Our school age kids have had a busy summer already. We have been visiting the library and the garden. The radishes are growing fast, and the kids are helping to pick them. We are still waiting for the carrots and zucchini to grow. We have been playing outdoors and indoors depending on the rain and the heat. There have been fun games of “Simon Says”, “Hide and Seek”, and obstacle courses.
In the classroom we will continue to learn more about animals. Our topics this month include fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and what animals eat and how they migrate to find food. Each Monday is math challenge day, and some of the kids have already earned rewards for solving math worksheets and doing math flashcards. We will continue to practice our math and language arts skills each week. We will learn about rhyming words, poems, sight words, and phonics.
This Thursday is July 4th. The day school will be closed that day. We hope everyone has a safe and fun Independence Day! Stay cool!
Jill Garcia
Welcome to the summer program for kids going into kindergarten through 5th grade! We have a lot of fun activities planned for the summer. I will be posting an update once a month to keep you up to date on what is happening.
It’s our final week of preschool! Wow, did it go by quickly! This week we will discuss what it is like to go camping. We are also reviewing the alphabet, counting, and using scissors. We will visit the garden this week and water the new plants. In Bible we will read about how Paul and Silas were freed from jail and about John’s revelation.
Our “Livestock Show” is Monday and Tuesday. All of the children can bring in their favorite stuffed animal to show their class. We will continue to learn about cowboys, cowgirls, and horses this week. We are also practicing counting and recognizing numbers. In Bible time, we will read about Jesus’ disciples, Peter and John, as they carry on Christ’s ministry and we will read about Paul’s conversion.
We had a good time at Living Treasures! The rain held off long enough for us to enjoy seeing the animals. We are starting our final month of preschool! This month we will learn about the Wild West and what it is like to be a cowboy or cowgirl. We will also be looking at desert animals this week. We are reading from our Bible story book about how Jesus ascends into heaven and about the new church.
The butterflies have arrived! We will feed them and observe them for a few days then we will be releasing them early this week. Monday is Earth Day, so we will be talking about how to take care of our planet. Every student has planted their own flower seeds this past week. We will watch them grow, and the children will be able to take them home at the end of the school year. Our Bible story this week is on the resurrection of Christ and how he revealed himself to his disciples after the miraculous event.
The caterpillars will soon be butterflies in the preschool classroom. They will be moved to the butterfly habitat where they will emerge from their chrysalis. In class we will talk about the butterfly life cycle and make caterpillar or butterfly pictures. We have finished going over the alphabet a second time covering both upper and lower case letters. We will spend the last few weeks reviewing the alphabet and practicing number recognition. In Bible we are reading about the last supper and other events leading up to the crucifixion.