What a wonderfully, busy week we had! We completed our family photo book and placed it in the peace corner for the children to look at. We also completed our “peace bundle” compiled of each individual’s peace stick they painted that represents them. When put together into a bundle, it now represents our classroom community and...Read More
Our pre-writing shelf opened this week as the tracing box was introduced. The tracing box allows us to use our fingers in dry beans to create shapes, lines, and letters. It helps prepare our fingers and hands for formal handwriting. In Practical Life, clipping was added to the shelf. Students use their fine motor skills...Read More
We hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! We continued our fine motor skills this week in Practical Life through our fine motor baskets. Fine motor baskets include items for the students to manipulate skills such as zipping, snapping, opening/closing, and twisting. Our first dressing frame was added to the classroom to help with the...Read More
Welcome to the new school year! The students have been learning many foundational lessons and routines of the classroom. This can include how to use a rug and how to carry and return a work to the shelf. As our shelves slowly open, works are being introduced, including practical life pouring, grasping, spooning, and tonging...Read More
It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of the school year, and it’s been a busy week! We had our EC music performance, and they did such a wonderful job! We honored our friendships we have made and grown this year by making and delivering friendship bracelets to one another. The students continue to...Read More
What a busy week! We enjoyed watching the music program put on by our Lower and Upper friends. Kindergartners went on their last field trip of the school year to Wintergarden Park. They loved nature hiking with binoculars and fishing for tadpoles. Many animals were spotted and plants were identified! Our science unit study this...Read More
In honor of Cinco De Mayo, we read a book about this Holiday and enjoyed tasting tortilla chips with salsa and homemade guacamole! The children have also been working on special Mother day projects. Happy Mother’s day to all the wonderful women in our community! Our food preparation work this week was making a...Read More
We had a busy week! Our next Geography unit was all about our universe! We are learning about the planets, solar system, the moon, and the sun. Creating constellations and moon prints were very popular works! Our new science unit was studying landforms. We identified and discussed a variety of landforms and what type of...Read More
Early Childhood had a special presentation from the Wood County Hospital about Veggie Basics. Students had the opportunity to make and taste a nutritious smoothie! Practical Life works this week included transferring pins to a salt shaker and polishing wooden materials with polish and a cloth. We demonstrated another sensorial extension of combining the pink cubes...Read More
We began the week discussing Irish culture and heritage as we learned about St. Patrick’s day. Children enjoyed making shamrock art using watercolor and a straw technique! Our science unit was all about transportation. We discovered that transportation can travel by land, air, or water. Many different types of vehicles were explored! The class has...Read More
