Friendship Feast

Since I am so far behind in blog posts, here is a picture of our friendship mix from our friendship feast at Thanksgiving. The students had fun mixing all of their ingredients from home to make a delicious snack!  The morning class had a saltier mix, with pretzels, nuts, goldfish crackers, and cheetos, and the afternoon's mix turned into a sweeter creation with marshmellows, fruit loops, and chocolate chips. YUM!

Holiday Hall Display

Here are our Precious Gifts that we have had on display this holiday season!

Meet Izzy/Tippy

Meet our Elf on a Shelf, named Izzy for the morning class and named Tippy by the afternoon class. If you're not familiar with the concept of Elf on a Shelf, the basic idea is that the elf watches you during the day, then at night flies to the North Pole to tell Santa about the good (and sometimes not so good) behavior he saw during the day.  The elf then flies back and finds a new place to perch for the next day. When it is Christmas he goes back to the North Pole to stay.

The students have had a lot of fun seeing where Izzy/Tippy's new hiding spot is each day--in the Christmas tree, hanging from the ceiling, even hanging from the clock today, as pictured!

Jingle The Husky Pup

Today we read Jingle All The Way, the story of Jingle the Husky pup who finds a home for Christmas.  Jingle is a really cool, interactive toy that responds to certain lines in the story--he barks happily, he cries, he even sings!  The students really loved this story and hearing Jingle talk to us!

How to Cook a Turkey...

Madelyn

Buy a turkey at Hy-Vee for $5. Put sprinkles on top of it. Make the oven REALLY hot—5 degrees.  Cook the turkey for 4 minutes.

Katie

Get a turkey at Wal-mart. It costs $1. Put vegetable salt on top of it. Put the oven at 20 degrees hot, like my mom does.  Cook it 5 times for 5 minutes. It’s done when the oven beeps!

Kayden

Buy a turkey at Wal-mart. Put the oven on HOT. Cook it for 20 minutes

Gracelyn

Get a big turkey at the Turkey Market.  Put vegetables and fruit in the pan.  Add red hot peppers. Put the turkey in the pan. Make the oven 8 degrees. Cook it for 9 minutes.

Aliyah

Shoot a turkey.  Add sugar, salt and pepper, some hot chocolate.  Put it in the oven at 3 degrees. Cook it for 3 minutes. Put carrots, cheese, and birds on the plate next to it. YUM!.

Cooper M.

Get the turkey at West Concord. Mix broccoli and apples with the turkey. Make the oven pretty warm. Cook it for 11 minutes.

Miguel

Go hunting for a turkey or look in a farm’s chicken field.  Put broccoli and cheese on top. Make the oven 3 degrees. Cook it for 10 minutes. If it beeps, it’s done.

Gianni

 Buy a turkey at a turkey store. It costs maybe $5. Put the bones in the turkey.  Cook it for 10 minutes in the oven that is 10 hot!

Jacob

Get a turkey at the grocery store in Kasson. Put the turkey in the pan-no other things go in the pan.  Make the oven 40 degrees. Cook the turkey for 3 minutes.

Morgan H.

Find a turkey in a field. Add eggs and syrup. Add the turkey. Bake it in the pan. The oven needs to be “too many” hot! Cook it for 4 minutes, then let it cool down before you eat it.

Brynn

Get the turkey at John’s, add broccoli and tomatoes. Make the oven really hot. Cook the turkey for 3 minutes.

Tayler

Buy a turkey at John’s. It costs $50. Put it in a pan—no lid.  Make the oven 5 degrees. Cook the turkey for 6 minutes

McKayla

Buy a turkey at the grocery store that has a lot of cars there.  Make the oven just a little bit hot. Cook the turkey for 4 minutes.

Austyn

Go to a farm to get a turkey. Put pepper, sugar, and bones in it. Make the oven 30 degrees. Cook it for 5 minutes. 

Lily

Get a turkey from a farm.  Put it in the oven.  The oven needs to be 50 degrees. Cook it for 15 minutes. Then it’s done!

Bryar

Buy the turkey at Wal-Mart. Put it in the oven in a pan. Make the oven ”hotter and hotter” cook it for 2 minutes.

Melanie

Get the turkey from a farm, it looks like a chicken. Put it in a big pan. The oven needs to be “warm”—wait; it’s supposed to be “HOT’ you don’t want it to be rotten!  Cook it for 1 minute.

Christian

Buy the turkey at a chicken store. Put sauce on it. Cook the chicken in a real hot oven for 6 minutes. Put salt and pepper on it. It’s done! 

Corey

Find a turkey at a farm. Get broccoli and that’s it—put it on the turkey. Make the oven 32 degrees. It’s done in 35 minutes!

Miley

Get the turkey at the store in Kasson. You put it in the oven. The oven is 40 degrees. It’s hot—stay away from it!  Cook for 16 minutes. Eat eggs with it-yum!

Cooper V.

Buy it at the grocery store—Hy-Vee.  Put the turkey in a pan. Cook it until it’s really hot!

Anna

Shoot the turkey or buy it, but I don’t know where. Put it right in the oven. It takes a little while until it’s done.

Pierce

Go hunt for the turkey. Put him in a pan. Make the oven hot. Cook for an hour.

Annabelle

Daddy will hunt for the turkey and mommy will do the stuff that is dangerous. I can’t do it—it’s too dangerous.  Put stuff in the turkey Mom will cook it for 1 hour in a hot, hot , hot oven!

Isaiah

Win the turkey at bingo. Just put the turkey in a pan. Cook it for 11 minutes. The oven needs to be 12 degrees.

Lupita
Go to the store that sells cats and chickens. Cut it up. Cook it in the kitchen until it is done. Take it out, cut it, and eat it!

AJ
Find the turkeys that are hiding in the woods. Make a pumpkin pie, too. Cook the turkey in the oven for 20 minutes. The oven should be 20 degrees.

Morgan S.
Buy a turkey that's in the woods. Add hamburger, pizza, and cheese.  Cook it in the oven for 5 minutes.  The oven number needs to say "10."

Sean
Find the turkey that's in the forest.  Cook it in the oven for 1,000 minutes.  The oven should be super-hundred or 1,000 degrees.  Then eat it!

Emily & Stryde

Today one of our high school students who has a companion dog visited our classroom to teach us about what Companion Dogs can do and how we should act when we meet a Companion Dog in the community or at school.

Meet Emily & Stryde

 Emily uses a Dynovox to talk for her. She types in the words and the computer reads them to us.  She told us about Stryde's life as he works for her. He accompanies her everywhere, on his leash, and even sleeps in her bed so he can alert her parents if she needs help in the night.

He can help her take her socks off, get a juice box from the fridge, or hand a credit card to a store clerk.
 Here he shows us how he can pick up a dropped item (a marker) and give it back to Emily.

Here he is showing us his "lap" command so Emily can brush him, put his vest on, or brush his teeth (with chicken flavored toothpaste!)

Stryde is on a special diet so he stays healthy enough to, hopefully, work for Emily until he is 12 years old. After that, he retires will become her pet.  Stryde's favorite snacks are carrots, peanut butter, apples, pumpkin, and green beans!

If we see a Companion Dog at school, we can wave to the dog and it's owner, or say hello, but we cannot pet it.  The dog is working and we don't want to distract him. When we see Emily after school, at the park or in a store, that might be an OK time to pet Stryde, but we have to ask her for permission first.

Learning about Companion dogs was really interesting to the students and I think they learned a lot. I want to thank Emily for taking time out from her day to come and teach us!



Preschool Pumpkin Patch

Here is our current hallway display. We mixed red finger paint with yellow finger paint to make orange. Then the students cut out a pumpkin shape; added a stem, and now we've got our pumpkin patch!

*Finger painting was an optional activity during free play time.  Students who did not want to finger paint were given the option to make a construction paper pumpkin to add to our pumpkin patch, if they wanted to.

Halloween Party 2011

Mmm...a cute and delicious snack!

 Special project for today: Candy Critters!  Kristy Faber, our Community Education director came down and made these cute little guys with the preschoolers.

We'll send them home next time when they are fully dry!

Firefighter Visit

Today we had visits from firefighter Jason and firefighter Jeremy, both from DCFD. The students really enjoy having the firefighters visit and seeing the big ladder truck. 

The afternoon students weren't able to go out and see the truck since the rain moved in this afternoon, so firefighter Jason is going to bring the truck back on Friday afternoon. 

Helpers!

Does your child tell you about "helpers" at school?  We have 4 jobs, and students rotate daily. With 15/16 students, everyone has a job once every 4 days. It's very exciting when your bird is on a job nest!

Bell Ringer: When play time is done, the Bell Ringer rings the bell to signal everyone clean-up.  Cleaning up is still a work-in-progress!

Line Leader: Leads the line when we go to the "big bathrooms," to the playground, or to the bus.  The Line Leader also washes their hands first before snack time.

Weather Helper:  During circle time, the weather helper goes down the hall to look outside (no windows in our classroom!) and see what the weather is for the current day. They come back and turn the arrows on our weather chart to point to today's weather.

Calendar Helper:  Uses a pointer to point to the numbers on the calendar, and sticks today's date on the calendar.

Sept. 19-23: Apples!

We've had a fun week talking about all things APPLE!   We also continue learning school rules and routines, which is going very well.

We did our first cutting and gluing project on Monday, Letter A, which was sent home.  All in all, it went well. It's always a little nerve-wracking when we hand out scissors to 16 students for the first time!

Wednesday we used dot-a-dot stampers to decorate apples (small motor activity). They turned out so cute we may display them for awhile before sending them home.

Next week: Fabulous Fall!

Wednesday, Sept. 14th

Another great day!! 

Today's Books...

Today's activity, a circle/ gluing/ glitter activity that will come home tomorrow (activity goal: small motor practice and shape identification).

Check your child's folder for our 1st day project!

If your child talk about something from school, and you're not sure what it is....ask me!  It could be something others are wondering about, too. I can include it in a blog or newsletter :)

Fabulous First Day!

We had a super first day of preschool yesterday! Everyone was so well-behaved and happy to be here. I know we are going to have a great year!

Yesterday we read 2 books (pardon the fuzzy images),

Oliver Finds His Way by Phyllis Root

 and Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli. (one of my very favorite read alouds!)

We sang a couple of songs, The Monkey and the Alligator, and the Tooty Ta. Ask your child about the actions of the Tooty Ta!

We had inside playtime, a snack, and even got to check out the playground. I'm glad we had time since it sounds like it may be too cold for us to do so on Wednesday!

We also learned how to use the "big bathrooms"--the Elementary bathrooms. We learned how to know which bathroom was the boys or girls, how to turn on the big sink, and use the automatic paper towel dispenser--fun! :)

Learning the preschool rules and routines is a lot of work, but it's fun at the same time.  Looking forward to another great day tomorrow!

Classroom Tour

Welcome to Triton Preschool! I am so excited for the new school year to begin!  Take a tour of our classroom with me...

Our lockers

 

Tables for snack and work time

Dramatic play area and computer

Dinos, animals, and trucks

Dollhouse

 

Welcome!

Welcome to the 2011-2012 Triton Preschool year! I'm excited to use this tool as a way to show you the fun things we do in our classroom.!