Pool Party Reminders

Hey! I just wanted to let ya'll know that I sent information home about our upcoming pool party. You should have received an invitation in your child's journal. Siblings and grandparents are welcome to attend. I need for you to let me know how many family members will be in attendance so that we will be sure to cook enough BBQ. Also, please bring at least one side to share and canned drinks (or juice boxes). I did not include that on the invitation but I wanted to mention it. I will have a cooler to keep the drinks cold. Today was a good day despite having to stay inside, away from the pollen. It seems that we are all fighting allergies and colds. We made apple pies today and they were delicious and easy to make! Let me know if you want to recipe. The children loved them! See you next week!

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Well, we only have one more week left in April after this which means May will be here very soon! I hope that the next three weeks go by very slow. I am sad that the school year is coming to an end. It must be true when people say "time flies when you are having fun" because this year has flown right by me! The next three weeks will be the last of a lot of things. One being Jackson's last three weeks of preschool with his mama! He has been with me in the school for over five years now (if I include the time he was in my womb and I was out there teaching:-) I look at the girls and I have noticed how much they have changed also over the year. They've not only grown physically, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I wish that I had a video camera that would record us throughout each Wednesday. I really could publish a best-seller with some of their quotes, words of wisdom, and insight. They are so much fun! I have three good daughter-in-law prospects to choose from! I am just kidding! They do mean a lot to me and so do their wonderful families. Today was "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" and boy did we have a good time with this story! The children acted out the story several times after we read it together. They even got to walk on the table which of course was fun. We also used finger puppets today which you may have seen inside your child's journal. Oh, and the artwork was wonderful. Each child drew their own bridge and troll and then we attached the goats (big, medium, and small). The illustrations were wonderful! Next week we will read about the three little kittens. We will also bake miniature apple pies next week. See you then!

We're making pizzas out of playdough!

Happy Spring!

Spring is officially here and it seems hard to believe that we have less than two months left to spend together. We've had so much fun this year! We will spend most of the month of April continuing reading fairy tales. We will be on spring break this upcoming week but when we return, we will read "The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza" and we will bake pizzas for lunch. We read the story, "The Little Red Hen" this past week and we had wonderful discussions on being a good friend and being helpful to others. I hope that the children have been extra helpful to you this week! I will have updated calendars for you when we return after spring break. Happy Easter!

March 7, 2006

Ice Skating Art

We wrapped up our study of winter last week. It seemed that the timing of the start and ending of the study went right along with the weather outside. Now that the weather is warming up, we are moving along to a new unit. This upcoming week, we will read the story, Golidlocks & The Three Bears. We will be reading books in March that are about the "three's and the little's" in literature such as The Three Little Pigs, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Kittens, and a few others.