Author: ford_aaron

Hi Parents, This week we begin our robotics unit.  We have some new and neat manipulatives, puzzles and books in the room and are making the dramatic play area into a robot workshop.   Today, the Monday classes went to Makerspace, where we create and play with different toys and materials.  Friday is our Trick or Treat Street at […]

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your long weekend. A Week in Review:     We creating our pet carriers as well as tested them. After we tested our carriers, some of us went back to the drawing board to improve our ideas.   We had a great time learning about fire safety with the […]

Dear Preschool Families,                                                                                    Last week, your children showed their curiosity as they quietly listened to the firefighters from the Frederick Fire Department give a presentation about fire safety.  They also got the opportunity to sit on a (parked) school bus and learn ways to be safe in and around these large vehicles.  We will […]

Hello Families, The weather has changed just in time for our 2 week unit on autumn.  In the classroom we will talk about how the weather changes, the differences we see in the outside world, and how animals behave in fall.  Then we will be going outside to see these changes in person.  Please be sure […]

NewsWhat a great September we have had! We have started our first STEM unit on Nursery Rhymes and the kids are loving it! Some of our favorites include Itsy Bitsy Spider, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. We are finishing our unit with Humpty Dumpty and Muffin Man. As a culminating activity […]

Happy Fall! It has been a busy month for us. We have started working on letteridentification, formation, and the sounds that letters make. We have also talkedabout numbers, and have been working a lot on counting objects and numbersense-having a sense of what numbers really mean. We are well into our STEM uniton Transportation. We […]

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. I wanted to thank everyone for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences this week. It was great getting to meet and talk with you about your child. I have also attached the snack calendar for October. A Week in Review: ·      We started working on our design challenge. […]

Goodmorning Parents, Hope you had a lovey weekend and enjoyed our beautiful Colorado weather.   First,  thank-you for attending conferences.  There are some parents who we are scheduling phone or after school conferences.  E-mail is the best way to reach me at school.   We have a very full week ahead.  The children completed the Health […]

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 9-27-16   Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the classroom update for the month of September. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at conferences next week!   What We’re Learning From Sep. 5-Oct. 12, our STEM Unit is Pets. The children have enjoyed telling about […]

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. Don’t forget that Parent-Teacher Conferences start on Monday, October 2nd. I excited to meet with you. A Week in Review:    We talked about how our pets can help us. They can help us to feel calmer and help in emergencies.    We talked about the […]