In Bloom

Our field trip today took us to the Daffodil Field. Each child was able to pick 20 flowers. After we had our sweet smelling blooms we enjoyed a picnic lunch.

Throughout the month of February we have learned about planting flowers and gardens. Next week we will plant our garden on the playground with the help of Ms. Meggan. If anyone else has a green thumb or likes playing in the dirt, please join us.

The Land Before Time

January is the time of the dinosaurs at PreSchool. Our classroom guest is Mrs. Mitchell, a grandmother of one of our students, dressed as a palentologist. She explained to the children about her job hunting for dinosaurs. We talked about dinosaur fossilsand went on a "dinosaur hunt".

The children are cutting out dinosaur bones to assemble a Tyranosaurus Skeleton.
The dinosaur theme is enjoyed by all children.

Happy New Year!

Today in Drama Class, Mrs. Willever taught the children Five Little Snowmen. Each child had an oppurtunity to be a snowman wearing a funny hat. Many giggles were heard up and down the hall as the snowmen melted away.

Five little snowmen round and fat

Each one wearing a funny hat.

In the morning out came the sun.

It looked down and melted one.

Four little snowmen........

Three.......

Two........

One.........

Continue melting each snowman until none are left.

Here is a link with snowmen that you and your child can print and act out Five Little Snowmen at home. Enjoy!

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The room is decorated, the children have been counting down the days till Jesus' Birthday, and our favorite Christmas tunes are heard around the room. (and even overheard from the playground.)
Please join us Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 11am for our Christmas Sing Along lead by our good friend Beth Green, The Music Lady.

Fall Is All Around Us

We started the month of October talking about the changing seasons. We worked together as a class to make 4 seasons of a tree posters to hang in our science center. We also went on a leaf walk and found many shapes of leaves. Take a walk the your child to discuss the many changes happening out side. Challenge them to name the shapes and colors of each leaf. We used the leaves we found to make leaf rubbings and leaf prints.
We had lots of fun talking about our pumpkins. We used descriptive words to describe both the outside and inside of a pumpkin. The children helped clean out the inside of our ooey, gooey pumpkin.

When we finished we enjoyed our pumpkin seeds toasted. YUM YUM GOOD! Painting of a Fall Tree at the Art Center. The children used a bottle brush to make the leaves.Meet Mr. Bob, he has been leading the children in our weekly Chapel Time.

Our Field Trip to the Fire Station. Thank you to these great men how help our at the PreSchool every month.

The firemen dressed in their full turnout gear for the children to see that there is nothing for them to be scared of if a fireman ever needs to come into their room.Please help us welcome Pastor Dan and his wife. He will be our interim pastor here at Island Lutheran. Pastor Dan plans to greet everyone in the carpool line occasionally. Please give him a warm welcome.

The Installation Service will be held Sunday, October 19 at 8:30 and 11am please consider joining us for a morning of celebration in welcoming our new Pastor.

Seasons Change

October will be spent enjoying the many joys of fall. The children will welcome autumn with fun crafts designed to practice fine motor skills, cooking activities to entice the senses and math/science lessons of discovery. Each Child will need to bring a pumpkin to school by October 13-14. The pumpkins will be used in many sorting, counting and categorizing activities. Pumpkins will be returned Oct. 23 & 24.

Thank you for supporting the PreSchool in our annual fundraiser. Orders may still be placed until Thursday, Oct. 2.

Friends of the PreSchool

Meet some great folks who work with the children.

Meggan teaches a Movement and Music class each Tuesday morning. Those little hearts get pumpping and giggles are heard throughout the room.

Mrs. Willever comes once a week to present a Drama Class to the children. Pictured below the children are using puppets to act out Two Little Blackbirds.

Ms. Cinda from Hilton Head Fire and Rescue came to talk to the children about safety. The fireman come 2 times a month. Each month is a different safety topic. We also practice a classroom fire drill and find our meeting place outside the building.

Look for more friends coming soon.