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