"GENTLE GIANT OCTOPUS"

Today we read the story, "Gentle Giant Octopus". It was a factual story about the life of a Giant Octopus. The children really enjoyed the story. Many of them participated in discussing the story as we read, sharing their knowledge and asking questions.

ZERO THE HERO!

Today we celebrated our 110th day of school. Claire's mom and Josie's mom came in to help us celebrate. They brought us gold medals to decorate. Check out the Pre-K Olympians in the photo below.

NUMBER WRITING

To introduce number writing, we decided to use our fingers and shaving cream rather than pencil and paper. Of course, this sensory activity was a huge hit! We are teaching the children short, simple poems/rhymes to guide them in writing each number. Today, we did the numbers zero, one, and two. We will continue to practice writing numbers with shaving cream and other sensory materials (sand) before moving to the pencil and paper.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRIFFIN!

Today we were finally able to celebrate Griffin's birthday with him. We've had to postpone it twice--once due to a snow day and once due to Griffin being sick. Griffin's mom read the story, "Hedgie" and we enjoyed eating cupcakes for snack.

STAR OF THE WEEK--SASHA

Today we learned more about our friend, Sasha. Thanks for sharing your photos and telling us about your favorite things.

IS THERE LIFE IN OUTER SPACE?

During Free Choice time today, children were asked to answer the question on the chart in the photo below.
After Free Choice, we read the story in the photo below. Be sure to ask your child what the answer is!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLIE!

Today we helped Charlie celebrate his birthday. His mom read us a story and then we ate cookies in the shape of the number 5 with blue frosting for snack. Charlie's brother, Colin, joined us for the celebration!