This coming week we will be tackling the theme of living healthy, and specifically how doctors and nurses help to keep us healthy and safe. We will have a dramatic play area designated as the ‘doctors office’, where kids can pretend to go to and be the doctor/nurse, a sensory table full of ‘germs’ that the kids will have to sort out with tongs and popsicle sticks (white cotton balls vs. colored ‘germ’ cotton balls), and much more fun! We will be reading books about going to the doctor and how they help to keep us safe and healthy. Looking forward to this week of fun!
Month: January 2016
3 Little Pigs!
This week we wrapped up our theme of “The 3 Little Pigs”. It was super fun. We got to play in the housekeeping corner with masks and pretend to be the 3 little pigs and the wolf, building houses and blowing them over. Huffing and puffing can make us tired! We also spent some time working on the letter P, and we thought of lots of words that began and sounded like the letter P. We played with Pink playdoh and made Miss Peggy cards (P is for Peggy!) to help her feel better. Overall, we had a great week! See attached pictures below!
Camping
This week we will take time to explore all the benefits of camping. This is Miss Fiona’s favorite thing in the whole wide world!! She has kindly put up her tent in the housekeeping area with a fire pit ready to go for all the kiddos to explore. She is an expert in this area as she was a camp counselor who took a group of girls kayaking up in the Georgian Bay for 21 days. Talk about an expert! We will pretend to roast marshmallows, look at the stars and make a camp fire for art. At the end of the week we will have s’mores for snack. Such a fun week. The kiddos will love it!
A Few Notes:
Just a reminder that the second quarter has ended and we will be sending home progress notes for those children who receive them quarterly. We are also in the process of thinking about next year’s classes. We will be having our Spring screening for role models in early March. Date to be announced. If you know anyone who has a child that you think would be a wonderful role model for the DAP class, please share your experiences with them and have them send one of the teachers an email with their interest. We are always looking for strong role models.
If the district is closed due to inclement weather, DAP is closed as well. Also just a reminder that Miss Fiona will be taking over Miss Peggy’s class while she is our recovering from surgery. If you have any concerns or questions you can email her at fhorning@fairview.k12.oh.us
Happy Camping!!
Aaarrr you ready for Pirate week?
Pirate week is always special. We will make pirate hand prints, play pirate bingo and make our own treasure chests. The sensory table will be filled with pirate bootie and the kids will get to pretend to be pirates! It will be so much fun using our imaginations and pretending to be something we are not.
Miss Fiona will be assisting in the afternoons until she takes over the classroom full time on January 25th.
Ms. Fiona
Hello DAP community!
Just writing a quick blurb to introduce myself further and extend the floor to any questions/comments/concerns for the upcoming months as Ms. Peggy prepares for her hip surgery. I will start in DAP on the 25th of January and be in DAP as the lead teacher for approximately 12 weeks as Ms. Peggy recovers. I have completed my student teaching hours for Cleveland State in the DAP classroom, and am therefore already familiar with the kids and all of their needs. I cannot wait to be back downstairs full time for a couple of weeks and continue working with this great group of students! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me regarding any issues, comments, or concerns within that time. I look forward to conversing with all of you further, and Happy New Year!
-Miss Fiona
Welcome to 2016!
Happy New Year!
This month we will have four themes that the children will use their imaginations and create their own play around castles and dragons, pirates, camping, and The Three Little Pigs. Play in a child’s world is their work, according to Piaget. Offering an opportunity for children to play and create their own characters also increases their ability to read later on. Using imagination in play helps a child develop the ability to see characters and plots once they begin to read. It is amazing what play can do for all of our children.
Here is a fun story about a dragon to get us all ready for the week. Enjoy.