Welcome to Funtime! Amy and I were excited to see the smiling faces of our returning students as well as those of our new students! We have a great group of kids this semester and can't wait to help them learn and grow!
A few important things before I get started with all the fun stuff we did this week.
1. My apologies to the Pre-K class for running 15 minutes over on Wed. Amy and I had the schedules mixed up... guess that's what happens when we change things up! Won't happen again!!
2. Please help your child go to the bathroom before entering class, even if they went at home.
3. Please have your child wash his or her hands with soap and water before entering the classroom.
4. If you need to contact us about a planned absence, please email me at fcfuntime@gmail.com
5. If your child is sick on the day of class, we would appreciate a phone call at 970-219-2764 or email.
6. We have a back to school night scheduled for Thurs. Sept. 15th. More details to come.
7. No school Mon. 9/5 or Mon. 9/19
Now that we have that out of the way, let's get to the fun part of the blog!
This week was a busy one, we learned all about the rules in the classroom, the schedule for class, the classroom jobs, we met new friends and saw old ones too. We had a few bumps and bruises and even some tears - but all in all it was a GREAT first week.
Pre-K or Dragonflies
On Monday the kids had fun learning all about our classroom jobs and attendance. This is new this year, each child is responsible for taking their t-shirt off of the laundry line outside our classroom and putting it into the 'laundry' basket. This is our way of taking attendance, when there are t-shirts left on the line, we know those kids are absent. They were all really excited about it and I was SO proud of them on Wed. when they all remembered to put their t-shirts in the laundry basket! For craft on Monday, they painted their t-shirts with watercolors.
Wednesday we talked a little more about the class jobs. Each day, I will draw a flower out of the basket (which by the way was Wed. craft - the kids decorated their job flowers) and put it on one of our job bees. I will do this until all the jobs have a helper. Not every child will have a job to do each day, but all the children will do at least one job each week. I also had the kids write their names as best they could, this was just an assessment for me to see where everybody is. They gave it their all and did the best they could and I'm really proud of them.
Friday was gym day.
2.5 - 3.5 yr olds 9am or Caterpillars
What a fun little group of kiddos we have! Even though there are only 6 kiddos in class, they are very participatory! They tell Amy and I stories and help me sing the songs. They are all very attentive and such a joy. Tuesday they decorated t-shirts with crayons, the kids had fun making their t-shirts very colorful.
Thursday was gym day for them and they really enjoyed playing with the big fitness balls, they were all running around with big smiles on their faces. It's so fun for to not only play with them, but to watch them play.
3-4 yr olds 10:15 or Butterflies
Tuesday the butterflies decorated their t-shirts with paint. Like the pre-k class, they will use their t-shirts for attendance. I will start this with them next week, so when they come to class on Thursday, please help them take their t-shirt off the laundry line and put it in the laundry basket. They were having so much fun painting their shirts, they didn't want to stop! I love that they enjoy art.
Thursday was gym day, but because we have more time in this class, we were also able to do a craft. We played with balls in the gym, the kids had a great time, rolling, bouncing, kicking and throwing the balls. We decorated flowers using foam stickers for a fun craft. It's good for their fine motor skills to have to peel the backs off of the stickers, of course they don't know that, they just have fun sticking the stickers on!
Have a great 3 day weekend!
Lisa
A few important things before I get started with all the fun stuff we did this week.
1. My apologies to the Pre-K class for running 15 minutes over on Wed. Amy and I had the schedules mixed up... guess that's what happens when we change things up! Won't happen again!!
2. Please help your child go to the bathroom before entering class, even if they went at home.
3. Please have your child wash his or her hands with soap and water before entering the classroom.
4. If you need to contact us about a planned absence, please email me at fcfuntime@gmail.com
5. If your child is sick on the day of class, we would appreciate a phone call at 970-219-2764 or email.
6. We have a back to school night scheduled for Thurs. Sept. 15th. More details to come.
7. No school Mon. 9/5 or Mon. 9/19
Now that we have that out of the way, let's get to the fun part of the blog!
This week was a busy one, we learned all about the rules in the classroom, the schedule for class, the classroom jobs, we met new friends and saw old ones too. We had a few bumps and bruises and even some tears - but all in all it was a GREAT first week.
Pre-K or Dragonflies
On Monday the kids had fun learning all about our classroom jobs and attendance. This is new this year, each child is responsible for taking their t-shirt off of the laundry line outside our classroom and putting it into the 'laundry' basket. This is our way of taking attendance, when there are t-shirts left on the line, we know those kids are absent. They were all really excited about it and I was SO proud of them on Wed. when they all remembered to put their t-shirts in the laundry basket! For craft on Monday, they painted their t-shirts with watercolors.
Wednesday we talked a little more about the class jobs. Each day, I will draw a flower out of the basket (which by the way was Wed. craft - the kids decorated their job flowers) and put it on one of our job bees. I will do this until all the jobs have a helper. Not every child will have a job to do each day, but all the children will do at least one job each week. I also had the kids write their names as best they could, this was just an assessment for me to see where everybody is. They gave it their all and did the best they could and I'm really proud of them.
Friday was gym day.
2.5 - 3.5 yr olds 9am or Caterpillars
What a fun little group of kiddos we have! Even though there are only 6 kiddos in class, they are very participatory! They tell Amy and I stories and help me sing the songs. They are all very attentive and such a joy. Tuesday they decorated t-shirts with crayons, the kids had fun making their t-shirts very colorful.
Thursday was gym day for them and they really enjoyed playing with the big fitness balls, they were all running around with big smiles on their faces. It's so fun for to not only play with them, but to watch them play.
3-4 yr olds 10:15 or Butterflies
Tuesday the butterflies decorated their t-shirts with paint. Like the pre-k class, they will use their t-shirts for attendance. I will start this with them next week, so when they come to class on Thursday, please help them take their t-shirt off the laundry line and put it in the laundry basket. They were having so much fun painting their shirts, they didn't want to stop! I love that they enjoy art.
Thursday was gym day, but because we have more time in this class, we were also able to do a craft. We played with balls in the gym, the kids had a great time, rolling, bouncing, kicking and throwing the balls. We decorated flowers using foam stickers for a fun craft. It's good for their fine motor skills to have to peel the backs off of the stickers, of course they don't know that, they just have fun sticking the stickers on!
Have a great 3 day weekend!
Lisa
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