Bumblebee Preschool Classroom- Mrs. Newgard/ Ms. Castillo

This week we focused on the letter L, and our letter pal, Larry Lion. We created friendly and grouchy ladybugs to go with the story “The Grouchy Ladybug” by Eric Carle. We stamped legos on a large L. We sorted and graphed ladybugs, based on the number of spots on their backs. We also made handprint lambs in paint. We also tied our letter study to our math unit on opposites, sorting pictures of items that are little and large.

Last Friday, to end our study of winter, we celebrated White Day. We ice-skated in the classroom, using wax paper under our shoes! Ms. Castillo made cute and yummy snowman faces for snack, and we really enjoyed our paper “snowbal” fight! We threw snowballs at each other, and Mrs. Newgard and Ms. Castillo! We topped it off with Show-n-Tell, featuring white items brought from home. Great week Bumblebees!

Kinder Gators- Funny Talk

One of my little girls in my class said the same thing at the same time as me. So I explained the “Jinx you owe me a Coke” game. Another little girl got a smile on her face and said, “Oh, yah, me and my brother play that game except we say “Quit talking or I’ll pinch you.”

Visit from the Reptile Man! 12/9/11

Today, our students enjoyed a fabulous, hands-on visit, with snakes, lizards, and a turtle.  What a wonderful learning experience and very well-behaved children for our special visitor!

      

More To Come….

 

Bumblebee Thanksgiving Feast-Nov. 18, 2011

 
The boys are Pilgrims and the girls are Indians. The girls chose their “Indian names” by sharing their favorite color and animal. Before the feast, the children gave a friendship bracelet they made to the friend sitting across the table. The children then feasted on turkey slices, baby carrots, and air-popped popcorn. They really enjoyed the food, and most asked for seconds (and thirds!)
 

OPEN HOUSE- November 10 & 11

Parents and Visitors:

Please join us for a tour around the school as you observe children learning and having fun in their classrooms!  Afterwards, enjoy some donuts and conversation on the rear deck.

Thursday, Nov. 10 (8:30-10:00 am)

Friday, Nov. 11 (8:30-10:00 am)

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Early Learners- Lil Frogs 11/8/11

RAINY DAY FUN!

Enjoying indoor playtime under a creative home-made tent.  One of the fun things that kept us busy on a rainy day at school!

~Ms. Castillo & Mrs. Cortez

 

Preschool-Bumblebee Class 11/4/11

 

Student responses- Math & fine motor skills

“We made candy corns.  We cut white, orange, yellow triangles.” Noah

“We made candy corns with large, medium, and small triangles.” Isabella

Preschool-Bumblebee Class

The Bumblebee Preschool Class enjoyed making and eating Green Eggs and Ham after reading the famous childrens’story by Dr. Seuss. 

 ~Mrs. Newgard and Ms. Castillo

Beehive- Week of 10/24-10/28

Mrs. Newgard asked the class what we did this week.  These are their responses. 

“We made orange and painted a plate and turned it into a jack-o-lantern.”

“We made jack-o-lanterns and ghosts.”

“We made a skeleton out of rectangles and ovals.”

“We read Pumpkin Soup and Hallow Weiner.” 

“We made costumes for our weiner dogs.”

“We used our hands to make spiders.”

 

 

Giant Steps Teaching Staff