Check out this link. I found a few of our preschool friends on the front page banner.
http://www.westcler.k12.oh.us/
Clough Pike Preschool
A place to share and celebrate what is happening in Ms. Gretchen and Ms. Janie's preschool class.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
Beginning of 2014-15 Letter
Dear
Families,
I hope your summer is moving along
safely and happily. I am very excited
to start a new school year and look forward to seeing familiar faces as well as
meeting new ones.
We know many of you are looking
ahead to the new school year and we will be here every step of the way to make
sure that it is a smooth transition for both you and your child.
If your child is new to preschool
and you haven't registered at the district office please do so as soon as
possible. All paperwork must be in
before he or she can start preschool.
The first day of preschool is September
3rd but we
hope to have contact with you prior to then.
We will be offering home visits during from August 20-September 2nd as
well as evaluating new students etc...
Times for preschool are: Tuesday
through Friday
AM Session: 8:20-11:15
PM
Session: 12:05-3:00 v
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Open House Wednesday
August 27th from 10-11 a.m. or 1-2 p.m. You are invited to stop in anytime during the 2 hours. This will
be a good opportunity to ask questions, see the classroom, return paperwork,
pay first tuition payment etc…
Preschool does not participate in the school wide open house. If these times do not work out we can make
arrangements for another time.
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Please do your best to attend a transportation meeting with Mr.
Thacker. You will get tags for you car
and child's backpack. Even if your
child is riding a bus he needs a tag for his backpack. During open house, home visit etc... we can
chat about the logistics of drop off and pick up if you still have questions.
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Transportation Meetings and Tag Pick-Up
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August 13th 6-7:15 p.m. for families with last names a-m
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August 14th 6-7:15 p.m. for families with last names n-z
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Please make sure you send in an extra change of clothes
(including socks).We will store the clothes at school and return at the end of
the year.
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Please send diapers, wipes, pull-ups. (if needed) Please send
enough for at least a week of school. We will notify you when our supply is
getting low.
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Please send in a family photo to post in our room. You can also email me a photo and I can
print.
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Clothing: Preschool can be messy at times because we participate in all
types of hands-on activities
such as painting, coloring, water play, play dough etc… Please make sure that the clothes your child
comes to preschool in are play clothes.
We wear smocks during our messy activities and cannot promise stainless
clothing.
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Shoes: We run, jump, climb, etc…
Please make sure your child wears comfortable shoes that do not slip off.
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Please make sure your child
has a backpack large enough to
transport a full size folder and artwork.
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Communication Folder: Your child will have a communication folder provided by
preschool for any important paperwork and notes to and from school.
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Snack: We will provide snack daily and a snack menu will come home
monthly.
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Birthdays-you are welcome to send in a birthday snack for your child. Please let
us know so we can plan accordingly. We are a peanut and tree nut free room so
please plan accordingly. If you need ideas please let Ms. Janie or I know.
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School Supplies: There isn’t a mandatory school supply list but donations
are always welcome anytime throughout the year (i.e. disinfecting wipes,
tissues, paper towels.)
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Found this article/video on NPR about preschool in the public school setting. Many aspects of this video are similar to what we do in our preschool class such as play based learning and project led teaching as well as natural and authentic assessment.
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/22/304563233/what-exactly-is-high-quality-preschool
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/22/304563233/what-exactly-is-high-quality-preschool
Friday, April 18, 2014
New Theme Coming Up- All About Sports
One of the many reasons I love preschool is because I get the opportunity to design lessons around the student's interests while still meeting the early learning content standards. I polled the students and by popular demand we will be transitioning to a sport theme. This is one theme I haven't done yet in my several years of teaching. I've planned to have our dramatic play center full of sport clothing and shoes (jerseys, ball caps, helmets, cleats, etc..) and possibly be made into a sporting goods store. I made it to the local St. Vincent DePaul store near my house and was able to pick up a few things but would be open to donations. This weekend I will be running around looking for as many balls as I can find. We will be able to sort balls by kind, size, color etc... I have plans for many outdoor activities. I'm looking for portable soccer goals. In our block center I plan on using incline planes (ramps) as part of a science activity. We will explore texture through painting with different types of balls. I have many ideas but if you have anything sport related that you are willing to part with, donate or even have a connection with please let me know.
-sport banners
-equipment besides bats and clubs
-balls
-posters
-clothing
-sport banners
-equipment besides bats and clubs
-balls
-posters
-clothing
News and Updates
News and Updates
April 16, 2014
· Remember no school
Friday the 18th.
· We
have been so
busy these last weeks. Our class is all about dinosaurs right now.
Check out the blog soon for photos. We have a dinosaur dig in our
dramatic play. We have made fossil dough and eggs with dinosaurs
inside. We have read many books and learned a new song.
Many of the students are able to define carnivore and herbivore as well
as the names of many dinosaurs.
· End
of the year picnic. We like to celebrate our school year with a picnic. Preschool’s official last day will be June 4th and 5th.
Our picnics will be on June 3rd and June 4th
starting at 11. You are
invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs, outside toys (bubbles, balls,
kites etc…) and of course a picnic lunch for your family. We will eat
and then celebrate our successes.
· FIELD
TRIP! I have been able to secure another field trip for our class. We are planning on taking the bus to Sunrock Farm on May 27th
and May 28th.
We will leave at 9:30 and return to school around 1. We will have an
opportunity to milk a goat, handle baby farm animals, collect eggs, meet
farmers,
take a tour and enjoy a picnic lunch. More details and permission
forms will be coming soon. In order for our field trip to be a success
we need to have parent/ guardian volunteers join us. In order to be a
volunteer you must have fingerprints completed
and on file at the district office. Please contact me if you think you
will be able to join us. We have a limited amount of funding for
adults to join us so it will be first come first serve.
· Program on Wheels-
I’m in the process of securing the Cincinnati Museum Center’s program on wheels about insects and gardening.
· Walk-a-thon is May
22nd.
This is a normal school day for our Tuesday/Thursday class.
Wednesday/Friday students are welcome to come but must be accompanied by
a parent or guardian.
· Next
school year-
by now you have heard that preschool and Kindergarten will have school
half days Tuesday-Thursday. I’m waiting on confirmation of times but I
believe they are roughly 8:30-11:15 and 12:15-3. If your child is
returning to preschool I have polled you and
found out whether you’d prefer morning or afternoon. I will do my
best to honor your requests. Our class this year and in years past has
had 8 students on IEP’s and 4 students who are not on IEP’s and pay
tuition. Next year this is changing to an 8 and
8 model (8 with IEP’s and 8 without). If you know someone interested
in a tuition spot for our program please have them contact me.
· Remember to enroll
your child in Kindergarten if he or she is transitioning.
· We welcome Brayden
and Hannah to our Wednesday/ Friday class. Both classes are full with 12 students each.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
We welcome Hannah to our Wednesday/Friday class!
Our new class theme is Castle. We are reading the book, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. Our dramatic play center has transformed into a castle with dress up clothes! Look for photos soon.
Picture Day is coming up on March 26th and March 27th.
Do you cook with your preschooler? I know for myself I am always rushing to get dinner on the table for my family but on the weekends I try to incorporate the help of my 4 year old. Below you will see some info on cooking with preschoolers. It's a great way to build upon math and language skills.
Our new class theme is Castle. We are reading the book, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. Our dramatic play center has transformed into a castle with dress up clothes! Look for photos soon.
Picture Day is coming up on March 26th and March 27th.
Do you cook with your preschooler? I know for myself I am always rushing to get dinner on the table for my family but on the weekends I try to incorporate the help of my 4 year old. Below you will see some info on cooking with preschoolers. It's a great way to build upon math and language skills.
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Cooking With Preschoolers
Cooking
can help young kids learn and practice some basic math concepts and build
language skills. And the experience of creating meals with you can help build
their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits.
It may
take a little flexibility and some simple prep work, but with the right
expectations, your time in the kitchen with your preschooler can be a
culinary adventure you'll both enjoy.
How Cooking Can Help Preschoolers Bringing kids into the kitchen can benefit them in a number of ways.
Cooking can help:
Build basic skills. You can help your child hone basic math skills by
doing something as simple as counting eggs or pouring water into a measuring cup.
You can ask what comes first, second, and third or count together as you spoon
dough onto a cookie sheet. When you read a recipe together, you're introducing
new words to your child's vocabulary and promoting literacy. Following steps
in the recipe can work on listening skills.
Encourage an adventurous palate. Preschoolers are notoriously
picky eaters, and bringing them into the kitchen to cook can help get
them to open up to new tastes. When your 3-year-old daughter plays
chef she might sample dishes she wouldn't try if you just served them
to her. So encourage kids to taste new ingredients you're working
with and talk about what they like and how healthy foods make a body grow.
Help young kids explore with their senses. Kids learn by exploring
with their senses and the kitchen is an ideal place to do that. Invite them
to listen to the whir of the mixer, pound dough and watch it rise, smell
it baking in the oven, and finally taste the warm bread fresh from the
oven. If it smells good, looks appealing, and is easy to eat they may
just be willing to try it!
Boost confidence. Preschoolers love to show what they can do
and working in the kitchen provides opportunities to gain a sense
of accomplishment. If they helped assemble the pizza, let them know
that their help was important. You could name the pizza or another
dish after your child. Serve "Will's Pizza" or "Ella's Salad" for dinner
tonight. Even if the end results are not exactly what you expected,
praise their efforts.
Ideal Jobs for Preschoolers in the Kitchen
A few
tasks in the kitchen are particularly well-suited to kids ages 3 to 5.
The key is to give them "jobs" that meet their skill level and are something they enjoy. So if your child loves to pound, bring out the bread dough and let your preschooler pound away.
Here
are some other ways kids can help:
stirring
pancake batter
tearing
lettuce for salad
adding
ingredients
assembling
a pizza
helping
you "read" a cookbook by turning the pages
Getting Started
From
riding a tricycle to getting dressed, preschoolers are learning how
much they can do all by themselves.
So look
for a few cooking-related activities that your child can successfully
complete independently or with a minimum of involvement from you. Simple tasks like pouring liquid into the bowl, sprinkling cheese on top of the casserole, or using cookie cutters are a good fit for most preschoolers.
Don't
plan an elaborate project — 5 to 10 minutes might be all your child
wants to spend on an activity. Start small and keep it fun.
As kids
grow, they will develop the skills, attention span, and interest to
do bigger cooking jobs, like squeezing the juice out of a lemon, measuring ingredients into cups and spoons, and beating eggs or mashing potatoes.
Preschoolers
will also enjoy learning with you. For safety reasons,
you should be in the kitchen with them at all times, supervising and monitoring progress.
Spending
time in the kitchen with your kids can foster an interest in food
and cooking that will last for life.Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Date reviewed: July 2011 |
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