Latest Happenings

I feel so bad! I didn't take one single picture at our Halloween party :( The kids all looked so cute and I wanted to get a class picture with us all dressed up. I guess that's just what happens though when you get busy having a good time. THANK YOU so much to those of you that stopped by to help out. Everything went smoothly and I know the kids had a great time!

Here are some of the latest things we have been doing:

Having lots of fun practicing letters in shaving cream.

I didn't get a picture of all of the things we did, but you basically get different objects and blow bubbles on them to see if the bubble will stick or pop. Things that the bubbles popped on included: dirt, straw, piece of paper and a plastic plate. Things that the bubbles stuck to included: Tin Foil, water and soapy water.

We also talked about the leaves changing colors and falling off the ground. The kids got to collect some leaves and made a picture with them.

 I love this picture: He thought it would be fun if all the leaves fell on top of the guy!

Also in honor of Halloween coming up we did some activities related to spiders. We made a spider friendship web. Basically you have the kids sit in a circle and then take a ball of yarn taking turns rolling it to other people. Each time it is rolled we held it in place with a piece of tape. Before the child could roll it they had to give a compliment to somebody. There were some really cute things said. Most liked telling someone that they liked playing with them. There were a few that said they liked someone's shirt, their socks or their smile. :) 

We also made thumbprint spiders. I love seeing how creative the kids can be. 

Who's ready to go on a field trip?

We made our way down to Vineyard Nursery for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. I love going to this place but the last 2 years have been such a pain because of construction. Sorry to those of you who got lost or stuck on the freeway. We had a blast making our way through the corn maze (it took a little longer this year) :), seeing all the different animals, playing in all the tunnels and slides, walking through the light alley, and of course finishing things off with a snack and picking out a pumpkin!

 Class photo minus one child that was still trying to get here.

 My little bat :)

On Thursday we talked about the letter G and read this book that I wrote when I was younger. As I was reading it I thought, " I would love to get this book published!" But I think I would need the permission of the 3 other people who helped write it and I haven't talked to them since Junior High. O well, at least I get a copy of it. :> We then made our own giraffes to go with it. The kids always love making these stand up. 

We also made Harry Potter's famous Pumpkin milkshake! I thought it was funny because a couple kids said, " I don't like this Miss Julie." but then kept drinking it and said, "oh I really like it now!" I have attached the recipe with it. It is really yummy if you put the whipped cream on top. 

Harry Potter Milk Shakes

Love these elephants!

Hope you are all having a great week! We had a lot of fun talking about the letter E and letter F this week. For letter E we made these adorable elephants.

 One little boy told me that you can't make an elephant out of a letter E. But I told him to surprise me and be creative. This is what he came up with!

Love it! Here are the rest of them. They all turned out great! 

 "Miss Julie, I'm not going to make an elephant. I'm going to make a Super Hero E!" And yes he did, not too shabby :)

We also talked about "Emotions". We took turns drawing pictures of a person excited, happy, sad, surprised, mad and frustrated. 

Happy means getting candy and toys and having fun. Sad is when my brother or sister takes my toys. Mad is when somebody hits me or takes my toys away. Frustrated is when I can't find something that I need. Surprised is when I wake up on Christmas morning. Excited is when my mom has a special surprise. We also read the book "When Sophie gets Really, Really Mad!" and talked about what to do when you get really mad. Such as; taking a break, finding something to play with. But never hit someone when you are mad.

Today we talked about the weather changing and getting cooler. We discussed the leaves changing colors and starting to fall off the leaves. We sorted our different seasons and the things you can do in each season.

We also played everybody's favorite game. Will it Sink or Float? 

 Apples  Prediction: Sink  but it really floats

 Hand Sanitizer: Prediction: Sink but it floated

 Rabbit egg holder   Prediciton: Float but it sunk

 Chip Clip: Prediction: Float   YES!!! it floated

 Goggles  Prediction: sink    Yes it sunk

 Cookie cutter   Prediction: Float but it sunk

 Quarter: Prediction: Sink and YES!!! it sunk

 Plastic lid: Prediction: Sink but it floated

 Nail clippers: Prediction: sink  YES!!! it sunk

Plastic spoon: prediction: Float and YES!!! it floated

We also have been practicing our Handwriting. I can't believe how good some of them are getting at writing their letters.

And it wouldn't be preschool without a fun treat! We made some yummy carmel apples.

I hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful Fall weather! Just a reminder that we will be meeting at Vineyard Nursery next Tuesday for our Field Trip. Thanks!