Today was picture day!!! Hurray, all of the kids appeared to have smiled nicely. It should be a couple of weeks before we get the proofs back, and then you will each get a proof sheet with the opportunity to pick your child's pose. With preschoolers, you just never know what you are going to get. :)
Because we had pictures, we had a semi quiet day.
We continued on with our calendar..
Started beginning writing skills
Watched Butterfly Butterfly video
Went over butterflies one last time
I just got the caterpillars in the mail this evening. 2 are a live, and the rest are dead. I will be contacting the company for a few replacements.
Today Charlie was the star of the morning. The kids had donut holes
Ayla was the star of the afternoon. Dice cookies and fruit. Yum
Next weeks stars are Gavyne and Bethany.
We will be starting the letter of the Day, so remember to fill the bag with items, as well as paper items to be put on our letter wall. Have your child practise the book and have it ready to read on Thursdays.
Keep on selling... I have heard lots of good reports on the fundraiser..
Enjoy the sunshine, I have a feeling it wont be here long..
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was this year's Open House Theme:
Children were guided through the fun story, and then able to help read and perform the story once again using hand puppets.
This story is great for sequencing, counting, colors and much more
Caterpillars have been ordered and kids are anxiously awaiting their arrival. We have gone through the stages over and overs. The children are quite aware that..
1st you have the egg
2nd you have a tiny caterpillar
3rd the caterpillar eats lots and lots of food
4th the caterpillar makes himself a cacoon
5th the caterpillar sleeps for 2 weeks
6th the caterpillar breaks out of the cacoon and is a beautiful butterfly
We will continue on with many fun butterfly projects over the next couple of weeks. Today we made a sequncing sheet, and on Thursday we will be making coffee filter butterflys..
Fly away with your child and his/her imagination.. You will be surprised where you will end up....
Sunday, September 19, 2010
September Stars of Week/Snacks
Week of Tuesday 21st
Briged Morning
Ava Afternoon
Week of Tuesday 28th
Charlie Morning
Ayla Afternoon
Reminder no school on Thursday the 30th.
Healthy snack Tuesday, fun baked snack etc. Thursday
We will not start the letter bag, or letter book until the start of October
Briged Morning
Ava Afternoon
Week of Tuesday 28th
Charlie Morning
Ayla Afternoon
Reminder no school on Thursday the 30th.
Healthy snack Tuesday, fun baked snack etc. Thursday
We will not start the letter bag, or letter book until the start of October
Open House a success
Thank you to all of the parents and students who came to our open house. We were missing a few students, but we had a great turn out. I think the kids really enjoyed "The Very Hungry Butterfly" unit.
Reminder that each student needs a complete change of clothes and paint shirt. I noticed quite a few students were missingt those in their bins, so please get those to school ASAP.....
Another reminder that your payment of $36 is due on Tuesday, so if you didn't have your check included in your paper work, please get that to me... :)
Thank you to all of the parents who contributed with their parent contribution item. We now have enough plates, forks, cups, napkins etc. for the year. I really apprecaite your helping with these items as these things can get pricy for me to buy all of the time..
See you all on Tuesday!!!!!
Reminder that each student needs a complete change of clothes and paint shirt. I noticed quite a few students were missingt those in their bins, so please get those to school ASAP.....
Another reminder that your payment of $36 is due on Tuesday, so if you didn't have your check included in your paper work, please get that to me... :)
Thank you to all of the parents who contributed with their parent contribution item. We now have enough plates, forks, cups, napkins etc. for the year. I really apprecaite your helping with these items as these things can get pricy for me to buy all of the time..
See you all on Tuesday!!!!!
Tupperware information
Please have all people write their checks to ELB or Early Learning Begindergarten
Please add 6% sales tax to all orders
Make as many copies as you need.. Dont worry about the yellow duplicate copy. It is not important
Please try to sell a minimum of $100 per family... Come on guys, I know you can do it......
:) Call with any questions
965-2073
641-9902 you may call or text me..
Please add 6% sales tax to all orders
Make as many copies as you need.. Dont worry about the yellow duplicate copy. It is not important
Please try to sell a minimum of $100 per family... Come on guys, I know you can do it......
:) Call with any questions
965-2073
641-9902 you may call or text me..
2nd day of School September 23rd
Free play and getting aquainted
Name game once again
Start calendar:
days, months, seasons, colors, shapes and counting 1-10
"It is Autumn Song" discuss season and what is going on outside with the leaves
Snacks:
Morning- Briged
Afternoon-Ava
Introduce the Pledge
Read book about the Pledge
discuss stars and stripes
colors flag and talk about the colors: red, white and blue
Review rules and boundries
Butterfly unit continued
Read the book "Waiting for Wings"
Discuss butterfly and continue reinforcing stages etc.
* we are still awaiting the arrival of our caterpillar eggs. Hopefully they will be here next week.
Art- coffee filter butterflies
Remember school picture day is next Tuesday September the 28th!
STARS next week are
morning: Charlie
Afternoon: Ayla
Remember healthy snack Tuesday and Fun baked snack etc. on thursday
Name game once again
Start calendar:
days, months, seasons, colors, shapes and counting 1-10
"It is Autumn Song" discuss season and what is going on outside with the leaves
Snacks:
Morning- Briged
Afternoon-Ava
Introduce the Pledge
Read book about the Pledge
discuss stars and stripes
colors flag and talk about the colors: red, white and blue
Review rules and boundries
Butterfly unit continued
Read the book "Waiting for Wings"
Discuss butterfly and continue reinforcing stages etc.
* we are still awaiting the arrival of our caterpillar eggs. Hopefully they will be here next week.
Art- coffee filter butterflies
Remember school picture day is next Tuesday September the 28th!
STARS next week are
morning: Charlie
Afternoon: Ayla
Remember healthy snack Tuesday and Fun baked snack etc. on thursday
1st day of school
Free play and getting aquainted
Get all school supplies away
Hickity Pickity Bumble Bee Name Game
Barney Book "Barney and Baby Bop To to School"
Snack:
morning Briged: Ants on a log... so cute
Afternoon: Ava Yogart and Honey Graham bears
Stars shared their "All About Me" posters
All about me Books "What I did this summer" Afternoon group
Routines and Boundries
Bathrooms
Toy area
Work area
Ms. Kocher's desk
Off limit areas
Rules of the room
Butterfly unit
Stages and life cycle flannel board activity
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit
Read book again and do more sequencing.. more in depth of numbers and colors
Review and do puppet show again
Caterpillar song
Morning group colored a sheet because we had extra time
Song of the day: The Wheels on the Bus
Get all school supplies away
Hickity Pickity Bumble Bee Name Game
Barney Book "Barney and Baby Bop To to School"
Snack:
morning Briged: Ants on a log... so cute
Afternoon: Ava Yogart and Honey Graham bears
Stars shared their "All About Me" posters
All about me Books "What I did this summer" Afternoon group
Routines and Boundries
Bathrooms
Toy area
Work area
Ms. Kocher's desk
Off limit areas
Rules of the room
Butterfly unit
Stages and life cycle flannel board activity
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit
Read book again and do more sequencing.. more in depth of numbers and colors
Review and do puppet show again
Caterpillar song
Morning group colored a sheet because we had extra time
Song of the day: The Wheels on the Bus
Monday, September 6, 2010
Welcome Back
Dear Begindergarten Parents,
I would like to welcome everybody to the Early Learning Begindergarten blog. This will be a quick and easy way for me to keep parents informed of what is going on in preschool without the extra expense of making copies. This blog shall replace the daily take home sheets that the students have brought home in the past.
For starters, welcome everybody! This year I have many many new things planned not only for our preschoolers, but our parents as well. One of my hopes is to get the parents more involved in school. Things like Muffins for Moms & Donuts for dads are a couple of my ideas. I encourage parents to come visit school atleast once during the year. I do however appreciate a call or email letting me know you are comming. It is always nice to plan bigger projects when I know I have an extra set of hands comming. :)
Open house is set for September 16th, and is mandatory for all students and parents. Morning group will be from 5:30-6:45 and afternoon group will be from 7:00-8:15. This year's theme is "The Very Hungry Butterfly," so come exlore the story with us and help the children paint life size butterflies. It will be very exciting.
Please make sure you have all of your children's school supplies with you on open house night, as well as, your Begindergarten registration packet. A reminder that no child may start school unless I have September's payment and all forms filled out.
Once again we will be doing our Tupper Ware Fundraiser. We were very successfull in raising over $1500 for our class. Please help us be successfull once again. ELB gets no aid from grants, or government funding, so your fundraising keeps our program alive. So ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, SELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL..........
This year we have become a part of Scholastic's book club. I will be sending home various book orders that you may look at and purchase cheap books for your child. Each time you order, we get new books for our classroom. If you have any further questions about book orders, please feel free to talk to me.
School Starts September 21st, and will be here before we know it... I look forward to seeing you at the open house!
Ms. Kocher
Anjelika.Kocher@sendit.nodak.edu
701-965-2073
701-641-9902 cell
I would like to welcome everybody to the Early Learning Begindergarten blog. This will be a quick and easy way for me to keep parents informed of what is going on in preschool without the extra expense of making copies. This blog shall replace the daily take home sheets that the students have brought home in the past.
For starters, welcome everybody! This year I have many many new things planned not only for our preschoolers, but our parents as well. One of my hopes is to get the parents more involved in school. Things like Muffins for Moms & Donuts for dads are a couple of my ideas. I encourage parents to come visit school atleast once during the year. I do however appreciate a call or email letting me know you are comming. It is always nice to plan bigger projects when I know I have an extra set of hands comming. :)
Open house is set for September 16th, and is mandatory for all students and parents. Morning group will be from 5:30-6:45 and afternoon group will be from 7:00-8:15. This year's theme is "The Very Hungry Butterfly," so come exlore the story with us and help the children paint life size butterflies. It will be very exciting.
Please make sure you have all of your children's school supplies with you on open house night, as well as, your Begindergarten registration packet. A reminder that no child may start school unless I have September's payment and all forms filled out.
Once again we will be doing our Tupper Ware Fundraiser. We were very successfull in raising over $1500 for our class. Please help us be successfull once again. ELB gets no aid from grants, or government funding, so your fundraising keeps our program alive. So ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, SELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL..........
This year we have become a part of Scholastic's book club. I will be sending home various book orders that you may look at and purchase cheap books for your child. Each time you order, we get new books for our classroom. If you have any further questions about book orders, please feel free to talk to me.
School Starts September 21st, and will be here before we know it... I look forward to seeing you at the open house!
Ms. Kocher
Anjelika.Kocher@sendit.nodak.edu
701-965-2073
701-641-9902 cell
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