A Week of Snowmen!

Last week we had fun learning with snowmen.  We painted with loofas to make snowman placemats.  The students enjoyed strengthening their fine motor and early literacy skills while they constructed name snowmen out of paper.  We also worked hard practicing our Christmas concert songs!

Winter Clothes

Fresh air and getting outside to play is so important.  I have been trying to take the kids outside daily.  With the exception of the days when it is too cold, I plan to continue heading outdoors as much as possible.  Please be sure to send snow pants, a toque, and mittens with your child everyday.  

Water Bottles Needed!

I am still looking for about ten more water bottles for an upcoming art project.  If you have any water bottles (with lids) that you are willing to donate, it would be greatly appreciated!

Christmas Concert

Our Christmas concert is coming up this Friday!  We have been working hard to learn our Christmas songs and we are looking forward to sharing some Christmas cheer with you on Friday at 1:30.  

Our concert will be held at 1:30pm at Riverview School in the Music Room.  We will open the doors at 1:20 to allow you time to get your child in and settled.  You can bring your child to the classroom, and then head to the music room to get a seat.  

All PreK families are invited to join us after the concert until 3:00pm for a Christmas FOP.  There will be several Christmas centers set up around the Music Room for you to enjoy with your child. 

There is no special dress code for the Christmas concert.  Please feel free to dress your child in whatever you would like for this day! 

In the Gym

We had fun last week "skiing" both in the gym and in our classroom.  I also introduced the students to the game "red light - green light."  

Click here to see pictures of our skiing adventures!

Mind Up Curriculum

This past week we began to learn about mindful hearing and mindful seeing.  This is the concept of really taking the time to focus on hearing or seeing what's around you.  The students enjoyed trying to guess what was hiding in my sound bag when we were mindful listening.  We experimented with adding food colouring to water to engage in mindful seeing.  

Click here to see some of our mindful seeing.

Coming Up

This week will continue to be about winter, snowmen, and Christmas.  We will be working all week to get ready for our big concert on Friday - we hope to see you there!

Important Dates:

-December 7 and 8 - Early Dismissal Days

• the morning class will dismiss at 10:25am
• the afternoon class will dismiss at 2:15pm

-December 9 - Christmas Concert and Christmas FOP

• 1:30 - 3:00pm