Happy Birthday, Judd!

We've had so much fun lately, it has hardly felt like school :). I've summed it all up here below.

We've also actually been learning during all this fun :). Ask your kids about Merry Mouse, Martin Luther King Jr., numbers 10 and 11 and the Mine-o-saur. We learned all about a Dinosaur adventure today, and the dinosaurs without manners! There was Tattlachodon, Pokeysaurus, Butt-in Bronto, Yellingdactyl, and the wonderful Happyosaurus. The kids ate it up! We read a book called The Mine-o-saur by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan which I would highly recommend. It pictures a bully, but also shows his point of view.

Sledding Day: Hot Cocoa and Trail Mix. Yum!

We've spent quite a few days outside lately. The kids absolutely LOVED the sledding day, and did not want to quit when it was time. Thank you for remembering to send all of their snow clothes. The snow was getting pretty soggy when we were there, so snowpants were a must!

We were sad that one of our friends was too sick to come :(. She was sorely missed (as in every 30 seconds--everyone kept asking about her!).

The Sweets Candy Factory fieldtrip was a big hit! I was very impressed that you all made it, and on time even! (I was not as wonderful as all of you when we went last year). We had a lot of fun, even though we were separated. A big thank you to everyone who waited patiently. It was great to see so many dads there as well! Because we had to check our bags, I did not get any pictures of the people who came in after the movie started :(.

Making Ice Cream and Ice Experiments :

Friends we've been missing!

We've had a lot of fun since my last post! We are so so happy to have our friend Candace back, and we missed Kimberley for a few weeks, too. The kids are so excited to have everyone together again.

FLAT STANLEY REMINDER:

If you haven't had a chance to send your Flat Stanley, please do it TODAY!! We have asked your friends to return them to us by Jan. 29th. We will be using the returned Flat Stanleys for our Show and Tell on the 2nd of Feb, so if someone doesn't get theirs back in time, they will feel sad.

Reminder!

Just a reminder that we DO NOT HAVE SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 20th. But we do have a field trip on WEDNESDAY, January 21st. We are going to Sweets Candy Factory, located at 3780 West Directors Row (1100 South), Salt Lake City. It is pretty far out there! I am planning on leaving around 8:00 to get there by 8:45. Please remember that they do not allow your strollers in the factory, but they do have umbrella strollers available to borrow. It can be a little tricky to find, so if you do not have the map I sent home with this month's calendars, I would print this map. We are looking forward to seeing you there bright and early--may the force be with you :).

Items left for Trail Mix as of 1/8/09

1. M&M's
2. Raisins
3. Banana Chips

Thank you, Thank you for all your help! You guys are such great parents to work with :).

Happy New Year's!

New Year's Day Party!

Hooray for back to school! Even though it was nice to get some things done and relax a bit, I really missed preschool while we had our break. (What am I going to do during the summer!?!)

We had fun celebrating New Year's today and learning about the Letter L (ask your kids about Looney Lion). We made individual pizzas, crazy New Year's Hats, worked on a new song, and spent some time reading new books.

Our new song was The Square Song:

(I introduced this song on the square day, but the kids didn't really have time to learn it very well.)

(Sung to the tune of ta ra ra boom dee ay)

Ta ra ra boom de ay

I made a square today

My square it has four sides

Each of an equal size

My square became a house

Inside there was a mouse

Smiling in that window there

Drawn with a square

ALSO: TRAIL MIX SIGN UP FOR TUESDAY

I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS OUTSIDE WHEN YOU CAME TO PICK YOUR KID UP TODAY, BUT IT WAS TOO COLD AND WE WERE TOO LATE :). I PROMISE TO HAVE IT OUT ON THURSDAY, BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP NOW, JUST LEAVE A COMMENT AND I'LL WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST. IF YOU HAVE DRIED FRUIT OTHER THAN RAISINS OF CRANBERRIES OR BANANAS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SUBSTITUTE.

TRAIL MIX SIGN UP SHEET

1. Peanuts (or other nuts) __________
2. White Marshmallows_____________
3. Colored Marshmallows ___________
4. M & M’s _____________________
5. Pretzels _____________________
6. Raisins _______________________
7. Dried Cranberries ______________
8. Chocolate Chips ________________
9. Banana Chips __________________
Please bring enough for 10 on January 13th. I will provide hot chocolate.