Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Three year old preschool for the week of October 25
Cold, windy weather is upon us, but it won't stop us from exploring and learning!!
This week we are experimenting and playing with tools. We listened for the Tt sound and looked at what Tt looks like.
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on this week are-
Problem solving: Children solve problems encountered in play.- How do we build a tower that stays up? How can we make our tools work for us? With encouragement and the chance to try and fail and try again, children are great problem solvers! We are encouraging them to look for and try out different solutions as they play and work.
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and hand-eye coordination in using their small muscles- Using fingers to screw a nut onto a bolt, a screwdriver to put a screw into Styrofoam or getting zippers zipped, children are working their fingers with finesse! They can do it!!
Communicating ideas: Children communicate their ideas about the characteristics of things and how they work.- Watching as they pick out a nail or a screw and use the appropriate tool to place it into the Styrofoam, they can explain why one works and the other doesn't.
Jesus Time- This week we move ahead to the future in Egypt. The Pharaoh who worked with Joseph is dead and gone and the Pharaoh who is ruling now sees the Israelites as a threat. He enslaves them and tries to kill all their baby boys by having them thrown into the Nile. A woman saves her infant son by hiding him for a while and then putting him in a little basket boat in the Nile while his older sister watches over him. He is picked up by an Egyptian princess and grows up knowing about Israel and the one true God and about Egypt and its rulers. God chose Moses to deliver his people from slavery. We learn about Moses this week.
Books for the week-"Build, Dogs, Build" by James Horvath, "Duck on a Bike" by David Shannon, "The Noisy Book" by Margaret Wise Brown and "Two Tall Houses" by Gianna Marino.
Pictures for Threes are Thursday!! We will also have chapel that day! Dress your best!
On Thursday, November 17 we are going to the zoo. If you would like to attend that field trip, please fill out the slip that was sent home this week. The cost for group rate is $5/person. I forgot to add the parking which is $6/ vehicle as a group.
Also, Parent-Teacher conferences are next week. I do not have many slots left because I am leaving at 3 on Friday, but I will be available Wednesday evening, if you need. Please let me know by Monday if you do, only a few of three year olds haven't signed up.
Have a fantastic week!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Three year old preschool for October 18 and 20
Welcome to a week of opposites! This week we are experimenting with and talking about opposites.
This morning students had the opportunity to paint with black and white, match opposites and choose their activity by taking a bean from outside the bowl and putting it inside the bowl.
Some of the KDIs we are working on this week include-
Engagement: Children focus on activities that interest them.- This is what free play time is all about. We are also as a group getting much better verbalizing when we change our plan for play.
Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles. Today we moved in many opposite ways- fast , slow, high, low, with little steps, with big steps. We also learned stop and go by playing "Red Light, Green Light".
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and hand-eye coordination in using their small muscles. We practiced our fine motor skills as we picked up dried beans, used tweezers to sort big and little pompoms, put rubber bands on geoboards and draw.
Jesus Time- This week we hear the conclusion to the Joseph stories. Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to buy food as they also are experiencing a famine. Unknown to them, Joseph is the one who sells the food to them. After putting his brothers through several tests to see if they treat baby brother Benjamin like they treated him, he sees that they are genuinely repentant and reveals that he is their long lost brother, Joseph. He does not seek revenge, but encourages them to move their families to Egypt where he can take care of them and make sure they have enough food. He does the opposite of what the world would expect and he points out that God does the opposite often too! Genesis 50:20-"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." God is with us and makes bad things work for our good too!
Books of the week- "Am I Big or Little?" - a simple board book that talks about opposites, "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion and "Contrary Mary" by Anita Jeram.
Book orders were sent home on Tuesday, due by October 28.
Three year old pictures will be taken on Thursday, October 27th. Flyers should have gone home, if you need one, let me know.
Our next field trip is Thursday, November 17, to the Detroit Zoo. I will need a count before hand as they make us pay prior to the day of the trip. I will be sending home an attendance slip next week.
Parent Teacher consultations are also coming up. Please sign up for a time slot for Thursday, November 3rd or Friday, November 4th. If you are not able to meet at any of those scheduled times, let me know and we can work out an alternative!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
This morning students had the opportunity to paint with black and white, match opposites and choose their activity by taking a bean from outside the bowl and putting it inside the bowl.
Some of the KDIs we are working on this week include-
Engagement: Children focus on activities that interest them.- This is what free play time is all about. We are also as a group getting much better verbalizing when we change our plan for play.
Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles. Today we moved in many opposite ways- fast , slow, high, low, with little steps, with big steps. We also learned stop and go by playing "Red Light, Green Light".
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and hand-eye coordination in using their small muscles. We practiced our fine motor skills as we picked up dried beans, used tweezers to sort big and little pompoms, put rubber bands on geoboards and draw.
Jesus Time- This week we hear the conclusion to the Joseph stories. Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to buy food as they also are experiencing a famine. Unknown to them, Joseph is the one who sells the food to them. After putting his brothers through several tests to see if they treat baby brother Benjamin like they treated him, he sees that they are genuinely repentant and reveals that he is their long lost brother, Joseph. He does not seek revenge, but encourages them to move their families to Egypt where he can take care of them and make sure they have enough food. He does the opposite of what the world would expect and he points out that God does the opposite often too! Genesis 50:20-"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." God is with us and makes bad things work for our good too!
Books of the week- "Am I Big or Little?" - a simple board book that talks about opposites, "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion and "Contrary Mary" by Anita Jeram.
Book orders were sent home on Tuesday, due by October 28.
Three year old pictures will be taken on Thursday, October 27th. Flyers should have gone home, if you need one, let me know.
Our next field trip is Thursday, November 17, to the Detroit Zoo. I will need a count before hand as they make us pay prior to the day of the trip. I will be sending home an attendance slip next week.
Parent Teacher consultations are also coming up. Please sign up for a time slot for Thursday, November 3rd or Friday, November 4th. If you are not able to meet at any of those scheduled times, let me know and we can work out an alternative!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Three year old preschool for October 11 and 13
Welcome to our week! We are looking at water this week!
Water starts with a double u. One of the only letters that doesn't have its sound in its name!
We looked at big and little Ww, said its name and its sound and then we dove in!!
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on this week are-
Predicting: Children predict what they expect will happen- We looked at different items and predicted whether they would sink or float.
Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas.- Then we put those items in water to see if our predictions came true.
Diversity: Children understand that people have diverse characteristics, interests, and abilities - Two of our read alouds this week come from different experiences and cultural backgrounds.
Jesus Time- This week we are learning the story of Joseph. He was his father's favorite, because of that, his brothers didn't like him, they threw him in a pit and sold him as a slave. He was taken far from his home and then was unjustly sent to prison. He stayed faithful to God and God gave him the ability to tell the meanings of dreams. He told a baker and a steward the meaning of their dreams while they were in prison and their dreams came true! When Pharaoh had some strange dreams, the steward remembered Joseph. Joseph told Pharaoh his dreams and their meanings. Pharaoh was so impressed, he put Joseph second in command of all Egypt. God made things work out for Joseph and as we continue the story, we see God's hand even more!
Books- "Umbrella" by Taro Yashima, "Come On, Rain" by Karen Hesse and "The Rain Came Down" by David Shannon are our books this week.
We are having a field trip Wednesday at 9:30 to Erwin's Orchard in South Lyon. The cost is $7.50 per person. All are welcome even if you haven't yet signed up. I understand from someone who has been commuting from South Lyon that it is best to stay on the highways, 275 and 96 and not go on surface roads as some are closed for construction. Should be a beautiful day for some apple picking!!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
Water starts with a double u. One of the only letters that doesn't have its sound in its name!
We looked at big and little Ww, said its name and its sound and then we dove in!!
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on this week are-
Predicting: Children predict what they expect will happen- We looked at different items and predicted whether they would sink or float.
Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas.- Then we put those items in water to see if our predictions came true.
Diversity: Children understand that people have diverse characteristics, interests, and abilities - Two of our read alouds this week come from different experiences and cultural backgrounds.
Jesus Time- This week we are learning the story of Joseph. He was his father's favorite, because of that, his brothers didn't like him, they threw him in a pit and sold him as a slave. He was taken far from his home and then was unjustly sent to prison. He stayed faithful to God and God gave him the ability to tell the meanings of dreams. He told a baker and a steward the meaning of their dreams while they were in prison and their dreams came true! When Pharaoh had some strange dreams, the steward remembered Joseph. Joseph told Pharaoh his dreams and their meanings. Pharaoh was so impressed, he put Joseph second in command of all Egypt. God made things work out for Joseph and as we continue the story, we see God's hand even more!
Books- "Umbrella" by Taro Yashima, "Come On, Rain" by Karen Hesse and "The Rain Came Down" by David Shannon are our books this week.
We are having a field trip Wednesday at 9:30 to Erwin's Orchard in South Lyon. The cost is $7.50 per person. All are welcome even if you haven't yet signed up. I understand from someone who has been commuting from South Lyon that it is best to stay on the highways, 275 and 96 and not go on surface roads as some are closed for construction. Should be a beautiful day for some apple picking!!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Three year olds for the week of September 27 and 29
Sorry that it has taken me so long to write a 3 year old blog this week. We had a lot of fun exploring colors this week.
Some of the KDIs we concentrated on this week are-
Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles- We used rubber mallets to splat paint. We even practiced our balance in this activity since we had to do it inside and avoid the paint as we took our turns.
Book knowledge: Children demonstrate knowledge about books- We read an interactive book called "Mix it Up" by Herve' Tullet which children took turns touching, opening and closing them.
Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas- We used pipettes to put colored vinegar into baking soda, experimenting with what would happen when we mixed colors or when a little baking soda got into our cups.
Our Jesus time this week was the story of Noah and the ark. We talked about how the people in the world had become worse and worse. There were only 8 people who still believed in God. God gave Noah and his sons the job to build the ark and gather food for all the animals they would have to take on the ark. God kept them safe as it rained for 40 days and nights and they stayed on the ark for a long time. When the water finally dried up, Noah came out of the ark and built an altar to thank God for watching over them and keeping them safe. God placed a rainbow in the sky as a sign of His promise never to destroy the earth through a flood again.
The books we read this week are - "Mix it Up" by Herve' Tullet, "Little Blue and Little Yellow" by Leo Lionni and "A Color of His Own" also by Leo Lionni.
This Tuesday, October 4 we have our field trip to Camp Killarney. If anyone decides at the last minute, they are welcome to come.
There is no school October 5, 6, or 7. On Wednesday, October 12, we have a field trip scheduled to Erwin Orchard in South Lyon. We are scheduled to arrive at 9:30, take a hay ride, pick a quarter peck of apples and have a snack. If you are planning to go on this field trip, I will have an attendance slip ready on Tuesday, October 11 for you to fill out. The cost is $7.50.
Have a great week!! See you at Camp Killarney!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
Some of the KDIs we concentrated on this week are-
Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles- We used rubber mallets to splat paint. We even practiced our balance in this activity since we had to do it inside and avoid the paint as we took our turns.
Book knowledge: Children demonstrate knowledge about books- We read an interactive book called "Mix it Up" by Herve' Tullet which children took turns touching, opening and closing them.
Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas- We used pipettes to put colored vinegar into baking soda, experimenting with what would happen when we mixed colors or when a little baking soda got into our cups.
Our Jesus time this week was the story of Noah and the ark. We talked about how the people in the world had become worse and worse. There were only 8 people who still believed in God. God gave Noah and his sons the job to build the ark and gather food for all the animals they would have to take on the ark. God kept them safe as it rained for 40 days and nights and they stayed on the ark for a long time. When the water finally dried up, Noah came out of the ark and built an altar to thank God for watching over them and keeping them safe. God placed a rainbow in the sky as a sign of His promise never to destroy the earth through a flood again.
The books we read this week are - "Mix it Up" by Herve' Tullet, "Little Blue and Little Yellow" by Leo Lionni and "A Color of His Own" also by Leo Lionni.
This Tuesday, October 4 we have our field trip to Camp Killarney. If anyone decides at the last minute, they are welcome to come.
There is no school October 5, 6, or 7. On Wednesday, October 12, we have a field trip scheduled to Erwin Orchard in South Lyon. We are scheduled to arrive at 9:30, take a hay ride, pick a quarter peck of apples and have a snack. If you are planning to go on this field trip, I will have an attendance slip ready on Tuesday, October 11 for you to fill out. The cost is $7.50.
Have a great week!! See you at Camp Killarney!
Mrs. Schneck and Mrs. Dostal
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