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Caterpillars, Silk Worms and So Much More

In the month of May we have made changes to our class room. We changed our play dough to the color yellow and we brought in to our classroom caterpillars and silk worms. The children have enjoyed watching the caterpillars crawl and hang in their cocoons. The children are patiently awaiting their transformation into butterflies. The children have been learning about the shape of a diamond, with their first and last name in them. At the end of month we will be taking a train trip. We will be talking about trains and making trains in anticipation of our trip.

Megan and I would like to thank all of our parents for all the help and support you have given us. Being that this is our first year with Millbrae Nursery School, we want to thank everyone who has been helpful and encouraging in what we have done and what we hope to do. It has been a pleasure to watch the children grow and develop so much from the beginning of the year. The kiddos have been so much more vocal in being able to express themselves and even carry on conversations with each other. It has been a great pleasure and privilege to teach them and watch them grow. Megan and I hope that you all have a great summer and can’t wait to see you again in the fall.

Teacher Megan & Teacher Norma

Edited: June 18th, 2010

Teacher Megan & Norma’s Lesson Plan

Theme/Focus: St. Patrick’s Day, Spring time, Self

Parent Activities: Please help the kiddos practice speaking in full sentences.

LITERACY ART
  • Librarian Jenny
  • Tracing own names and recognizing them
  • Color of his own
  • The Crocodile and The Dentist
  • Silly Sally
  • You Look Funny

We also have the Lomita Leadership Group come out and read to us.

  • Shamrock with their name.
  • Making a clay pot
  • Sprouting Seeds in a pot
  • Green and Yellow paint
  • Rectangles
  • Kites
Changes to the Environment:
New Play dough
New Floor Art
New Books placed in our book areas.
Special Skills:  Tracing their name.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT MATH & SCIENCE HEALTH & SAFETY
SONGS:

  • I’m a Little Teapot
  • Itsy Bitsy Spider
  • Ring around the Rosey
  • Rainbow in a Jar
  • Color My Petals
  • Plant seeds
  • New Play dough
  • How to make a functioning kite.  What does the wind move
Stop Drop & Roll

Germs

Observations/NotesLook at Desired Results Measures 1 & 2 Identity of Self & Recognition of own skills and accomplishments
4 & 6 Building cooperative play with others
7 & 8 Conflict Negotiation & Awareness in self and others
16 & 17 Curiosity and initiative & Engagement and Persistence
19 & 20 Cause and Effect & Engages in Problem Solving
22 & 23 Number sense: quantity, counting and math operations
30-33 Letter & word knowledge, concept of print, phonological awareness
34 Gross motor skills
35 Fine Motor Skills

Edited: March 13th, 2010

Happy New Year, Nuevo Año and welcome back.

Happy New Year, Nuevo Año and welcome back. We would like to welcome two new students, Leah and Sophia, to our classroom. This month we are introducing the shape of a square to the class and the color purple.

We are talking about everything that sleeps and celebrating Black History. Currently we are reading The Right Numbers of Elephant and following the directions in the song Sticky Bubblegum.

Teacher Megan and Teacher Norma

Edited: January 15th, 2010

From Teacher Megan’s and Teacher Norma’s Class

2009 is coming to a quick end. Where has the time gone? 

In the classroom we are doing many fun and great things. The children have been learning the calendar and counting the days of the week. With the weather changing on us we have been spending many days indoors jumping and dancing. They really seem to enjoy those days indoors.

December is one of our favorite months. We enjoy it so much because it is the time when all the family can come together to give thanks for everything good that has happened in the year. It is a time when we give to others.

Teacher Norma and I want to thank you for all your help in and out of the classroom. 

We wish you all Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad y Prospero 2009!

Teacher Megan and Teacher Norma

Edited: December 21st, 2009