Miss Harley's Preschool Happenings

  Monday September 8th We started off our week by talking about the letter Dd and identified words that start with Dd.  We then read the Scholastic's My Big World magazine about apples, where students heard a description of a fruit and had to decide if it was an apple or not.   After recess and lunch, we talked all about squares and how they have 4 points and 4 equal sides.  During center time, some students worked in a small group to work on their letter writing assessments. Tuesday September 9th Today we celebrated Karley's birthday with our famous Birthday Boogie! We also continued to talk about the letter Dd and made a huge list of words.  Students then expanded on what we learned in our magazine on Monday and completed an apple themed worksheet. One of our goals by the end of the school year is to eliminate nap time completely from our schedule.  In order to do this, we start by eliminating nap on early dismissal days and instead watch a movie....

  Tuesday September 2nd We started our week by talking about the letter Cc and practiced how to make the /k/ Cc sound.  Students started a list to show off all of the Cc words we could find.  We then read the Bible story about the Good Samaritan and how we choose to be kind everyday.  Students discussed how the other men who passed by may have been in a hurry to get somewhere and that's why they didn't stop, so we talked about how there are others ways we can help those who are in need.   After lunch, we talked about triangles and how they have three sides and three points.  During center time, students played with friends while some worked on writing our names. Wednesday September 3rd Today we continued to talk about the letter Cc and came up with even more words for our word list.  Afterwards, we read the story "Whose Hands are These" by Miranda Paul and discussed all of the different jobs people have and all of the jobs that we one day hop...