Today was such a busy day I didn't manage to take pictures until free play.  :)  I think that's a good sign.  This week is pure review and assessment.  We reviewed colors today and I was able to assess many of the students.  Our theme was the book, "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?"  If you happen to have that book at home, I'd love it if you could read it to them and practice color identification.  Thanks!

 We played with play dough today.  This is wonderful for fine motor skills.  We used scissors for the first time.  Cutting play dough is excellent practice.  They also used cookie cutters to cut the dough and identify shapes.

Assessments:

Now that I have had the chance to work with your little ones, and because this is not a pre-k class, I have decided to do what I am calling "soft assessments."  I will do general assessments in colors, letter recognition, and basic shapes.  I have materials to do more in-depth assessment so if you would like this done we can arrange a time, outside of class for your child to meet with me.  These soft assessments will give me enough information to see our starting point, and also to track their progress.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Upcoming Snacks:
13: Kaisley
18: Branson
20: Sloan
25: Jaxon
27 Everly

Our first day of preschool...

Here are some highlights of our first day together.

We started our day with free play on the playground.  So much fun!

After we went inside, we had circle time.  After circle time began centers.  They did great.  We are still working on putting the centers back on the shelves when we are done but we'll get it with time and practice.  

We had lots of fun in the dramatic play area.

 The sensory buckets were a big hit.

 Snack time!

 For our art project today we painted the first letters of our names.  These pages will be put in their binders.  I will be sending them home on Thursday's so that you can see all of the wonderful things that they have created each week.  At the end of the year, you will have a binder filled with what they have learned in preschool.

It was a great start.  Please be patient with them and with me as we work out the kinks.  I know that in a few weeks we will all have it down pat.  Thanks so much!

Miss Becca

Sorry for the miscommunication with the timing. :)

I looked through the paperwork and I should have posted the time.  Preschool time is 8:30-11:00. Thanks for your patience as we work through the kinks.

Welcome!

We had an absolutely wonderful turnout for our meet the teacher open house.  I was thrilled to get to know so many parents and preschoolers.  This is going to be a fun year for all of us.  Check back often for updates and to find out what we are doing each day.
Miss Becca