October 22nd-October 26th

We did our very first directed drawing. Directed drawings provide children with a ton of practice in following directions and paying attention to detail. Children need to listen and follow instructions closely while paying close attention to details or they might miss a step. Directions are given step by step.

Directed drawings produce masterpieces.

Check out our finished products!

Learning Balance

Balance is a significant component of child's development.  Children must learn to balance before they can move on to higher leveled gross motor like running, skipping or jumping.  Our younger have been practicing balance in PE with Mrs. Mossor.

We practice various types of safety drills regularly with the students.  This week we had an evacuation drill.  If HCA would need to be evacuated at anytime, we seek shelter at St. Andrew School right up the road.  We did a fantastic job staying quiet and walking in a line.  The walk was long but with the help of some fifth grade friends we did great!

Science 

Every day we talk about the weather; what we see, hear and feel.  We took a nature walk around the neighborhood to see what signs of Fall we could see or hear.  We each collected a few leaves to bring back to school to check out.  After a brief discussion of color, spots, and texture, we used our findings for leaf rubbing.  This is a quick and easy activity for our kids to appreciate our world.  

The HCA Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled from Sunday, October 28, 2018 to Friday, November 2, 2018. Come and discover some enchantingly terrific books for your family! We invite you to join us at our Family Event on Sunday, October 28 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.​ We will have a storytime, activities and games for the children attending. One lucky family attending this event will win a gift certificate for a book fair shopping spree! We hope you can join us! The Book Fair will also be open Monday, October 29 - Friday, November 2 so your child can shop with his/her classmates during the school day. You are welcome to visit after school until 4:30 p.m. in the afternoons. The Book Fair will also be open during the Mission Party so stop in and check out all the boo-tiful books!

~Mission Party Reminders~

1. Please have children at school on time.  The parade will begin at 8:15 am.
2. Children should wear play clothes and sneakers under their costumes.  Please keep all costume "weapons" , small accessories, and fancy shoes at home.
3. Games will be held in the gym & MPR from 9:00-10:10.  You may play the games with your child.
4. At 10:15 we will have snack as a school
5. At 10:30, the early childhood students will return to their classrooms to watch a Halloween movie.  You may take your child at this time if you wish however, please let me know.
6. Dismissal will be at 12 noon.  No lunch will be served and there will be no HCA+ that day.

-Please send in wipes.

-Please do not send your child to school in attire that will make it difficult to potty independently.  (i.e. overalls, onesie type tops.)

-The Early Childhood division is PEANUT & TREE NUT FREE. Please consider a non-food treat for birthdays.  If you are sending in a snack or birthday treat it MUST be allergy friendly or we will send it home.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. 

  

-Please remember to swap out your child's change of clothing as the temperatures get cooler.

-Don't forget to listen to your Music Together ~Fiddle at home. Instruction sheets were sent home again this week.

Please check BLUE folders daily.  

The Early Childhood celebration will take place on Wednesday, May 15th.  Please mark your calendars:-)

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Devenney

October 15th - 19th

Montessori work time!

Caroline is sorting fruit by color.  Amelia is practicing spooning. Mason is working with the knobbed cylinders.  Lucas is classifying by land, sea and air.

Peyton is working with the knobbed cylinder. Chase is using the insta learn board to match upper and lower case letters. Caroline is proud of her pink tower.  Lucas & Braden work together to sort things of the same color. 

CJ is matching upper and lower case letters on the Insta  learn board.  Lily is matching objects. Harper is practicing scooping from one bowl to the other.  Maya is working on strengthening her pincer grasp by tweezing.  Charlie is learning his numbers.  Panos is building a tower largest to smallest using the knobbles cylinders. 

Lily is matching fruit.  Aanya is learning opposites.  Lucas is so proud of his challenging work!

~FALL SENSORY BIN~

Sensory bins fall under Practical Life Skills ~ Sensory bins let a child explore, discover and create play using practical life skills (dumping, filling, scooping) and learn valuable play skills as well as  understanding the  senses. Our fall sensory bin allowed us to use our sense of touch, sight, touch, and sounds.  The bin was filled with acorns, leaves, pumpkins and gourds that the children could explore.

Some days, when we have worked super hard or are just having a rough day, we NEED to play.  We are lucky to have both a beautiful playground and an EC community room.  To adults we may look like we are 'just' playing however play is a huge part of  learning!

 Play  allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength.  It is through play where we learn to adapt to our surroundings in the world. 

Some of our favorites in the EC room:  the Diner, cars, and Magnatiles!

The HCA Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled from Sunday, October 28, 2018 to Friday, November 2, 2018. Come and discover some enchantingly terrific books for your family! We invite you to join us at our Family Event on Sunday, October 28 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.​ We will have a storytime, activities and games for the children attending. One lucky family attending this event will win a gift certificate for a book fair shopping spree! We hope you can join us! The Book Fair will also be open Monday, October 29 - Friday, November 2 so your child can shop with his/her classmates during the school day. You are welcome to visit after school until 4:30 p.m. in the afternoons. The Book Fair will also be open during the Mission Party so stop in and check out all the boo-tiful books!

-Tuesday, October 23rd will be a Bake Sale.  All goodies are $.50-$1.00.  There will be allergy free treats as well.  ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.

-Send in your $5.00 for the Mission Party.

-The Early Childhood division is PEANUT & TREE NUT FREE. Please consider a non-food treat for birthdays.  If you are sending in a snack or birthday treat it MUST be allergy friendly or we will send it home.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. 

  

-Please remember to swap out your child's change of clothing as the temperatures get cooler.

-Don't forget to listen to your Music Together ~Fiddle at home. Instruction sheets were sent home again this week.

Please check BLUE folders daily.  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Devenney

October 8th - October 12th

Working hard!  Feeling proud!

FIRE PREVENTION

This week we talked about fire safety and the importance of fire drills.  We talked about a drill not being a real fire, that we need to use our walking feet because a drill is not a game, that practicing keeps us safe, and if we are ever on fire to STOP, DROP, and Roll.

Learning the steps to keep us safe!

Fire fighter's gear may look scary but it keeps them and us safe!

STOP

DROP

AND ROLL!

Coloring our own fireman!

Our Religion theme this week within God Loves Me is God gave me a nose!  We talked about the different things that we can use our nose to smell.  We talked about different places certain smells are found.  For example, you would smell pancakes in the kitchen, a bakery smells like  donuts and perfume smells like some of our Moms.  Encourage your child to notice and appreciate the sense of smell by pointing out aromas of foods you may be cooking, flowers or freshly cut grass.    

• Don't forget to send in your $5 for the Mission Party.
• On the day of the Mission Party, 10/31, the children should come to school in costume with play clothes underneath.  costumes will be removed upon returning to the classroom.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Devenney

October 1 - 5, 2018

Individual Picture Day is Wednesday, October 10th

Class picture is Thursday, October 11th

Picture forms were sent home this week.

***If Thursdays are not your child's regular day, please send them in on the 11th so that they are in our class picture.***

In science we used small droppers to drop tiny colored water beads into oil.  Many of us predicted the drops would just change the color of the oil.  Much to our surprise, the oil and water never mixed and the small water bubbles danced around in the oil.

Orange you glad I didn't say banana??

Many of us have runny noses and coughs.  What better way to fight our germs than enjoying  a little Vitamin C from an orange?!  We have really been enforcing coughing into our elbows, using a tissue and washing our hands.   This is a great thing to practice at home as well.   

On Thursday we had the Blessing of the Animals.  Many of our older friends brought their turtles, cats, dogs, reptiles and bunnies.  Above are the Nursery pets.  Thank you for sharing your pictures.  

If this belongs to you please let me know :-)  

• There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 8th.
• Please wear sneakers each day to school.
• There are still some small back packs.  If the blue folder does not fit in your child's bag please consider one a bit bigger.
• Don't forget to send in your picture forms.

Enjoy the three day weekend!

Mrs. Devenney