Pre-kindergarten has gotten off to an amazing start.  I am so proud of all of my students.  We are all successfully coming to pre-k each morning and afternoon without tears - way to go everyone!

Click on the followign liks to see some pictures from our first few weeks of school:
Our First Day Of School
September
Balloon Painting

Our theme for the past two weeks has been Pete the Cat.  Pete the Cat is a series of children's books written by Eric Litwin.  If you are looking for a fun story to share with your children, I would highly recommend Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, it is my personal favorite!

The students have had fun exploring several of Pete's books.  We have painted Pete's shoes, created Pete's school bus, and counted with Pete's buttons.  The students were thrilled when we used Pete's shoes to measure them and find out "how many shoes tall am I?"  We also had fun using our senses to get messy just like Pete by squishing strawberries, blueberries, and mud.


As a part of the MindUp Curriculum, I have been working with the students on deep breathing.  We practice deep breathing when we arrive, to calm down after gym class, as well as before we go home.  I will be working with the students throughout the year to take deep breaths when they are feeling frustrated to help calm themselves down before they react to a situation.

We have seen a lot of wasted juice during snack time.  It is difficult for our little people to drink an entire juice box in one snack time.  I would recommend sending juice or water in a re-sealable water bottle instead.  That way they can drink what they want, and take the rest home.

Next week we will begin our unit on Apples!