Tuesday, March 15, 2016
What a beautiful day God granted us today. This kind of weather could stick around all
year. We had a wonderful day in our
classroom today. All of my friends were
busy creating, exploring, learning and playing through out their day with
us. 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 will be finishing up the
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.
I
hope you are able to enjoy some of the beautiful weather today with your kiddos
and soak in some sunshine. I look
forward to seeing you all later in the week!
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.
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.
Baby Chickens
Today we took a little trip up to the big school to visit Miss Kirby's classroom to see the baby chickens she has in her classroom. We had a lot of fun hearing them chirping and petting their soft soft fur. It was so fun to watch my friends be so gentle and loving with the chicks. They were very curious to wach them and and pet them. It was so funny when we left the baby chicks were so quiet and they had all piled up together and fallen asleep.
The Last Supper
After our adventure to the big school we returned to finish our free choice and center time. 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.
Morning Meeting
Happy Tuesdays!
(have I told you how much I love these little kiddos?!?)
Today we put up a leprechaun on our calendar.
We dressed Mr. Weather Frog for a very beautiful day in the STL!
Our Theme Board today we practiced counting to eight by jumping up and down 8 times!
Our Purple Board
Pot of Gold and Rainbow pattern for the month!
We made it to the letter Z and sang our ABC's
We read a book about how Bear felt scared, but when he found his friends or his friends found him he was OK.
Transition
Today we put our pots of gold at the end of our rainbow. When it is your child's last day of school for this week they will be bringing home their pot of gold and their Mickey Mouse Shamrock Name Tag.
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 Zaccheus and Jesus Loves me and reviewing the Christmas Story up to this point. We also prayed for our friends and families.
Outside Play
We were so very excited to get outside and play with our friends and just enjoy the beautiful weather we have been given!
After our Outside time we came in and washed hands, faces and went potty. We had circle time in the classroom.
Circle Time
We read a book about Ten in the Meadow and how they each found their furry little friend. We then moved into our centers for the remainder of time.
Free Choice/Centers
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.
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.
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.
Circle Time
We had time to sing the Wheels on the Bus and do our Leprechauns Flannel Board Story and read a book before we got ready for Lunch.
Lunchtime
As you can see we had a fabulous day in our classroom and am looking forward to seeing you all later in the week. Have a blessed evening!
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