Wow - another week has flown by! Everybody (myself included) was a little tired on Monday, after the hustle and bustle of Halloween. This week we began talking about Harvest and Thanksgiving. On Monday we used whole kernel corn inside of a nylon stocking to paint with. We painted onto a piece of paper cut into the shape of corn, then we gave each child 2 pieces of paper shaped like corn husks, the intention was for them to glue these at the bottom- but as you saw, the ended up all over! The pre-k class played the board game Chutes and Ladders for math.
Wednesday, the kids each decorated a turkey feather for a big turkey wall hanging. We used all kinds of different things to make the feathers, tissue paper, 'real' feathers, sequins and other sparkly things. The 9 o'clock class was in charge of their own glue and they each did a great job with not using too much. For the 11 o'clock class, Amy put the glue on for them and they just had to cover it with all the pretty things we put out. A few little cuties just picked up a whole handful of stuff and plopped it onto the glue. Not quite what we had in mind.... but hey, we did tell them to cover the glue! :) The pre-k class went outside and played what time is it Mr. Turkey - the weather was absolutely gorgeous! We had a lot of fun running and playing in the grass. When we returned back inside, we worked on literacy skills by playing with sequencing cards. We had cards that showed part of a story and then little story tiles that each had another part of the story, the kids worked to complete the story. They all did a great job.
Amy set up a really creative and cool obstacle course for gym day. The kids and I had so much fun weaving, shooting baskets, going over and under, jumping and testing our skills on the balance beem. Thanks Amy for making gym day super fun! The pre-k class helped me glue the feathers onto a large piece of paper and then we put the turkey's body on to complete our project from Wednesday. The turkey turned out really cute. I will hang it up either in the hallway or in our room, so you all can see it!
Thank you all for your cooperation in washing your children's hands when you get to the YAC, before you enter the classroom! I really appreciate it! Amy and I have been diligent in bleaching the toys, to help prevent the spread of germs and washing our hands often - my skin is beginning to crack. :)
Please email me any photo's from the Halloween celebration. I would love to post them on our blog.
The last day of this session is Friday 11/19 - have you signed up for the 3 week December session yet? The 9 o'clock class is full, the other 2 still have spaces available.
With that said.... every year we have a Thanksgiving Feast. We combine all 3 classes, invite family members and each bring a dish to share. Usually we have it on the last day of the session, however, this year we were unable to secure the Northside Atzlan Community Center - SO... we have opted to host the feast on the following Monday 11/22. Time TBA - I need to check with the NACC and see what we have reserved.
I will post a sign-up sheet for the potluck this week. Please let me know if you cannot make it, the kids sing songs and put on a short play, so I need to plan accordingly if kiddos will not be able to be there.
All family is welcome, so if you have realatives in town for Thanksgiving, by all means, bring them along!
Thank you for sharing your little darlings with me! I enjoy them so much and am so proud of each of them. They all work so hard!
As always, feel free to email with any questions/concerns or catch me before or after class. fcfuntime@gmail.com
Enjoy this beautiful Autumn weekend!!
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