The VIEW Wakulla Pre-K May, 2007

In Ms. Linda’s, Ms. Mary Kay’s and Ms. Suzie’s class, children have been working on spring and Easter.  We planted flowers and then painted a bird feeder and put seed in it.  We hung it outside our room.  The children have learned many words that begin with the letter “e”.

Ms. Rene’s and Ms. Susan’s class has worked hard to get ready for Easter and spring.  Children decorated buckets and hats for the egg hunt.  They were so cute like a splash of multi color on a white canvas and they had lots of fun.  The class has also gone through the entire alphabet and is now doing a review and playing lots of alphabet games.  The children have worked very hard this year and are busy working on graduation songs for the big event.

The first of April in Ms. Joy’s and Ms. Carolyn’s class, the students were learning about eggs, chicks, and ducks.  During story time they had fun estimating how many eggs were in a jar.  They counted the correct number of eggs to put in baskets and graphed favorite colors of jelly beans.  Students colored real eggs, and enjoyed eating them at lunch time.

In Ms. Alice’s and Ms. Rebecca’s class, the students were flying into spring with creative minds.  Parents donated Clorox bottles for an art project.  Each child then made a spring basket and bunny ears with the bottles.  For protection from April showers students made umbrellas.  April was also a time to celebrate spring and enjoy hunting colorful Easter eggs.

In Ms. Sheila’s and Ms. Joanne’s VPK class the latest venture was a trip to Hawaii.  Each child made a passport and packed a suitcase.  The class joined Ms. Carol’s and Ms. Amy’s class to catch a flight.  When they reached the airport each child had to go through the check-in, security and the baggage check.  Once the class arrived in Hawaii students studied the language, clothing, food and geography.  Parents even participated in a Luau Lapsit with us.  The journey finally ended with a safe flight back home and new knowledge of Hawaiian culture.

Ms. Martha’s and Ms. Eunice’s class has started a garden in front of their portable.  In addition to giving the students some hands-on experience, this area is one of the first things visitors see when they drive into the parking lot and the class wants that first impression to be a nice one.  Ms. Sue, who has a degree in horticulture and who has worked in landscape design for several years, donated a design draft, supplies, and several volunteer hours to our endeavor.  The students and teachers are busy preparing the site.  Some community sponsors and parents have also indicated that they would like to contribute items as well.  Ms. Eunice and Ms. Martha hope to have the garden ready in time for graduation.

During the first week of April, Ms. Cami’s and Ms. Liz’s class learned the meaning of opposites.  They learned that the opposite of “big is little”.  The students were able to understand this concept by picking out two opposite pictures and gluing them on paper, labeling them.  The focus on “up and down” included watching toast in the toaster pop up and down.  Students learned that the opposite of “inside” is “outside” with center time outside instead of inside as normal.  To focus on the “opposite of day and night” students and teachers wore pajamas for Pajama Day!  We talked about why it was strange to wear Pajamas during the day and students created two bulletin boards demonstrating the differences in night and day.

The last few weeks have been filled with many creative, exciting events.  It has been wonderful to watch the “little ones” discover and learn so much this year.  They will do well as they journey on to the “big school” and will be missed at Pre-K.

This article originally published on May 23, 2007.

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