Category: Parents

Mr. Ben’s Update 2-13-2020

Happy Valentine’s week to you and your family. I hope your weekend is full of love and time with your family. We have had a really fun week in preschool full of arts and crafts and valentines’ activities. On Monday, our students made a special gift for their parents. We all decorated Valentine bags on Tuesday, and on Wednesday […]

Ms. Mary’s Update 2-8-2020

Dear Families,  We will have a Valentine’s Day family show and share in our room on Feb. 13th. Please feel free to join our class at 10:30.  If you are unable to make it at that time, but can come before dismissal, please feel free to sign in at the office and come to our room […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 2-4-2020

Dear Parents,We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day in our classroom on Thursday, February 13th.   We will be celebrating as a class with showing and sharing what our Valentines boxes look like during our large group time.  And then handing out valentines to each friend during center time. So….If you could PLEASE create a valentine’s box or […]

March 2020 Important Dates

January 27 – March 13 – STEM Unit #4 for the whole school.  As a reminder, each year has different units of learning. Month of March STEM Profiles:  Open-Minded and Empathy Month of March Math Focus: Data-Analysis Monday, March 2 – Tuition for March is due  Wednesday, March 4, Whole class pictures (seperate schedule will […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 1-20-2020

Dear Families, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  This week will be our final week on the Pet Unit and we will be focusing on our design challenge.  We will be reading a story about a girl that finds a dog at a pet shelter and needs to figure a way to get […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 1-7-2020

Dear Parents,I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break and holiday!  And thank-you for our wonderful turn-out for our Winter Celebrations before our break.  Ms. Allison and I appreciate all your donations and also our MANY gifts, cards, coffee, etc….We felt very appreciated! This week we continue on our PETS unit.  In the morning class we […]

STEM Programming for the Second Semester of 2019-2020

STEM-based focus units of study 3, 4, and 5:  Preschoolers in every classroom learn about school-wide agreed upon STEM units each year; these units of instruction represent the school’s comprehensive plan for high-quality, STEM-based inquiry, which are taught in all classrooms.  These units of STEM are different than the previous year’s units so that children are […]

January 2019 STEM Profile of the Month: CURIOUS

Curious: “I am eager to learn and ask questions.”  I work with others and am willing to lead or follow as needed. Tips for Developing Curiosity in Children at Home 1.  Recognize individual differences in children’s styles of curiosity. Some want to explore with their minds, others in more physical ways — touching, smelling, tasting, and climbing. […]

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