PREPARING FOR OPEN HOUSE

The metamorphosis of a butterfly has always been a favorite science project in our class. We got the little caterpillars in a small container, watched them slowly move, eat and grow. The kids got to see the chrysalis formed on the top of the container and a few few days later we found the butterflies flying around in their habitat.

We released the butterflies in our garden

Our class was exposed to different kinds of seeds, the kiddos chose from tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, squash or carrots to plan in our starter pots. As a surprise Ms. Silvia shared her carrots from her garden. All the kiddos got a chance to pull one of the carrots and were taken home.

Tie dye shirt was an adventure from beginning to end. Wrapping rubber bands on the t-shirt to make a design, squirting different color dye, unwrapping the rubber bands and watching the ultimate creation.

APRIL SHOWERS/WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD

On Fruit Day we planted strawberry seed, we are currently watching the seedlings appearing on the surface.

April Showers will soon bring May flowers

Parent Volunteers at work, reading books, making an art activity, interacting and playing with the little friends in and outside the playground. It is alway an adventure for both the child and the parents.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, stories and your time.

LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW

Dressing up is one of our new addition the new to our class. They are having fun, Aren’t they cute?

Yellow and blue playdough squeezed together made a bright green.

During circle time all the kiddos had a chance to hold little blue and little yellow, as they squeezed and rolled both colors together they were very excited about the different shades of greens.

We made a beautiful rainbow by Using SKITTLES and warm water. We placed the skittles around a plate and followed the rainbow color sequence. We added warm water and watch the skittles bleed out their colors. We also learned the song “ Red, orange , yellow, green, blue, purple that makes the rainbow bright, bright, bright.

Mixed glue, borax and food color is fun and messy, the Gak was very sticky,

Froot loop necklaces, pegs and markers are creative activities to encourage fine motor skills

The children are growing up so fast, they have learned to ride the scooters , bikes, build, follow traffic signals around the bike path and rake the leaves and collect them in a pile to be placed into the trash.

Engagement, persistence, independence, shared use of space and materials are some of the many social emotional developments our preschoolers are exposed to.

FUN RUN “2024”

We had a fun and exciting time at our FUN RUN event.

Thank you to all the parents who came and helped the kids stay together and directed them to stay in one track of the field. Also, Thank you for assisting in hydrating their little bodies and much needed water breaks. 🥰

WINTER BLAST

GOOD BOOKS WE READ IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY

The book, “ ALL YOU NEED FOR A SNOWMAN,” by Alice Schertle, was used to create our bulletin board and to inspire the kiddos to use their imagination on the felt board

The kids got a chance to open our gifts donated by all of you. Thank you!

Here they are Using their small muscle skills to tear paper for our snowman collage. FUN!

Boxes are fun specially if they are assorted in size. The kiddos used math skills, science and creativity with these cool boxes. They also learned how to collaborate ideas, communicate with each other and take turns at knocking the tower down.

Looking for worms, roly-polies and anything interesting moving in outside science box.

DECEMBER “2023” BLOG

Preparing for Grandparents day and Happy Birthday Jesus

Enjoying he outside air, climbing and exploring the yard and PCS.

“STONE SOUP 2023”

The season of being thankful is here and to show our kids what that means we came together to make a “stone soup”. The Stone Soup is a folktale that teaches us that working together is better than doing so alone. A tale about sharing, being caring and kind to the people around us. In class, we did exactly that. Each child brought in a vegetable from home, then we chopped them up and put them in our soup. When it was all done and ready, we sat together and ate.

With the help and guidance from our teachers, we very carefully cut up our vegetables using cutting boards and butter knives.

Some of the vegetables we used included celery, carrots, potatoes and green beans.

Our feast was a great success, so yummy!

We are so thankful for our students, parents and teachers. Happy Thanksgiving!

“FARM DAY”

The farm animals came to visit our school and the kids were very excited. The kids were able to touch the bunnies, turtle, sheep, goats and the lama. To prepare the kids for this event we read books about farms and the jobs the farmer does; and what kinds of animals live in the farm.

We emphasized being “gentle,” and using “two fingers,” when touching the animals.

PASADENA FIRE STATION VISIT

The Pasadena Fire, Station 33, came to visit our school. For our class it was a thrilling event. The kids got to learn three important numbers in case of an emergency “911”.