Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Week of August 30th

This week we have added to the primary colors and now have red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and purple. We will be mixing colors. The books Mouse Paint and Little Blue Little Yellow will be used to introduce this topic.
Our letter this week is Aa and we will use Annie Alligator as our sound. Now we have Silly Snake and Annie Alligator. Help your child listen for these sounds in words. We teach letter sound rather than letter names.
Thursday we will be doing lots of things with apples! We will taste them, spread peanut butter on them, sing songs and read books about them.
Our students are learning to follow directions, share with friends, take turns, cut with scissors, paint, glue, draw and trace.
We are having lots of fun "playing" as we learn.

Next month we will be learning about families! We would like each child to bring a picture (photo or drawing) of their family.

On Thursday, September 9th we will be having a Teddy Bear's Picnic. Have your child bring their favorite teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) and a snack to share.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

First Week

Our First day was so much fun. We had such a blast getting to know one another. Our books for this week are "Silly Sally" by: Audrey Wood, "The Rainbow Fish" by:Marcus Pfister, and "The Kissing Hand" by:Audrey Penn.
We made Silly Sally puppets and would love for you to play with them with your child. The Puppets are Silly Sally walking backwards upside down, a pig who danced a jig, a dog who played leap frog, a loon who sang a tune, a sheep who fell asleep and Neddy Buttercup walking forwards right side up.
We also read "The Rainbow Fish" and talked about sharing and being a kind friend.
We encourage you to get these books and read them to your children.

Reading at least 15 minutes a day will help your child tremendously.

Monday, August 23, 2010

We Begin

I am so excited to announce the start of our school year. Tomorrow will be our first day of school and I am so excited to get to know your children better. Drop off will begin at 9:15am we do not officially begin until 9:30am but we like to be able to give the children some time to play. Please remember to send your little one with a water bottle. Backpacks ore not mandatory but are very helpful. We provide a folder for each child but sometimes our crafts and projects just don't fit in them. Pick up is from 12noon until 12:15pm. Tuition is due tomorrow also. Please do not hesitate to call or email with any questions that you might have.

Laura Davis
480-650-8927
davisfam2003@gmail.com

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

2010-2011 School Year

We are currently accepting registration for the 2010-2011 school year. We begin on Tuesday, August 24th. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:30 until 12 Noon. Tuition is $80 a month or $720 for the year, you end up with a free month. If you register with a friend you will both recieve $5 off tuition each month, making your tuition $75 a month.

Stop by for a tour of our classroom and to meet the teachers.

Call Laura Davis with any questions
480-650-8927, davisfam2003@gmail.com

About us

We are an in-home preschool who's instruction is personalized for the needs of each chils. We believe in offering opportunities for each child to learn and develop at their own speed. We will explore phonemic awareness, counting, colors, shapes, sorting, patterning, letter sound (we focus on the sound of each letter as opposed to their name), sharing, turn taing, questioning, extending focus time and many other fun things. Fine and gross motor skills will be developed through cutting, coloring, drawing, writing, pinching, holding, rolling, jumping, balancing, twising and many other movements of our bodies. Vocabulary and a love of reading will be developed through the books and literature we will use. Many of the centers will be repeated each month with some additions and swapping.