Rumney Preschool
Ms. Murray's Classes
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Today was an inservice day for teachers. I had a lovely time connecting with all of the other preschool teachers in our district this morning. We had a very busy day on Monday! In the morning, we put on our muddy buddy suits and started our trek into the woods. This was the first time we have been into the woods this year. For those of you who are new this year, I’ll give some info on the woods: A few years back, I took a class called ECO at North Branch Nature Center. ECO stands for educating children outdoors. After taking that course, I went to the woods and started to set up a preschool ECO spot. Out in our spot, there are vertical and horizontal pulleys with buckets, stumps for us to sit on made by a family a few years back, pots and pans, baskets, and the most important thing: nature! It is quite a magical place. We spend time there throughout the year. While out in the woods this week, they really enjoyed using the pulley systems with the buckets. There are some great pictures in the slideshow below that shows the pulleys and buckets. Before letting go of the rope, they learned and practiced saying “I’m dropping it” before letting go. This will hopefully prevent any heads being bonked with a bucket! One of the pulley systems fell off the branch, and it is a little too high for me to reach without a ladder. Hopefully I can get it back up on the branch by next week. Since October is here and in full swing, we started doing some fun and spooky things in the classroom. In both classes, we made monsters out of play doh. A tray was put out with googley eyes, pom poms, pipe cleaners, and beads. They got to create any kind of monster they wanted! We also made monsters using all of the items that were on the tray with construction paper and glue. This was a great introduction to glue bottles. They are all starting to learn that a little glue goes a long way. On Wednesday, we took a great stroll through the woods for about 25 minutes. We searched for tree roots and mushrooms. It was great to find giant mushrooms and teeny tiny mushrooms. It was great to watch them work together to help find exciting things and climb over giant logs. With the pulley system broken, I opted to bring this class to the ECO spot next week instead of this week. I wanted to make sure both classes have an equal opportunity to enjoy everything! On Thursday we went out to the tennis courts and soccer field! We brought chalk to the tennis courts and drew some pictures, then brought some bouncy balls and soccer balls to the field. During that time, they all practiced taking turns with the balls and kicking them back and forth to one another. A few kids worked together to kick a ball for another friend to go get it. They loved the predictability of taking turns! Ask Your Child: Did you read a book about a spooky box? What were some of the things inside of the spooky box? I hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful foliage. We are so lucky to live in such a magical place. Deanna
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