2010 Winter Olympics - Ice Skating

Today we had a blast! We watched part of the ice skating competition and practiced our moves. It was so cute....each child had a 3x3 mat and had to stay on it while practicing! Also, we watched a little bobsledding! And the boys really liked the speed!!!!!!!

If you do not know all the children at school today........love love vanilla yogurt. They will be coloring a picture of "Quatchi" the second mascot from the Olympics.....he is very large and loves hockey!!!

MIGA 2010 Olympic Mascot / Hockey (Tuesday 2/23)

We discovered that there are 3 mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Today we learned about MIGA! She is part killer whale and bear.....very cool! The children colored a picture of Miga with Felicity after nap.

During class time we watched part of a hockey game! Hockey players are very tough and have lots of padding on thier uniforms. They skate across a large ice rink and the try to score a goal! The goal is to hit a puck with a long stick past the other team into the goal.

Love you to pieces - Valentine's Artwork

 

The kids had a blast with this little project! They practiced thier cutting skills and we used recycled paper scraps from Anna's Valentine Cards she made for her classmates!

Some bunny loves you....

Well.......our bunnies look like little mice! You never know until you try :-)....they are still cute and I know you will love them.

Visit from BRIGHT FROM THE START (State)

We had a surprise visit from the state this morning!! Nothing like starting my day off with them :-). The children were awesome and she was very impressed with them and the classroom! She was here only to observe "nutrition" and to look over my records, etc... But she did say that I was doing a wonderful job with teaching them and that the classroom looked great! GO TEAM!!

Climbing the Ladder of Child Dev. (Birth to 5)

Just completed a training class on this subject!

First Weekly Reader "Make our own book"

We finished up the segment on "some animals live underground" by making a book! They had so much fun so please make sure you take the time to read it with them. Encourage them to read it "to you". They will feel so proud. Also, today we found out some interesting facts about George Washington.....he loved animals and one time during the war the enemies dog came into his camp and he called a cease fire to have the dog returned to General Howe. He was hailed a hero by all parties!! And we found out the Abe Lincoln always wore a tall black hat and he kept important papers and notes inside it! Because he was very forgetful and they didn't have blackberries back then :-)

What does a groundhog know...

Just finished taking down the "snow" lights......I'm getting ready for spring! I've rearranged a few things around the classroom this weekend. Make sure to take a look at our new bulletin board focusing on our Weekly Readers! And don't look at the empty space beside the TV.......I have plans for it.....just ran out of time! Looking forward to a fun week. We will be talking about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and of course Valentine's....don't forget to send in a showbox by this Wednesday. We will be exchanging Valentine's on Friday. Please try to keep the "exchanges" to small envelopes so they can fit in the slot on top of thier "shoe boxes".

CPR / First Aid

Felicity and I just completed our CPR / First Aid training.  We are good for another year J!!

Who are you?

As I am looking over this site I realized that Karen (Luke's mom) shows as Luke's mom and I thought that would be cool for all the parents to be recognized this way. I tried to do it myself but couldnt' figure out "why" Karen showed up as Luke's mom. So folks see what you can do on your end. It would be cool so everyone can see who you are connected with, etc....

Felicity

It is things like this that I want you to know...

Felicity has just completed her first week with us. I can honestly see a light. As most of you know I've been struggling with Anna and her school work. It is amazing what a couple of hours in the afternoon gives to a "working" mom! It is hard to let go of my responsibilities with the little ones but Felicity shows the strength and heart to carry on in my absence!!! I am very impressed with her and the children seem to really look forward to "Fifi" coming after nap! Hooray....GO TEAM!!!

Ha.......

It's going to be slow but each step will bring us closer! I intend to start posting pretty much everything here but will start with just some general info.....first of all I want to make sure everyone in our group joins!

First One......here we go......

Chris Paire suggested I start one of these and I have thought about it (recently) after seeing the movie Julie and Julia! I have tried to do weekly newsletters, memo's, monthly newsletters, memo's, created the share site through Shutterfly but nothing ever STICKS. It is so hard to keep it all maintained. I love the idea for this because I feel like I can just write what is in my head and I do not have format anything, etc... AND I love it because you guys can get it when it is convenient for you AND hopefully you will share your thoughts. I am trying to create a village for all of our little people! I love my business.....it has been a blessing for me. I feel I grow and continue to grow more and more with each passing day. I have so many things that I do with/for the children and I want to tell you all about it. But after getting it all organized, etc... I've forced to move onto something/someone else needing me so......let's hope this is as easy as it appears and FUN for all of us.....a