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 Thursday May 8th,2008

We wrapped gifts
We finished our family drawings
We did math problems
We worked on cutting
We worked on puzzles
We had the listening center open
We used the warm glue bonder
We built with the duplos
We played with the race cars
Books on the loft
We played with magnets and metal pieces
We had Sandy at circle (ask your child what we gave her)

I will be out tomorrow Dara Lester will be here for me

 Wednesday May 7, 2008
We wrapped gifts
We made Mother's day cards
We worked on family drawings
We worked on zoobers and zots
We worked with snap cubes
We had the listening center open
We had math work
We worked on an ABC puzzle
We drew tulips
We used the warm glue bonder
We had "pretend" dance class on the playground
We read a story about Oliver button
We had songs and poems at circletime

 Tuesday May 6, 2008

We drew turtles
We worked on family drawings
We drew stop signs
We played in the office area
We painted with watercolors
We had builders working construction in the block area
We made designs with lg foam pattern pieces
We built with the gears
We played in the sensory table
We played on the light box
We played mermaids in the core
We had scooter board play in   the core
We read a book about death
We talked about feelings
We talked about expressing anger
Thanks to everyone for the teacher pampering gifts!

Friday May 2nd,2008
We had Free day Friday
We drew frogs
We worked with junk art
We played blockus
We had a block area building project
The warm glue bonder
The wooden marble maze
The office was open
We had sign class (ask your child about it )
We drew outside
We played with our pet horse in the core

Wednesday April 30th, 2008
We worked on gifts for the teachers
We worked on Mother's day gifts
We Made gifts for Sandy
We worked on puzzles at the game table
We played in the office area
We played with the treehouse and dolls
We played with Jack stone legos
We worked on lacing boards
We drew cats
We worked on story pages
We had free drawing
We ran an errand with Michelle to the print shop
We took orders for lunch (for teachers tomorrow)
We played with our toys from home

Tuesday April 29th, 2008

We worked on our auction project
We worked on our Mother's day gift
We painted the center-piece of flowers
We drew story pictures
We painted butterflies for Staff week
We played in the office (dramatic play area)
We played dominoes
We played with the trains and tracks
We worked with lacing cards
We sorted plastic pieces by color and counted them
We drew cats
We drew trees outside
We had a 7 step activity course
We played freeze dance

 Monday April 28th, 2008
We painted flowers on the easel
We worked on our Mother's day gifts
We drew a Zoo animal( Guess)
We drew with pencils( seal and a seal pup)
We opened the office area
We had the listening center open
We had a building project with the sticks and balls
We worked used pegs and boards
We used nails with colored wood pieces to copy designs
We had mermaid play in the core
We played robots on the playground
We played guess what's missing at circle and lg motor games
and looked at self drawings as a group. We also discussed what to do when our
parents come to pick us up!

Wednesday April 23rd,2008

We worked on inventions
We drew our families
We painted flowers
We worked on our pottery project
We are going to open the office soon
We had the listening center open today
We built a playground for Fluffy
We used the warm glue bonder
We used the lg foam pieces to create floor designs
We had dance class with "OLGA"
We added new bumpers to the boat ( Thanks to Peter's Grandpa)
We walked around the building to ask each business how many people work there!
We had a mini field trip to "Magic Wheels" Ask your child about
the "ride"

Tuesday April 22nd,2008

Today We observed EARTH DAY!
We counted all the cars in the upper lot and lower lot
We picked up trash
We talked to the fork lift operator and asked what they were doing
And found out a lot of good information. Ask your child
We found out where the "magic spot" at Kidspace is and what it's for! Ask
your child to show you and explain it.
We drew the Sweet peas that Kate brought in.
We worked with clay
We used unfix cubes and copied patterns
We painted the "Fancy Flowers" at the easel
We counted and sorted trains by color
We had the listening center open today
We built with blocks
We played with the fabric race track and cars
We played mommy and babies and evil pirates on the playground!

Monday April 21st, 2008

Ask your child what kind of bird we drew
We made straw art (check the ceiling in the classroom)
We put together puzzles w/mother and babies ( animal)
We built with tinkertoy
We played with zoobers and zots
We played with twist and connect sticks
We worked with pattern designs
We played with beans in the sensory table
We played crab fishing on the boat today
We made roads outside in the woodchips
We did a lot of math games at circle ( word problems, mental math)
We worked on lg motor skills
We had one of the favorite lunches today!
Check out our self-drawing book

Thursday April 17th, 2008

We drew self-drawings for a classroom book.
We colored a design made of squares. ( we colored in 2,3,4, part patterns)
We played with marble mazes
We played with animals and made homes for them
We painted mums
We sorted bears by color and counted them
We made tinkertoys with instructions
We wrote numbers 1-100
We counted and printed the numbers
We played with Leah's daughter outside ( Servents, Knights, and Princess)
We had music with Sandy today! Ask your child to sign "Red river Valley" 

Wednesday April 16th, 2008

We drew birds
We drew tigers
We worked on math problems
We played dominoes
We played with puppy/Kittens
We worked on self-help boards
We worked on lacing boards
We worked with unfix cubes (patterns)
We played with pinto beans in the sensory table
We painted the purple mums
We made a pulley system in the core
We did charts at circle and played detective

 Tuesday April 15th, 2008

We drew more cars!
We made creations WGB ( displayed on shelf in front of class)
We played sudoko
We stamped our names with lowercase letters. Tricky!!!
We worked on spinning tops
We worked on 4 part story cards
We built with duplo train tracks
We played with snap blocks
We copied patterns from pattern cards
We read books to each other on the loft
We built with plastic pieces on the light box
We "skateboarded" in the core
We punched the punching bags in the core
We guessed our parents ages(see hall to the core)
We collected the toys and talked about "thinking of others"
We did more work on our large motor skills
We made a list ( Fred Meyers) 

Monday April 14th, 2008

We drew Mermaids
We made bead patterns
We worked on cutting
We played with spinning tops
We built with sticks and balls
We played Gobblet Jr.
We laced plastic letters
We sorted fruits
We used the warm glue bonder
We played in the dramatic play area
We read a lot of books to stuffed friends in the loft
We are growing basil for Shoko
We played builders on the playground
We made tracks on the playground
We played "Freeze dance at circle, We did Mad libs and tot trivia too!
Welcome back Mary Jane Congrats on your Wedding!

Friday April 11th, 2008

We drew matchbox cars
We drew panda ( see core)
We had two group projects in the invention area
We worked with clay
We played in the dramatic play area
We played with the "petshop pets"
We used the warm glue bonder
We built with zoobers and zots
We cleaned Fluffy's cage
We planted Basil for Shoko
We collected outdoor things for fairy houses (next week)
We had movement with Diana
We made tracks outside (huge group project)

Thursday April 10th, 2008

We worked on coloring patterns
We worked on mazes
We worked on fill in the blank sheets(#'s)
We worked on hidden picture sheets
We did "math" hunts
We played in the dramatic play area
We put together our "bones" puzzle
We built marble mazes in water
We played with clay
We built with plastic connectors
We used the warm glue bonder
We had Sandy today! She brought her homemade ____ask your child
We talked about what we would change in our world and you will be amazed at the ideas
that we thought of all on thier own! I'm so proud!!! See chart at the front door

Wednesday April 9th ,2008

We did a lot of fun math work
We worked on printing "Theme" words
We played with puppies and kittens and made homes for them
We worked on dot to dot  letters
We had a real construction crew working in our block area
We worked on puzzles in the tt area
We worked with the castle pieces to create kingdoms
We worked on counting stickers in a group
We played with water and plastic tubes
We had a lot of loud play in core
We worked on lg motor assessments on the playground

Tuesday April 8, 2008

We made inventions
We painted pineapples
We drew pictures/and added words to create stories
We built with zoobers and zots
We worked in groups building the train tracks
We played dominoes
We worked on the fine motor boards
We worked on writing letters and numbers
We worked with the warm glue bonder
We copied wooden block designs
We read a lot of books on the loft
We worked on letter and number find at circle
We worked on wheelbarrel with partners
We did 3 charts see the walls

 Monday April 7th, 2008

We drew people with parachutes
We colored 3 part patterns
We painted pineapples
We worked with tinker toys
We used the warm glue bonder
We played in the dramatic play area
We made pattern designs with plastic pieces
We made pattern designs with foam pieces
We cleaned out the sensory table
We planted Ainsley's plant
We re-planted the bulbs
We watered all the flowers outside
We talked about differences at circle We did a chart about
siblings And we worked on lg motor skills

Friday April 4th,2008
We drew self-portraits
We painted pineapples ( see hall wall)
We worked on sticker patterns
We worked in teams building tinkertoys
We played with games
We worked on lacing cards
The dramatic play area was busy
We worked on the auction project
We played our new flag games
We had a alumni visit us during outside(ask)
We did partner dancing in circle and sang songs/poems
We traced block designs
We planted a plant
We had sign class

Thursday April 3rd, 2008

We drew ______ (ask)
We worked on math
We worked on cutting skills
We worked with lg pattern blocks & cards
We worked in small groups on puzzles
We worked with marble tracks
We played with duplos
We played with a new flag matching game
We had a building project in the block area
We sang with Sandy today!
We did some more planting too!
Ask your child about the butterfly question
 

Wednesday April 2nd,2008

We drew something that lives in trees (ask)
We painted with Q-tips
We drew self drawings
We traced pattern shapes
We played in the dramatic play area
We used pegboards today Lg and small
We copied patterns from pattern cards
We planted seeds
We planted all the great plants from home THANKS!
We make our own charts and asked each other questions
We played in the core
We had a lot of loud fun outside
We brought cars and musical stuff outside
We had a visitor for circle
 

 Tuesday April 1st,2008

We drew rockets
We played with clay, toothpicks, rubberbands
We painted on the easel
We cleaned fluffy's cage
We brought things in from the outdoors to use in the WGBarea
We played in the house area
We did a lot of math games
We had  very busy builders in the block area
We had a big project outdoors Ask>>>>
We had a working circle
Nature hunt...Chart games......
We had music on the playground
Stories writing after nap

Monday March 31st,2008

We did a lot of math work
We did 4 part story cards
We built with plastic connectors and sticks
We played with magnets
We played in the cornmeal table
We drew " The monkey"
We had easel painting
We had something really neat in the guess jar!
We had a chart game at circle along with lg motor games
The Maples were low in numbers today!
Ask about Fluffy's escape!

Wednesday March 26th, 2008

 We made crayon melt pictures
We painted dinosaurs on the easel
We drew turtles
We played in the house area
We built with tinkertoys
We played with Jack stone legos
We played with the treehouse and wooden house
We used  the warm glue bonder
We played with magnets
We played corn meal
We had dance class with Diana
We are almost finished with our auction projects

 Tuesday March 25th, 2008
We drew dinosaurs ( check them out in the core)
We made paper dolls
We played in the cornmeal
We colored flags from Ireland and ? ask
We worked with snapblocks
We worked in teams on floor puzzles
We built with tree blocks
We used unfix cubes to copy patterns
We used rubberband boards
We had "girltime" on the mat today in the core
We had a blast on the playground
We made a list of boat things ( we want to collect )
We did some chart games at circle
We talked about fair and unfair things
Check out the cool new planters around the outside of the playground! Thanks
Karin Johnson

Monday March 24th, 2008

We made a dog pound
We played with Fluffy
We played with lg pattern foam pieces
We played with letters in the tt area
We worked with sewing cards
We colored in groups on lg paper
We drew dinosaurs
We painted a picture frame
We worked with tinker toys and created objects with step by step directions
We had several children share church stories at lunch
We played the safety game at circle
We did some chart games at circle
We talked about events over the weekend

March 20th, 2008

We cut out pictures from magazines
We made paper dolls
We painted tulips
We built a farm as teamwork
We matched letters with pictures
We made a playground for Fluffy
We counted and sorted people and wrote numbers
We read books in the loft
We played dinosaurs in the core
We had music class with Sandy
We had a birthday today!!!!!Someone turn 4
We were able to play on the New playground

Wednesday March 19th, 2008

We made a grave marker
We worked on our auction project
We drew our vase of cherry blossoms
We played in the cornmeal
We painted tulips on the easel
We played games at the game table
We built wood "things in the warm glue bonder area
We copied patterns from pattern cards
We played with the lightbox
We worked with clay and toothpicks
We graphed at circle
We did more lg motor assessments
We had to remove our Large dinosaurs due to all large dinosaurs
have been testing high in lead

Tuesday March 18th, 2008

Ask your child about "Spot"

 We worked on our auction project
We had a large building project in the block area
We had put together floor puzzles ( teams)
We counted, added and worked on a math graph
We drew fish
We worked with wood and the warm glue bonder
We read books about spring in the loft
We did table puzzles
We counted and sorted colored rings
We had coretime
We played baseball outside
We play the "safety" game in the core at circle
We made worked on story pages after nap
We counted out pennies in groups of 10

  Monday March 17, 2008

Today we buried Nathaniel's beloved fish
We worked on an auction project
We colored and cut the Letter A
We counted stickers and wrote the numbers
We played with clay and toothpicks
We played with cornmeal
We had a building project in the block area
We compared wooden sticks and sorted by size
We built with the snap blocks
We added stickers on a chart
We collected wood pieces on the playground
We played with duplos
 

  Friday March 14th, 2008

We played with the bug making pieces
We played with the dollhouse
We played with the gears
We worked on writing samples
We drew our family pictures
We read books on the loft
We worked with the warm glue bonder
We went through the lost and found
We built with duplos
We worked with unfix cubes and copied patterns
We are very excited about the castle outside

 Thursday March 13th, 2008

We played with clay
We worked with wire to create "wire art"
We worked on tracing stencils and cutting them out
We sort art work and filed it
We  played Blockus
We built with sticks, balls,tiles,rocks and dinosaurs
The theater was open
We played with cornmeal in the sensory table
We sang with Sandy
We copied patterns with pattern block cards
We made patterns with rings
We listen to Ramona on C.D.
Ask your child about our naptime book
What did we do to get to know MaryJane?
We counted the days till Spring

Wednesday March 12th,2008

Erin is having her baby! We will keep you posted.
Karen filled in this morning!
We had dance with Diana today
We worked with clay
We worked with melting beads
We made wire art
We cleaned Fluffy's cage
We played dominoes
We built marble mazes
We played in the theater
We colored on the big pad of paper
We played with thye cornmeal
We worked in the warm glue bonder area

Tuesday March 11th,2008

We made building structures with wood and the warm glue bonder
We drew our lovely flowers on the table
We added cornmeal to the sensory table
We played with water,squirt bottles , tubes, droppers and more in the floor table
We played in the theater
We played blockus
We made zoo cages for the zoo animals
We worked with clay
We painted on the easel
We found FLUFFY!!!
We did a lot of Fluffy observations
We played musical chairs
We played "hot potato"
We made sentences at circle
We played the touch and feel game at circle (we were guessing objects by touching)
We drew pictures of where and what Fluffy might have been up to.

Monday March 10th, 2008 
We drew our bodies
We worked with glitter (moving the glue around not puddling)
We drew with colored pencils (Cat,Frog,Hen)
We painted tulips with watercolors
We worked on the self help boards
We played with the treehouse and pieces
We did group puzzle work
We worked with the warm glue bonder and real wood
We played group games in the core

 Friday March 07,2008

We had sign class today! Ask your child a # sign or Letter
We worked on building with wood and the Glue bonder
We drew the _____ flowers ask your child
We drew story pictures and read them at circletime
We had theater play
We worked with the gears
We had a very big building project in the block area
We had some circus play in the duplo area
We painted with watercolors
We worked on counting and adding and comparing at circle
Assessments are going well See Michelle if you have questions

 Thursday March 6th, 2008
Today Erin was gone and Karin filled in. Erin will be back tomorrow.
We drew Lions
We worked with Michelle on Assessment stuff
We played in the sensory table and cleaned it out
We had music with Sandy
We played with felt pieces in the theater
We built with plastic sticks and balls
We had junk art
We made a sign for Erin
Check out the new climber! one more week!

 Wednesday March 5th, 2008

We drew self-drawings
We painted w/ watercolors on the floor
We worked on assessments w/ Michelle
We played table games
We began sticking stickers on our Map.
We built a city in the block area
We had a fun core time
We worked on lg motor skills
We counted and added numbers at circle
We wrote printed our names
Erin had a Dr appt this morning and tomorrow morning Thanks Karin for filling in.

 Tuesday March 4th, 2008

We made missing signs for Fluffy
We hunted for Fluffy
We drew "hens"
We practiced our ABC w/ Michelle
We  traced block designs
We played Blokus
We played with duplos
We copied block designs with lg foam pattern blocks
We had dinosaur play in the block area
We had a chart at circle We talked about "what we are working on at home"and worked on the balance beam
We worked on the "self-help" boards
We shared our "show-n-tell" items
 

 Monday 3/3/08

We worked on coloring patterns
We worked on drawing our faces
We drew the skier
We counted dots and wrote numbers
We traced large shapes and cut them out
We played Blokus
We had a lot of building in the block area
We built with plastic blocks
We worked with unfix cubes
We copied block designs
We played ABC bingo
We worked on leaping and hopscotch
We traced our names
We played in the sensory table
Erin's replacement will be MaryJane She will sub while she is out on leave!

 Thursday Feb 28th ,2008

We had a dinosaur dig
We drew tulips
We played in colored water
We drew the dinosaurs that we dug up
We played Nic's game
We had theater play
We worked on the auction project
We counted pennies for peace
We had magnet play
We had Sandy!!!

Wednesday Feb 27th,2008

We cleaned out the sensory table
We stamped our names and traced them
We painted our tulips
We checked out our new Map of the world
We checked out the Dinosaur map
We built block structures in the block area
We had several puppet shows
We worked with squencing cards 4 parts
We played with the treehouse
We copied block designs( butterflies)
We had dance with Diana
We added numbers
We played with clay
We had stories on the loft
We had a special guest for lunch (sibling)

Tuesday Feb 26th, 2008

We worked on our auction project
We traced butterflies, trucks and the ocean  
We decoded
We counted pennies in sets of 25
We cleaned Fluffy's cage
We played many games
We worked with insect pattern cards
We did assessments on the monkey bars
We played a listen and follow direction game at circle
We played "guess that baby"
We played the safety game at lunch

Monday Feb 25th, 2008

Wow! What a weekend can do to chase away the ills.
We worked on an auction project.
We worked on cutting
We worked on tracing
We worked on 1-100 board
We drew block designs
We had a few puppet shows
We built with the plastic sticks and balls
We drew with pencils
We stamped our names
We watched the construction on the playground
We sang songs at circle, We counted crayons, We checked our stuff Michelle shared from her trip the SAM
We played 20 questions
 

Thursday Feb 21st , 2008

We painted a bird perched on a branch
We drew a vase of flowers
We decoded words
We painted with watercolors on the floor
We opened the puppet theater
We played Gobblet Jr.
We played Dinosaurs in the block area
We worked with wood pieces from the playground in the WGB area
We built with the snap blocks
We worked out the energy in the core!!!
We had Sandy today Ask your child to sing "My Wild Irish Rose"
Ask your child about the "honey bucket "
We took photos of the playground under construction
We had a "special " guest
Have you signed up for the clean up? Have you brought your mom drawing of your child in?

 Wednesday Feb 20th, 2008

We had 8 children today!
We worked on an auction project
We made clay rockets
We opened the puppet area
We traced and added glitter to butterflies
We Made junk art creations
We looked at maps and used cars to travel them
We sorted plastic pieces by color
We copied patterns with foam pieces
We painted on the easels
We painted with fancy watercolors
We talked a lot  about feelings
We worked on patterns together at circle
We talked about the ending of "Old Yeller"
Ask your child about Chris's science project
We colored the flag of Malaysia
We are still looking for flags, maps, and any other learning tools you can think of

Tuesday Feb 19th, 2008
We had 11 Children!
We worked on patterns
We worked on building with tree pieces
We played games
We read books
We worked with junk art
We worked with clay
We built with the new wooden marble mazes
We restocked Fluffy's cage
We worked on leaping,snake crawl, hops,jumps,scotter boards at circletime!
We played 20 questions at lunch
We smelled Michelle's________
We are almost done with "Old Yeller" We had some tears shed today!
We are looking for a copy of Milo and Otis---Can you help us?

Friday Feb 14th , 2008

Ask your child about:
The Funeral
The Junk art creations that we explained at circle
The traffic signs we drew
The self drawings
The snap block building
The building with the plastic sticks and connectors
The block moving effort on the playground
The mazes after nap
The building with clay and toothpicks
The "special" things brought in by classmates
The book we read at lunch
Why did they have to kill the bull in "Old Yellar"
What is Hydrophobia?
Remember puppet theater opens next week!

Wednesday Feb 13th, 2008

We made valentines for classmates
We built with clay and toothpicks
We painted with watercolors (hearts)
We played "chairs"
We made a few playgrounds for Fluffy
We traced numbers
We sorted, stapled, book order forms
We looked at the Atlas that Nathaniel brought in!
We brought our babies and stuffed animals into the house area.
We built with tinker toys
We played with the tree house and wooden things
We used the warm glue bonder
We played duck duck goose, We played hot potato and talked about the upcoming elections

Tuesday Feb 12th, 2008

We worked on weaving paper strips
We built a "teamwork" structure
We drew a pineapple
We had Junk art
We counted pennies
We measured each other with a tape measure
We copied block designs from pattern cards
We played in the house area
We worked on catching, the bounce pass, chest pass,and throwing underhand
We painted
We played with zoobers and zots
We built with wooden blocks outside 

Monday Feb 11, 2008

We drew birds

We made valentines for people that help Kidspace
We read a story about bullies
We played our new game"________"
We had a lot of puzzle interest
We worked on lacing and tie
We played with blocks on the playground
We traced, colored and cut out shapes
We recited poems at circle We sang songs and talked about bullies
We played the 20 guestions
We used magnetic foam shapes on the magnectic board
We built with plastic pieces
We used the warm glue bonder

Friday Feb 08, 2008

We stamped with dot to dot stamps and traced our names
We made group art drawings on lg paper
We built spaceships with plastic sticks and connectors
We used glitter glue sticks in the warm glue bonder
We read books on the loft
We cleaned Fluffy's cage
We acted out the "Three pigs"
We had sign class
We made valentine's

Thursday  Feb 07, 2008

Sandy was here!
We are learning a new game
We played dominoes
We made inventions
We made valentines
We made fingerprint lions
We found Fluffy!!!
We had a great coretime
We played in the house area
We are watching something hatch in our room
We stamped words on paper

Wednesday Feb 6th, 2008

Ask your child about the  party
We played two games
We had yummy cake
The decorations were great!
Erin was truly in the dark!
We watched Erin open a lot of nice gifts.
We also made "Missing" signs for Fluffy
We made really cool inventions
We painted on the easel
We played in the Jurassic sand
We colored patterns
We copied pattern designs with big foam blocks
We played Golbet jr.
We used the warm glue bonder
We used unfix cube to copy patterns
We used number blocks and pegs
We had Diana dance class today!

Tuesday Feb 5th, 2008

We made valentines
We worked on zip,lacing,button,snap boards
We worked on our "bones" puzzle
We measured the classroom with unfix cubes and then broke it down in groups on ten.
We made a shower sign
We colored on the large pad of paper
We worked with glue & glitter
We beaded patterns
We built with blocks in the block area
We made tinker toy flying objects
We worked on writing
We had a wild core time!
Remember tomorrow is the Party!!!!

Monday Feb 4th, 2008

We made valentines
We printed letters
We drew wizards
We played with " Jack Stone" legos
We did puzzles at the red table
We made patterns with paper squares
We painted on the easel
We worked on leaping in the core
We built with blocks in the core
We played tot trivia
We counted with our M&M game at circle
We had sack races in the core
We drew as group on large paper after nap

 Friday Feb 1st, 2008

We drew pictures of flowers with craypaws
We played sudoku for kids
We put together floor puzzles
We played with tinkertoys
We read books in the loft
We used the warm glue bonder
We used pattern cards and matching beads
We used pattern cards with  frogs
We had dance class with "Olga"
We played a good listening game
We read a great story about love
We played 20 Questions at lunch
Ask your child the chapter book at nap.

Thursday Jan 31st, 2008

We played with Jurassic sand
We drew owls
We painted on the easel
We wrote numbers 1-100
We played with our stuffed animals in the house area
We played with blocks
We played with the trains and tracks
We had some junk art work
We sang with Sandy today!
We had dinosaur play in the block area
We copied patterns in the TT area
We worked on cutting
We traced designs
We collected treats for Fluffy!! Thanks!
Remember our party Wednesday!

 Wednesday Jan 30th, 2008

Diana was sick today

We painted flowers on the easel
We played with the Jurassic sand
We played with water droppers
We drew our faces
We played our new game Goblet Jr.
We played with our new human skeleton puzzle
We built with tinkertoys
We played with blocks
We built with blocks on the light boxes
We had obstacle courses
We read books on the loft
We played kick ball on the playground

Tuesday Jan 29th, 2008

Erin was gone in the early morning (Karen was in for her )

We painted by blowing through straws!!!
We drew the center-piece
We study our human body puzzle
We played dominoes
We made block patterns
We had "junk art"
We played bowling in the core
We played with our new plane
We jumped over poles in cones
We played with our new parachute
We played with snap blocks
We had a lot of action on the playground

 Monday Jan 28th, 2008

We had low numbers due to snow.
We drew spaceships
We used the crayon melt tray
We painted the easels
We played with jurassic sand
We played in the house area
We played with the puppies and house stuff
We had puzzles out
We played with the light box and light pieces
We had the ABC letter box
We played with zoober builders
We played color & shape bingo
We read books in the loft

Thursday Jan 24th, 2008

We drew oranges with oil crayons.
We had a fun science table today
We connected plastic ladders and measured with a real tape measure 212 inches
We measured ceiling to floor 103 inches
We built with wooden blocks
We the letter box with spelling words
We played with snap blocks
We counted pennies ( groups of 20)
We had music with Sandy (ask your child to sing "Ragtime gal")
We used spray bottles to paint with
We added Jurassic Sand to the sensory table
 

Wednesday Jan 23rd, 2008

We drew zoo animals
We drew a landscape picture
We built a playground for Fluffy
We make a list of "new" things for our classroom
We played dinosaurs in the block area
We made rockets with tinkertoys
We played in the house area
We worked on writing
We worked on cutting
We use peg boards
We counted and sorted bears
We counted pennies
We drew on a large pad of paper

Jan 22nd 2008

We had a very tired group today!
We drew fish
We counted out pennies in groups of ten
We built with tinkertoys
We Played rat tat cat
We had junk art inventions
We played with the magnetic board and pieces
We helped Michelle fill her truck with stuff for the dump
We built with blocks in the block area
We sorted things by color and counted them
We had  a lot of easel painting
We worked on writing numbers
We acted out the story of "The Mitten"

Jan 18th, 2008

The paper rings and how many it took to cross the classroom.
now we are working on the hall.
The wooden marble tracks
The Self drawings
The Science project What were our findings?
The house play a lot of baby play
Pattern design with lg. foam pieces
Easel painting
We played games at circle
Freeze dance Duck duck chicken Musical squares Red rover
Garage play is big outside

 Jan 17th, 2008

Our science project (Finding the best cleaner)
Ask about the 6 mixtures
We counted Michelle's pennies
We began our collection for "Pennies for Peace"
We Built homes for the zoo animals
We painted with watercolors
We played with the sticks and ball
The bug builders
We cleaned out the sensory table
We drew roads and race tracks
The house area was taking care of all the babies
We had Sandy today!!
We also had a lesson in fairness

Jan 16th, 2008

We had a very quiet morning
We used our dot to dot stamps ( sight words)
We made paper rings to measure ( Pat, the floor to ceiling& more)
We play dominoes
We played with the treehouse and the puppies & kittens
We made targets in the core for throwing balls
We built with tinkertoys
We counted bears and grouped by color
We cleaned part of Fluffy's cage
We played house 
We had Dance class with Diana
Ask your child about the "new" nap story
Check the core for new art  

Jan 15th, 2008

We drew ducks
We drew our families
We painted pineapples
We built with gears
We played in the house area
We had Fluffy rolling all morning
We built with tinkertoys
We read books on the loft with stuffed animals
We built with Jack Stone legos
We built with the Zaboos
We had core time
We played outside in the snow
Ask about the EGG
Spanish colors
 

Jan 14th, 2008 

 We drew pigs

We played with water...Pouring, squirting, measuring.

We worked on writing

We painted pineapples

We played house

We played chutes and ladders

We had a team building project

We worked on the 1-100 board

We built with plastic pieces on the light box

We used the warm glue bonder

Fluffy was happy to see everyone and get her "special" treat

Ask about circle time

Why was Erin Late???

We had a real fire drill today!!! Please bring socks! Make sure you sign your child in and out everyday.

Jan 11th, 2008

We had a licensing visit today

We had sign class with Nicki today. Worked on the ABC/People

We had Free-day Friday

Junk art

Drop down dominoes

The wooden doll house and stuff play

Jack Stone lego play

Clay play

Easel painting

Tinker toy building

House play with the babies

Reading books w/ Michelle on the loft

Circletime We read about MLK Jr. Shared Junk art creations Talked more about "bully behavior"

Jan 10th, 2008

 Ask your child about:

The playground we built for fluffy

The pattern pictures we made

The pineapple drawings

The fine motor mazes

The Easel paintings

The baby area was open

The tinkertoy building

The changing of a real baby's diaper

Sandy was here today!!!!

New photos coming soon

Jan 09, 2008

Ask your child about:

The tracing of jumbo shapes and cutting them out

The drawing of faces

The story pages

Making patterns with paper squares

The "teamwork" project ( ABC puzzle )

The Jack stone legos

The story cards ( squencing)

Easel painting

Treehouse and wooden house play

Diana was here today!

Check out the winter break board

Jan 08 2008

Ask your child about:

We drew hen's today

We drew self drawings

We worked with the duplo tracks/trains

We worked on puzzles

We worked on writing names

We worked patterns

We cleaned Fluffy's cage and changed it up a bit!

We had coretime and had some great outside play

*Check out the new photos in the stairwell