Rumney Preschool
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The snow arrived just as fast as it disappeared! The beginning of the week was very exciting for all the kids. They are starting to get the hang of putting on their gear and getting help for the tricky parts like zippers, boots, and that last glove. They are all enjoying creating things with the snow and cooking up some tasty food in the pots and pans. On Monday, they made pictures of themselves in the snow by gluing their face on winter gear. That helped them practice exactly what they need to wear outside to stay warm! Both classes have been spending time discussing hibernation. We have read a few books about hibernation and were figuring out what animals hibernate and which ones do not. Both classes contributed to a big hibernation picture that included a fox, rabbit, and bear. We read Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming, which walks us through a handful of animals that are getting ready to hunker down for the winter. On Wednesday, we spent all of our ECO time rolling giant snowballs. They wanted to make them into a snowman, but they made them too big! They worked together to help one another if a snowball got stuck down a ditch. They celebrated by standing on top of their snowballs, and they were so proud of themselves. This type of child driven activity teaches kids how to help each other in a natural way. In the beginning, they were asking me to help them and all trying to make the biggest snowball to "win". By the end of ECO, they were all collaborating and making sure they were all having fun. With a such a small class, they act like a family! On Thursday, we spent most of our ECO time talking about catapults. They saw the giant snowballs from the day before and were trying to move them. Since they had become harder over night, it was challenging for them to move them. One by one, each child came up with an idea. Djuna found a large branch and shimmied it under the ball and tried to jump on it to "send it to the sky". After that attempt, they all worked together to make smaller snowballs and find strong branches to send the snowballs up. After we got inside, we made mini catapults with popsicle sticks. Both classes used play doh this week and used scissors with it. A few of them commented on how easily the scissors cut the play doh. They made caves for animals to hibernate and tall structures! They are working their small muscles in their fingers with this activity. More and more practice like this is important for handwriting as they get older. I look forward to "seeing" you for conferences. Discussing your wonderful kids is one of my favorite things to do! Enjoy the beautiful weather coming our way, Deanna
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