Ho Ho Ho........
Christmas is approaching soon and we are all getting into the Christmas spirit. We are so thankful for this time of year with your little ones!!! We love sharing the meaning of Christmas and all the festivities that go with it.
This month we will focus on the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and loving our friends.
Centers this month:
Blocks: Nativity figures, blocks, magnet balls and sticks.
Home living: Christmas cooking, decorations.
Sand Table: Cornmeal, muffin pans, cookie cutters, scoops, peppermint extract.
Water Table: Red and green shreds, nativity figures to discover.
Art: Special presents for Mom and Dad, Christmas stamp art.
Table: Peppermint play-doh with glitter and cookie cutters.
We so love each and every one of your special little ones and enjoy teaching them each week. This time of year is so special as we are able to share the true meaning of Christmas and how special each and everyone is to Jesus. Thank you for all you do and for sharing your precious children with us.
Gobble, Gobble!
The Bluebird class is steadily moving along and we are all amazed that we are already into November!!
We all enjoyed the Fall Festival where many apples were eaten, beanbags tossed, and hay stacked.
The sights and smells of Autumn are alive as we continue to learn all about the leaves changing colors and crunching underfoot, and we even painted them! In addition, we have shucked corn, painted with it, and opened pumpkins to discover what's inside. This is the time of year that we get excited to share meals, cook together, and focus on what we are most thankful for.
In continuing to learn and focus on these things, we will be washing vegetables in our sensory table and making a friendship mix and turkey hand prints.
Our Bible Verse this month is "Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is good." Psalm 136:1
This Month's Centers:
Sensory Table: Cornmeal, flour, sifters, muffin pans, scoops, measuring spoons.
Water Table: Water, bubbles, dishes to wash
Block Center: Small turkey figures, blocks, plastic washers and nuts to work our fine motor skills.
Home Living: Boxes of food to pretend cooking with, pots, pans, and aprons.
Circle: Learning Bible Verse, turkey song, matching turkey feathers game. Fall and Thanksgiving books.
We will be sending out information about ELP's annual Big Picnic. Look for it in your child's backpack. It is a great time had by all!!
With the cooler weather, please remember to label your child's jacket. We have many that look similar and it is very easy to mix them up if they are not labelled. Thank you for sharing your sweet little ones with us!
The Bluebird class is steadily moving along and we are all amazed that we are already into November!!
We all enjoyed the Fall Festival where many apples were eaten, beanbags tossed, and hay stacked.
The sights and smells of Autumn are alive as we continue to learn all about the leaves changing colors and crunching underfoot, and we even painted them! In addition, we have shucked corn, painted with it, and opened pumpkins to discover what's inside. This is the time of year that we get excited to share meals, cook together, and focus on what we are most thankful for.
In continuing to learn and focus on these things, we will be washing vegetables in our sensory table and making a friendship mix and turkey hand prints.
Our Bible Verse this month is "Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is good." Psalm 136:1
This Month's Centers:
Sensory Table: Cornmeal, flour, sifters, muffin pans, scoops, measuring spoons.
Water Table: Water, bubbles, dishes to wash
Block Center: Small turkey figures, blocks, plastic washers and nuts to work our fine motor skills.
Home Living: Boxes of food to pretend cooking with, pots, pans, and aprons.
Circle: Learning Bible Verse, turkey song, matching turkey feathers game. Fall and Thanksgiving books.
We will be sending out information about ELP's annual Big Picnic. Look for it in your child's backpack. It is a great time had by all!!
With the cooler weather, please remember to label your child's jacket. We have many that look similar and it is very easy to mix them up if they are not labelled. Thank you for sharing your sweet little ones with us!
Bluebird Tweets......
We want to say a big thank you to everyone who stopped by on Family Night to visit the classroom and the bookfair. It was wonderful to see you and to meet your families. Thank you also for your generous book donations.
This coming week is Teddy Bear Picture week. The dates for pictures are as follows:
Tuesday, October 22
M/T Bluebirds
Wednesday, October 23
Wed. Bluebirds
Friday, October 25
Th/Fri. Bluebirds
Portraits will be taken during regular class hours. If you have a sibling that does not attend ELP, you may bring them before class hours to be photographed together between 8:45-9:00.
Please send your child in the outfit that you want them photographed in and specify if you would like them changed into playclothes after photos.
We look forward to all the cute Bluebirds this week!!!
Our centers will continue to focus on Autumn, Pumpkins, spiders and our Bible Verse, "A Friend Loves at all Times."
Our Centers This Week:
Sensory Table: Oatmeal, black beans, spiders, tweezers, cardboard tubes, pumpkins to scoop and fill.
Water Table: Orange water, bubbles, mini pumpkins and scoops.
Block Center: Squishy pumpkins to stack, count, and put into rows, large spiders and foam blocks.
Home Living: Fall themed foods, table settings, babies, bottles, and blankets for pretend play.
Writing Center: Pumpkin scented play-doh, and black beans to push into the play-doh to work our fine motor skills.
Circle: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Wants a Treat game to learn the color orange. Fall themed books, Counting colored leaves, and Pumpkin Hop game.
We want to say a big thank you to everyone who stopped by on Family Night to visit the classroom and the bookfair. It was wonderful to see you and to meet your families. Thank you also for your generous book donations.
This coming week is Teddy Bear Picture week. The dates for pictures are as follows:
Tuesday, October 22
M/T Bluebirds
Wednesday, October 23
Wed. Bluebirds
Friday, October 25
Th/Fri. Bluebirds
Portraits will be taken during regular class hours. If you have a sibling that does not attend ELP, you may bring them before class hours to be photographed together between 8:45-9:00.
Please send your child in the outfit that you want them photographed in and specify if you would like them changed into playclothes after photos.
We look forward to all the cute Bluebirds this week!!!
Our centers will continue to focus on Autumn, Pumpkins, spiders and our Bible Verse, "A Friend Loves at all Times."
Our Centers This Week:
Sensory Table: Oatmeal, black beans, spiders, tweezers, cardboard tubes, pumpkins to scoop and fill.
Water Table: Orange water, bubbles, mini pumpkins and scoops.
Block Center: Squishy pumpkins to stack, count, and put into rows, large spiders and foam blocks.
Home Living: Fall themed foods, table settings, babies, bottles, and blankets for pretend play.
Writing Center: Pumpkin scented play-doh, and black beans to push into the play-doh to work our fine motor skills.
Circle: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Wants a Treat game to learn the color orange. Fall themed books, Counting colored leaves, and Pumpkin Hop game.
Bluebird Tweets For The Week.......
We all had so much fun playing at the petting zoo. There were lots of smiles, giggles, and hugs for the animals. Check out all of the fun photos on Shutterfly!!
We are still enjoying all things Autumn, even though the weather is still a little warm. This week, we will continue to focus on pumpkins, spiders, and nature. The blessing of God's creation is all around us!
Our Centers This Week:
Sensory Table: Oatmeal, black beans, spiders, tweezers, cardboard tubes, pumpkins to scoop and fill.
Water Table: Cooked Spaghetti, mini pumpkins and tweezers.
Block Center: Squishy pumpkins to stack, count, and put into rows, large spiders and foam blocks.
Home Living: Fall themed foods, table settings, babies, bottles, and blankets for pretend play.
Writing Center: Pumpkin scented play-doh, and black beans to push into the play-doh to work our fine motor skills.
Circle: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Wants a Treat game to learn the color orange. Fall themed books, Old MacDonald Had a Farm song and farm puppets.
We are all looking forward to ELP's annual Family Night and welcome you all to join us! Our classroom will be open to stop by at your leisure to check out all of our centers and playground.
We will have our book fair in the fellowship hall and refreshments will be served in the breezeway area.
Wednesday, October 16th, 6:30-7:30
Mon/Tue Bluebirds
Wednesday Bluebirds
Thursday, October 17th, 6:30-7:30
Thur/Fri Bluebirds
See you all soon!!
We all had so much fun playing at the petting zoo. There were lots of smiles, giggles, and hugs for the animals. Check out all of the fun photos on Shutterfly!!
We are still enjoying all things Autumn, even though the weather is still a little warm. This week, we will continue to focus on pumpkins, spiders, and nature. The blessing of God's creation is all around us!
Our Centers This Week:
Sensory Table: Oatmeal, black beans, spiders, tweezers, cardboard tubes, pumpkins to scoop and fill.
Water Table: Cooked Spaghetti, mini pumpkins and tweezers.
Block Center: Squishy pumpkins to stack, count, and put into rows, large spiders and foam blocks.
Home Living: Fall themed foods, table settings, babies, bottles, and blankets for pretend play.
Writing Center: Pumpkin scented play-doh, and black beans to push into the play-doh to work our fine motor skills.
Circle: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Wants a Treat game to learn the color orange. Fall themed books, Old MacDonald Had a Farm song and farm puppets.
We are all looking forward to ELP's annual Family Night and welcome you all to join us! Our classroom will be open to stop by at your leisure to check out all of our centers and playground.
We will have our book fair in the fellowship hall and refreshments will be served in the breezeway area.
Wednesday, October 16th, 6:30-7:30
Mon/Tue Bluebirds
Wednesday Bluebirds
Thursday, October 17th, 6:30-7:30
Thur/Fri Bluebirds
See you all soon!!
Bluebird Tweets......
Fall has arrived in the Bluebird room! We are enjoying all the sights, textures and smells of fall. We are using our senses to discover all that nature has to offer us this time of year.
Our focus this month will be Autumn, leaves, pumpkins, spiders and farm animals. Our Bible Verse is, "A Friend Loves at All Times." Proverbs 17:17. Your child will be bringing home paper dolls with band-aids to illustrate that we love our friends. It will also have our Bible Verse displayed on it. Ask your child to show you the hand motions! The children are amazing to watch! Such a blessing, and each time they are hiding God's Word in their heart.
We had our first Motor Movement Class with Ms. Betty and Ms. Gail this week and all the children loved taking turns rolling the big red ball, playing with beanbags and following along to fun movement songs. It was a big hit with the children! So many giggles and smiles.
Sensory Table: Oatmeal, black beans, spiders, tweezers, cardboard tubes, pumpkins to scoop and fill.
Water Table: Bubbles, fishing nets and orange ping-pong balls to pretend to catch pumpkins.
Block Center: Squishy pumpkins to stack, count, and put into rows, large spiders and foam blocks.
Home Living: Fall themed foods, table settings, babies, bottles, and blankets for pretend play.
Writing Center: chalkboards, chalk, pumpkin scented play-doh, and black beans to push into the play-doh to work our fine motor skills.
Circle: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Wants a Treat game to learn the color orange. Fall themed books, Old MacDonald Had a Farm song and farm puppets.
We are excited to have Marsha's Petting Zoo visit us this coming week. Each class will have a set time to visit and our time is as follows.
Tuesday, October 8th
9:15-9:45
Wednesday, October 9th
10:15-10:45
Thursday, October 10th
10:15-10:45
We welcome you to come and join us! We understand that you may not be able to, so no worries! We will be posting lots of fun photos of your little ones with the animals.
We are blessed to have your amazing children each week!
Fall has arrived in the Bluebird room! We are enjoying all the sights, textures and smells of fall. We are using our senses to discover all that nature has to offer us this time of year.
Our focus this month will be Autumn, leaves, pumpkins, spiders and farm animals. Our Bible Verse is, "A Friend Loves at All Times." Proverbs 17:17. Your child will be bringing home paper dolls with band-aids to illustrate that we love our friends. It will also have our Bible Verse displayed on it. Ask your child to show you the hand motions! The children are amazing to watch! Such a blessing, and each time they are hiding God's Word in their heart.
We had our first Motor Movement Class with Ms. Betty and Ms. Gail this week and all the children loved taking turns rolling the big red ball, playing with beanbags and following along to fun movement songs. It was a big hit with the children! So many giggles and smiles.
Sensory Table: Oatmeal, black beans, spiders, tweezers, cardboard tubes, pumpkins to scoop and fill.
Water Table: Bubbles, fishing nets and orange ping-pong balls to pretend to catch pumpkins.
Block Center: Squishy pumpkins to stack, count, and put into rows, large spiders and foam blocks.
Home Living: Fall themed foods, table settings, babies, bottles, and blankets for pretend play.
Writing Center: chalkboards, chalk, pumpkin scented play-doh, and black beans to push into the play-doh to work our fine motor skills.
Circle: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Wants a Treat game to learn the color orange. Fall themed books, Old MacDonald Had a Farm song and farm puppets.
We are excited to have Marsha's Petting Zoo visit us this coming week. Each class will have a set time to visit and our time is as follows.
Tuesday, October 8th
9:15-9:45
Wednesday, October 9th
10:15-10:45
Thursday, October 10th
10:15-10:45
We welcome you to come and join us! We understand that you may not be able to, so no worries! We will be posting lots of fun photos of your little ones with the animals.
We are blessed to have your amazing children each week!
This week in the Bluebirds class we will continue to focus on all about me and my family, our Bible verse, I Am Wonderfully Made and our nursery rhyme this month, Mary Had a Little Lamb.
Our first week of Friends and Fun went really well! We enjoyed having your sweet little ones! Thank you so very much for labeling all of your children's things. It really helps in making sure your items are returned.
We had our first transition to the chapel room to visit Ms. Melinda and everyone adjusted very well and enjoyed seeing Scruffy, our chapel puppet. Check out Ms. Melinda's chapel page for all the info for the month.
We will have sensory days on the playground this week. Ms. Ellen, our playground coordinator has some fun things planned. We will be enjoying all things sensory such as ice and mud, as well as dry items. Hopefully with the change in weather this week, we will see less mosquitoes!
We will continue most of the same indoor centers as young children need repetition and they may discover something new from things that have already been in the classroom.
Our centers provide opportunities for social interaction, discovery and self-expression. We so love seeing all of the fun discoveries they make every week!!!
For art this week will be making apple prints using apples, red, yellow and green paint. It should be fun to see the reaction we get using apples to paint! We are already compiling some fun art for our end of year scrapbooks!
Also, as a reminder, Ms. Karen, our floater, has requested if your child wears pull-ups to send the side-fastening velcro type as it makes for quick changes. Thank you so much!
Blessings to you all this week.:)
Our first week of Friends and Fun went really well! We enjoyed having your sweet little ones! Thank you so very much for labeling all of your children's things. It really helps in making sure your items are returned.
We had our first transition to the chapel room to visit Ms. Melinda and everyone adjusted very well and enjoyed seeing Scruffy, our chapel puppet. Check out Ms. Melinda's chapel page for all the info for the month.
We will have sensory days on the playground this week. Ms. Ellen, our playground coordinator has some fun things planned. We will be enjoying all things sensory such as ice and mud, as well as dry items. Hopefully with the change in weather this week, we will see less mosquitoes!
We will continue most of the same indoor centers as young children need repetition and they may discover something new from things that have already been in the classroom.
Our centers provide opportunities for social interaction, discovery and self-expression. We so love seeing all of the fun discoveries they make every week!!!
For art this week will be making apple prints using apples, red, yellow and green paint. It should be fun to see the reaction we get using apples to paint! We are already compiling some fun art for our end of year scrapbooks!
Also, as a reminder, Ms. Karen, our floater, has requested if your child wears pull-ups to send the side-fastening velcro type as it makes for quick changes. Thank you so much!
Blessings to you all this week.:)
Bluebird News........
Our first full week was fantastic! We so enjoyed getting to know your little ones and having fun playing in centers! We had our first art project for our scrapbooks and played in lots of messy, creative ways. Check out all the awesome pictures on Shutterfly!!
Sand/Water Table:
Rice, families, scoops, pets.
Water, scrubbies, bubbles and babies.
Block Center:
Lambs, blocks, magnetic balls and stems.
Home Living:
Dishes, babies, table settings, aprons.
Writing Center:
Playdoh, beads and popsticks.
Circle:
Dot sticker body game, I am special song, My Two Hands book,
Singing and dancing with scarves.
So much fun to have a full day! We enjoyed our first Chapel day with Ms. Melinda. She visited our classroom this time to ease transition upsets. The children so enjoyed her chapel puppet "Scrappy" and loved singing, "Our God is a Great Big God" with all of the hand motions.
Also, we do a bible verse once a month not only in chapel, but in our daily circle. We will be sending home a small art project each month with our bible verse written on it. Ask your child to do the hand motions! Most of them may only do one or two of the motions, but we are hiding God's word in our hearts each time we recite it. Your children are precious!
We are settling in very well and are excited about the upcoming week.
As a reminder, please label everything! We appreciate you sending your children in socks and closed-toed shoes as it cuts down on boo-boos. Also, for speedy diapering, would you please send side-velcro pull-ups if your child is in pull-ups, otherwise diapers are perfect.
We are so proud of each and every one of our Bluebirds and are already smitten with them! Thank you for sharing your little ones with us each week!
Our first full week was fantastic! We so enjoyed getting to know your little ones and having fun playing in centers! We had our first art project for our scrapbooks and played in lots of messy, creative ways. Check out all the awesome pictures on Shutterfly!!
Sand/Water Table:
Rice, families, scoops, pets.
Water, scrubbies, bubbles and babies.
Block Center:
Lambs, blocks, magnetic balls and stems.
Home Living:
Dishes, babies, table settings, aprons.
Writing Center:
Playdoh, beads and popsticks.
Circle:
Dot sticker body game, I am special song, My Two Hands book,
Singing and dancing with scarves.
So much fun to have a full day! We enjoyed our first Chapel day with Ms. Melinda. She visited our classroom this time to ease transition upsets. The children so enjoyed her chapel puppet "Scrappy" and loved singing, "Our God is a Great Big God" with all of the hand motions.
Also, we do a bible verse once a month not only in chapel, but in our daily circle. We will be sending home a small art project each month with our bible verse written on it. Ask your child to do the hand motions! Most of them may only do one or two of the motions, but we are hiding God's word in our hearts each time we recite it. Your children are precious!
We are settling in very well and are excited about the upcoming week.
As a reminder, please label everything! We appreciate you sending your children in socks and closed-toed shoes as it cuts down on boo-boos. Also, for speedy diapering, would you please send side-velcro pull-ups if your child is in pull-ups, otherwise diapers are perfect.
We are so proud of each and every one of our Bluebirds and are already smitten with them! Thank you for sharing your little ones with us each week!
Gradual Entry Week
We had such a wonderful gradual entry week getting to know each and everyone of your precious little ones! We kicked the year off with lots of fun centers and outdoor play.
For gradual entry, we put our focus on separating easily from Mom and Dad and providing many child-directed centers for the children to enjoy. We feel that everyone did an exceptional job and came in ready to play! It was a fun week!
For our first full days in school next week, we will be offering centers and activities that are all about Me and My Family. We also will be learning nursery rhymes and this month will be Mary Had a Little Lamb.
Centers this week:
Sensory Table: Family dolls, rice, pets, scoops and cups.
Water Table: Washing babies with scrubbies and bubbles.
Block Center: Lambs, blocks, magnets.
Home Living: Dishes, food, place settings.
Writing: Play-doh, cookie cutters.
Art: Painting with red.
Circle: Dot sticker game (to identify body parts), singing Mary Had a Little Lamb and reading When I Go to Preschool.
We will continue working on separation and promoting independence this week. Carline will begin and that is definitely a great way to help with separation. It is always optional, and of course we welcome you to drop off at the door if you choose. Carline will begin promptly at 9:00 am and ends at 9:15. For pick-up, carline will start at 12:00. Please remember to place your child's name plate in your windshield for pick-up.
Also, as a reminder, please do label all of your child's things as we do have lots of mix-ups with identical items. Please label your child's diaper/pull up with his or her name on front. Due to licensing rules, we cannot apply sunscreen, so please do apply if you think it necessary. Thank you so much!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone and having a wonderful year!!
For gradual entry, we put our focus on separating easily from Mom and Dad and providing many child-directed centers for the children to enjoy. We feel that everyone did an exceptional job and came in ready to play! It was a fun week!
For our first full days in school next week, we will be offering centers and activities that are all about Me and My Family. We also will be learning nursery rhymes and this month will be Mary Had a Little Lamb.
Centers this week:
Sensory Table: Family dolls, rice, pets, scoops and cups.
Water Table: Washing babies with scrubbies and bubbles.
Block Center: Lambs, blocks, magnets.
Home Living: Dishes, food, place settings.
Writing: Play-doh, cookie cutters.
Art: Painting with red.
Circle: Dot sticker game (to identify body parts), singing Mary Had a Little Lamb and reading When I Go to Preschool.
We will continue working on separation and promoting independence this week. Carline will begin and that is definitely a great way to help with separation. It is always optional, and of course we welcome you to drop off at the door if you choose. Carline will begin promptly at 9:00 am and ends at 9:15. For pick-up, carline will start at 12:00. Please remember to place your child's name plate in your windshield for pick-up.
Also, as a reminder, please do label all of your child's things as we do have lots of mix-ups with identical items. Please label your child's diaper/pull up with his or her name on front. Due to licensing rules, we cannot apply sunscreen, so please do apply if you think it necessary. Thank you so much!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone and having a wonderful year!!
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