The Blue Whales are learning each other’s last names. And talking about the letters in our first and last names.
Letter stickers and letter beads were used to practice learning the letters in our name and in what order they belong. And then we practiced writing the letters in our name in order.
We did a journal page of a snowman and practiced writing our first and last names. The Blue Whales were quite proud of themselves for their ability to try hard things and surprised themselves on how well they did with their names.
We have letter games, letter magnets, letter playdough stamps, letter ink stamps and letter stickers out for the Blue Whales to explore letters through play.
Shaving cream and glue make a fun puffy paint which the Blue Whales used to make snowy artwork. They really enjoyed painting with the puffy paint and using their busy fingers to add the little details of eyes, noses, buttons and sticks.
All the Blue Whales helped take down our New Year decorations and some made art projects with the left-over decorations. It was a fun way to practice using scissors.
We had Guess-n-Tell and Isobel did a great job with three clues about her item and calling on friends to guess the item. The Blue Whales were able to guess Isobel’s item because of her great clues.
We celebrated Griffin’s half birthday on Wednesday and enjoyed a great story and tasty snack with his family. For our summer birthday friends we are celebrating their half birthdays. We have two more half birthdays to celebrate next week.
We have some fun events coming up over the next few weeks. Below are the ones with scheduled dates to add to your calendar:
Monday, January 20th: Preschool closed – MLK Day
Monday, January 27th: Favorite Socks Day
Tuesday, January 28th: Team Tuesday (wear gear from your favorite team)
Wednesday, January 29th: Wacky Wednesday (wacky clothes, hair, the wackier the better)
Thursday, January 30th: Pajamas and Pancakes (wear your PJs to school and we will enjoy pancakes – Kyle will be sending more information about our fun Pancakes and PJs day)
Thursday, February 13th: Valentine’s Exchange and Spa Party (I will send more information about how we exchange Valentines in the Blue Whales and Kyle will send more information about our pampering spa party)
In a few weeks we will be talking about our home addresses and going for some walks through Southern Village to further our discussions. Please send me an email with your home address so I can verify I have it correct on my class roster.
We are enjoying creating, moving, singing, discussing, observing, reading and playing with our Blue Whale friends. Hope everyone has a nice weekend.