The students were interested and engaged in a new, independent building project! With the agency to choose and manipulate real building materials at the classroom workshop, the PreK students were very excited to create all types of structures. During small group time, they planned their work and then began their creation using wood, glue, clothespins, buttons, and more. They will continue these building projects by painting them, then reflecting on them and considering next steps.
"Puppy House"
"Gingerbread House"
"Playground for kids"
"House"
The children continued learning about numbers one through ten. With the idea to open a classroom "toy shop," we had the opportunity to create a simple coin system where children could manipulate small numbers to purchase items. The students worked to write their representations of the numbers 1, 2, 5, and 6 (either numerals, lines, or dots), on coins. They then used them in the toy shop to buy dinosaurs, toys, and food items.
Here are some more photos from our week together:
Manipulating letters in the sensory bin.
A tall structure!
A house for a puppy.
Quiet reading time.
Next Week:
We are looking forward to continuing our work on each student's independent structure plans during small group time. The children will learn about tally marks, another way to represent numbers one through ten. With our "super-power" of writing, we will practice the letter B.
Circle Solutions:
This week, we will talk about our monthly core value of compassion. Compassion means being kind to others and making them feel good, something all of our PreK students are wonderful at! We are developing the language to talk about these feelings and deeds during circle time through games, partner chats, and books.
After-Care:
This week the children will be talking about creatures that live in the ocean. They will have some fun sensory activities including water play (inside the classroom) and fingerpaint.
Reminders:
Please be sure to bring your library books and bag each Sunday. Thank you!
With the change of weather, some children may need an update to their classroom clothing supply. Please check in at school when possible to ensure that your child has seasonally appropriate clothing in case of a water spill or other "clothing emergency." Parents, if your child has outgrown any shoes recently we would very much appreciate having a donation of PreK-sized shoes to the classroom for anyone to wear when their shoes become wet at school. Thank you!
Upcoming Events:
This week we have a visiting author, Ken Nesbitt, coming to our school! We have a special session with him in the library on November 7th. We know the children will love hearing some poetry! We also have an Elementary School assembly on Thursday, November 9th with Ken Nesbitt. As we do on any other assembly day, please be sure to meet us in the classroom before 7:50 or in the ES Hall if you arrive afterwards. The assembly will begin at 7:55 promptly.
Parents' Corner:
You have probably heard this message before from the classroom teacher: there is a lot of information about children available, but you are the expert on your child! Each child is individual and for that reason, our responses to each child should be different. Click here to read a little more about this topic, and within the article are some interesting links for further reading.
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