It's hard to come up with the right words to share with this post, so i'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves. We love you all so very much and hope our little graduates go on to live their very best lives :) xoxoxo Holly, Elsa, Dawn, and Dominique
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Happy Friday! Today was full of lots of critical thinking, creative design, and surprises! We built houses and castles out of the big blocks with Chevy, continued working on our costumes with Holly, and we had a dress rehearsal for Luncheon on the Grass with the big kids as our audience with Dawn. It was also Elsa's birthday and we knew she was coming to visit today so we made decorations for the classroom with Dominique. We hid all around the classroom when we knew Elsa was on her way and we yelled "SURPRISE!" followed by a serenade of the Happy Birthday Song after she walked into the classroom. We had so much fun making Elsa feel how special and loved she is! We also worked together to complete some tricky puzzles, built magnatile houses in the sensory table, and began an excavation dig in the sandbox for dinosaur skin. We also took turns helping Baby Virginia walk around the classroom and find safe ways to quench her thirst for climbing. Our snack was our famous French Toast Friday with berries and bananas. Listed below are some of the Vermont Early Learning Standards highlighted in our play. Please enjoy these photos from our incredible end of our second to last week of school. Love & Light, Dawn VELS: - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 2.1 Initiative - Children show curiosity about the world around them, and take action to interact with it and learn. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 3.1 Problem Solving - Children display an interest in novel situations, and demonstrate flexibility, creativity and innovation in solving challenging tasks. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 3.1 Relationships with Adults and Peers - Children develop healthy positive relationships with adults and peers. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Growing, Moving and Being Healthy: 2.3 Health and Safety Practices - Children develop the ability to identify unsafe situations, and use safe practices. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.3 Speaking & Listening - Children demonstrate an increasing ability to comprehend and participate in collaborative conversations. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Literacy Development: 2c.1 Reading: Reading Informational Text - Children demonstrate knowledge of the key ideas and details of stories read to them and which they read, the craft and structure of informational texts, the ability to integrate knowledge and ideas, and to read a range of text with text complexity appropriate to their grade level. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 1.1 Visual Arts - Children create art using a variety of tools and art media to express their ideas, feelings, creativity, and develop appreciation of the art created by others. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 2.1 Music - Children engage in making and listening to music as a vehicle for expression and learning. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 3.1 Theatre (Dramatic Play) - Children engage in dramatic play and theatre as a way to represent real-life experiences, communicate their ideas and feelings, learn, and use their imaginations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 3.1 Earth and Space Sciences - Children construct concepts about Earth’s systems, the impacts of human activity on these systems, and Earth’s place in the universe through observations, exploration, and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 2.1 Life Sciences - Children construct concepts about the characteristics of living organisms, their biology and ecosystems through exploration and investigations. Today was a day full of laughter, critical thinking, imagination, and dancing! We had a Beyonce dance party with Elsa, added more details to our maps with Dominique, built houses and garages out of magnatiles with Dawn, and continued our sewing projects with Holly. We also experimented with the magnatiles in the water table, read books, excavated dinosaur bones, and had a special visitor - Dominique's cat, Frosty Twinkle Toes! Our scrumptious snack was smoothie, green snap peas, and blue chips. Below are some of the Vermont Early Learning Standards highlighted in our play and some photos from our fantastic day! Love & Light, Dawn VELS: - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning:2.1 Initiative - Children show curiosity about the world around them, and take action to interact with it and learn. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 3.1 Problem Solving - Children display an interest in novel situations, and demonstrate flexibility, creativity and innovation in solving challenging tasks. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 3.1 Relationships with Adults and Peers - Children develop healthy positive relationships with adults and peers. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Literacy Development: 1.1 Foundational Reading Skills - Children develop the foundational skills needed for engaging with print, reading and writing. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 4.1 Dance - Children use movement to creatively express their ideas and feelings, and to learn. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 1.1 Physical Sciences - Children construct concepts of the properties of matter, sound, motion and energy through exploration and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 4.1 Engineering Design - Children design, experiment, construct, alter, and problem solve to modify the natural world and meet their needs and wants. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Social Studies: 1.1 Inquiry - Children make sense of the world around them by actively gathering and interpreting information. Happy Wednesday! Today was another incredible day at Davis Studio Preschool! We decorated some birdhouses that were donated to us with Dominique, built vehicles and houses out of big blocks and magnatiles with Chevy, continued working on our performance costumes with Holly, and spent the morning in the woods with Dawn. We also played Easter Bunny family and hid eggs for everyone to find, added details to maps, played with our ocean animals in the sensory table, and made some new friends at Farrell Park. Our yummy snack today was roasted potatoes and black olives. Listed below are some of the Vermont Early Learning Standards highlighted in our play and, as always, please enjoy some magical moments that were captured throughout our day! Love & Light, Dawn VELS: - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 1.1 Play and Exploration - Children engage in play to understand the world around them. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Growing, Moving and Being Healthy: 1.2 Motor Development and Coordination - Children develop strength, eye-hand coordination, and control of their small or fine motor muscles. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 3.1 Theatre (Dramatic Play) - Children engage in dramatic play and theatre as a way to represent real-life experiences, communicate their ideas and feelings, learn, and use their imaginations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Mathematics: 3a.1 Measurement, Classification and Data: Measurement, Comparison, Classification & Time - Children develop awareness of the differences of the objects and learn to sort, compare and classify objects by their attributes and properties. They also develop a rudimentary sense of time based mostly on common routines. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Mathematics: 4a.1 Geometry and Spatial Reasoning: Geometry and Spatial Sense - Children increasingly recognize two- and three-dimensional objects and use spatial reasoning. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 1.1 Physical Sciences - Children construct concepts of the properties of matter, sound, motion and energy through exploration and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 2.1 Life Sciences - Children construct concepts about the characteristics of living organisms, their biology and ecosystems through exploration and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 4.1 Engineering Design - Children design, experiment, construct, alter, and problem solve to modify the natural world and meet their needs and wants. How is it already our second to last Tuesday of the school year?! It feels like the time is just flying by! But, when you are surrounded with the creative energy these kiddos are emitting constantly, its easy to see how we lost track of the time! Today we performed a show that Franklin wrote and directed with Elsa and Holly, took a trip into the woods with Holly and Dominique, and sang our hearts out with Colin. We also worked on more of our end of the year performance costumes, helped consolidate our glue inventory, made spray paint pictures, went on a worm hunt, and watched some construction at Farrell Park. Our yummy snack for today was muffins and fruit. Listed below are some of the Vermont Early Learning Standards you would find in our play, and please enjoy some of the moments captured on camera from today's adventures! Love & Light, Dawn VELS: - Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 3.1 Relationships with Adults and Peers - Children develop healthy positive relationships with adults and peers. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.1 Receptive Language (Listening) - Young children attend to, comprehend, and respond to increasingly complex language. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.2 Expressive Language (Speaking) - Young children use increasingly complex vocabulary and grammar to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.3 Speaking & Listening - Children demonstrate an increasing ability to comprehend and participate in collaborative conversations. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Literacy Development: 3.2 Writing - Children demonstrate their increasing ability to write various types of text for different purposes, organize their writing around a topic, participate and eventually conduct research to gather information to use in their writing about a topic. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 3.1 Theatre (Dramatic Play) - Children engage in dramatic play and theatre as a way to represent real-life experiences, communicate their ideas and feelings, learn, and use their imaginations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 2.1 Life Sciences - Children construct concepts about the characteristics of living organisms, their biology and ecosystems through exploration and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 3.1 Earth and Space Sciences - Children construct concepts about Earth’s systems, the impacts of human activity on these systems, and Earth’s place in the universe through observations, exploration, and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Social Studies: 2.1 Family and Community; Civics, Government & Society - Children identify themselves initially as belonging to a family, a group and a community; eventually they develop awareness of themselves as members of increasingly wider circles of society and learn the skills needed to be a contributing member of society. Happy Monday! Today was filled with lots of imagination, focused collaboration, and problem solving. We built an elaborate and complex rail system as a group for bullet and commuter trains with Dawn, built castles out of blocks with Dominique, finished decorating our Mixed Up Alphabet Banner for Luncheon on the Grass with Holly, and made dandelion crowns with Elsa. We also had a tumbling dance party, served delicious food and coffee in our restaurant, went dandelion picking, had a car wash in the water table, built ghost traps out of magnatiles, hunted for ants, made dirt soup, busted out some crazy beats with our Pots & Pans Band, and made flower castles. Our scrumptious snack was oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin seeds, and apple slices. Listed below are some of the Vermont Early Learning Standards that were highlighted in our play. And, as always, please enjoy some captured photographic magic from our day. Love & Light, Dawn VELS: - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 1.1 Play and Exploration - Children engage in play to understand the world around them. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 2.1 Initiative - Children show curiosity about the world around them, and take action to interact with it and learn. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Approaches to Learning: 3.1 Problem Solving - Children display an interest in novel situations, and demonstrate flexibility, creativity and innovation in solving challenging tasks. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 2.1 Self-Awareness - Children demonstrate awareness of their personal characteristics, skills, and abilities. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Growing, Moving and Being Healthy: 1.1 Motor Development and Coordination - Children develop strength, coordination, and control of their large muscles. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Growing, Moving and Being Healthy: 1.2 Motor Development and Coordination - Children develop strength, eye-hand coordination, and control of their small or fine motor muscles. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Growing, Moving and Being Healthy: 2.3 Health and Safety Practices - Children develop the ability to identify unsafe situations, and use safe practices. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 1.1 Visual Arts - Children create art using a variety of tools and art media to express their ideas, feelings, creativity, and develop appreciation of the art created by others. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 2.1 Music - Children engage in making and listening to music as a vehicle for expression and learning. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 2.1 Life Sciences - Children construct concepts about the characteristics of living organisms, their biology and ecosystems through exploration and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 4.1 Engineering Design - Children design, experiment, construct, alter, and problem solve to modify the natural world and meet their needs and wants. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Social Studies: 1.1 Inquiry - Children make sense of the world around them by actively gathering and interpreting information. We rounded out our spirit week with lots of warm sunshine and pjs! We read tons of books with Dawn, had a Stuffy Show & Tell with Dominique, continued painting our dinosaur bones with Elsa, and repurposed pictures of art paintings with Holly. We also played musical yoga mats, went exploring in outer space with our super computer rocket ship, made coffee for the teachers, and built towers for Virginia to knock down out of magnatiles. Our delicious snack was french toast, berries, and bananas. Below are some Vermont Early Learning Standards highlighted in our play and some fabulous photos from our magical day. Happy Friday! Love & Light, Dawn VELS: - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.1 Receptive Language (Listening) - Young children attend to, comprehend, and respond to increasingly complex language. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.2 Expressive Language (Speaking) - Young children use increasingly complex vocabulary and grammar to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.3 Speaking & Listening - Children demonstrate an increasing ability to comprehend and participate in collaborative conversations. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Language and Development: 1.4 Social Rules of Language - Young children initiate and maintain conversations with others while developing knowledge and use of the social rules of language. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Literacy Development: 2b.1 Reading: Engagement with Literature - Children demonstrate knowledge of the key ideas and details of stories read to them and which they read, the craft and structure of literature, the ability to integrate knowledge and ideas, and to read a range of text with text complexity appropriate to their grade level. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 4.1 Dance - Children use movement to creatively express their ideas and feelings, and to learn. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Mathematics: 2c.1 Number Relationships and Operations: Numbers and Operations in Base Ten - Children develop an understanding of the base-ten system and use place-value notation. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 3.1 Earth and Space Sciences - Children construct concepts about Earth’s systems, the impacts of human activity on these systems, and Earth’s place in the universe through observations, exploration, and investigations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 4.1 Engineering Design - Children design, experiment, construct, alter, and problem solve to modify the natural world and meet their needs and wants. We had a roaring great time at Davis Studio Preschool today! We celebrated this day of our spirit week with Dinosaur Day, wearing all things dinosaur. We sang and played instruments with Dawn, painted dinosaur bones with Elsa, worked on our end of the year costumes with Holly, and created an obstacle course with Dominique. We also used our super computer to fly our rocket ship in outer space, wrote protest posters, played soccer, made a hotel out of a shelving unit, and snuggled with teachers and friends alike! Our scrumptious snack was hummus, cucumbers, carrots, and rice crackers. Listed below are some Vermont Early Learning Standards highlighted in our play and enjoy some photos from our day! Love & Light, Dawn VELS:- Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 1.1 Emotion and Self-Regulation - Children express a range of emotions, and regulate their emotional and social responses. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 2.1 Self-Awareness - Children demonstrate awareness of their personal characteristics, skills, and abilities. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Social and Emotional Learning and Development: 3.1 Relationships with Adults and Peers - Children develop healthy positive relationships with adults and peers. - Domain 1. Developing Self - Growing, Moving and Being Healthy: 1.1 Motor Development and Coordination - Children develop strength, coordination, and control of their large muscles 3.2 Writing - Children demonstrate their increasing ability to write various types of text for different purposes, organize their writing around a topic, participate and eventually conduct research to gather information to use in their writing about a topic. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 2.1 Music - Children engage in making and listening to music as a vehicle for expression and learning. - Domain 2. Communication and Expression - Creative Arts and Expression: 3.1 Theatre (Dramatic Play) - Children engage in dramatic play and theatre as a way to represent real-life experiences, communicate their ideas and feelings, learn, and use their imaginations. - Domain 3. Learning About the World - Science: 3.1 Earth and Space Sciences - Children construct concepts about Earth’s systems, the impacts of human activity on these systems, and Earth’s place in the universe through observations, exploration, and investigations. |
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