Hats! Horses! Holsters!

Hats! Holsters! Horses! Ha, ha! We had one heck of an H Week! We painted our shooters on Monday. Wednesday, Patches, the pony, did not disappoint, sweet as ever, pulling us around the cul-de-sac in that cute little cart. Such fun! Miss Sarah got pictures of all the children in their cute western attire as we loaded each one into the cart. “Go, Patches, go!” we yelled! Thursday, we got to meet our stick horses for the first time, after coloring them before the Christmas break. Some named their horses.

Adelle-Scarletta, Avery-White Fang! Cannon-Super Star, Clyde-Spike, Ephraim-Lightening, Evelyn-Princess Peach, Jayden-Arla, Juliette, Mila-Rosy, Haley, Kaylee, Madalyn, Makayla, Connor-Patches. Kinzie, Anna-Wonder Woman, Leo, Rylee, Grant- Peaches, Lily-Daisy, Ryan, Big Red, Tommy-Honey, Tyson, Clive-Batman, Wren- Princess Bunny!

Eli-Pikachu,  Ellie-Snowflake Speedy, Eve-Unie, Grace-Jingle Bells, Graham-Dashing Red, Hadley-Thunder, Hattie-Starla, Kyree-Cotton Candy, Leisel-Olivia, Nash-Apples, Nathan-Nathan Gallopy, Orlando-Jeckle Worm, Ruby-Frisco, Sadie-Candy Cane, Sherry-Elsa, Smith-Dash, and Tenley-Diamond.

We had a great trail ride and then, we raced to see who had the fastest horse in the Morning Class. White Fang and Daisy were each winners in the filly’s first races. The crowd cheered for their favorites! “Go, White Fang! “Go, Daisy!” It was Daisy all the way! The stud winners raced, “Go Big Red! “Go, Honey!” “Go, Super Star and Big Spike! Super Star wins! Ahhh! Then, Daisy raced the mighty Super Star. Such a thrilling race! But it was Super Star, that claimed the coveted winner’s circle by four lengths for the fastest Morning Class horse!

Our Afternoon filly winners were set at the starting gate. The crowd was going wild! “Go Olivia!” “Go Thunder!”  “You can do it, Snowflake Speedy!” It was Thunder, for the win, by at least 6 lengths! Then, the stud winners, “Go, Batman! “Go, Dashing Red!” “Go, Apples! They took their places at the starting gate, nostrils flaring! On your mark, “GO!” Barreling down the track, but just before the finish line, Batman hit hard, spilling Clive to the ground! Ooooh! Tough break! It was Apples for the win! “Hurray, Apples!” And then, Thunder and Apples at the gate! Everyone cheered! “Go, Apples! “Go, Thunder!” It was Apples, by a nose! Ahhh! What a day!

We brought our tired horses in to rest and loaded our pistols for the big shootout at the OK corral! I think I managed to get a shot off in everyone’s direction before getting pelted to death! Ahhhhh! Such fun! Thanks to Miss Sarah for capturing this all on film.  Much thanks to my wonderful sisters that helped me finish sewing up the horses and Colleen, for bringing her great pony!

We put an extra bag of ammo in your child’s backpack. Happy shooting!

No school on Monday, in honor of Civil Rights Day. See you on Wednesday, partner! Yee Haw!

Much love to all,

Mrs. McClure

Miss Sarah

Miss Sherri

Bear Week

Bear Week was great. We especially loved our PJ Day eating ‘bear food’. Eli asked for seconds, “These worms are super juicy!” Ellie wanted to take some of hers home, “”I’m gunna save some for my kids!” Eli asked, “Do bears eat lions?” I think lions are in the jungle. Eli corrected me, “They live in Savannah!”

We learned a lot about letter B, but Orlando taught us something new, “It kind of looks like a butt!” Yeah! Turn it sideways, and it really does! I love the things I learn in preschool!

We welcomed our new helper Miss Sarah and we are just thrilled to have her with us. The children have warmed up to her nicely. 

This week, we passed out book folders to many of the students whom we thought might be ready to sound-blend and form some words. If you did not get a folder and think your child may be ready, please let us know.

Next week will be great fun with letter H. We will paint marshmallow shooters on Monday, my sister will bring her pony and cart on Wednesday, and we will have a marshmallow shootout on Thursday. You won’t want to miss a minute of the fun! 

See you then!

Much love and devotion,

Mrs. McClure

Miss Sarah

Miss Sherri

p.s. I have a school box and a gray New York beanie that are looking for their homes. LMK

2018 Christmas Program

We loved celebrating a Thanksgiving Feast with your kids!

Mr. Turkey’s fat today. Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble! I hope you got a piece of that song in your homes! I loved this week. Rehearsing the story of the beginnings of the first Thanksgiving always gives me a thrill. By the end of the week, here’s how the children told it:

Cannon: They were pilgrims.

Graham: The king told them what to do.

Eli: They had to go to a new place!

Eve: They didn’t want the king to tell them what to do.

Eli: They say, “No! I don’t want to!”

Lily: They got on a boat because they wanted to do their own stuff.

Cannon: It was the Sunflower! I mean, the Mayflower!

Adelle: It was a boat that would hold a lot of people…everyone!

Ellie: The Mayflower was bigger than a house.

Makayla: There were no houses!

Clyde: They made houses with wood.

Smith: No stores!

Kyree: No houses there!

Ruby: No food there!

Leisel: They chopped down trees.

Ben: No house.

Nathan: They built a house.

Ellie: And they made hospitals, too!

Mrs. McClure: Think so?

Ellie: Yah, ‘cause people were sick on the Mayflower and some of the people died.

Stella: House.

Lily: The pilgrims didn’t know how to make plants grow.

Kaylee: They were so hungry!

Lily: The Indians were watching them.

Cannon: They put fish in the seeds!

Makayla: Rain can happen.

Clive: They planted pomegranates!

Charlotte: Corn!

Graham: The Indians helped them plant food.

Cannon: The corn started to grow.

Adelle: They had so much food!

Sherry: They wanted to share.

Cannon: The 99 braves came.

Lily: And the chief made 100 Indians!

Eli: I’m the bravest boy you’ve ever seen!

Mrs. McClure: Then, what happened?

Grant: Let’s just read it! COME ON!

Sadie: They had a feast.

Hadley: It was a Thanksgiving.

Eve: They prayed.

Graham: It was a feast because of the Indians.

Grant: They put the turkey in jail.

Ben: Someone shot it.

Clive: You did it wrong! Not in Jail!

Grace: They shot the turkeys.

Ben: It was the Indians.

Leisel: They shoot-ted the turkeys.

 Cannon: They had a lot of food and they were happy.

Adelle: We have Thanksgiving to make the world happy and fun.

While donning their costumes:

Kinzie: (Jumping up and down) This is the best day ever!

Eli broke out in song, “I get to be an Indian! Yah, yah, yah, yah!

(Filling her plate) Avery: This is the best feast ever!

So fun.

Best line of the week by Cannon:

Mrs. McClure smells pretty. I smelled her.

Frogs! Frogs with freckles, frogs with flies, fun floppy fish and even fighting cats! We found lots of F words.

Green Week was so much fun!

With Halloween in full swing, we have reveled in all of the fun songs. I hope you are getting a little piece of them at home. They are so fun…and scary! Ahhhh!

Of course, all of this scary fun can not go on without a little truth talk about floating ghosts that say, “Boo” and witches on brooms as being make-believe “just for fun!” During our discussion, Adelle piped up, “But giraffes are real!” Thank goodness I didn’t shatter her dreams about giraffes! Ha! 

We practiced our #6 poem and spelled and twirled in our whites. Learning letter Gg was great, knowing how afraid he is of goblins and ghosts! Golly! Please help your child review these letters in our book and the upcoming ones on our calendar. I can tell from the children’s grasp of these letter-sound concepts in class, which ones are taking advantage of this. It helps so much.

We found lots of Gg words. I laughed out loud when Smith suggested, “Gross!” “Yes! That’s a good one, but it’s gross!” Ha!

We had fun making with our scary projects. “You can hang this up and scare everyone! Bwah-ha ha ha!” And we examined our own collar bones, our fingers and ribs as we spoke about skeletons. I thought their Q-tip masterpieces were adorable!

We sure love your kids.

Xo,

Miz Liz

Miss Sheri

Miss Michelle

Mrs. McClure