Holy Spirit Lutheran Preschool

We made it through another year! Congrats to all our Pre-K kiddos, you will do great in kindergarten! Don't forget to come back and visit us!
Thank you families for all your hard work this year, getting your kids to school on time, working with them to be successful at school and packing them healthy lunches(they always looked delicious!)
I hope that everyone has a fantastic summer making fun memories, playing outside with your new beach toys, getting wet and dirty, and eating as many popsicles as possible!

The Twinkles Class finished up learning about dinosaurs. They got to dig for the fossils they made in science. They used up our nature paint on our outdoor easel. We enjoyed the promotion ceremony and family picnic outside although it was a little chilly.

The Stars Class finished off the year camping, roasting marshmallows for s'mores, and making ice cream cones in art. They got to bring home their ABC books, they worked on all year!
Both classes help the teachers by cleaning the tables with shaving cream-always a big hit because its soo messy!

We only have one week left of preschool! What an amazing year we have had! Your kids have grown so much!
Thank you to everyone who came to the last Chapel to watch our sing-a-long! The kids really performed amazing, they were true rock-stars!
The Twinkles class is ending the year learning about dinosaurs, which has been a big hit! They read dinosaur books, did dinosaur freeze dance, walked like dinosaurs out to recess. Some friends even wore dinosaur tee shirts! In art they read the book That's Not My Dinosaur by by Fiona Watt then we made our own dinosaurs for art. They also made pasta-sauruses out of dried pasta. In science, everyone carefully used their droppers to “hatch” their baking soda eggs with vinegar. Surprise! There were tiny dinosaurs inside! For Lunch and Learn, Mr. Sam brought in chimes and played Mary Had a Little Lamb for the class. He plays bells with the HSLC bell choir- he is very talented!

The Stars Class went on a huge adventure-a BEAR HUNT! We started off reading the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.
They worked all week on multi-step art projects as a class and that required everyone to follow the directions step-by-step. They did great working on the current step, waiting for friends before moving on. They all turned out amazing!

Highlight of the week was FIELD DAY!!!!
We are thankful the clouds and rain held off. We had bubbles, hula hoops, sit and spins, and hurdles. We played tetris, and ball toss! Cant forget the stomp rockets and giant parachute!!!! Everyone got to eat lunch outside, and take a quick break for water.
Thank you Mr Sam for getting the rockets that flew onto the roof!!
Thank you Miss Becky for the yummy popsicles to cool everyone off after playing otuside!
The Stars class spent some time inside too!! They made some sharks this week for art, and read the book Peanut Butter and Jelly Fish by Jarret J Krosoczka. It was a huge hit!!

As we are winding down this school year, we are working on having fun and playing all together because we are all friends and on the same team. Both classes enjoyed playing outside and using the art easel.
The Twinkles Class learned about ocean animals and made fish to hang in the classroom. They read the book Under the Sea by Eric Carle. For science we used water tubs. Monday we played with frozen shaving cream, like icebergs and on Wednesday we used our tongs to count our pipe cleaner fish that were in our ocean.

The Stars Class learned about zoo and jungle animals. They read The Loudest Roar by Thomas Taylor. It helped us to remember to treat friends how we want to be treated because its not fun to be roared at :)
They made zebras in art, and did a great job over two days with all the steps. They also worked on helping our peas grow on a trellis in the garden, and water all the lettuce, garlic and potatoes. They were able to enjoy lunch outside to end the week!

Just a reminder there is no school on Monday, for the Memorial Day Holiday! Enjoy the long weekend!

What a week of wonky weather! One day we only need coats, the next day no coats and everyone was really hot, then it poured rain and we needed rainsuits and boots! We were sure kept on our toes!
The Twinkles class learned about Jungle animals, they made elephant and lion art! They read the book The Loudest Roar by Thomas Taylor. In science they rescued jungle animals frozen in ice, by using 3 tools, first cold water, then salt, then warm water. All animals were rescued! Good Job Twinkles!

The Stars Class learned about jungle animals too! They made giraffes in art, and the art easel was a popular place this week, and everyone shared all the paint colors and brushes! They read Rumble in the Jungle by by Giles Andreae. They also wrote in their journals about their favorite animal at the zoo.

Thank you to everyone for making Teacher Appreciation Week such a success!! From flowers and breakfast, to art and notes, wearing the teachers favorite colors, and lastly the amazing gifts! The teachers feel so loved!!!

The Twinkles class got new dramatic play-Aquarium! What goes with learning about aquariums? a new class fish!! They learned about jungle animals and read the book Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae. They started letters during Lunch and Learn, everyone did great knowing their first letter.

The Stars Class dramatic play is Dino Dig site! We found and made fossils, and learned about dinosaurs. They read the book We Don't Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T Higgins. One of my favorite books! The Stars Class released their butterflies, we had 6 hatch! They loved the flowers outside our class!

Wishing all the mom a Happy Mothers Day!

What a week! Thank you families for coming to our class teas! I hope you had a wonderful time! The kids worked hard on their performances and we so proud to of all their artwork on display. The Twinkles class released their butterflies, and read Little Caterpillar by Suzanne Fossey.
The Stars class learned about bugs, and read the book Bugs, by Jennifer Dussling. For science they rescued bugs frozen in ice using warm water and salt.

Just a reminder if your child isn't feeling well or has coughs or sniffles, to keep our staff healthy-please stay home. Kids learn so much better when they are healthy!

What a fun week back from spring break! Both classes got to see their caterpillars had just turn to chrysalis form, and they are all working hard to turn into butterflies! We also had a fun surprise outside-we were able to get an outdoor art easel and special natural watercolor paints! Now we can paint outside in the sunshine! We also learned the rain is great for cleaning the easel off so we can keep painting.
The Twinkles class read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, and worked on butterfly art for the family tea next week.

The Stars class read The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain. They also worked on art for the family tea. They learned about Earth Day, made globe marble artwork and promised to help keep the planet clean!

Just a reminder Family Teas are on Wednesday, and Teacher Appreciation week is right around the corner!!

If anyone has borrowed socks (due to puddles at recess), or have some that your kiddos have grown out of-we have run out of emergency socks and would love to have them to replenish our stash.

What a beautiful week we had before spring break! The sun was out, the mud was dry and we had new chalk to draw with outside!
The Twinkles Class learned about plants by reading Sprout Branches Out by Jessica von Innerebner, and planting Lima beans in Ziploc bags to learn about and see the roots. They also worked on art for the Family Tea. The Twinkles Class has done a great job playing Bakery and bringing back their family art 'Chef Hats' if you haven't finished yours bring it back after spring break!
The Stars Class got new dramatic play of Vet Clinic! They loved caring for different pets, and feeding them. They read the book Little Sunflower by Suzanne Fossey, and continued to learn about lifecycles. They enjoyed extra time outside eating lunch, doing show and tell and drawing with chalk.
We had exciting special additions to each class! Butterflies!!! Well not quite, we are going to watch the caterpillars eat and grow, then make their chrysalis and hatch into butterflies!

I hope everyone has a fun relaxing spring break! We have heard about many adventures the kids are going on like trips to the zoo, Disneyland, going on an airplane, going swimming and playing in baseball games.

We sent home all extra clothes and boots-PLEASE make sure they still fit over the break and don't forget to send them back in!

Just a reminder there is NO School tomorrow as the church office are closed for Easter Monday.