It has been a super busy full week of preschool and our hearts our full. We had forgotten what it feels like when the excitement of learning new things happens and we are just as excited as these sweet children that we have the joy and honor to teach each day. Blessings abound at The Big Red Barn!
Our class has figured out our daily routine and are doing such a great job practicing independence each day, while helping their friends and being excellent listeners. We are proud beyond measure,
The big news is that our fish came on Wednesday and the sad news is that we had one box come that contained two that had passed and we ended up losing one more out of that tank and one from the "healthy" tank. :( Hopefully we will get new fish shipped to us soon and get these fish happy and healthy. We will begin a major project-based study about ioponics next week. :)
We have worked on the letters H, K and S and will continue a letter a day for the rest of the year, using a program called EAK program. Please click on the link to help understand the program that we use in our classroom. :) The first cycle we are doing is the initial letter in the names of the students in our classroom.
https://www.lcsc.org/cms/lib/MN01001004/Centricity/Domain/21/D6EnhancedAlphabetKnowledgeSlides.pdf
We continue working daily on writing our names and everyone is super excited about practicing. Yes, it might help that the teachers do the "Happy Dance" when a student writes their name successfully, or even gets a letter or two correct. Students always like to make us look silly, and our dance moves sure make them laugh.
Most importantly, we are making new friends and having a blast at school each day. We spend lots of time outdoors soaking up God's glory and are learning about the importance of kindness and how to love big on others. We are learning about grace, forgiveness and how to make God's heart happy with our words and actions. Your children are making us so proud and our hearts are bursting with love for them. We are so excited about what new adventures we will have each day.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We are officially a family and a team and we want to work together to make your child happy, proud and successful. Each child in our class is brilliant and has a purpose bigger than we can imagine and God's story for them is being unfolded daily. We are blessed to watch their story begin.
Many hugs for a happy weekend!
Ms. Hollie and Ms. Kelly
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