Mrs. Ann's Photos

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Mrs. Ann's Amazing Kiddos

Well I had made a post with pictures but lost all of it. So here I go again. Oh, how computers and I have troubles! We have had an exciting few weeks! We had the UCC Rodeo, class pictures and went to the Lazy T Ranch. What a fun, fun time!

In class we have been working on letters: U, V, W, X, Y and Z. The last 2 weeks in May we will review the entire alphabet. We have also been working on numbers 1-10. I have made some creative centers to help learn both numbers and letters. Bible stories have been interesting to the kids. It is amazing how well they listen and remember most of the stories! We have discussed the Talking Donkey, Jesus' Disciples, Parable of the Seeds and this week the Easter story of Jesus. We planted flowers for the Seed Parable. We talked about friendship and how Jesus' disciples were his friends. I have showed them the Resurrection Eggs. It has 12 plastic eggs that describe the story of Jesus' crucifixion and ascension. The love it!

WE had the UCC Rodeo where the kids played barrel racing, rubber band shoot 'em up, and roped the steer. I could see that the parents were enjoying themselves but I did the most!

We also went to the Lazy T Ranch where they got to pet a calf, llama, baby goats and more. They gathered eggs from the hen house and saw baby kittens and bunnies. They were adorable. The biggest hit by far were the farm kittens. The kids would try to pick them up and carry them everywhere. It was so funny! At the end we went on a hay rack ride through the ranch. It was a very fun time!

Coming Events:

Wear Yellow for Tuesday's class - April 19th
Zoo field trip - April 21st
Easter Egg Hunt - April 28th
Graduation/End of the year program - April 28th

Wear Yellow for Wednesday's class - April 27th
Easter Egg Hunt - April 27th
Graduation/End of the year program - April 28th

May - Water day and Picnic days

Thanks to your children and Mrs. Heather the transition has been incredible! It has all been a tremendous blessing to me! Thank you God! Enjoy the pics if I can upload them! Ha ha! I will try to write maybe one more post before the end of the year. God bless ya all!

Mrs. Ann

Coming Soon Afternoon Class

April is drawing to an end, but we still have time for many great activities.

Field Trip:

We will visit Sunset Zoo on Thursday, April 21. We would like to depart UCC at 11:30 and have our lunch at the zoo. Please remember to have students wear their school shirts and to leave car seats for travel. As always, parents are welcome to join us.

Egg Hunt:

Please return filled eggs by Tuesday April 26. We will have our class egg hunt in the afternoon.

Graduation:

Our Graduation Ceremony will be held on April 28th at 6:00 pm. Everyone is invited to be a part of this wonderful end of the year event! We are preparing 5 songs to sing at this event. We are practicing hard at school and are sending lyrics home for extra practice.

Week of April 11-15 Afternoon Class

We had a wonderful and exciting week! Our visit to the Lazy T Ranch was awesome. The students enjoyed many activities such as: listening to cowboy poetry and stories, feeding the goats, gathering eggs from the chicken coup, seeing horses, lamas, and cattle, and going for a hay rack ride.

We continued our great week on Thursday (YELLOW Day). In class we learned about the letter "Xx". We also worked more on our science concepts. Students were able examine the roots of our bean plant and we talked about the different parts of plants and how they grow. Many of caterpillars have created their chrysalis. We are excited to see them become butterflies.



Can you spot our friends wearing YELLOW?

Coming Soon Afternoon Class

This week: we have an exciting field trip to the Lazy T Ranch! We will spend the afternoon there on Tuesday, April 12th from 1-3. Please make sure that students are dressed for outdoor fun. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to follow along and join in this awesome event. Please remember to leave car seats so that they can be installed in the van. On Thursday don't forget to wear YELLOW. It is our color of the month. It is going to be a great week!

Week of April 4 - April 8 Afternoon Class

"Ww" is our letter of the week. On Thursday students made the letter "Ww" in shaving cream. Everyone had a great time. Phoebe said, "It is squishy!". Connor liked the way the shaving cream felt on his hands. "It is soft," he said.

Week of April 4 - April 8 Afternoon Class

UCC Preschool Academy Rodeo

Our week was off to a great start with our Rodeo! Students enjoyed games like: steer roping, horseshoes, barrel racing, and cowboy relay races. We also had yummy snacks around the campfire!

Books, Books, Books Afternoon Class

Books are an important part of our classroom. Everyday students are given the opportunity to listen to stories, explore books on their own, or even help act out a story. The interactions that preschoolers have with books and print set the foundation for them to be avid readers in the future. Below is a listing of books that have been highlighted so far in our classroom. This list will be periodically updated. Many of these can be found in most local libraries.

Farm Animals:

The Cow that Went Oink by Bernard Most

Barnyard Banter by Denise Flemming

Cowboys:
How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague

Do Cowboys Ride Bikes by Kathy Tucker

Seeds/Plants:

Johnny Appleseed by Christin Ditchfield

Flip, Float, Fly Seeds on the Move by JoAnn Early Macken

Zoo Animals:

Never Shout at the Zoo by Karma Wilson

Week of March 28 - April 1 Afternoon Class

Over the next few weeks our class will concentrate on many science concepts and ideas. We have already started to watch the life cycle of the caterpillar and look forward to seeing beautiful butterflies. Feel free to take a look at our growing caterpillars! Soon we will be learning about plants and seeds and how they grow. Science activities are always fun because students get to experience hands on activities.

Week of March 28 - April 1 Afternoon Class

We had an exciting week learning all about the letter "Vv". We made the letter "Vv" with our bodies, and we even went on a letter "Vv" hunt! It was a VERY good week.