May 2nd-May 6th

This week our caterpillars moved to the top of the cups and attached themselves to the lid.  They hung in a "J" shape, shed their exoskeletons one last time and hardened into chrysalides.

We checked on them each day making notes of the changes.

We moved our chrysalides to the butterfly habitat.

Now we wait for our butterflies to emerge! 

It was so nice to have the Moms join us for the May crowning and celebration of Mothers!

💮💮Have a wonderful Mother's Day!💮💮

Save the date for our end of year Early Childhood Celebration on Wednesday, May 25! Parents are invited to join us for this special event. More information will follow!

 

April 25th -29th

 We celebrated Earth day with a color scavenger hunt.

We listed colors as we found them in nature!  

The Caterpillars have arrived!

  We will begin to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. We can not wait to watch the transformation!

Reminders

• In preparation for Mother's Day, each student will be able to invite one guest (his/her mother or special friend) to a special May Crowning & Celebration of Mothers Prayer Service on Friday, May 6th at 8:15 AM in the school gym. Find more information in the Happenings. If you are interested in attending this special celebration, please sign up here. We would love it if each child had someone in attendance.

• Save the date for our end of year Early Childhood Celebration on Wednesday, May 25! Parents are invited to join us for this special event. More information will follow!

April 18th-22nd

 A visit from our kindergarten friends.

A few of our friends from Kindergarten came to our class to read us a story from their reader.  We are so proud of the readers that they have become!

Ms. Brown brought her violin down to play for us.  She explained how the violin makes different sounds and played a few songs.  We were so excited that she shared her amazing talent with us!

Listen for yourself.

Beauty & The Beast

Amazing Grace

Twinkle Twinkle

• Hope you can join us for the HCA Spring Benefit and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 30. Please see the Happenings for more information.

• In preparation for Mother's Day, each student will be able to invite one guest (his/her mother or special friend) to a special May Crowning & Celebration of Mothers Prayer Service on Friday, May 6th at 8:15 AM in the school gym. Find more information in the Happenings. If you are interested in attending this special celebration, please sign up here. We would love it if each child had someone in attendance.

• Save the date for our end of year Early Childhood Celebration on Wednesday, May 25! Parents are invited to join us for this special event. More information will follow!

 

April 11th - April 15th

Hard at Work

Easter Egg Rescue - Sensory Bin

The goal of this activity was to rescue the eggs from the sensory bin by carefully sticking the tongs through the tape web, picking up an egg and then bring it back up without losing it!  Very tricky but lots of fun!

   This activity can be done inside or out and the eggs can be substituted with other small objects.

• There is no school on Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, for Easter break. Classes resume on Tuesday, April 19. 

• Hope you can join us for the HCA Spring Benefit and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 30. Please see the Happenings for more information.

• On Tuesday, April 19th, we will be having a dress down day for Autism. Please wear blue and bring a $1. All monies raised will go to The Kinney Center for Autism support and education.

Have a wonderful Easter!

Mrs. Devenney

April 4th - 8th

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break!

Ms. Kerno and our N2 friends invited us to help plant sunflowers with them.  Once the sunflowers grow, the will be planted in our outside gardens.

 Handwriting Skills for Preschoolers

• Draw wavy lines across the page that look like lines of text from a book.
• Make distinct marks that look like letters
• Write actual letters; especially the letters in their name
• May write their name
• May try different kinds of writing, like a list or card
• May start to try to label their drawings

Foundational skills that go into handwriting

• Core strength to sit up straight
• Stability of posture to have precise fine motor skills
• Strong pincer grasp
• Arm and hand strength-are they able to manipulate objects one handed?
• Concentration skills
• Visual motor skills for their eyes and hands to communicate 

Bone development in children's hands.

Little hands develop over time.  Handwriting should not be pushed earlier then a child is ready.

Bodies and bones need time to grow and strengthen before children learn this skill.  Rushing handwriting does not hurry this process.  Follow your child's lead.

REMINDERS

• There is no school on Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, for Easter break. 

• Hope you can join us for the HCA Spring Benefit and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 30. Please see the Happenings for more information.