Snow Day!

After most of the mob had left for recess, I was able to get a few video clips to give you an idea of what went on. Now imagine this energy level but with 30 children instead of 4... and this clip is more than half an hour after we came out.

This one is short and gives an indication of why some children were so wet afterward. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

This one just makes me laugh:

We'll call this last one, "We got snow!" You can even see it 'snowing'.

A gift for you

We played in the snow for half an hour.
We had recess.
We danced inside.
We had recess.
We went in a bounce house.
We had PE.
Your children should sleep well tonight!

Snow Day!

The surprise was well received. There are some very wet very happy children in this class. Pictures coming this evening.

Field Trip Pictures

I did not take any video footage, so you don't get to hear the horn over and over and over and over. Just imagine 30 preschool-1st Graders being told they can touch the horn...
I think this expression adequately demonstrates the level of excitement we experienced.
Since everyone got to sit in the loader, I have 13 pictures that all look very much the same, so I can email you a copy of your child if you like, but I didn't want to bother uploading 13 very similar pictures.

While we were waiting, we watched the action: big wheels allow the tractors (*I'm sure one or two of my students could tell me it's actual name, but since they're not here to help me now, we're just going to call it a tractor) to drive kind of crooked.
We also got to see a dead tree being dug up.

We heard a VERY loud horn
From this truck. It made us laugh, scream, and cover our ears.

My favorite question from sharing time today

Student 1: "Do you know what company made your toy?"
Student 2: "Santa?"

Report cards

Child pulls report card envelope out of cubby and asks, "Miss Vis, is this what shows how hard we work?"
Yes. It is. I'm glad we understand the purpose of assessment: to encourage and guide to further growth.

Hark!

Just for fun, something I heard on the radio: Hark! The Herald "Preschoolers" Sing.
Enjoy!

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I have a really cute idea. I hope it works!

Jingle Bells

"HEY!"

Pictures from Last Week

Here are some of the centers we did last week:
It was nice to have a Dad helping out to monitor the outdoor sneezing art center. The children enjoyed fake sneezing as they sprayed their paper; I enjoyed having the food coloring outside.

Inside we made Christmas ornaments.

Some children made more later. Our tables and hands were very glittery.
This center was a game that involved throwing the squishy worm ball, counting the set of stickers it landed nearest, and comparing that set with others' numbers.