Friday, September 11, 2015

Happy Friday!It has been a fun week in the Giraffe class as we started learning about apples! We learned that apples start as little seeds that we have to plant in the ground and cover with dirt. We learned that the seeds need water and sunshine to grow into big, strong apple trees. The kids had fun enacting the life of the seed as it grew into an apple tree. We also learned about the letter D this week as we identified things that start with the sound "duh."

Scroll through our pictures to see some of our fun learning activities!

This week we practiced matching the letters of our name by gluing apples on a tree. The students were responsible for matching the letter on the apple with the letter on the tree and coloring the apples. They did an excellent job!


 
 
This week we explored the smell, feel, and color of apples.
One way that we did this was by using apples (cut in half) as stamps.
The students had red, yellow, and green paint to remind them of the
most common colors of apples.
 


 Naptime is from 12:30pm - 3pm. Students are allowed to sit in the library
quietly to look at books after 2pm if they wake up on their own.
It's great to see how much they enjoy looking at the stories. Some students are
starting to imitate reading using the pictures as a guide - which is awesome!

 
 
We did not let rain get us down this week! We explored the indoor recess toys in the Gym. The kids loved running and jumping on the mats.
 


 
Free paint can be a creative way to focus energy on something calming.
We were impressed with how much time the students spent on their artwork.
 
 
Q-Tip painting the letter D. The students are starting to get the hang of this activity.
 
 
We love to shake our sillies out!
 
 
Painting is such a fun way to work on pre-writing skills!
Students painted the letter D.

Oh no! Ms. Tremmel hid letters around the room!
The students had to help find them and say their name.
 
This week we have continued to talk about prayer.
 In the bible, God answered Hannah's prayer to have a baby.
We learned how Hannah was so happy for her blessing that she
had her baby, Samuel, grow up in the church as a sign of her gratitude.
We thank God for our many blessings that he has given us each day.
We are thankful for all of our preschool families, and pray that God
continues to shine his blessings upon you.

 
See you next week!