Rumney Preschool
Ms. Murray's Classes
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Another fun week in the books! Both classes enjoyed a great deal of time outside exploring. On Tuesday, many kids made ice cream out of sand, dirt, rocks, and apples. Then they took the ice cream to the house on our playground to sell it out of the window. On Wednesday and Thursday, we played hide and seek so many times I lost count! Each child was excited to be a hider and a seeker. On Tuesday, the kids enjoyed playing with play doh with fun mats that have pictures on them. They also used scissors to cut the play doh. Some of the older kids taught some of the younger kids how to roll the play doh between their hands or on the table to make a ball. A fun book we read this week was called One Stuck Duck by Phyllis Root — it is one of my favorites. It is about a duck who gets stuck in the muck and a slew of other animals try to help the duck get out of the muck. It is a counting book so it starts with two fish try to help, then three moose, etc. I printed out pictures of all the animals that help the duck and each child got to hold one and wave it around when it was their turn! On Tuesday, the children enjoyed acting out the story after we read it. On Wednesday, we counted all the animals to “make sure” we had the right number each time. After lunch time on Tuesday and Wednesday, I showed the kids some oobleck that I made. Oobleck is a mixture of corn starch and water that is a non-Newtonian fluid! It acts as a liquid and a solid. I mixed some cocoa powder with the oobleck to make it a nice light brown color. For the remainder of the afternoon, the kids played with our small animals getting them “stuck in the muck,” just like the duck! There are a lot of fun pictures in the slideshow at the end of the blog showing this! Oobleck is very fun and easy thing to make at home. On Thursday, we read a book called Silly Sally by Audrey Wood. (I will be reading this to the MT class next week). It is about a silly woman named Sally who walks to town backwards and upside down. Each child posed for a picture and we printed them out. I cut them out and the kids arranged and glued themselves as a silly, upside down, and backwards person walking to town on some black construction paper! It was a fun activity to do all together. We are spending more time getting to know one another at different parts during the day. This has prompted them to start asking things about each other, which is really sweet to see! I overheard a conversation on Thursday between a few friends asking who has dogs or babies at their house. It is great to witness them learning about their peers who they will be going to school with for quite some time! At the end of our preschool day, we have a closing circle. At our closing circle, we share our favorite part of the day. It gives me a little insight on what specific things each child likes, so I can make sure I keep doing those things! We also have been doing some songs, such as Here is the Beehive and One Little Finger. If you play these songs for them, they will be able to teach you the hand/finger movements! Ask Your Child: Did you read a book about a duck this week? What happened to the duck? Ms. Murray said each child got to hold a picture of an animal from the book, do you remember which one you had? Did the duck get unstuck at the end of the story? Enjoy your weekend, Deanna
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June 2023
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