A visit from Nice Nurse

Nice Nurse came to visit PreSchool and taught us the importance of good handwashing....

 

Wash, Wash, Wash your hands...

Thumbs and Fingers too.

Rub a dub, rub a dub, that's the thing to do!

Risk Taking

The PreSchoolers were challenged to climb along the Rock-Wall in

 the DeFrancis gymnasium during our Gym Class!  

 Providing these opportunities for developmentally appropriate physically challenging activities which involve safe risk taking help children to build and broaden their strength, fitness levels, physical skills and coordination.

While we encourage our students to take risks in their thinking and doing, they are discovering the importance of trial and error in their learning, as well as being challenged to use problem solving skills that build their persistence and creativity.

Children can develop resilience and social competence from taking risks when working or playing with others.

Bravo PreSchool!

cooperation

In the PreSchool classroom, life is all about learning how to work with others and this is certainly an especially challenging proposal for young children. To encourage teamwork, communication, collaboration, and cooperation we have been engaged in fun and inviting activities. We have read many books on teamwork and cooperation. In addition, a few activities we have been promoting are; building with blocks, working on floor puzzles, art activities and other fun games, both inside and outside of the classroom. Cooperative games help foster and encourage collaborative skills and teach sportsmanship as children play by helping each other. These games emphasis on fun and teamwork rather than resulting in a win. This group is amazing at “Talking it out!” They are learning that using nice words and asking or making a plan with a friend usually results in a very positive conversation and a rewarding feeling. Great work PreSchool!

Cooperation  on the low-ropes course with Mr. Wallack

The Whale Watch

Low-Ropes - Spider Web 

Low-Ropes - Log

 Group activity during Lower School WTCS

Outside Cooperation on the PreSchool Playground

Classroom Cooperation 

Creating a centipede with our bodies

School Beginnings

Our transition to school and through-out our PreSchool days have gone very smoothly. We are having a lot of fun having new faces in our classroom. With a new school year on its way, we will want to get to know everyone. Throughout these next few weeks, we are going to engage in some activities that will allow us to get to know each other better. We will talk about our similarities as well as our differences. Not only do we all look different, but we also have different interests. 

A few highlighted concepts we are learning about; 

• A classroom is made up of all different kinds of friends. 

• A classroom of friends needs to work together in order to get our daily routine accomplished. 

• As a team, we need to have a set of rules to help keep our classroom safe. 

• Our friends have many kinds of interests that make us different. 

• We see similarities and differences (eye color, hair color, nose, mouth, etc.) 

• At school and in our community our similarities and differences make us special.

In addition to getting to know their classroom teachers.  The children have been introduced to their co-curricular teachers. The children will have the following teachers for their Co-Curricular classes:

Spanish: Senorita Balchunas

Library: Mr. Robertson

Music: Mrs. Wepler

Physical Education: Coach Wallack

As many of you have gathered, we want your child’s PreSchool experience to be fun as well as educational. By exposing them to a variety of activities, games, songs, dances, manipulatives, stories etc., we hope to instill in them the desire to try new things as well as provide them with the opportunity to expand their skill base and World knowledge. Most importantly though, we want them to be happy and have fun as they share their days with their friends at TCS.