Peek at Our Week August 20 – August 24, 2018

Religion:  Unit 1 “God Made People”.  Lesson 1 “God Made Me”.  We learn and are grateful that God made all people.  We will grow in self-esteem and respect for all people. We will rejoice in being shining stars for Gods and celebrate that He is in our hearts. 

Science: We will learn the parts and tools of a scientist.  We will learn what the scientific method entails.  We will apply the scientific method and our five senses while exploring coconuts.  

Social Studies: We will meet and learn about the workers at our school. We will learn what it means to be a bucket filler in Preschool. We will explore positive, green choices in our classroom as we are introduced to our classroom and routines.

Literacy/Language: We will focus on phonological awareness with letter and environmental sounds.  We will learn what is a letter and the letters in our name and others names. We will be recognizing our name in print and the first letter in our name. We will listen to and follow a recipe for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom trees.  We will also make our own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom trees for the hallway using the letters of our own names while promoting eye-hand coordination/fine motor development, building comprehension, listening skills, and vocabulary via following directions.

Math:  We will focus on Shape of the Month: Circle. Geometry: characteristics of a circle. Counting numbers 

Afternoon Enrichment: 

Wednesday: Afternoon Gym and Media CAPE with Mrs. Beyer’s class.  

Thursday: Author Study with James Dean and Pete the Cat. We begin work with our alphabet and number journals. Music CAPE with Mrs. Beyer’s class. 

Friday:  STEAM enrichment activity – I Like Myself - All About Me – how many blocks long are my body parts, team building activity as we work with our new friends.