what their favorite part of taking a walk through the big school is.

Patterning: We continued to work on our pattern of Red mittens and Blue Mittens.

Science and Sensory: The sensory table was filled with a lot of brown rice. We had fun feeling the rice, picking up the rice, dumping and pouring the rice from scoops to buckets and back into the table. It was so much fun to watch the children feel and explore in this area today. We also talked about the cold weather and when we hear snow fall to the ground we decided it would be soft and not loud.

Pre-Writing Skills: Using a marker to follow a line from point A to point B.

Today during center time we practiced tracing lines that go up and down from a snowflake to a snowman as well as tracing some circles using a marker of our choice.

Cutting Skills: Today during center time we had to cut out four squares that helped us figure out how to build a snowman. Later in the month we will make our own snowman. Be sure to check the hallway to see our beginnings of how to make a snowman.

As a reminder many things will come home over the course of the month but some things will not as this will be put in your child’s portfolio that you will get at the end of the school year!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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