Christmas Presents and A Blooming Amaryllis!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!  See you in the New Year!

Santa Came!

Santa came for a Surprise visit, today!

Plaid Day in Pre K

It was Plaid Day Today. 

Santa Hat Day

Today was Santa Hat Day.  These two students got into the spirit.

We also gave a December Birthday child some Birthday Blessings. 

The Amaryllis is Growing

The Amaryllis is very close to blooming!  

Sometimes it is hard to aim the sprayer at the soil.  I think someone got a bit of water in her eye!

Pyjama Day and A Birthday Blessing

Today was Pyjama day!  These five students were nice and cozy all day!

We also celebrated a birthday.

The Christmas Spirit is Alive in Pre K!

Today, the children were in the Christmas Spirit and chose to do many "Christmasy" things.

When I asked this young fellow about his drawing, he told me he was drawing a baby and his mommy. I noticed that the baby was inside mommy and remarked about that old loud. He told me that it was Baby Jesus. 

Other children decided to go to the art Center and find folded construction paper Christmas trees to cut out and decorate.

Another little guy was busy colouring a tree.

Some of the artwork found it's way to our class Christmas Tree.

These girls were playing with "TheraPutty" a wonderful activity to strengthen the muscles in fingers and hands.  They were wrapping gems in the TheraPutty and pretending they were presents.  Then they would give the presents to their friends to open.  Not only was this a great fine motor skill activity, it was also a great way to practice good social skills!

Puppet Show

We went to the Library to see a Puppet Show this week.  Fun was had by all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invitations

In Pre K we set out invitations for children to partake in.  The Art Center is always open and children are invited to create anything they wish.  Children learn much more when the project they are working on is of their own choosing.  This little boy chose to practice his cutting skills by snipping strips of paper into smaller pieces.  He had the proper grip, enjoyed himself and experienced a sense of accomplishment for a job well done....a job that he had set his own goals for and completed on his own.

Creativity in Pre K

The Art Center is always open to the kiddos to create artwork. This little boy decided he wanted to make a tiger from the craft supplies.  He organized, planned and created the craft all on his own!  What creativity!

Building, Reading and More Snow Angels!

The children were busy today.  Some of the activities included:

Building

Reading

and More Snow Angels

iPads to Cars and Snow Angels

Today, three of the boys built "iPads" from Lego. They were playing quite well together (although a little loudly!). They were having great fun and pretended the iPads magically turned into cars.  At one point a teacher had to step in to help with a sharing problem, but for the most part, they did a good job of playing together. Way to go boys!

Later in the afternoon, we played outside in the snow.  These two children had great fun making Snow Angels.

I am glad to see the kiddos gaining a sense of community and belonging.  They are learning social skills and how to be friends.