Moths and Butterflies

Katie, the B.V. County Naturalist, came and taught us about moths and butterflies.  She showed us some butterflies and read us a story.  The preschoolers pretended to be an egg, then a caterpillar, then a chrysalis, and finally a butterfly.  She also taught us a song to help remember the parts of an insect.  We thank Katie for teaching us about nature this year.

A Duck and a Chick

     Jaidyn and her grandpa shared a baby chick and duck with the A.M. class.  They are raising them and brought them to school so we could see them.  The children loved holding and petting them.

Easter Parties

     We had our Easter parties before leaving for Spring Break.  We ate yummy snacks and hunted for Easter eggs.  The children did not seem to mind that we had to have our egg hunts indoors.  The morning class played an egg balancing game and the afternoon class dyed eggs.  Thanks parents for such a fun time!

Grandparents' Day

     On March 14th, we invited our grandparents to come to preschool.  The children were SO EXCITED to have them come.  The preschoolers and their grandparents worked together on cards, decorated frames, built with blocks and ate a snack together.  The Scholastic Book Fair was also open, so many of the children received a new book from their grandparents.  They had fun showing their books to their friends.

Beach Day

   
     On February 28, we participated in "Beach Day" with the rest of the elementary classes.  This was a fun was to celebrate Read Across America Day.  Since March 1 is Dr. Seuss' birthday, we used his books to read on that day.  The preschoolers came dressed in their beach clothes and looked at books on beach towels. We ate snack "picnic style" on their beach towels and high school students came and read Dr. Seuss books to us.  We used Dr. Seuss books to practice rhyming words all week.  Many of the children are getting very good at rhyming words.

Pig and Chicks

This week is National FFA week.  Members from FFA came to our room to teach us about agriculture, specifically pigs.  They brought a two day old piglet for the preschoolers to see and pet.  The P.M. class also got to hold baby chicks as Bryce brought his new chicks for us to see.

Child Development Class

     The High School Child Development class visited our room.  They read stories, played Valentine Bingo and talked to us about foods to keep our hearts healthy.

Valentine's Day Parties

We celebrated Valentine's Day by having parties.  The children had been busy decorating boxes to hold  their cards.  They were excited to see the cards (and of course the candy) their friends gave them.  We ate cookies and made crafts.  Thank you parents for providing and helping with these parties.

Post Office Field Trip

     The preschoolers have been making "mail" for their friends in the writing center and mailing their letters in the post office we have set up in our dramatic play center.  They made Valentines for their parents that we mailed at the Newell Post Office.  The children mailed their letter, canceled the stamp on their envelope and put it in the box to go to their parents.  We hope you enjoyed getting mail from your preschooler.

Pajama Party

We all had fun at our pajama party and learned about the letter P.  We wore pajamas and brought pillows or pillow pets.  We ate popcorn and drank punch for snack.  We watched a video about the letter P and read the story If You Give a Pig a Party.  We ended the party with pillow fights.  I think everyone's favorite part was the kids vs. teachers pillow fights.