Therrific Thursday!

Every Thursday is terrific - or therrific if you're cool!

Here was our Interactive Reading activity this week:

Each student had to choose the correct adjective to match the picture. They either used their knowledge of beginning sounds, or used their own book as a model to find the correct word. Since we talked about taking care of ourselves this week, including good grooming habits, our Balanced Literacy book was, Hair. Make sure to have your child read it to you!

Today was our first "Show n' Teach" day. Ellie started off by teaching us how to take care of a baby. We learned we need to sleep by the baby and cuddle with it, in case it has a bad dream.

(By the way - Ellie is a new addition to our class - making us 7 strong. We're so glad she joined our class!)

Logan told us how he went gem mining in North Carolina with his Grandma and Grandpa. All the kids loved looking at his rocks. He showed us how he had to wash the dirt off the rocks to find the special ones! Other highlights include Connor teaching us how he uses his homework folder, Kensington teaching us how to take pictures, Reese showing us how to read a Tangled book, Bailee teaching us about her crystals from gem mining, and Alaina teaching us how to share toys. It was a great first "Show n' Teach" day!

Today wrapped up our week on "Taking Care of Ourselves". We talked about germs, and how we can keep from getting sick. We also talked about brushing our teeth the right way. Dr. Atkinson gave all the kids new toothbrushes - thanks!

We learned how it's great to share, but not great to share germs. We drew an illustration for this "Kerchoo" poem.

Many times I keep projects and drawings the children complete in class and file it away to add to their end of the year portfolio. Although you don't get to see all the fun stuff they do in class right away, by the end of the year you'll have a fun collection of work you can treasure!

I'm sure you saw the homework already - but if not, check out homework folders for a fun game of charades, incorporating all the healthy habits we learned this week!

I can't believe our first month of preschool is through! On to October!

Next week our theme is, Safety. After that we begin our Fantastic Fall unit - complete with an Apple Festival party on the 13th!

Have a great weekend!!