We had an apple tasting and it was yummy!  We enjoyed tasting three differernt apples - granny smit, red delicious and golden delicious.  Green was sour and made us pucker up!  Red was sweet and yellow was the most favored.

Charlie and Loic loved playing together with our Mr. Potato Head. Jack got very creative with our magnatiles and made our shape of the month - the cirlce!

Playdoh was very popular during morning open choice time.  Will made numbers, Caroline made a loving heart and Nellie made a monster head!  So fun!

We read this story today about a bunny who loves to dance. It lead to a wonderful discussion on how we all need to embrace

our special gifts and be proud of what brings us joy. Listen to your heart was the important idea we all came away with. God made us each special with gifts to share.

We loved our friendship circle with gym time with Mrs. Beyer's class!

 Ask your child about this wonderful folk tale about apples.  They children were so mesmerized!

We had our very first round of centers!  At our sensory table, it was Chicka Chicka letter fun discovering letters hidden in the sand and recognizing the ones in our names with our friends.  We also worked on out fine motor skills with coloring our alphabet letters.  At the yellow table, after singing "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes" we made our very own puzzle using fine motor skills (coloring and cutting) and spatial recognition as the children had to reassemble the puzzle in the correct order.  At the rug, social skills, imagination and friendship blossomed as the children played with legos and animals.  With Ms. Nash, the children discovered that they make heat called friction when they rub their hands together.  We used our warm hands to form Sculpee clay into special backpack decorations to show our love and pride for St. Joseph School.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! The did fantastic work tracing all the letters of the alphabet. Our moring routine is running smoothly and the children are learning to write their letters while workign on their pencil grip and fine motor skills.

IXL was so exciting during Afternoon Enrichment!  We focused on learning the program and practicing math skills up to 3 by counting objects, dots, shapes and using stickers. The children enjoyed working in their own, working with their friends discussing the math problems and cheering on their successes. IXL gives immediate affirmation as the children earn prizes! The children also enjoyed being comfortable around the classroom which allowed them to stay vested in their tasks and their behavior was equally positive leading them to become successful learners! The consensus was IXL is fun!

Gym time fun today for our preschoolers!  They enjoyed having so much fun riding bikes, playing basketball and running around!

Ollie helped us work with two new word concepts - same and different. We learned today that sometimes we are the same as our friends and sometimes we are different! 

We met Ollie our Word Bird. He taught us new words and their meanings. He caused many giggles with his silly voice!

The class went to Media with Mrs. Hoglund. They enjoyed learning about the media center and library.