Masterpiece Monday---K is for Kandinsky

 We are jazzed up about the artist, Wassily Kandinsky.  We are learning the names of musical instruments (piano, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, clarinet, drums and bass).  We watched the Basie Boogie with the legendary Count Basie and his band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhfygIZSr5M

 We are working with crayons and paper before we paint on canvas.  The children were instructed to choose colors and place their colors next to each other.  

 When we listen to music, we can 'hear' colors!

 After the paper was colored, the children added black lines.  Straight or curvy?  

More next Monday!

Key to Fun

We love using a lots of common objects at MCP.  Keys provide a lot of open ended opportunities for exploration.  Students can count, sort and create patterns.

 A scale for weight and balance---

 

Magnets, too!

Everyday objects make learning fun for your child!

What Are We Doing in December?

A lot will be happening  in our classroom centers during the next few weeks.  Your child will have the opportunity to experience a wide variety of holiday  activities---

Candy cane sensory tub---http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/candyland.html

Sensory bottles---http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-sensory-bottles.html

Paper chains---http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/chain-reaction.html

Collages---http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-collages.html

Games and more---http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/whats-happening-at-mcp-in-december.html

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/wait-theres-more-happening-at-mcp.html

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/fun-fetti-playdough.html

amazon smile

Did you know that MCP  receives donations from amazonsmile?  When you sign in through amazonsmile,  amazon will donate .5% of eligible purchases to MCP.   You do not need to create a new account.  By using your current  amazon account and password, you help Metamora Community Preschool each time you make eligible purchases.  You can find us by searching Metamora Community Preschool on  amazonsmile

Please share with friends and family.  Be sure to post on your social media.  Thank you for supporting MCP!

  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/37-0997939

Gratitude

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Melody Beattie

MCP Students Are Thankful

Before

What are MCP students thankful for?  A lot! 

Mommy & Daddy * Grandma & Grandpa*Crayons*Toys*Playing outside*Hearts*Dogs*Steak-n-Shake*Brothers & Sisters*Family*When Nana comes to stay at my house*Pizza*My scooter*Elephants*My favorite park*Trees*Blocks*Zebras

After

Personal Pizzas

We are finished with our pizza unit.  It was a busy week and we did not get everything accomplished but here are the highlights:

Construction paper and glue make some pretty yummy personal pan pizzas!

What's your child's favorite pizza?  Look at the chart below and talk about and compare the numbers. We were not able to graph if we liked or did not like the pizza snack.  Here is an easy pizza recipe---http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2009/12/pizza-pizza.html