It went well.
I shared the book Bigger by Daniel Kirk with parents and students. It is a great book for preschool graduation.
How awesome to have another amazing group of kids. I'm excited that many of them will be in my class again next year.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Graduation
I had my last vpk graduation.
It went well.
I shared the book Bigger by Daniel Kirk with parents and students. It is a great book for preschool graduation.
How awesome to have another amazing group of kids. I'm excited that many of them will be in my class again next year.
It went well.
I shared the book Bigger by Daniel Kirk with parents and students. It is a great book for preschool graduation.
How awesome to have another amazing group of kids. I'm excited that many of them will be in my class again next year.
Double Trouble Strikes Again
The last day of school and guess who gets sent to the office...
I was dancing with my class and I was thinking, "oh, I need to get a picture of Joshua and Gwen today. I have a picture of them on the last day of school last year."
That was when there was a knock at the door.
Joshua and Gwen found a permanent marker outside which they used to color their hands, the ground... Part of their clothes. What a mess!
I was dancing with my class and I was thinking, "oh, I need to get a picture of Joshua and Gwen today. I have a picture of them on the last day of school last year."
That was when there was a knock at the door.
Joshua and Gwen found a permanent marker outside which they used to color their hands, the ground... Part of their clothes. What a mess!
Home Owners
We closed on our house.
After a long anticipated wait, we found a home!
The first week of ownership was filled with a bug person, a fence person, cleaning ladies, and many odd jobs like changing toilet seats and locks, purchasing trash cans and a hose.
What a strange feeling of accomplishing and pride mixed with tremendous responsibility.
After a long anticipated wait, we found a home!
The first week of ownership was filled with a bug person, a fence person, cleaning ladies, and many odd jobs like changing toilet seats and locks, purchasing trash cans and a hose.
What a strange feeling of accomplishing and pride mixed with tremendous responsibility.
Friday, May 17, 2013
It's ok to be you!
Sigh,
Written with a heavy heart:
Joshua was rewarded with a tattoo at school. He chose an eagle. He eagerly ran outside to show his friends. He asked a friend what they thought. The response was, "I don't like it!"
At such a young age yearning for the approval of others, he was found teary eyed, scratching his arm, trying to scrape off his new tattoo.
It made me sad. I wasn't sad that the person said it, because people are going to disagree. I was hurt that Joshua felt the need, or desire to change something that was special and exciting to him because a friend didn't like something about him.
He has awesome teachers that not only made him feel better, but also had him return to that person and tell them, "it's okay that you don't like it. I do! It's special to me!"
Written with a heavy heart:
Joshua was rewarded with a tattoo at school. He chose an eagle. He eagerly ran outside to show his friends. He asked a friend what they thought. The response was, "I don't like it!"
At such a young age yearning for the approval of others, he was found teary eyed, scratching his arm, trying to scrape off his new tattoo.
It made me sad. I wasn't sad that the person said it, because people are going to disagree. I was hurt that Joshua felt the need, or desire to change something that was special and exciting to him because a friend didn't like something about him.
He has awesome teachers that not only made him feel better, but also had him return to that person and tell them, "it's okay that you don't like it. I do! It's special to me!"
Saturday, May 11, 2013
I do that too!
I haven't had a teacher post in a while. I still do it! This week we did one if my favorite projects.
As part of our unit on things that grow we talk about fruits and veggies. Where so they come from? Do they grow in the ground or above it? What do they look like on the inside? What do they need to grow? How do they compare with other fruits and veggies?
On the first day of the project we classify where the food grows then we put them on a scale. With the scale we talk about heavier, lighter, and balancing. We make predictions about whether a beet or a potato will be heavier. Talking about fruits and veggies with students who may never have seen a veggie besides a baby carrot is great! They want to touch and smell it!
(A whole carrot and 3 strawberries weigh the same as a yellow squash)
On the second day my kids watched as I cut the fruits and veggies in half. When I share with them the secret star that hides in an apple I feel like a magician! The "oooo" and "ahhhh" of seeing the inside of a pepper or the seeds of a grapefruit are terrific! After they are cut we make prints with the food. Painting is great, but painting with food, Marvelous!!!
Doing it this year brought a little sadness. My call has changed. This is my last year in preschool. I'm moving up. Instead of my 2 sessions of preschool with 40 children in the main building, I'm moving to a portable to teach 1 group of 26 kindergarteners. After 3 years in preschool I feel like I'm just finding a good groove, but I'm excited for the opportunities that kindergarten will bring. Most of the students had me this year. They know me and my style I know them and instead of our measly 3 hours we will have 7 quality learning hours together for me to give them as much as they can soak up. It will be wonderful!
As part of our unit on things that grow we talk about fruits and veggies. Where so they come from? Do they grow in the ground or above it? What do they look like on the inside? What do they need to grow? How do they compare with other fruits and veggies?
On the first day of the project we classify where the food grows then we put them on a scale. With the scale we talk about heavier, lighter, and balancing. We make predictions about whether a beet or a potato will be heavier. Talking about fruits and veggies with students who may never have seen a veggie besides a baby carrot is great! They want to touch and smell it!
(A whole carrot and 3 strawberries weigh the same as a yellow squash)
On the second day my kids watched as I cut the fruits and veggies in half. When I share with them the secret star that hides in an apple I feel like a magician! The "oooo" and "ahhhh" of seeing the inside of a pepper or the seeds of a grapefruit are terrific! After they are cut we make prints with the food. Painting is great, but painting with food, Marvelous!!!
Doing it this year brought a little sadness. My call has changed. This is my last year in preschool. I'm moving up. Instead of my 2 sessions of preschool with 40 children in the main building, I'm moving to a portable to teach 1 group of 26 kindergarteners. After 3 years in preschool I feel like I'm just finding a good groove, but I'm excited for the opportunities that kindergarten will bring. Most of the students had me this year. They know me and my style I know them and instead of our measly 3 hours we will have 7 quality learning hours together for me to give them as much as they can soak up. It will be wonderful!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Chitter-chatter
Some recent Joshua-isms:
"I could be Santa. Somebody has to do it!"
"See those doll clothes?! They're vintage."
"What does vintage mean?"
"You know, old but nice."
Becky tried on her wedding dress:
"Look Gwen! Your mommy looks like a a princess!"
"I don't want spider webs on my hands. Well, unless I'm Spider-Man. Then I could shoot out webs and capture the bad guys!"
"I'm going commando again! That means I'm not wearing underwear."
He comes into the living room holding his vitamins, hands them to me, "proceed!"
"Scuba gear is for breathing underwater."
"A pulley is a kind of machine. We could use it to pick up toys that are too heavy."
"I could be Santa. Somebody has to do it!"
"See those doll clothes?! They're vintage."
"What does vintage mean?"
"You know, old but nice."
Becky tried on her wedding dress:
"Look Gwen! Your mommy looks like a a princess!"
"I don't want spider webs on my hands. Well, unless I'm Spider-Man. Then I could shoot out webs and capture the bad guys!"
"I'm going commando again! That means I'm not wearing underwear."
He comes into the living room holding his vitamins, hands them to me, "proceed!"
"Scuba gear is for breathing underwater."
"A pulley is a kind of machine. We could use it to pick up toys that are too heavy."
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