Rumney Preschool
Ms. Murray's Classes
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We had so much fun this week! I want to thank you all for joining me for conferences. One thing I love to do is share with you all how amazing your kiddos are, but I think you all already know they are pretty amazing :) The weather was really surprising this week! One day we were in full snow gear and the next day we were in just jackets and boots. They all enjoyed seeing snow on the playground. I think they are really going to enjoy sledding down the hill once the snow starts sticking. We packed a lot of fun and exciting things in this week at school. On Monday while outside, we took out the alligator seesaw. After playing with it for a while, they started wondering what would happen if they stood on it. Risky play is something so important for preschool aged children! Taking risks in a safe setting is how children build resilience. It warms my heart to know that they are so comfortable at school to start taking calculated risks. Here’s a blurb from a risk taking article from Bright Horizons: “Taking risks in a safe environment builds confidence and teaches valuable life skills.” I will link this article in the weekly email. After standing on the seesaw, they noticed how it tipped back and forth depending on size. What a great experience! Also on Monday, they all decided to host a dance in the block area. We dressed up in all of the dress up clothes and they danced and laughed! They did bring to my attention that we don’t have that many “fancy clothes” in the dress up. I am going to go through all my extra dress up clothes, but if anyone has any fancy dresses/skirts, shirts, accessories, or shoes that you no longer need, please let me know! In both classes this week, we explored dot stickers. They were out on the tables at drop off and we also took them out again later at center time which happens after lunch. They enjoyed peeling off the stickers and color matching them to the lines I drew on the big paper with markers. This is a great pre-writing skill because it works their finger muscles by peeling off the stickers. Another fun thing we did in both classes was exploring foil! In the morning on Monday and Wednesday, there were cookie sheets on the table with letters on them. All around were little balls of foil. They worked hard to unwrap them and found magnetic letters inside! Once they opened one, they looked at the cookie sheets to match the letters. This is a great matching activity that helps them become more aware of what letters look like. Later in the day, they did foil painting with q tips and paint. We did some color mixing! Some friends enjoyed doing still life paintings with our pretend animals. On Wednesday this week, the Middlesex snowplow came to school! Rumney named it Snow Fight. Some kids were a little nervous about the size and how loud it was while turned on. We talked about it being okay to just watch from the side. A few kiddos wanted to sit in the seat and honk the horn. They noticed that the tires were taller than them! Seeing big trucks is always a fun experience. On Wednesday and Thursday on the playground, we were pretending to be dinosaurs. I was dubbed the “dinosaur keeper” and had to chase all the dinos that got out of the cage. I think this is quickly becoming their favorite game. We also turned the house on the playground into a cafe where we got to order chicken nuggets and sandwiches. Ask Your Child: Did you use foil this week? What was inside the foil balls? Is foil shiny? Did you paint on foil? Have a fantastic week off with your kiddos, I look forward to seeing you all after break! Deanna
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June 2023
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