Millbrae Nursery School

Our 2′s & 3′s

Carla — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:37:33 +0000

This month is a busy month for us. We are growing by leaps and bounds. Many of the children have become more vocal and it is so exciting when we see friendships forming. Many of the children enjoyed opening the pumpkins in class to see what was inside. They found seeds and all types of slimy fun. Our first field trip to the pumpkin patch was a great success we hope you enjoyed it as well. Norma and I enjoyed seeing all the children dressed up in their costumes and hope everyone has a safe and great trick-or-treat experience. During the month of November our focus will be; what we are thankful for in our lives. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving on Wednesday the 24^th and we will have a pot luck together. The two’s will also look around to see what the fall season brings. Exploring the leaves, corn and the difference in the weather. Please look at the curriculum to see what other fun activities we will be doing this month.

Teacher Norma & Teacher Megan

From Teacher Norma and Teacher Megan

MNS — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:42:43 +0000

Welcome everyone to a new year as Millbrae Nursery School. We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing summer. Teacher Norma spent her summer in Mexico visiting family and Teacher Megan was her as school teaching the summer program with Teacher Liselle. We both are excited to start the New Year and can’t wait to see the kiddo’s in our class. Our goal for this month will be for each of us to get to know each other and our families. We will also get familiar with the classroom. We will see you soon, can’t wait.
Teacher Megan & Teacher Norma

Caterpillars, Silk Worms and So Much More

MNS Parent — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:15:35 +0000

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

Teacher Megan & Norma’s Lesson Plan

MNS Parent — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:59:58 +0000

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/Notes: Look 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

Happy New Year, Nuevo Año and welcome back.

MNS Parent — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:47:27 +0000

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

From Teacher Megan’s and Teacher Norma’s Class

MNS Parent — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:07:51 +0000

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