We had an amazing time at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark, CA! Highlights included the Vegetable Show, Tractor Ride, Vegetable Picking, and the Farm Animal Show. We also had the chance to visit the Farm Animal Center and feed the animals! Enjoy this video from Room 2 capturing all the fun!
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Big Field Fun and Makin’ Apple Juice
Every other Wednesday we walk to the Big Field to run around, kick the soccer ball and play with the parachute!
For Apple Pumpkin Days, we got to make fresh Apple juice!! Yum!!
Farm Day 2024!
We had such a great day with the farm animals! We got to see an Alpaca named Pippin, 2 sheep, 2 goats, bunnies and a couple of guinea pigs 🤗
🏀Room 1 on the Big Field⚽️
Every Wednesday is our time to venture onto the big school campus and utilize the big field.
It’s a great time for the students to run around, be loud and get out energy!
We often start with a race across the field. We like to run like different animals varying from birds to horses! Students love to come up with different ways to cross the field.
Our time on the field is usually about 30-40 minutes before chapel. Within that time we run, play soccer, play catch and play with frisbees.
Sometimes, Room 2 accompanies us on the big field. We welcome them into activities and join forces to have fun!
Sometimes we bring out different things like the parachute and potatoes sacks for sack races!
Big Field is a highlight of our week. It gives us a light and fun break from small groups. A big open space is great for children to use their creativity!
Psalm 96:12:
“Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.”
Toddlers are going into 2025 in a big way
With 2025 right around the corner we are so excited to announce some of the upcoming news for our toddler program. We will be starting 2025 with two rooms, toddler A and toddler B will up and operating in play. With Ms. Arpy in older toddler room B and Ms. Breanna in younger toddler room A. Another great addition to our support will be a room parent. A room parent is needed to support both rooms.
If you are available and interested in joining our awesome room parent team please reach out to the office or toddler staff for more details.
Fall Fun and Creative Play!
At Pasadena Christian Preschool we believe that play is the foundation of learning. Everyday is filled with fun, laughter, and learning as our little explorers dive into activities designed to spark curiosity and build essential skills. Here’s a glimpse into a typical day in Room 4.
Our days begin with art/craft time with teacher. We are currently reading The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz which inspired us to create our own version of “ugly” pumpkins.
Watching children paint with apples during the fall season is pure fun! They are able to discover new textures, create colorful prints, and turn a simple fruit into a canvas for creativity and discovery.
Children love creative play because they get the chance to paint, build with blocks, or explore sensory bins. This type of play helps improve and refine motor skills, encourage problem- solving, and allow them to express their creativity. In this instance, the “trucks are going to work.”
Building community during chapel time; the kids love to sit and worship. Their faces completely light up when Mr. Tim plays songs they recognize with his ukulele, as well as when we listen to Bible stories.
Everyday we spend time in our outdoor play area, where children can run, jump and explore. On this day, we went out to water our garden and learn about the process of how a seed grows in soil.
We are so excited to continue learning.
In Everything Give Thanks
This month in Preschool, we are focusing on the theme of Thankfulness! As 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 reminds us, “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Throughout the month, we will read books, sing songs, and reflect on the things we are grateful for during circle time. Here are some of the books we are enjoying:
by Margaret Sutherland
by Chrissy Bozik
by John Bucchino
Our class created Thankful Turkeys! Each student used their fine motor skills to paint paper plates and cardboard tubes, which we let dry overnight. The next day, the teacher wrote down each child’s thankful thoughts on feather cutouts. Students then added feathers, a beak, a waddle, and sticker eyes to complete their turkey crafts. We invite you to stop by our classroom bulletin board to see what our class is thankful for. Here are a few pictures of our students working on their Thankful Turkeys!
Welcome to Fall in our toddler rooms
🧸🐻🐻❄️ The Three Bears 🐻❄️🐻🧸
Our Happily Ever After Curriculum is based on fairy tales and folk tales and we have had a great time integrating it into our lesson plans.
The first story was Little Red Riding Hood and we loved reading different versions of the story and comparing and contrasting. But we have moved on to the Three Bears and we have already done so much!
We have started letting the children act out the stories during Music and Movement time. Here are some clips from The Room 1 Theater Group.
The children asked about porridge and we compared it to oatmeal and they got to make it and try it during small groups. Here is what that looked like:
Mr. Tim even loaned us some books so we can compare and contrast different stories. Here is what we have read so far.
🎥🍿Friday Fun🎥🍿
Last Friday was the day after Halloween and we decided to make it a fun day! We had a pajama/ movie day and it was a great time.
Also what’s a movie day without some popcorn! We ate popcorn 🍿 and then danced the day away.
All in all we had a fun day and a great way to end a busy week. 😁
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