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Pre-School Teacher:
Kristin
Thill is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, where she
received her B.S. in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood
Education.
| Dec 2008:
PreSchool
3 - The
three
year olds went all over the building looking for the gingerbread cookies
that ran away from them. The
children asked many of the teachers if they had seen the gingerbread
cookies anywhere, and finally Mr. Welton told us that they might be in the
nursery in the church taking a nap. That
was where the children found them. The
cookies were a yummy snack and the children were very careful to eat their
legs first so they could not run away again!
The children have been busy making gifts, singing songs for the
Christmas program and learning about angels and shepherds.
PreSchool
4
–The preschoolers performed their Christmas musical on December 10th.
They had practiced since the end of October and did a great job!
The preschoolers have also been learning the importance of
Christmas and that we celebrate Christmas for reasons other than Santa!
The preschoolers will finish up the year by have a birthday
celebration for Jesus on Friday, December 19.
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| Nov 2008:
Preschool
3
-.The 3 year old class has been busy learning about our own homes and the
homes of some animals. The children enjoyed hearing the story of
"The Three Little Pigs" in many different versions. In the
classroom, the children used straw, sticks, and blocks to make up their
own little play about the story. The children are now learning about
the new homes and new freedoms the Pilgrims came to America for. In
addition to respect for each other, the children are also learning about
accepting each others differences and learning that differences are good.
Each morning, the children pass around a "thankerchief" and each
of us share what we are thankful for. The 3 year olds are thankful
for very simple things!
Preschool
4
-The 4 year olds have been so busy! The children were visited by
Commander Rice, who is a parent of one the children. She talked to
them about what it would feel like to be in space. The children also
played with scientific gadgets and discussed how the toys would react in
an environment without gravity. Maybe some of these children will
grow up to scientists. On October, 31, 2008 the children went
outside to help carve and clean out a pumpkin. Later in the morning
the children played in the pumpkin seeds, played with cooked noodles,
played in the corn box, and examined chicken bones. One child even
made a person out of the chicken bones! Oh, the imagination of these
children stretches for miles upon miles!
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| Oct 2008:
Preschool
3
–. The three year olds have begun investigating their senses.
The children are learning to discover about things by feeling them,
smelling them and listening to them.
The boys and girls have played many games with their eyes covered
while they try to determine who rang a bell, or what items are the same.
It is wonderful that God gave us so many ways to experience his
world! Our Bible story has
been about Moses. All the
children agree that being in a basket in the water would be a scary
feeling, but knowing that God is always with us is helpful. The children are learning how trees change in fall and what
squirrels do to prepare for the winter.
It was especially fun to watch the geese strutting around the
soccer field when they took a break from their flying.
Preschool
4
– The preschoolers just finished a unit on Noah’s Ark.
They explored with water, animals and blocks, rainbows, and colors.
They have also been busy watching the leaves fall from the trees
and turn colors as fall is now in full swing.
The preschoolers have made leaf rubbings with crayons, water
colored leaves, and listened to many stories about leaves.
The children were also involved in a one day study about spiders.
Some of the preschoolers were able to break crayons into little
pieces and watch them melt into crayon cookies.
All in all, the preschoolers are always busy exploring the world
God has provided for us!
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| Sept 2008:
Preschool
3
– The three year olds have done a fabulous job of learning what school
is about. The children are
learning that there are times to play and have fun and other times when
listening is what must be done! The
two parts of the day the children enjoy the most are snack time, and
feeding the fish. The
children have learned that God created everything and they enjoy singing
about the animals, plants and special people God made.
The children are learning that all kinds of different shapes make
up God’s world.
Preschool
4
- The four year olds have
been so busy learning about the world God made for us.
They have spent a lot of time outside exploring bugs and trees.
They children have been learning about how God has made each of us
different by drawing self portraits and graphing their eye color.
Some of the children were able to visit the fire station and they
were able to see the beds the firemen sleep in, the kitchen they cook in,
the bathroom, the firemen’s lockers, and of course a fire truck.
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