Field Trip to the PUMPKIN Patch

My pre k children visited the pumpkin patch today in Corpus.We had a blast picking out pumpkins. They had so MANY to choose from, and many different colors, shapes and sizes. THANK YOU to all the parents that assisted with the transportation to and from the patch. You are all angels and greatly appreciated!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

Pumpkins! Pumpkins!

This project was so much fun. I cut strips of orange paper into 1 in. strips. I secured each end with a brad. Then the children fanned them out one at a time. We then added eyes and a mouth. The vine was made by wrapping a green pipe cleaner to a pencil.

Making Not So Scary Mummies :)

The children are very excited about the month of October. Many of them associating it with Halloween. I dont want to introduce many of the scary aspects of this holiday, therefore I have decided to make "not so scary" craftables for the month. We started with with a toilet paper roll craft we call the not so scary mummy.

 1 toilet paper roll
 2 googly eyes
 1 yrd. crepe paper
glue

First we painted out paper roll white. Then glued on 2 googly eyes. Finally we wrapped and wrapped and wrapped our crepe paper over and over again. All around the paper roll and putting a small amount of glue to secure the end. One of my students lost an eye, so he ended up with a one eyed mummy. Too cute. We had so much messy fun.

Parent Letter 10/11

Parents,

This week the children will be hearing the story of how God made a beautiful garden. Genesis 1:11-13; 2:8-17, 3:1-23 (continuation from last week…)
Letter of the week: Gg
Colors of the week: brown, pink
Site Words: big, blue
Shape: diamond, trapezoid
We are still discussing plants. Children will get the opportunity to plant a seed and watch it grow. We are counting from one to fifteen, and will be sorting objects by shape.

**Reminders:
-please sign and return permission slip to school as soon as possible.

-scholastic magazines activation code is GX2G2.

-Don’t forget to save your box tops. Right now most Dollar General stores have double or triple box tops per product. If your child turns in 10 box tops, they will get to choose a prize.

-class website is msjuarezclassroom.blogspot.com

-Thank you so much parents for saving me all your reusable items. Here are some more examples of things we use or will be using in the classroom:
-lids from liquid detergent bottles
-coffee jars
-peanut butter jars
-baby food jars

Thank you,

Ms. Juarez

Bubble making fun

For our science lesson the children wanted to do an experiment. So we decided to try to make bubbles and something to blow them with. After hours of internet searching, I came up with this project. The children just loved it.
Bubble Blower
1 empty water bottle (any size)
1 old sock (any size)
1 rubber band
dishwashing liquid
water

Cut out the bottom of the water bottle, remove the plastic lid from the top and discard. (Or save like I do, for future projects :) put the toe part of the sock over the open end of the water bottle. Secure with the rubber band. Mix a small amount of dishwashing liquid, about 4 tbs to 1/2 cup water in a bowl. Dip the sock end into the liquid. Remove and blow away. Kids were so excited. They guessed that they would have small single bubbles, not a long strand of small ones linked together. It was awesome and so cool. :)

How to Make Chalk....

2 cups water
1/2 cups plaster of paris
2 tbs. tempura paint
paper cups

combine all ingredients. Mix well. Let mixture sit for  about 30 minutes, then mix again and pour into paper cups. I only poured small amounts, to make chalk wafers. I let it sit overnight. the next day I cut off the paper cup and pushed out the chalk. They were still somewhat soft, so i let them sit by the window still for another hour.

Parent Letter 10/4

Parents,

This week the children will be hearing the story of how God made a beautiful garden. Genesis 1:11-13; 2:8-17, 3:1-23

Letter of the week: Gg
Colors of the week: gray, brown
Site Words: a, and, away, big
Shape: diamond

We will be discussing plants and all their parts this week as well. Children will get the opportunity to plant a seed and watch it grow. We are still counting from one to ten, and will be sorting objects by color.

I sent home a worksheet last week for homework on following directions. Everyone did so well on that assignment. Good Job Pre K!!!

**Reminders:
-please sign up for a party if you haven’t done so. I believe I have 2 parents that have not signed up for a party yet.

-scholastic magazines are being sent home. If you prefer to order online from scholastic.com, the activation code is GX2G2.

-Don’t forget to save your box tops. Right now most Dollar General stores have double or triple box tops per product. If your child turns in 10 box tops, they will get to choose a prize.

-class website is up. I will try to keep it full of recent pictures and information. msjuarezclassroom.blogspot.com



Thank you,

Ms. Juarez