Second week of school

We made it to the second week of school.  I was so impressed with all of the children last week.  They always amaze me and make me smile.   Here is what we have going on this week.  We are beginning our introduction of the alphabet by using a program called Zoophonics.  It is not a Montessori program but the children love it and it does a great job at getting them excited about learning the sounds of the letters.   This week we will introduce the letters M, A, S, T, B.  The zoophonics characters that go along with the letters are Missy Mouse, Allie Alligator, Sammy Snake, Timmy Tiger and Bubba Bear.  The animals have an action and make the sounds of the letters.  This enables the children to interact with the letters in many different ways. If you hear your child refer to any of these characters you will now know what they are talking about.

We will also begin our study of Biology by introducing the difference between living and non-living.  The children will explore outside to see what they can find that falls into these two categories.   This week we will also introduce the study of our universe.

On Wednesday we will have our first fire drill.  We will practice what we need to do when we hear the alarm.  If you feel that this may be difficult for you child you can talk about it at home and even practice with your family.  The morning class will be involved with the official fire drill but we will still be practicing with our afternoon class.

Here is some information about an upcoming event at our school