tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135971579502315392024-02-01T23:57:22.443-08:00Ms. Mari's BlogMs. Mari's Turtle ClassMs. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-66940507373311345952015-09-21T20:53:00.000-07:002015-09-21T20:53:01.582-07:00Willowbrook Apple Farm FunIt is time for our Annual Field Trip to Willowbrook Apple Farm. I hope you all are able to attend, it is my favorite trip. The Animals are adorable, the Hay Wagon ride through the Orchard is FUN and making Apple Cider is intriguing to see how the apples are mashed so the juice comes out!<br />
This also creates an atmosphere for some great photo ops! <br />
We have been learning about Our Growing Bodies by weighing and measuring the children. Thanks everyone for bringing in your homework page and you will see the results on the bulletin board by next week.<br />
We have also been talking about our families through songs, books and adding our family pictures to the Turtle Family Tree. We also talked about our homes as we build with blocks during our play time. <br />
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We have also worked on vocabulary, building strong muscles in our fingers, and talk about the letters in our names, as we play in shaving foam. </div>
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I am looking forward to the coming weeks as we delve more into FALL and Pumpkins! </div>
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-61497358661331118282015-08-30T10:24:00.003-07:002015-08-31T14:56:55.084-07:002015-16 School Year off to a great start!I had a great time the first week of school and on the whole the children did too! There is always a certain amount of separation anxiety and it will soon pass. In the meantime I will strive to find the one thing that makes each child comfortable as they learn you will come back!<br />
We started off with our theme: "FAll About Me!" We are learning who we are: What do we look like? What is our favorite color? What do we like to do? <br />
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<li>In cooking we used food items to make a Rice Cake replica of our faces. </li>
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In our Turtle class:</div>
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<li>We discovered how water runs through a funnel and a sieve but not through a cup. While we were doing this our shoulder muscles got stronger getting us ready to write! </li>
<li>We also explored with painting at the easel and using water color paint. </li>
<li>We have begun making pages for our "ME BOOKS" which we will add to all throughout the year. </li>
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Next week we will explore our Senses in Science and with some MESSY PLAY in center time on <b>WED. AND THURS. DRESS FOR MESS! </b> During class we will incorporate our senses as well as learning how tall we are, how much we weigh, what is our favorite food and our favorite toy. I will also be asking for assistance from home on some of these questions as some are not verbal and don't always answer questions yet. We will also begin talking about <b>FAMILIES and I will be needing a FAMILY PHOTO </b>(no bigger than 5x7) that you can part with. PLEASE BRING THEM IN BY FRI. 9/4.</div>
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I'm looking forward to a lot of fun in the future days! </div>
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-3694313537380103402015-08-19T10:38:00.001-07:002015-08-19T10:38:18.397-07:00Fall About MeYes, I did type that correctly! Our beginning of the school year will combine two themes into one, "All About Me" and "Fall" will create "Fall About Me".<br />
We will begin the year embracing Fall and learning Who these children are! They will explore:<br />
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<li>What they look like </li>
<li>What they like: favorite colors, animals, foods, smells etc.</li>
<li>What does their house look like?</li>
<li>Who is in their families? </li>
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I will be asking everyone to bring in a <b>family photo (a copy you don't need returned)</b> within the first 2 weeks of school. We will make and "About Me" board with pictures to display in the classroom. This will also help them feel better about you being gone as they can look at your picture during class. </div>
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Here is an article I found and have used for the beginning of school year for children that may have a hard time being left. </div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Never bribe or negotiate
a “deal” (if you stop crying I’ll give you this…)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Never send them home-
this sends the message that they can get their own way if they throw a tantrum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Speak positively and
cheerfully<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reassure your child you
love them and will be back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once you leave, DON’T
COME BACK IN. This makes it very
confusing and teaches the child that crying works to get you to come back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If other children
complain about noisy crying say, “Yes, Jimmy is crying because he misses his
mom. He needs some time to learn how school works. Let’s show him how much fun
____ is and maybe he will join us.” Then move along to your next activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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feelings (I know you miss your mom, you’ll see her soon.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in activities but don’t force them to participate if they are overly
distraught.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This was an article I
found many years ago that still applies today!
Some children may have no problem being left on their first day of
school, but they may have a few tears after a week or two. Some children from the beginning may have BIG
FEELINGS about being left but with care and persistence it will pass and they
will get used to the transition soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please know I am very compassionate
with your children and will tell them “I know you are sad/mad, but I know your
mom/dad is coming back!” “Do you need a
hug?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Also as parent helpers
you may be asked to help with these children as well. Some things to remember:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are here to help them name their feelings and learn to communicate HOW they are
feeling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tell them and offer support by just being there and acknowledging their
feelings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please know we will love
your child and try to make their transition away from you a positive experience. Please also know if your child is REALLY inconsolable
and we have exhausted all of our strategies we will call you! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With a little love and
compassion those that may be reluctant will soon be excited to come to school
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-23772024493029136102015-08-12T19:32:00.000-07:002015-08-12T19:32:26.625-07:001st Day of School starting soon!I really enjoyed visiting with you and the children at our meet and greet days this week. I am very anxious to get to know you and your children better. It is always such a pleasure to watch children as they begin the school year and see the growth throughout the year. <br />
I will be emailing a "Welcome" letter as soon as I get a list of your email addresses to give you details of "The first day of school", what to bring, etc. Please take a moment to sign up on this blog so that you will receive notifications when I update my blog. <br />
I look forward to seeing you all soon!<br />
Ms. MariMs. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-65339948723925537952015-05-11T21:15:00.001-07:002015-05-16T15:55:26.336-07:00WOW ~ End of Year is almost here!<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_8791" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;">
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<li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9169">First of all this <span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9017"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9171">Thurs/Fri 14th & 15th is the IPS TRIKE-A-THON</b></span> Bring your child's bike/trike all decorated however you would like. OUR CLASS will ride at the end of the day 11:15 </li>
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<li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9169">There will be <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9443">NO SCHOOL Monday May 25th</b> for Memorial Weekend</li>
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<li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9169">End of the Year Celebration will be on <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9415">Mon./Tues June 1st & 2nd @ 10:15 - 10:45</b>. The children will sing and then there will be a short presentation by Ms. Mari. We will then head back to class for our snack time. </li>
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<li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9169">Last days of school WATER FUN<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9400"> Wed/Thurs June 3rd & 4th</b>. We will have WATER PLAY ALL DAY. Everyone is asked to bring <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9395">20 FiLLED WATER BALLOONS.</b></li>
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We are full in to our<span style="background-color: #ffe599;"> CRASH BANG BOOM ~ Study about NOISE!</span> It has been fun and Noisy. We will be making instruments next week on Tues & Wed. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431402169569_9680"> I would love donations of recyclables:</b> Yogurt containers, water bottles, kleenex (and other) boxes, oatmeal containers or anything else that can CRASH, BANG OR BOOM!</div>
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-62132294191367942202015-04-25T13:19:00.000-07:002015-04-25T13:19:15.518-07:00Spring is a Busy Time at IPS! Spring is such a busy time of year for everyone. We have many events happening so we want to make sure everyone has all the information you need. Please be sure to read emails from me as well as the Friday Blasts that go out. <br />
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We have had so much fun with our Farm Study. We will be bringing it to a close this week with some final fun activities. We have studied What lives on a farm, and What grows on a farm. We have visited the Farm and then done some tasting vegetables that grow on a farm as well as Planting vegetables. We began a "Compost Bin" during Science and will continue to save food scraps to add to our outdoor compost bin. <br />
We will continue to incorporate SPRING throughout our classroom as we finish the year. We have a TWO NEW ADDITIONS to our classroom: CATERPILLARS that will change into Painted Lady Butterflies in a couple of weeks as well as CHICKEN EGGS in our incubator that should hatch the end of the week May 7th/8th. Hopefully we will have some hatch during school (Fingers crossed!) <br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-1974649082758676452015-04-05T21:41:00.001-07:002015-04-05T21:41:13.601-07:00Happy Spring!Spring is my favorite season and it IS a busy time! We began our Farm Theme last week by talking/singing/playing about Animals on a farm. This week we will turn to "What Grows on a Farm?" We will have a sensory bin with dirt, seeds, spoons and cups to "Plant". We will also do some planting/exploring in our Science center and Ms. Renee will have a Garden Center set up in her room. We will also incorporate the Eric Carle theme in our artwork and stories in preparation for our <b>"WE PLAY" event on Saturday April 11th. I hope you can all make it, I'm sure it will be so much fun!! </b><br />
We will continue with Letter "T" for Timothy Tiger this week and then will explore "U & V" next week. <br />
<b>Field Trip To Amy's Farm in Ontario Next Monday April 13th & Tuesday April 14th - </b>Make sure you have your money in by Friday April 10th. We will meet there at 8:45 the tour lasts about 1 1/2 hours. There is a large grass area perfect for a "Snacknic". <br />
<b>Parent Conferences: </b>Parent conferences will be held beginning April 15th. I will have a sign up sheet for times after school if you would like to discuss your child's progress. <br />
There are so many things coming soon so please check the<b> "UPCOMING EVENTS"</b> page.<br />
<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-92133303820014404432015-02-28T17:01:00.000-08:002015-02-28T17:01:26.293-08:00Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!I am excited to say that this Monday/Tuesday we kick off 2 weeks of SEUSS FUN! I absolutely LOVE Dr. Seuss books so we are going to explore quite a few of them (in our 2/3 yr old kind of way) with PLAY!<br />
If any of you happen to have some of the books you would be willing to bring in I would appreciate it. I am looking for: Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? One Fish, Two Fish, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who and Bartholomew and the Oobleck. <br />
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We have a lot of activities planned over the next two weeks leading up to (drum roll please) the Oh So Much Fun UNBIRTHDAY PARTY! BUT SSSSHHHHH - it's a secret so don't tell the littles. They will think we are having a Dr. Seuss Party, well we are but it will really end up being a celebration for ALL the BIRTHDAYS of the children in the whole school! It will be called: "Stripes and Polka Dot Day" as far as they know. They are to dress up in Stripes and Polka Dots for those days THURS/FRI MARCH 12TH & 13TH.<br />
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<li> Spring break March 14-29</li>
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-42944394517766535072015-01-19T21:32:00.001-08:002015-01-19T21:32:44.885-08:00Space Study - Fun time of Learning!I have been having a fun time with our Study of Space and I hope your children have too!<br />
We have made some Galactic Playdough, Moon Dust to explore Gravity and we have a couple of Art projects that are in process. We have incorporated some Math as we counted stars, Language as we made books about space, and used our Fine Motor skills to cut and play with playdough. Oh and we have lots of practice sharing and using our words with our friends!<br />
We will focus this week learning about The Sun, and it's energy. I will also be turning the dramatic play area (where the kids play with babies and cook food) into NASA Ground Control. If any of you happen to have any OLD KEYBOARDS, CD's, and/or Smaller sized Plastic Lids I would love to borrow them. <br />
We will also continue with our focus on the colors Blue and White and Reviewing Numbers 1-5. <br />
We will move on to Letter M and introduce Missy Mouse this week and continue into the last week of January since it will be a short week as we will have a Field Trip to March Air Field Museum the 29th & 30th. <br />
Can't believe January is almost gone! The year is just moving along. Check out the Upcoming dates page for more fun to come! <br />
<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-52988780680963274172015-01-05T16:33:00.000-08:002015-01-05T16:33:11.998-08:00Blasting Off into the New YearI hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year filled with great memories! I always enjoy the time spent with my family recalling the memories of past Christmases and making new memories to remember in the future. <br />
Thank you all so much for the wonderful gifts, I truly feel so very appreciated! It has been a very restful break for me but I am anxious to get back to the classroom and play with all the children again. <br />
We will be embarking on a Study of Space when we return on Tuesday. It will be a fun time of learning and exploration. We will discover hands on through all areas of curriculum. Ms. Renee will have her block area turned into a space ship, Ms. Charlee will be engaging the children through Space Math and some fun Art projects and our classroom will be turned into a Space Laboratory and Space Cooking; Hmmmm, how do they eat in space? We will be doing some investigation and exploring this idea. <br />
I am excited to discover what the children know about space and what questions they will come up with as a springboard for our learning experience. <br />
I would appreciate any books (Fiction and Non-Fiction) your child would like to bring in to share, Posters/Pics about Space. We are also on the lookout for Dress Up costumes along the Space theme lines. We were donated some VERY SMALL Buzz lightyear costumes which would work if we also had some Bigger Buzz Lightyear for the older children. If you have or come across any they would be appreciated. <br />
I also have a couple of Parent jobs: paper cutting and letter cutting if any of you have some time or a Cricuit machine. I also will be bringing the famous School Bus back into the classroom and turning it into a Space Ship so if anyone is creative and would like to help out decorating let me know! <br />
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I can't wait to see how much fun the children will be having with our space study!! <br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-88568615154377764382014-12-14T13:17:00.002-08:002014-12-14T13:17:32.339-08:00Christmas Party TH & F this week<span style="font-size: large;">It is already time for our 2014 Turtle class Christmas Party! It is a PAJAMA PARTY so we will enjoy breakfast together right after the children sing in the morning and then move on to our planned activities. Below is the schedule we will follow during the party:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! </span><br />
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-63713627385537852042014-12-01T21:04:00.000-08:002014-12-01T21:04:13.418-08:00Giving Brings Joy<br />
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Christmas is quickly approaching and I am loving all of the excitement that goes along with it! My senses are all in overload with the <b>Smells</b> - Christmas trees & Gingerbread, <b>Sights</b> -Glitter & Lights, <b>Sounds</b> - Bells Jingling & Children Giggling, and <b>Textures</b> of Prickly evergreens & Smooth round ornaments hanging on the tree! So much to love and enjoy about Christmas!<br />
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Our Classroom Christmas theme is <b>"Giving Brings Joy"</b>. I wanted to tie in Social Emotional Development and have our few weeks before Christmas be a time of learning to spread Joy to Others. It was very evident that this example is already being demonstrated to your children by your generous donation of food for the food bank, as well as boxes of toys for Operation Christmas Child! Thank you all so much for helping to make Christmas a little better for some that are not as fortunate as us.<br />
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There is so much happening I will try and be brief in my explanation. <br />
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<li>We will be making Christmas decorations for our REAL LIVE Christmas Tree in our classroom, it will be so adorable! </li>
<li>This week I will be sending home a "FAMILY PROJECT" Decorating a Poster Board triangle that will be made into our "Classroom Tree". It can be decorated as simply or as elaborate as you choose. <b>Must be returned by Mon/Tues Dec.8th & 9th</b></li>
<li><b>Christmas Party</b> on last day of school <b>Thurs Dec. 18th & Fri. Dec. 19th **Children will be "performing" a couple of songs and ALL parents are invited to stay for all of the day or just for the singing. It was decided to be a school wide Pajama Party Day so dress your child in his/her favorite jammies! (We will still go outside to play so make sure it is appropriate for outdoor time. Boots to go on easily is a great idea). </b>We will enjoy <b>"Christmas Breakfast"</b> for our snack food items so be on the lookout for the sign up sheet to bring something. </li>
<li>Yucaipa and Beaumont Christmas Parades Sat. Dec. 13th ~ Who doesn't love a parade? It is always a great time to join in on the float! Yucaipa is @ 11 am and Beaumont is in the evening (Dress warm). </li>
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Don't forget to check the "Wishlist" page as well as the Upcoming events! <br />
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Merry Christmas!<br />
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-36976720370612668972014-11-02T22:45:00.000-08:002014-11-02T22:45:14.668-08:00November?!Yes it is NOVEMBER! Did you get out your sweaters and boots and get out to enjoy the beautiful cool weather? I hope so, if not you still have a few more days. While you are out enjoying the weather <b>Be on the lookout for: Seed Pods, Pine Cones, Fall Leaves, etc</b>.<br />
We are beginning our study of SQUASH, yes I said Squash. We will be learning about parts of plants, seeds, how plants get water and all sorts of fun exploration of plants. <br />
We will also be looking for: <b>Unusual Squash, Gourds, Pumpkins, and different varieties of Squash. </b>Are you looking for something to do with your<b> UNCARVED PUMPKINS?? Look no further bring them to school and we will have some fun!</b><br />
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<b>Our focus for November:</b><br />
Zoo Phonics 11/3-7: Gg Gordo Gorilla (goes well with Gourds)<br />
Week of 11/10-14 & 17-21: Letter Hh Honey Horse<br />
All Month: Number 3, the shape Rectangle, and the colors Yellow & Brown. <br />
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Don't forget Tues. 11/11 Is Veteran's Day - No School<br />
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I am looking forward to lots of Fall Fun! <br />
<b><br /></b>Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-59613518260985401892014-10-25T10:50:00.001-07:002014-10-25T10:50:42.820-07:00Zoo Phonics Party this Week!<br />
Do you have your costume yet?? If not here are a couple of Super Simple sites to get your costume done in a jiffy!<br />
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http://www.instructables.com/id/No-Sew-Octopus-Costume/<br />
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http://www.fleecefarm.com/easy_animal_costumes.htm#tiger ( Also have Cat & Bunny) <br />
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We will have a COSTUME CONTEST for Parent Helpers, so if you are working in class that day (or even if you just want to stay and join the fun) get your costume ready! <br />
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This week we will wrap up our study of ANIMALS and will move on next week to study SQUASH.<br />
So if you happen to be shopping and see some <b>UNUSUAL SQUASH, GOURDS OR PUMPKINS </b>that we can use please start bringing them in. <br />
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<b>Our DRESS UP clothes</b> (school wide) are looking a little sad. If you happen to see some great clothes on clearance after Halloween please keep our school in mind. Don't forget the BOYS as well. Older children's clothes (size 8-10) are great for dress up too: *Fancy girl dresses *Boys suits/vest/jackets *Western wear *Construction type clothing, etc. <br />
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<b>ZOOPHONICS THIS WEEK:</b> We have covered Ellie Elephant this week. For those of you working with your children at home on Zoo Phonics, the children always struggle with hearing the difference between "A" for Allie Alligator and "E" for Ellie Elephant. This is not unusual for this age group so when working with them just say it correctly for them and add: Allie says "A" and Ellie says "E". We also only cover the short vowel sounds at this age because they are just not quite ready for that much confusion! The long sounds get covered later. <br />
<b>ZOOPHONICS NEXT WEEK:</b> "F" Francie Fish (which very nicely goes with our Ocean Theme for our Party! We will then move on to "G" for Gordo Gorilla the first week in November. <br />
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<img height="152" src="http://www.featurepics.com/FI/Thumb300/20110421/Slow-Sign-1854538.jpg" width="200" />When entering the driveway to school PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY and WATCH FOR CHILDREN! Even if you are arriving late it would only take one close call with a child dashing out in the driveway to be a tragedy. THANK YOU!! <br />
<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-60972793999976754562014-10-15T07:17:00.001-07:002014-10-15T07:17:07.162-07:00Animals, Animals, Animals!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have begun our study of ANIMALS. We are beginning by sorting types of animals using the plastic animals on mats, which not only serve to study: Same/Different; animal classes but is also a great early math skill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have also introduced DeeDee Deer to our Zoo Phonics friends. Next week we will learn about Ellie Elephant and then Francy Fish to end off October. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our classroom theme for the ZooPhonics party is OCEAN ANIMALS so we will incorporate Francy Fish, Jerry Jellyfish, Olive Octopus, and Pewee Penguin in our decorations. It is going to be a lot of fun. Notes will be going home this week to show all of the zoo phonics characters to give ideas of costumes for your children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the children have become used to our classroom routine we are able to spend a little more time on the rug practicing our zoo phonics sounds and even listening to stories! <b>SO, beginning next week</b>, we will be shortening free choice time in the morning and going to rug time earlier to work on zoo phonics and stories. I will also have the children "Sign in" every mornng by placing their name card from the "Home" side of the white board to "School". This will serve to help with name recognition. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**I have a few items I am looking for at Thrift Stores and/or garage sales if you could search with me:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> * Wood Picture Frames (8x10 or larger) to use as Art Displays</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> * Dress Up clothes for boys and girls - Older children sizes often work well such as boys suits,fancy girls dresses (Sizes 8-10 or so) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> **If you eat eggs - we will be using Egg Shells for Art next week if you could save some washed shells that would be appreciated. </span><br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-17488208849717700412014-09-28T16:52:00.000-07:002014-09-28T16:52:29.505-07:00October is upon usOnly a few days left of September already. It is really nice to finally have some Fall weather (well at least for a few days)! <br />
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October will be a busy month here at Inland Preschool - See the "Upcoming Events" Page for details.<br />
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We will wrap up our study of "All About Me" this week and will begin a NEW STUDY next week on "Animals".<br />
We will start off Mon OCT 5th/ Tues. OCT 6th with a fun game with our stuffed animals. I will send a note home as a reminder to have your children bring their favorite stuffed animal to school with them on those days.<br />
We will review "a" Allie Alligator and "b" Bubba Bear and then introduce "c" Catina Cat. The children are really enjoying our time with these animals and playing with the puppets. This week we will finish up the color Red, Number 1 and the shape-Square before we move on to COLOR - Orange; NUMBER 2 and the Shape - Triangle beginning Oct. 5. We will also begin to focus on EMOTIONS: Happy/Sad - It is important for children to learn to express their emotions verbally so they will not act out physically. It is also critical for their development of Social Emotional awareness and developing friendships at this age. <br />
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And then to end the month we will have our Zoo Phonics Party on Thurs. Oct. 30th & Fri. Oct. 31st. We encourage your child to dress up as one of our Zoo Phonics Animals (See the complete Alphabet of Animals hanging in the room later in the week). It can even be as simple as Animal Ears and a Tail! I will be "Missy Mouse" of course because Ms. Mari and Missy Mouse begin with the same sound. We will have a sign up sheet for parents to bring snacks for party day, this will be posted as we get closer to the date.<br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-59865419545028656072014-09-11T20:31:00.000-07:002014-09-11T20:31:12.220-07:00It's Back to School Picnic and Apple Time!I am so excited for our field trip to Willowbrook Farm next week!! I hope you are all able to attend, it is my favorite trip of the entire year. In preparation we will be doing some projects that involve APPLES! <br />
Beside a bumpy tractor ride through the apple orchard, pressing cider and tasting great apple products, these are just a couple of the animals we will see. <br />
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<b>Please join us Tuesday evening @6 p.m. for our Back to School Picnic! </b>I am looking forward to seeing all of your family members here! <br />
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I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Christina, (John's mom - MWF class) for donating our Barn! The children are having a great time using their imagination and learning about sharing and taking turns. :)<br />
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<b>What is Happening in the Turtle Class this week (and last): </b><br />
*Has your child come home with his hands far apart from each other saying the Short A sound as his hands clap together, this is the sound Allie Alligator makes! Yes, we have begun to work on Zoo Phonics. <br />
Next week we will move to Bubba Bear who reaches way up high to get some honey as he says the B sound. <br />
We will continue through the rest of the month with the color RED and Number #1 as well as the shape Square.<br />
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*If your child has mentioned "Fire Alarm" or "Loud Noise" we did have a Fire Drill this week. This will happen once a month and the children will soon become accustomed to it. It is very important for them to learn what to do, so we will keep practicing! <br />
*We also heard the story of the Good Samaritan from the Book of Luke 10 at our Chapel time and discussed "Kindness" and how to show love to others. <br />
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Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-91223702998523496732014-08-14T19:21:00.000-07:002014-08-14T19:21:50.714-07:00MONDAY AUG. 18th/TUESDAY AUG. 19th - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!I am feeling very excited for the first days of school and I hope you and your child are as well. I have been working diligently to make our classroom full of fun!<br />
It is my prayer your child will come the first day of school so excited to play he will forget all about you being gone :) Although I know there will be a few tears, I also know that all of the children will quickly get used to parents leaving, knowing they will be back soon. In this learning process, I will provide many hugs and reassurances that parents are coming back and she can have a really fun time until their return.<br />
We will begin our year with the study: ALL ABOUT ME during this study we will begin to explore: what do the children look like? What color eyes/hair/skin do you have? What are their favorite colors, toys, animals, songs? This will also give me a chance to really get to know all the children. We record this through the construction of "ME BOOKS" about themselves. It will be fun to see how they are able to express themselves and how they perceive themselves (it is always fun to compare drawings at the end of the year). <br />
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<b>In order to help make our first day run smoothly REMEMBER: </b><br />
<b> *Parent Helpers ARRIVE ON TIME</b><br />
<b> *Bring a Backpack with at least 1 set of extra clothes </b><br />
<b> *A Stack of Diapers and a pack of wipes, if needed (you may bring a small bag of diapers marked with your child's name and I can store until needed)</b><br />
<b> *Upon arrival, settle your child in an activity: playdough, read a book, coloring, etc.; Give hugs and tell them you will be back soon (Don't sneak out)! </b><br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-15361020543242823172014-05-26T17:46:00.002-07:002014-05-26T17:46:30.251-07:00End of Year Already?! What? Yes, it is the end of the year and I always myself being reflective. What have we accomplished? Is there anything I wanted to accomplish and didn't? What was my best joy of the year? Well, I have to say as I look back on those frightened, chubby little faces, some of whom couldn't even communicate their needs others maybe a little too strongly, and see how far they have come I get a little teary eyed. I am so proud of all of the children and you as their parents who work alongside them to build them into strong young men and women someday (all too soon, I might add). <br />
This week we will be preparing for our Spring Sing that takes place this Friday @6 pm. We will be singing "Octopus" AKA "Slippery Fish" and "Tiny Turtle". In my experience some children will NOT be comfortable in front of all those people; please do not force your child if he is not willing. I will do my best to prepare them and make it fun. Dress your child in Hawaiian Beach style clothing if you happen to have on hand.<br />
Look for Sign Up Sheets for our End of Year Celebration Breakfast that will take place on Tues/Wed June 3rd & 4th @ 9:15 am. All families are welcome to stay and join us for the food and celebration. Schedule is as follows:<br />
8:30 Class begins<br />
9:15 Breakfast (this will be our snack time)<br />
9:45 Children will sing and then receive Certificates<br />
10:05 Open Centers (Run by parents as usual)<br />
11:40 Clean Up - End day<br />
11:50 Circle Time<br />
12:00 End of Day<br />
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THEN Last Days of School are on Thurs. June 5th and Friday June 6th. It will be Fun in the Sun Water Play. PLEASE - dress your child in a ONE PIECE swimsuit with clothing/cover up on top and a towel. Please apply SUNSCREEN before school as we are not allowed to apply without special permission slip. Send your child with 10 FILLED water balloons. Kona Ice truck will be present for a special treat (Yummmm).<br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-73476871635237611332014-05-06T21:31:00.000-07:002014-05-06T21:31:33.056-07:00We have Butterflies (and more Nature stuff)!Oh dear, these last weeks are going to fly by! I am looking forward to all of the good times we will have (and they are coming up very soon) to finish off the year. Please keep checking your emails and Friday Blasts for updates. <br />
It is so exciting to see our BUTTERFLIES flying around in their habitat ~ truly a miracle to watch how they change!<br />
It will be fun to see what we find in "Nature" on our Nature Hike This Thurs and Fri. Meet @ Los Rios Ranch @ 9 am Sharp! Come prepared in layered clothing as it could be a little chilly in the morning up there! It is a very kid friendly hike, FREE and easy to find! Hope to see you there! Maybe we can find more things for our Nature Book (Pictures at least). <br />
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Next week we are expecting the arrival of the chicks about Tues/Wed and am hoping and praying the children will have the opportunity to at least see a bit of the hatching process during school! It is really amazing to read our "chicken calendar" each day and see how they are growing each day inside those little eggs!<br />
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In our discussion of "Nature" we have taken a glimpse of Gardens, as it seems quite a few of the children have a garden of some sort. We will be sprouting some things beginning next week and making a miniature farm, think "Fairy Garden". If any of you are out at Michael's or other crafting stores and see any kind of miniatures (we have LOTS of animals already on hand) and would like to contribute please feel free. I have a picture of my idea on my wishlist. I will use our barn we have in our classroom already and have some tiny picket fencing. It should make some fun quiet play. Speaking of that Ms. Tamara and I are scheming to make a real "Fairy Garden" outdoors. It should provide endless hours of imaginative play BUT we need someone who may in need of maintenance hours to dig a little hole to sink a wheelbarrow down to more of a child height. If anyone can do this for me (PLEASE, please, pretty please - yes, I'm begging!) let me know! <br />
Check out the WISH LIST PAGE as well as UPCOMING EVENTS for details. <br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-45372348427482333362014-04-24T19:25:00.001-07:002014-04-24T19:25:26.952-07:00Spring EventsSpring is such a busy time of year, isn't it? We are just as busy as can be here in the Turtle Classroom. <br />
We have Caterpillars that are preparing to spin a chrysalis, Ms. Renee's "Science Lab" has our Chicken Eggs in the incubator, some Ladybugs have made an appearance; we will see what happens with them. <br />
This week we learned the word, "Oviparous" (animals that lay eggs) Chickens, Butterflies and Ladybugs are ALL Oviparous! We are also finishing our ZOOPHONICS letters this week with Zeke the Zebra. We will continue to practice the whole zoophonics characters each week. <br />
<b>NEXT WEEK: </b> Monday & Tuesday April 28 & 29th we will have our Trike-A-Thon. Bring your child's bike/trike/scooter AND a HELMET for some bike riding, lemonade drinking fun! This is also to celebrate the completion of Zoophonics so we are asking you decorate your child's bike (or just helmet) like your child's favorite Zoophonics character. <br />
<b>SOME TRIKE-A-THON Q&A</b>: <br />
*What if my child can't pedal? No worries, they can scoot along at their own pace.<br />
*Can I bring a scooter for my child? Yes<br />
*Does my child need a helmet? Yes, we want them to be safe. If he/she doesn't have one, it's a good time to acquire one!<br />
*What if my child doesn't bring a trike? We will still have some fun cheering on our friends! <br />
<b>THIS SATURDAY</b> IS THE LAST DAY TO GET ONLINE AND ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK! A really nice way to have memories of your child's year! I love the fact you can personalize pages for your own child. So CUTE. <br />
We have been invited to join the New Life Christian Fellowship church's annual Church Picnic on Sunday May 4th from 3:00-6:30 pm. Come out for a BBQ, Games, Baseball and meet the people that have been supporting our school with faithful prayers. I'll be there!<br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-50403132103645564392014-03-25T19:48:00.000-07:002014-03-25T20:23:33.513-07:00Hope you are enjoying Spring BreakHello Turtle Families,<br />
I LOVE Spring time. It is such a refreshing time of year, everything is new, fresh and clean! Our classes will be taking on a little bit of a new look in the way of adding a few new students. The ladybug class will be joining us; some to MWF, and some to TTH. I look forward to having new students to get to know as well as their families.<br />
*Spring will bring some fun activities as we begin our study of NATURE. You will see Silkworms emerging from their eggs, flowers blooming and even some Chickens hatching! <br />
*We will enjoy an Easter Party/Egg Hunt on Thurs. April 16th & Fri. April 17th (as there is no school on Friday the 18th). We will be making some cute Easter Baskets from 1 Gal. Plastic Milk cartons if you get your milk by the gallon could you please save them for us??<br />
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I hope you have all had an opportunity to get out and enjoy the wonderful weather and see some of your own signs of spring! <br />
I look forward to coming back refreshed and ready for some learning fun! See you all next week.<br />
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<br />Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413597157950231539.post-13951638794444747552014-02-25T15:43:00.001-08:002014-02-25T15:43:58.061-08:00Dr. Seuss WeekHappy Birthday Dr. Seuss <br />
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We will be spending the next 2 weeks celebrating the author Dr. Seuss, ending with a party on Thurs/Fri. March 13th & 14th. Everyone is encouraged to dress up "Wacky Wednesday" Style i.e., Crazy clothes, Crazy hair or whatever is fun for you! <br />
Our classroom theme is Cat in the Hat so we will be decorating with this theme, although we will be focusing on many of the books by Dr. Seuss with activities centered on these themes. <br />
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Our class reps will be working on coordinating this event and will be sending an email with a sign up for the party day. <br />
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Don't forget Spring Break is also coming up quickly-we will be off of school March 15th-30th. <br />
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We are also focusing on Friendship. If any of you took pictures at the Valentine's Day Parties that show friends playing together I would appreciate you sending them to me through email or bring in a copy. I will be displaying "What can we do with our friends?" with photos and drawings/paintings. <br />
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Our school year is just flying by! I'm sure I say this every year, but really it is. Looking back at all the progress since the beginning of the year just amazes me. I love this age, watching the huge milestones of development, watching them make friends and learning to use their imaginations in dramatic play.<br />
It has been nice to see our friends making letters in the "Post Office" in the Dragonfly room and delivering them to their friends. We will be focusing a lot on "Friends" this month during February, as
well as continuing with our school wide study of "Transportation".<br />
During the month of February we will also focus on the shape: Heart (of course), Colors; Red & Pink and Number 3 (counting and quantifying number 3 specifically) and Zoophonics letters R,S,T,U<br />
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<span style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"><span id="goog_111963497"></span><span id="goog_111963498"></span> </span><span style="color: red;"><3</span> Our Valentine's Day Party is quickly approaching on Thurs, Feb. 13th & Fri. Feb. 14th ~ don't forget to sign up to bring an item for our snack. We will decorate bags for the children to share Valentine cards with their friends (a list of all children's names will go home Mon/Tues) We will have some fun games and art activities to participate in on party days. <br />
Check the Tabs above for Upcoming Events and Wish List Items.<br />
Happy February! Ms. Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376339511461027096noreply@blogger.com0