Another Wonderful Week in Pre K!
Dear Parents,
We hope that this blog finds you well. It was yet another great week in Pre-K, and
we’re very excited to share the highlights from it! This week, the Pre-K class got
active in music and movement, polished up some fantastic habitat stories, started a
new topic in math and so much more.
Large Group
Large group was smooth and successful as usual this week! The class got a chance
to read some new fun stories, share about their mornings during circle time, and
more. Additionally, our class helper system is continuing to bring out so many great
attributes in the kids such as responsibility, timekeeping, teamwork and others!
Music and Movement
This week, the kids got their groove on once again in music and movement! We
started off with a warm up with no music, doing various stretches and some light
cardio to get everyone’s bodies and minds ready for the action. Then, we did the
“Hello from your Head to your Toes” song, which is quickly becoming a class
favorite! Then, the kids got a chance to enjoy some familiar movement songs like
“The Move Song”, “The Floor is Lava”, the classic “Hokey Pokey”, and more! We love
that the kids make sure that all their friends in the class know the moves and can
keep up, and are so willing to help demonstrate for anyone who might be confused
or forget some of the choreography. Once everyone was in the groove of things, we put on the “Macarena”, which we spent time on some weeks ago. To our amazement, most of the kids knew the whole thing from start to finish and even memorized the timing of when we do the movements and when it’s time for free dance. Finally, we did a few sitting down songs to cool down. It was so much fun, and the kids were focused and engaged throughout the whole session!
Literacy
Literacy this week was varied, productive and of course entertaining! In the first
literacy session, the kids got to work on their journals, which have become an
amazing showcase of their journeys as students and people throughout this year!
For the topic prompt, we drew a small illustration of a habitat, a football, several
patterns, and a family to represent some of the fun activities we’ve been doing and
topics we have discussed in large group. We explained that the kids could pick any
of the categories, or a combination of several for their journal topic. They made
some absolutely stunning, creative, and detailed entries!
In the following literacy session, the kids got a chance to further develop and
conclude their habitat stories! They got into groups to make their final story.
Then, they received a habitat card for their chosen environment and several
images of animals with descriptions about what those animals like to do, eat, and
sounds that they make. They had some lively, spirited discussion in groups and
worked on their stories for the majority of the session. Then in the end, they
shared their incredible narratives with the class! We wrote them down, and in our
next session we will be making mini storybooks of these stories with illustrations
that the kids will make. We can’t wait to see the final result, and are so proud of
our class full of authors!
Maths
This week in math, the kids got a chance to begin a new topic, which they were all
so enthused about doing. To introduce this, we drew a subtraction sign on the
board with the caption “What sign is this?”, in the past we had done this with the
equals and addition sign so the kids knew to be looking out for it. Once that was up,
the chatter and curiosity about what we would be starting began! To start off the
topic, we asked if any of the kids could remind us what addition was, since we
covered it on a previous topic. The kids had such a great recollection and grasp of
this concept, which is essentially putting two things together. We then explained,
while simultaneously showing a demonstration with the plastic flower materials that subtraction is the opposite of addition- it means taking things away. We put 10 flowers on the floor, and took 2 away and asked what they would get. The class
counted and fired back “8!”. We did this for a while all together, then divided the
class into small groups and gave them materials to continue their exploration on
subtraction. It seems like they’re getting a hang of the concept very quickly, and
we’re blown away by how self-focused and engaged they were during this session!
Art
This week, the kids had a blast trying out a brand-new art method- yarn painting!
The process is straightforward, to begin with we gave each kid their own white A4
paper, along with a string of yarn and a variety of paints to choose from. We
instructed them to dip the yarn in their chosen shade, and use the yarn as a
paintbrush to make different shapes and lines on the page. They did an absolutely
incredible job! Their choice of color, composition and proportion are so impressive,
and we can’t wait to see this develop into a big group piece.
Our activities for next week will be:
Monday- Cooperative Game
Tuesday- Literacy (zoophonics)
Wednesday- Math
Thursday- Innovation Center
Friday- Science
Our Specials
Tuesday- Ethiopian Center
Wednesday- Gymnastic
Thursday- Library
Friday- Art
Reminder
● Please don’t forget to send your child with a hat and sunscreen as it gets
sunny after snack! The weather has been fluctuating lately, so if it is rainy
please also send them with rain appropriate clothing.
● We are still collecting recycled material for our innovation center, so if you
can spare any, we would greatly appreciate it!
● On Thursdays, please return their Library Folder.
● On Art days, please make sure to send your child with art appropriate
clothing!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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