Second Week

Dear Families,

Pre-K is getting their routine and procedures and schedule down pat. Enough to handle anomalies like finding the music room in the upper netherlands of Dike Newell School, and a bus evacuation drill with ease. The kids know a number of songs and finger plays (which have a link on the right hand side of the blog page, if you want to sing or chant along.) We practice our "share rule" the most and it works pretty well. It goes like this. If you want something from another person, you use your words. If they are not ready to share, they can say, "Come back in one minute." You go away for a bit, but when you come back, that other person has to share. The asker, has to practice some self regulation by waiting a bit. The giver has a minute to adjust to the idea, he or she will be letting someone else have the desired object, and then has to do so.

We went to music with Miss Cyr for the first time this week. Concepts we learned about there were echo and up and down. Also, we are slowly getting a grasp on walking in a line, and that our school hallways are a whisper zone.

Pre-K has been busy making some props for our Family Theme. Many times we'll be using cardboard boxes to make ... a washing machine, a car, pretend beds, you name it. Today we painted the beds red, outside at recess - it was a highly engaging activity! We'll be pretending to be different family members in different rooms of a house during our dramatic play time for the next five or six weeks. You might want to ask your student/s, "Who were you today?" (Typical answers would be, the mom, dad, grandpa, sister, cousin, etc.)

Scholastic book orders are due next Thursday, September 26th. Our classroom earns free books from these orders, as well as the kids getting nice books to read and have read to them. 

Thanks for a great week, and great to see those of you who could make it last night to the Open House.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Bridgman