On November 22, rooms 1 ,2 and 3 went to a farm! It was a beautiful day and all the families were amazing! Underwood’s farm provided an educational and hands on experience.

We watched a couple shows about fruits/ vegetables and animals.

Room 1 got to go on their own tractor out to the fields, and once there we picked crops

Family photos!

Everyone had fun on the tractor all stuffed together! We picked kale, lettuce and wax beans.

After refueling all the families went to feed the animals and play around the farm.

What a relaxing day.

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land. – Deuteronomy 28:8

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.”

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.

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. 😁

We have celebrated Apple & Pumpkin days which is a preschool tradition. We had apple and pumpkin based crafts and games as well as snacks!

Wednesday was Apple Day and we did apple crafts and ate Red Delicious apples. They were so sweet!

We did dot painting and we stamped with apples on a stamp pad. We ended the festivities with a trip to big field and had fun with sack races, frisbees, bouncy balls and some fun with the parachute.

Thursday was Pumpkin Day and it was a blast! We had pumpkin painting, carving and bowling. Here are a few photos of the fun 🤩:

We also had a parent come in and she read so many books. The class loved it 📖.

It was such a fun time and we look forward to next year!

In our classroom we have a paper lemur that travels around the room. The class gets to find her during morning meeting ( if they haven’t started looking already). We have named her Lucy the lemur. One day a classmate said that Lucy looks like a raccoon and that led to the discussion.

What makes them similar? What are the differences? Here are some pictures from that investigation and what we did to figure out why Lucy the Lemur isn’t a raccoon.

Ms. Heather showed us with a tape measurer the average size of a lemur and that of a raccoon. We got to draw pictures of both.

She also brought weights so we could feel how heavy they are. The weights were passed around in morning meeting and the drawings were done during free play.

Ms. Heather also found some facts about where they live as well what they eat. We all learned something new and had fun investigating what makes them similar and what are their differences.

We learned that while lemurs and raccoons have some similar features that they are not the same animal.

It is already September and this school year has been a time of learning and exploration; from the new class schedule to small groups and our new outdoor environment. We have had fun every day learning and growing together.

Here are a few photos of the year thus far:

We love our new patio area and we are able to run and jump and play and use all of our gross motor skills.

Inside the classroom we rotate our table activities and our block area items. Sometimes we have interesting ideas about how to use classroom materials.

We still get to use the big preschool yard and we really enjoy the time we get to play there! The only thing that is missing is grass and we get that when we go to the big field.

So far this year we have been twice and we are excited for future visits. We played red light, green light. We ran races (the children won most of the time) and we kicked some balls around the field. I get asked every day if today is big field day.

We have started small groups as well! In our small groups we get to explore many different subjects and learn about the world around us. Small group activities are posted in the classroom on the parent board.

So far we have accomplished so much and we look forward to the rest of the school year.

(This is Lucy the Lemur. Lucy travels all over the classroom and each morning we ask the children to find her. Feel free to help the children find Lucy as you drop off or pick up)

This week has gone by quickly and we have done so many fun things! Here are a few photos of the fun:

We enjoyed free play in the classroom and each week we have new items to touch and explore.

Wednesday we went on our first field trip to the Wildlife Center and saw a lot of different animals. We asked the class which one was their favorite. The snakes were a popular answer. 🐍

Today we played made paper cup monkeys and had popcorn 🍿 and we watched Octonauts ( a rainforest episode). And so another week comes to a close!

We are looking forward to next week but before that we hope everyone has a great weekend! 😁

It has really started to warm up and we are finally getting summer weather. Here are a few photos of all the fun we have been having:

We have had a lot of water fun due to the warm weather. From the creek to buckets to standing in soapy streams we have enjoyed water in all its forms.

The bike wash was a big hit!

We also had a dance party for our rainforest party. It was a lot of fun!