The Orchards Newsletter March 2014 | страница 5

Rainy Day Counting at The Tree House By: Sara Brown The teachers at The Tree House work hard to create fun and education learning experiences for our students. One example of this is the “Rainy Day Counting” game that Miss Lisa and Miss Maura created for the Wee School Class. In this activity, Miss Lisa held a large umbrella with rain drops taped to it with different amounts of dots on them. Each student picked a rain drop and counted the dots on the rain drop and placed it into the corresponding number folder. The students had so much fun that they didn’t even realize that they were learning math skills! Teacher Spotlight Maura Meeder Miss Maura works as the lead teacher in the Wee School Classroom which is our three and four year old preschool. Maura has been employed at The Tree House si nce November of 2012. She has her Bachelor’s degree in both Elementary Education and Music. She is years 31 years old and currently resides in East Liverpool, Ohio with her husband, Joshua and daughter Laney who is two years old. Miss Maura’s favorite part of her job as a child care professional is seeing the students get excited about learning and seeing their faces when they catch on to something for the first time. St. Patrick’s Day Poems By: Various Authors St. Patrick's Day is here, you see. We'll pick some shamrocks, one, two, three. We'll count the leaves and look them over, And maybe find a four-leafed clover. I'll sew green buttons on my vest, Green for St. Patrick is the best. I'll wear a green hat, very high, And dance a jig--at least I'll try! For each petal on the shamrock This brings a wish your way Good health, good luck, and happiness For today and every day.