Nutrition Day

Staff from Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and Mrs. Tiefenthaler presented a Nutrition Day for the preschool and elementary students. They talked with the preschoolers on the importance of eating healthy foods, especially fruits and vegetables. We participated in an obstacle course in the gym to also keep our bodies healthy. The preschoolers loved the obstacle course and wanted to do it over and over.

A Goat Visits the Morning Class

Kacie, the TK teacher's daughter, brought her baby goat to school for the TK students to see. After the TK students saw the goat, Kacie brought him to our room too. It was fun to see the goat and get the chance to pet it. The preschoolers thought it was funny that the goat wanted to suck on Kacie's fingers. Thank you, Kacie, for sharing your goat with us.

Save the Date

We will be having our End of the Year Program for preschool and transitional kindergarten on Friday, May 20th at 7:00. We will have plenty of room so feel free to invite friends and relatives. I hope all of you will be able to make it.

Story Hour at the Library

The librarians at the Newell Public Library invited us to come to the library for a Spring Story Hour. We walked to the library to hear stories about spring and Easter. The children were very excited about the many books displayed around the library. I encourage you to visit the library to check out some of these books with your child.

V is for Volcano

We are talking about the letter V and the sound it makes this week. One activity we did was make a little "volcano" with baking soda and vinegar. As you can see by their faces, the children were very excited when our volcano erupted.

All Dressed Up

The preschoolers have been having a great time dressing up in the dress up clothes this past month. The football jerseys, "princess" dresses and clip on ties have been the favorites.

April Fool's Day

The preschoolers loved April Fool's Day. They wanted it to continue for every day in April, but I can only chase spiders off my head all day for one day of the year. :) One of our preschoolers in the p.m. class fooled us at snack time. He told us he brought ice cream cones, but really they were cupcakes baked in ice cream cones. This was a very tasty April Fool's joke.

Grandparents' Day

Grandparents' Day was held on March 24th. It was great so many grandparents were able to attend. Activities were set up for the children and their grandparents to do together. The children were very excited to have their grandparents visit school and spend some time with them.

Family Fun Night

Making necklaces

Decorating (and eating) cookies

Working with the iPod Touches

Playing with play dough

On March 3rd, we held a Preschool Family Fun Night. The night began with the preschoolers singing a couple songs for their parents. Following the songs, different activities were set up for the parents or grandparents and children to participate in together. I was pleased so many of you could attend. A big thank you goes to the Preschool Advisory Committee for providing materials and helping plan the evening.

Dental Health

February was Dental Health month. Mrs. Tiefenthaler came to preschool to teach the preschoolers why it is important to brush their teeth. She also talked about foods that make your teeth healthy and which foods you need to brush off after you eat them. I encourage you to reinforce good tooth brushing habits at home.