Category: Room 1

Firefighters come to visit!

Having the firefighters visit the preschool was such a treat and a great introduction to Fall. The kids had a blast learning fun facts (e.g., firefighters won’t go into a burning building to save pets) and answering some questions (e.g., what 3 numbers do you dial to reach firefighters?) about firefighting. 

The kids get an up close look (& feel) at a real firefighter in his protective garb!
Room 1 gets to feel & hold a fire hose full of water.

The firefighters allowed each and every student to try out the fire house!

On Friday, the firefighters picked a teacher volunteer to try on the fire suit. That’s Ms. Silvia above. (The kids learned that firefighters have to put on their suit in one minute or less.) 

Thank you Pasadena Fire Department!

Dixie cups, journals, and scissors!

Today’s small groups were a mix of gross and fine motor activity, what with using scissors to cut along dotted lines, free drawing, and building Dixie towers and fortresses, the kids had loads of fun stacking, cutting, and doodling. 

Pink Unicorns pool their resources (Dixie Cups) to build taller, more elaborate towers.
Purple Dragons drawing in their personal journals anything that starts with the letter C or otherwise.
Pink Unicorns using scissors (and their fine motor skills) to cut along the dotted line for Math & Cognition.
Turquoise Butterflies work together to build a fortress.

This week’s activity consists of . . .  with the following teachers leading each section . . .

Journals: “Letter C” & Bible: “Joseph Forgives” – Ms. Kira, Turquoise Butterflies

Lang. & Lit.: “Stacking Cups” & H.E.A: Activity pgs. 1 & 2 – Ms. Alyisa, Pink Unicorns

Ms. Ray: Math & Cog.: “Cutting and Counting Line” & Fine Motor: “Color Mixing w/ Eyedropper” – Ms. Ray, Purple Dragons

📚✂️✏️ Back to School 📌📓🖍️

We have been back to school for almost a month and it has been a time of exploration and growth. Here are some photos of what we have done so far:

We have a patio space that has great toys and bikes and engaging activities. Ms. Liah puts out so many fun things!
We also enjoy free play in our classroom. We build so many things with our couch. 🛋️
We have started small groups and we get to learn and grow together.
Each week we do different projects and even though they are disguised as games we are learning all the time!
There is art with our brand new art teacher. Ms. Marshall has taken over the project room and she also has exciting and new projects to explore. This week we got to use scissors and we cut out some shapes.
Outside time is always appreciated. From our patio space to the yard we love playing with each other.
The Big Field is a fun place to explore and run and kick and throw balls.

Red Light, Green Light is a game that we really enjoy.

Afterwards we rest and stretch our bodies. We also listen to a story!

So far it has been a great start to a great year and we look forward to what comes next! 😁

Just a few more pictures 😉

🌞🕶️ Summer Fun 😎☀️

It is the start of summer and we have new classmates and a new room and so much fun getting to know each other.

We have enjoyed the new patio space that for Older Pod and we would be there all the time if we could.

The water table was a big hit!

Everyday we have crafts and games and fun activities.

Snow Cones 🍧 were great after water play!

We have had a lot of fun so far and here are some pictures as proof:

And this is still the first week! We are looking forward to a fun filled summer and we hope to keep you posted. 😁

🐣 Easter 🐣

Easter has just passed and we had a lovely time. We started before the actual holiday with our copy of Benjamin’s Box as well as a set of Resurrection Eggs. Using both we went through the events of Palm Sunday to Easter morning and His resurrection.

We also read the story from the Bible and made comparisons.
Each item represents part of the Easter story.

We also had some egg hunts. Here are a few photos of the class quickly finding the eggs!

The class had a lot of fun both finding the eggs and seeing the treats that were inside. We both learned and played! 😊

Snow Day at last!

Our long awaited winter fun has finally come. The day could not have been more beautiful! Room 1 students were so excited we almost ran all the way to the yard.

The sledding hill was the main attraction.

It was so fun on Tuesday we had to do it all again!

Thank you to all the parents who came in to help out! We especially appreciated the help when the snow began to turn into ice.

“The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth.”

Isaiah 55:10

❤️🧡💛 Valentines Parties💚💙💜

When you ask the class what month we are in their first answer is Valentines! We then remind them that it is February, but it is when we celebrate Valentines and the many different ways that we can show love to each other.

We had some great parties this year and here are some photos:

We had a Photo Booth and the class really enjoyed taking silly pictures with each other (some friends visited a few times😉).
We did everything from decorating our bags to passing out valentines to cooking projects and more. ( we even took a few more silly pictures.)

Ms. Heather and our volunteers made pancakes and they were so good! It was a day full of fun and treats and we are so happy that we got to celebrate together.

Welcome back room 1

We are so happy to be back in action!

Although we can’t make up for lost time, students and teachers are naturals at picking up where we left off.

We’ve been reading new books, exploring new toys and caring for one another.

We have missed small groups and have rushed right back into them. The class asked for them when we first returned.

This week the children have been engaged with marshmallow projects, ice experiments, puzzles, and letters M, N, O, P.

Everyones’ eagerness to return has shown how important preschool is. Moving forward we will continue regular small group routine and keep working towards our skill goals.

🥘🍲Stone Soup 🥘🍲

We have a Preschool tradition of making Stone soup each year and even though we don’t always add the stone we still have the most important ingredient. Sharing.

Here is a slideshow of what we did for those two days!

The class got to make bread with Ms. Heather so we had soup and homemade bread.

Thank you all for donating both the ingredients and for your time. The class loved having all of our parent volunteers and everything that was brought for our special celebration.

We also wrapped up the week with the annual pumpkin drop. As one of the oldest classes on the preschool side we got to help clean up and keep some of the seeds from the drop. It really was a fun and full week.