Thing to Do in 2019

Have faith. Climb high. Seek knowledge.  Accept change.  Watch sunsets.  Look up.  Cherish family.  Explore nature.  Dream big. Read books.  Make friends. Find peace.  Smell flowers.  Color pictures. Celebrate traditions.  See beauty.  Go places.  Cherish freedom.  Play games.  Set goals.  Be kind. Walk slowly.  Hold hands. Open up.  Climb trees.  Blow bubbles.  Sleep tight.  Seek wisdom.  Win graciously.  Find strength.  Have hope.  

Past posts---

2017---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2017/12/resolve-to-bee.html

2016---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2016/12/ill-do-what-i-can.html

2015---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2015/12/can-i-help-you.html

2014---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2014/12/my-new-years-resolution.html

2013---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2013/12/no-child-left-behind.html

2012---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2012/12/wear-sunscreen.html

2011---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-our-children-and-all-children.html

A Christmas Wish

What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all its children.  Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely, and left unchecked, destroys our democracy.   John Dewey 1907

I wish we could provide early education for all children in our area.  We're working on it. Our progress is slow and steady but we are working toward early childhood education for all in our community. Merry Christmas!

You Better Not Pout!

There is no reason to pout in our classroom.  There is tons of fun to be had.

Kandinsky inspired concentric Christmas trees---

Lots and lots and lots of bows make sorting, counting and patterns fun!  On 100 Wednesday students line up bows in rows of ten. 

Red and green paint with corks and plastic lids---

Fun Food Friday and Letter M mean m & m math.  Sorting, creating patterns and counting out ten.  Math is sweet!

The MCP 2019 Christmas Tree

Our Christmas tree is decked out for the holidays.  Our MWF students are cutting out circles for ornaments! Cut a circle, make a tally mark and press the 'easy button'.

Cute Christmas Cupcakes

Last week it was cute cupcakes with our TTh 3 y/o class!  What was your child's favorite?  Chocolate or vanilla?

Christmas scrapbook paper makes a quick and easy craft!

At our morning meeting the children were asked vanilla or chocolate?

Masterpiece Monday---Colorful Cupcakes

Our MWF students finished their cupcakes inspired by the work of Wayne Thiebaud. First we used Sharpie markers to add sprinkles. Lots of sprinkles!

Next we used school markers to color the wrapper, cupcake and background.

After the cupcake was colored students painted over the cupcake with water.  The results are cute and colorful!

Masterpiece Monday-Wayne Thiebaud

Our MWF classes have been learning about American artist, Wayne Thiebaud who is 98 years old. Wayne Thiebaud painted colorful cupcakes, shoes, ties and gumball machines.  He painted cityscapes and much more.

We love teaching the children how to draw. Students know that when we draw with a pencil that we are sketching (a Masterpiece Monday vocabulary word).  Directions are given by using lines, letters, shapes and positional words. Teachers demonstrate and students follow. Students learned how to draw a gumball machine and a cupcake.  A cupcake was sketched on watercolor paper and outlined with a Sharpie marker. We learned we can create texture (another vocabulary word) by adding lines to the cupcake wrapper. Today we will finish the cupcakes.