Grandparents' Day Play

After a week of practicing their lines, both at school and home, the girls finally got the chance to put on their acting shoes.  They did a FABULOUS job of performing their First Thanksgiving play for their grandparents and special friends.  Below is a snippet of the action--we hope you enjoy it!

 

Pilgrims and Indians

We are getting so excited for our First Thanksgiving play, which we will put on for our grandparents tomorrow morning.  The girls have been rehearsing every day and sound outstanding!  On Friday, we took some time and made hats for our characters.  Take a look below and check out our handiwork.

Math Centers

Centers are a great way to engage children and keep things moving while reinforcing the concepts that we have been working on in class.  The girls worked around the room in 4 math centers: ladybug addition, dice bingo, number line packets, and computer.  They had a great time and loved working at the different stations.  Make sure you ask your daughter which one was her favorite!

Leap Frogging Number Lines

How can you make learning about number lines fun?  By adding a frog that hops along, of course!  The girls worked with number lines today to help them with addition stories and develop their number sense.  We will continue to work with the number line this week. 

Here's a fun way to reinforce this concept at home:  grab a fun cookie cutter and cut 20 shapes out of Model Magic.  Number them 1-20 and let them dry.  Have your daughter put them in order and give her simple addition problems to solve.  Keep your unique number line in a safe place for a snow day :-)

Mindfulness

The girls got their last petal for their Daisy People on Friday by learning about mindfulness.  We read the story Zen Ties and used stick people to describe different feelings.  The girls played with cooked and uncooked spaghetti noodles to show how to relax their bodies so they can be "in the moment".

Picture Day & Pilgrims

Today was Picture Day in the Lower School and the girls were all very excited to strike a pose in front of the camera.  We started our unit on the First Thanksgiving last week and talked at great lengths about the Pilgrim's voyage from England to America--make sure you ask your daughter for some fun facts.  Today's lesson focused on what happened when the Pilgrims finally got to America--we talked about their hardships and how they survived their first winter in New England.  Click here for a virtual journey aboard the Mayflower.

Welcome Parents!

Pre First is buzzing with activity!  We have had such an exciting school year and wanted to share our accomplishments with you.  Come back and check our blog as often as you can--we look forward to seeing you all soon!