This week has been full of classroom explorations. The children have been observing and interacting with the environment in a variety of ways. As the 3rd Pre-K teacher, the environment contributes greatly to the child's sense of comfort, curiosity, confidence and creativity. Pre-K seems particularly interested in how our classroom is organized, where materials "live," how to make our classroom better and why we have meetings. This week we worked together to come up with classroom rules. The children discussed the importance of keeping each other safe, teamwork, sharing, and respecting our bodies. We are quickly learning a lot about the children and their interest. We are so excited to begin working on projects and continue building a community we all feel safe and proud to be part of.

Building a community

First day of Pre-K photos!

BUSY AT WORK!

“WOW! It’s bigger than anything.” (while exploring our nature center, observing our butterflies through a magnifying glass)”
— Josie
“Now i’m going to draw mommies dress.” (while working in our art center)”
— Hyebeen
“I love trains a lot. I love more even longer trains!””
— Sam
“Black and red makes dark red, (adds more black) It’s going to be super dark.” “Red plus red equals red (adds white) and then pink.””
— Rex
“I got it everybody” (when he finally figured how to fix the flashlights)”
— Graydon
“We need to get to work” (while in the dramatic play getting ready for work)”
— Milo
“This is a really hard game you guys.” (while playing the fishing game)”
— Angelo
“Don’t forget to use your walking feet!” (a kind reminder to his friends while walking to the bathroom)”
— Alexander
“It’s raining inside, do you hear that? It’s raining!””
— Santiago
“Oh no! What happened in there? It’s such a mess. -Maria

Maybe Chocolate Milk was trying to play and she just made a mess. -William”
“Josie, what are you making?” -Maria
”Coffee” -Josie
“Who is that coffee for?” -Maria
“I don’t know, maybe, just me.” -Josie”
“I really like coloring, scissoring, and papering”
— Aayush
“I know what we can do! We can make a sign for the cave! (her solution to our crowded cave)”
— Elizabeth
“I am a really good writer” (while helping the teacher write the morning message)”
— Kian