Welcome Back!!
I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and that everyone enjoyed time with family and friends. We have returned to school with cold temperatures and are ready to tackle the second half of the school year. This week we are easing back into the swing of things, refreshing our memory of the rules of the classroom, sharing and caring for others, listening and following directions. We started our study of the number 6, the color white, the shape of a star. Our Bible story this week is about the three wise men going to visit Baby Jesus in Bethlehem and bringing him three gifts. We also learned about the letter P and started learning about our winter theme. We stayed in our classroom for the entire time today, the commons was being used and it was cold outside and some friends already had colds and ear infections so we thought it would be best to stay in. We had fun doing Music and Movement twice today.
Enrollment
Enrollment for next year has begun to take place you should of received an email regarding enrolling your child for the Early Learning Program (Formerly PDO) and Preschool. Today in your child's folder is more on our programs and a tuition form for you to review and look over. Please do not wait to enroll your child, classes in early childhood fill up quickly. If you have any questions please come talk to me and I will help answer them for you. We will have an open house at the end of January you may attend if you so desire to, it is at this time that you will be able to tour the campus at Zion, meet teachers, staff and see the classrooms. After the open house registration will open to the public, so you want to be sure your child's place is secured by that time. I hope you all will consider Zion to continue your child's education it is an awesome place to learn, grow and feel at home. I will be praying for you all during this time as you make decisions about your child's educational future.
Please enjoy reading and viewing our day. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at hhorn@zionharvester.org.
Free Choice Time/1st Round of Centers
We had fun playing with the toys in the classroom and catching up with our friends. We listened to some classical music this morning that helped us move about the classroom.
Painting a Penguin
We will be learning about penguins and polar bears this month and today we painted a picture of a penguin using water colors and these will be displayed in the lobby of the Sonshine Center later in the week.
Counting and Stamping
Today we used a snowflake stamp to count out six snowflakes.
LETTER P
We worked in our alphabet books learning about the letter P
Lots of Imaginative Play
Working on the letters of the alphabet.
Little Joseph was telling the Christmas Story….he may not of been able to say it all but he was talking to the poster and pointing to the different people and animals. What an awesome thing to see happening in our classroom.
Cutting with Scissors
Today we put our scissor cutting skills to work as we cut out pictures of a polar bear and penguin. After we had cut them out we had to glue them in the right order. This activity allowed for us to work on our scissor cutting skills, fine motor skills, as well as body part identification. I would ask the student "where are the polar bears feet" the student would fine the feet of the polar bear and then figure out where they would belong. Problem solving was also used in this activity. We all learn at different rates so some friends were able to complete this activity with minimal help where others may of needed help cutting, gluing or placing the parts of the animals in the correct place.
Lots of interactive play was taking place today. This semester we will see more of this happening which is exciting to watch happen.
Morning Meeting
Happy Thursday!
I missed my friends and was happy to see them all back and ready to play and learn.
Mr. Weather Frog was dressed for a cloudy/sunny day in the STL.
Our studies board of the number six, the shape of a star and the color white like our snowflake
Our color board for the month of January. Ask your child if they can identify any of the objects on our board. This helps to reinforce the color of the month as well as expand your child's vocabulary.
Our pattern this month is Snowmen and Penguins
We read about 10 silly puppies playing in the snow.
The Letter P was our focus for this week.
Jesus Time
We learned about the Three Wise men and their travels to see Baby Jesus
Music and Movment Round 1
We had fun doing the "Silly Dance Contest" and "The Washing Machine" there were lots of smiles and laughter while we were singing and dancing.
Circle Time
Today we listened to a book on CD about the 12 Days of Winter. We are working really hard during our reading of stories to stay seated and not touch our friends.
This month our flannel board story takes us to Six Little Penguins and what they do. This activities are great for us to work on our counting, rhyming, repetitive skills and early mathematics skills.
Center Time and Free Choice Round 2
STARS
Today we got to pick our favorite color and paint a star.
THREE WISE MEN
Today we also did a painting of the Three Wise men and as we did this activity we talked about the story a little more. These turned out great and will be displayed in the hallway outside our classroom be sure and check them out on your way to the cubby room.
Lots of Play!
Mrs. Wegener even read a few stories to a group of friends during our center time.
Music and Movement Round 2
We had fun dancing and singing to "Five Days Old" "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes" and "The Hokey Pokey"
Our final book of the day was us working on using our problem solving skills to figure out what kind of feet belonged to what type of animal.
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