This week we closed out our Thanksgiving activities and discussions, and welcomed December and all the Christmas fun!

We have been continuing with our fine motor work. Some examples of this would be writing, PlayDough, lacing objects, using scissors, etc. I have been pleased with the progress! Many of the students are beginning to write and recognize the letters in their name.

While doing our Morning Meeting, students have been able to help identify the month, the days of the week and what day comes before and after the current day we are on. While doing calendar they have continued learning about patterns, work on counting (some are counting to over 20 now!) and learning number recognition. We also discuss the weather and graph it daily. During this time we also read books and sing our favorite songs! It is such a special, and important, part of our day!

This past week, we also discussed if we wanted to change our dramatic play center in our classroom. It has been a Pizza Restaurant/Kitchen for some time. Almost all students agreed they were ready for something different. We wrote down some ideas and the one with the most votes was… (*drum roll please*) a post office/card making center! The students are wanting to make their Christmas lists for parents and Santa and also make friends and family Christmas cards! (Be expecting some of their creations to come home 😉 ) We even have a mailbox to put all of Santas letters in! How exciting! This is also great way to sneak in some fine motor work!

With the weather getting colder, we have been spending more time in the gym instead of on the playground. We will, however, continue to go outside unless the weather is 30 degrees or below. Please make sure your child is dressed accordingly and they have an extra change of clothes – just in case! 🙂

That is all for this week! I hope you enjoy the pictures!

-Mrs. Heminger