We're Inside a Snow Globe!

Loving Littles for Laughlin Button Sale:

The Early Childhood Classes will be selling handcrafted buttons again this year! The buttons are $2 for one button or $3 for two, with all proceeds benefiting Laughlin Chapel in Downtown Wheeling. They will be available before and after school in the gym beginning next Wednesday, January 15th so be sure to send your child with some cash!

To keep MLK’s giving spirit going, we also decided to collect the following items to help keep the children of Laughlin Chapel clean and healthy. Please bring items to school before Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20th. Here is what they need:

2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner (16 oz average size-not travel or mega)

Dove soap-unscented

Disposable razors

Deodorant-preferable neutral (Ok for either gender)

Chapstick

Hair brushes

Toilet paper

Hello JK families,

We were quite literally “walking in a winter wonderland” this week! Snow days at Wheeling Country Day are storybook magical. One child even exclaimed, “we’re inside a snow globe!” Thank you for sending in all the snowgear so the children could still get some fresh air, build snowmen and even sled ride. The snow did make the week shorter than expected, but we packed as much learning and fun into our days as possible.

When we returned from our snow days, we jumped right in to creating buttons for our upcoming button sale that will benefit Laughlin Chapel. Using oil pastel and watercolors, the children colored circles that will soon become beautiful pieces of flair!

The class also created identity blocks. On one side of the block they drew a full body self portrait and on the other side we attached a real full body picture of each kiddo. These identity blocks will serve as markers to help the children learn their friend’s names. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, learning the names of their classmates is helpful for writing valentine’s and finding their friend’s box. With this in mind we did a name activity this week as well. Using colorful paint chips and clear stones, the children matched the letters in their friend’s names.

We also did a number review and introduced the concept of counting to a number using our fingers. Hands made out of wood, cardboard, and even rubber gloves allowed the children to build numbers and count to each number using colorful bands wrapped around each finger. Once they caught onto the concept, they were delighted to play with the extra hands and make lots of numbers!

Next week is likely to bring more winter fun with more snow in the forecast, as well as the kick off to our annual early childhood button sale. Don’t forget to send in a few dollars on Wednesday!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Liz & Miss Claire

Snow much fun outside!