Feb. 9, 2009

Parents,

This morning we ate breakfast and did our fine motor work. We strung beads on yarn, created structures with bristle blocks, connected pop beads, and worked with the little people and dogs on a winter city scene. During circle time we determined that it's rainy today and we all felt "rain" when I squirted everyone with a water sprayer. We also counted to 9 during calendar and danced to "I Like Potatoes". We did not go outside this morning due to the weather. For story time I read "Nuts to You!" It's about a squirrel that lived outside in his tree and then went in a window to see what it was like inside. We talked about animals that live in trees. This marks the beginning of our Tree Homes unit. We began painting boxes (small, medium, large) brown today and we'll assemble them, one on top of the other, to create a tree. We'll add bark and branches another day. We also worked in the home center ordering food in the restaurant and finished our work with the letter "P" by doing letter "P" artwork. We had lunch with our Pre-K friends, but we did not go outside to the playground because it was too wet. Instead, we came back to the room and worked with shaving cream. It mixed with the brown paint we used on the boxes. It looked a lot like a chocolate milkshake. After rest we'll go to Pre-K for math centers. In my group we'll graph the lengths of our hands on a poster.
Have a great night!
Kali Parsons