Such a Fun Week!

Okay, so I've been neglecting my blog a little bit, but I have a very good reason why! This past Thursday, my preschoolers cheered at half-time of a basketball game. We spent most of the week practicing and getting ready for it. Let me tell ya', it was totally worth the effort! The students were so excited to perform for the community. The girls got to wear bows in their hair and hold pom-poms, and the boys did a little bit of stunting. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen! Our (me and my board, that is) goal was to have more people notice our preschool. After some pretty heavy drama with our preschool last summer, we have been working hard to show the community that it is still a great place for kids. I think we accomplished our goal with this event. The students got some quality gross motor skills practice, and we were out in the community. What a great time.

Also, we spent this week gearing up for Valentine's day. We're delivering singing valentines throughout the community on Monday and Tuesday, and the students are super excited about it. We'll be headed all over town to sing songs and deliver a preschooler-made valentine and fresh flowers. This is another of our attempts to show the community our preschool is a good place for kids. We talked a lot about how we are being the salt and the light of the world by delivering these valentines, and the students are excited to bring smiles to our friends in town. I'm excited for this adventure.

With all the craziness of cheer practice, the game, and preparing for singing valentines, it seems like our study has been pushed to the side a little. We've started a study on food, nutrition, and health. This week we talked about dental health. The students got very excited to talk about cavities and how we can prevent them. We wrote and illustrated many stories about sugar bugs this week. Plus, I got to read one of my absolute favorite read alouds - Sweet Tooth by Margie Palatini. It's hilarious!

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with kids, and I'm really looking forward to it this year.