Week 4

It amazing how fast September has gone and we are moving right into October. Here are highlights from week 4-
Tuesday we talked about how we can be a friend and we played dress up for our welcome activity- the pictures are too cute.
Wednesday was everything apples- from snacks to talking about the parts of an apple. We are also practicing our names in this class- they are working hard to get ready for kindergarten.
Thursday we talked about opposites and especially happy and sad. What things make us happy and sad and what we can do to help others be happy and not sad. We made happy/sad puppets as well.
Our letter was "Bb" and we learned the sound and sign for the letter. I am individually taking each child and working with them on the printing of the letter-when we tried it as a group- it was scary and since this is probably the first time some of these kids are printing, I want to do it one on one.
We will be finishing Jack Be Nimble and doing Jack & Jill next month.
I will be sending info home about our field trip during week 5.

Big thank you..

To Jack LaPota from Power Carpet & Tile who was willing to donate some new carpet "rectangles" to our school! We appreciate your willingness to help us out Jack! Thank you!! Miss Alisha and classes

If you need new carpet, Jack's business is located at 801 S. Power Rd. Ste. 105 and their phone number is 480-218-4889. Here is a link to their website for more info-www.powercarpettile.com
They also have a carpet cleaning business-Sun Steam Carpet Cleaning- 480-892-4336
They have been around since 1959- so they muct know what they are doing :)

Week 3 pictures

Again- sorry for the delay :) Hope you like them

Week 2 pictures

So sorry for the delay- it is hard to post pictures when you don't have a working computer- we are good to go now though :) We had RED day and played with blocks...

Week 3..

Hello all! Here are some highlights-
Tuesday we talked about the number 1! We did do a practice sheet working on printing a #1 but I kept that for their binders. (Just a note: I will also keep all the letters and other number sheets to add to their binder.)
We also started our letter of the week starting with "A". We read a story about Abby Alligator and practiced our sounds for A- there are three of them so see if your child remembers.
Wednesday we talked about Goldilocks and the three bears. They ate oatmeal- like crazy! I was shocked!! Also colored our own story books and have their own puppets of the characters. With this class, I have started practicing their names because they will be in kindergarten next year and I want them to be prepared!
Thursday we talked about the weather and what we wear in different types of weather. We made a Wally the weather duck book and made raindrops with our fingers :) They practiced printing today- I will probably start to individually work with the students on printing since I have such a young group. We will practice that next week...
Hope you have a great weekend- Next week we our going to have friend day on Tuesday, Apples on Wednesday and Opposites: happy/sad on Thursday! Thanks- Miss Alisha

Note on pictures- I will post them as soon as I have a functional computer- it is in the shop and I am using my hubby's work computer :)

Week 2 highlights

Hello all...Our second week is done and here are some of the things that we learned. On Tuesday we learned about how to stay clean- especially using a tissue and washing our hands. We practiced washing our hands while singing the ABC song. This gets them washing them for a reasonable amount of time so they can be nice and clean. :) We also started learning our first nursery rhyme- Jack be nimble. We will practice our nursery rhymes on a weekly basis in different ways so that way we have learned it by the end of the month.
Wednesday we talked about how amazing we each are- from our bodies to special things that makes us who we are. The self portraits were too cute!
Thursday was our red day! We played with red playdough, learned a song about Mary in a red, red dress, fingerpainted red apples and made a "red" book. We also read about Clifford the Big Red Dog. Pictures are to come- we think my motherboard on my computer is having problems and isn't working (I am on my hubby's work computer now) so when I have my computer again, I will upload pictures.
Next week we will talk about the number 1, Goldilocks & the three bears on Wednesday and weather on Thursday. We will also we starting with our first letter- "A"!!
Just a note- if you don't allow your child to use scissors- this is a great age to start. Buy a small set of blunt edged scissors and let them cut lines on a paper or practice cutting out coupons or pictures from magazines. Any practice helps their fine motor skills and that helps me in the classroom.
Thanks so much for yor support and all the supplies that have been brought in. Please remember your paper towels or tissues, cups and binder with paper protectors for your child's paper projects if you haven't brought them in! Thanks again- Miss Alisha

our first week!

Our first week is already over- it went so quickly! I hope that your children enjoyed coming to Kinder-Tots. I have been looking forward to getting to know your children. It is amazing to see the growth and progression that these children make in two years- from teaching the basics to seeing them progress and move on to Kindergarten- this is an awesome job I have!
This week I hope you liked your picture and hand print frame and the book about school-have you had a chance to read it yet? I also thought that they looked adorable with their listening ears on :)
Tuesday, we talked about our school and what areas are okay to be in and not- for example, my playroom isn't somewhere we play during school time or going in the kitchen. On Wednesday we talked about our families and greandparents. I hope they will like the big hug cards that we made for Grandparents day and Thursday we talked about following the rules and what they are in class.
It was a great week and I look forward to many more ahead. We will see you Tuesday!
Reminder- book order due by Thursday the 11th!

our first week pictures

Orientation night pictures