Field trips and fun!

What a great time we have had this week! We have made our letter A art and school buses and the Frog class went to Holmberg Orchard on our first field trip of the year.

I am so proud of the Fish class. They are learning so much and for our first couple of art activities they have really worked hard to cut, color and glue. We had a sheet last week that went home we entitled "Sticker Art". I know it probably didn't look like real art, but the purpose of that one activity was to teach the children how to peel and place stickers. There were some really small stickers that we worked with and that fine motor skill is one of many that we tackle during the year for the Fish class. We also played counting games with Apples and Apple seeds. Every activity has a purpose...we play with purpose.

So the Frog have been hangin' out playing and getting to know our routine and each other. The highlight of the week was the field trip to Holmberg Orchard. We were able to pick apples off of the trees and sample a great tasting apple. Walking out in the orchard you could hear many birds....no, that was the speaker system scaring away birds so they won't eat the apples. We a bunch of fun playing in the corn and straw. Ms. Shelly became the victim of several piles of straw! It was great! Thanks my friends for picking straw out of my hair.

On another note for the Frog class: Our first full day of extended day preschool will be Monday, October 4th. That is the first day we will offer lunch also. Please send in your money for lunches, the calendar that I sent with the menu with the days selected that your child will eat hot lunch in by the end of next week. I need to get the count to Senior Dining.

Picture Days are Tuesday September 21st and Wednesday the 22nd. If you did not receive an e-mail with the clarification about ordering different packages for pictures, call and we can help you out.

Have a great weekend!

First week success!

What a great first week of preschool we had! There were very few tears and many giggles and smiles. This week we have been sending home a bunch of information and sheets for you to sign and return. Next week there will be a few more...sorry for all the paper work. There are state mandates that we have to follow for licensing but some of the sheets are for fun.

Next week will be a busy one as we start on our alphabet letters and a field trip at the end of the week for the Frogs. I have sent home permission slips and driver slips. If you can help drive, we need one more! Please send the $4.00 by Wednesday for that fun trip. We will start out our week by taste testing different apple items and graphing which ones we like the best. We will make apple prints and find out just what is inside of an apple.

Fish and Frogs will be getting pictures taken on the 21st and 22nd. You may send your photo envelope that we sent home back the day of pictures or earlier if you would like. Being Mom's ourselves, Sheila and I are always on the look out for the stray hair standing up or a barrette falling out before pictures. We try and make sure your little ones are smiling big and bright. Nothing is sweeter than preschool pictures.

Menus for our lunch program will also go out next week. Watch for more information on the blog about that and your options if you choose to send home lunch.

I have to say I am soo excited for this year! Our two classes have wonderful personalities and are full of great children. Thanks for trusting us to educate your children and spend their preschool years at Wee World. Have a great weekend.

New year full of changes and growth!

Next Tuesday and Wednesday as you are getting your child ready for school, you will probably think of how much they have grown over the summer or how much their vocabulary has improved in the last year. Or if you are a parent like me, you will remember when they were really little and needed so much of your help and were very dependent on you for everything. That memory can make a parent sad and long for those days when their child was still little.

This school year will inevitably bring about changes in yours and your child's life. Preschool is their first big step in to their educational career's and being away from you. They are going to have good days and bad days, just like everyone else. They are going to make friends, learn to share, create and have amazing "firsts" that they will want to show you when you two are together at the end of the day. Learning to zip their coat, tie a shoe, write their name and so many other "firsts" are about to take place. Make sure you treasure these moments that are about to come along. Take the time to sit and listen to their stories...however long it may last and watch them write their name. Those moments only happen once and trust me, they are precious.

It is our job at Wee World to make sure that Preschool is the most positive experience it can be for you and your child. I believe that every child is a unique individual that learns at their own pace and in their own time. Together we are growing life long learners. Please feel free to call or come in a talk if you need to.

Have a great Labor Day weekend and I will see all of you next week!