What’s new in Pre-K?
By: Amber Ankrom
Pre-K Teacher
at The Tree House
Our Pre-K class has been very busy
over the last few months and it has
been a wonderful experience getting to
know all of
the students
and their
families!
During our
first month
of school,
we concentrated on
getting the
students acquainted with the classroom environment, daily routine,
learning centers, and each other.
The students have transitioned so
well and are successfully helping
us create and maintain a “safe”
learning environment. Through
The Creative Curriculum we have
studied familiar rhymes, such as 1,
2 Buckle My Shoe and Mary Had
a Little Lamb. We have also used
discovery learning techniques to learn
concepts such as size, what colors are
created when colors are mixed, how to
classify items, and so much more. We
also were able to take our first field
trip to Janoski’s Pumpkin Farm. We
took a hay ride, picked pumpkins,
toured a haunted house, and even got
lost in a corn field maze! We are
currently doing a mini-study on
sounds. The students have
learned to identify how many
syllables are in many words.
The students had a blast hearing
their own voices in a microphone
and were amazed by the different
sounds glasses of water made.
Each student found an item in
our classroom that made noises and
playing them all together, we made
beautiful
music!
We look
forward to
each day
we get to
spend with
all of our
wonderful
students. Every day is an adventure
and it has been amazing to see the
strides the students have made so early
in the year!
Teacher Spotlight
Andrea Williams
Miss Andrea works in the Toddler Room and
has been employed at The Tree House since
August of 2011. She is 20 years old and currently resides in Wellsville, Ohio. She is pursuing her Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education at Eastern Gateway Community College and is in her last year. After her
Associate’s degree is complete, she plans to
obtain her Bachelor’s degree from Kent University. Miss Andrea’s favorite color is pink
and her favorite part of her job is interacting
with her students and seeing the children learn
and grow everyday.
Wee School
Update
By: Lisa Shaw, Wee School Assistant Teacher
It has been a spook-tacular
month in the Wee School room!
We have been learning new letters each week and have almost
mastered the poem “The Five
Little Pumpkins.” While we
have had
lots of
new
things
happening in
Wee
School,
we also
had a
visit from
Justin Shaw with the Wee
our old
School Class
friend
and firefighter, Justin Shaw. As
always, Justin taught us the importance of fire safety. During
his visit he brought different
pieces of equipment and gear as
well as a fire truck. October has
been a very busy month with all
of our activities
and five
students
with
birthdays!
As always, we
end the
month of
Ellis Mick, 3 Years Old
October
with our
big Halloween Party. This year
we had a photo booth with a big
bat flying through a spooky sky!
We hope that everyone had a
safe and Happy Halloween as
well!