We have been talking about turkeys so much- singing turkey songs, creating turkeys, reading turkey books & practicing tracing our hands in our fine motor journals. So, we took the opportunity to expand our knowledge to other birds this week. We compared birds, put an egg in vinegar to watch the shell dissolve and turn the egg rubbery & bouncy, examined feathers and even used feathers to paint. We learned some birds have feathers, but still can’t fly. And we read Stellaluna and learned about differences & similarities between birds and bats.
It was fun exercising our fine motor skills as we laced beads for necklaces, talking about letters as we strung them. We are noticing more children recognizing and naming letters in their names and names of people they love. Some friends had fun singing the Name Game and making rhymes with their names, too! And other friends played a game of Alphabet Bingo.
In our dramatic play area we practiced setting the table (now you can put them to work helping you on Thanksgiving Day!) and carved 🤣 the turkey. Everyone had fun feasting with their friends.
We will be closed Nov. 27-29 for Thanksgiving. We would like to have a small celebration of sharing and thankfulness in our classroom on the Mon/Tues before Thanksgiving. If each child can bring 1 piece of fruit (or small cup, if your choice is berries or something similar), we can create a Friendship Fruit Salad to share with each other during snack. I will send a reminder the night before.
The holidays are upon us and things are about to get super busy!! We will be working on some special surprises for our parents, so please let us know if you have any planned vacation days between now and Dec. 18th so that we can plan time to get everything ready!!
Please mark your December calendar…
On Dec. 16th & 17th we will climb aboard the “Polar Express” and listen to the story as we decorate some cookies and enjoy a cup of cocoa. The children are invited to wear their pajamas for this special day! Please use this link to sign up to contribute something for our Polar Express snack (you can drop it off to us anytime before the 13th): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4BADAD2FA6F85-53461492-lady
On Wednesday , December 18 at 9:30am we will have our Preschool Christmas Concert in the Sanctuary. Each class will sing a song or two and we will tell the Christmas story. It is our gift to you! TTH classes, please come too!! Bring your child to the classroom at 9:00 and find a seat in the sanctuary. We will begin at 9:30. Please keep in mind that you may need to park in the municipal lots around Southern Village since the whole school will be assembled.
Have a wonderful weekend with your sweet Ladybugs!