Preschool

UPCOMING DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Please send in a picture of your family to be displayed in the classroom
• September 23rd – September 25th: WCDS Student Fall Pictures! Students may wear what they’d like. 
• Sept. 23rd, 1st – 5th
• Sept. 24th, PS, JK, SK
• Sept. 25th, Middle School
• September 26th: Join us on main campus for Coffee Conversations @ 2:00 pm! (This is a time to chat with the Head of School, faculty, other families, and discuss parenting, education, and current trends. A short article will be shared before hand via Talking Points, if interested.)
• September 27th: Freedom Friday for SK – 5th grade (Casual dress and pizza for lunch!)
• Don’t forget to sign up for Parent Partnership meetings using this link!
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zQfEU01uqoP4bmBS2vbBhhVglM4M4S7CA7negqPSbvM/edit?usp=sharing
• SAVE THE DATE: Grandparents Day, Thursday, October 3, 2024
• ⭐️Save the Date:  Ya’ll are invited to a rootin’ tootin’ good time!
• Country Roads: Boots for Buses September 21, 2024, 6-9 pm WCDS Main Campus
• Buy your ticket here and meat raffle tickets(see meat raffle flyer below) here: https://www.betterunite.com/WheelingCountryDaySchool-countryroadsbootsforbuses

Hello Preschool Families!

This week we CIRCLED back around to our mark making, this time turning it into so much more than just a mark on paper! As you know, last week was all about lines, this week we took those lines and turned them into a circle! We learned that a circle is a round shape that has zero sides and zero corners and that every part of the circle is the same distance from the middle. They then looked around the room and identified objects in the shape of a circle, everything from a clock, a light or a letter was discovered! After the kiddos used their skywriting fingers to make circles in the air, they then took those same little fingers, dipped them into a childhood classic, finger paint, to create their very own circles! Some swirled their fingers, and hands, around and around to make one giant circle, others meticulously created various sized circles across their paper, while some daintily dotted the paper with their fingertips. No two circles were the same!

Inspired by the book “I Have an Idea” by Herve Tullet, which took us on the journey of not only mark making, but emotions, beginning with frustration over making a mark and struggling with an idea, to the excitement of turning that one mark into many marks that blossom into the grandest of ideas! The children set off on their own to create an idea! Keeping with our circle theme, the children chose a circle of their color of choice to create their idea on. They were given oil pastels, sharpies and a new medium, colored pencils! They got right to work. With every swish and swoosh of a color their ideas began to come to life! These were just a few of their ideas…

Sydney- “This is me, Tiki, he has super powers”

Clara – “My idea is mommy!”

Brody- “I’m making the sun”

Levi- “It’s Hot Dogs!”

Audrey -“A feather”

Avery- “I’m making happy”

Atticus- “It’s Momma and family”

Archie – “I am making all the planets! Oh wait, I forgot Uranus!” *draws another circle* “Ok! Now I’m done!”

Evelyn- “My Momma”

Lenni – “All the colorful lines”

Khy -“Lines”

Romeo – “It’s mom at work”

We wrapped up the week celebrating a special day, and Miss Airry’s favorite day, that involved our shape of study, DOT DAY! The children learned the Dot Song, and we sang it, ALOT, all week. Ask them to sing it for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_I43cxDQ-o We read the story “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds. A story about a little girl who finds herself sitting in front of a blank piece of paper. With an encouraging word from her teacher “Make a mark and see where it takes you” and a simple dot on the paper by a frustrated little girl, quickly turns into so much more than just a dot. The dot turns into self discovery of confidence, bravery and creativity, thus creating a child who will one day change the world with these characteristics. The kiddos were provided contact paper, bingo dobbers, cellophane paper, various circles and paint, to … you guessed it, create their very own mark. Watching as they clamored with excitement as they set out to make their mark, squealing with delight as they created a collaborative masterpiece, we couldn’t help but think, these littlest learners will one day change the world themselves, and to think, it all started with the confidence to “make a mark”. We are excited to see where they take us next! Also, a special shout out to Miss Airry, who lined the walkway with dotted balloons to make it a little more magical!

Make a mark with your children this weekend, you’ll be amazed where they take you!

Miss Arden, Miss Meredith and Miss Airry.

UPCOMING DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Please send in a picture of your family to be displayed in the classroom
• Just a friendly reminder to send in a rest blanket and a small stuffie for your child if you haven’t already done so if you are an extended day student.
• Another friendly reminder that children need a morning snack if they are lunch bunch and two snacks if they are extended day!
• Monday, September 2nd- LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, September 3rd – 10:00 start – classrooms open at 9:20

⭐️Save the Date:  Ya’ll are invited to a rootin’ tootin’ good time!

Country Roads: Boots for Buses September 21, 2024, 6-9 pm WCDS Main Campus

Hello Preschool Families!

This week we welcomed home 20 new friends, with dimpled hands, twinkling eyes and warm smiles, we promise, the smiles were had after mommy and daddy left!

They say “Home is where the heart is“, and we hope that this new environment quickly feels like warm, safe, and welcoming to both your child and yourselves.

We started the week with the story “Our Class is a Family” by Sandra Olsen. A beautiful reminder to our newest and youngest little learners, that this is a safe place to be themselves, to make mistakes, the importance of being kind to your peers, and while your family at home are the most important people in the world, your family at school will be here to guide you, help you learn and most importantly love you, just the way you are! We asked the children to look around the room and tell us if they noticed anything that reminded them of home, here were wha a few of them said:

Levi – “Tables”

Archie- “Lamps”

Evelyn – “Toys”

Benjamin – “Books”

Lily – “Rugs”

Clara – “Kitchen”

Avery-“My Backpack”

Lincoln – “Lights”

This week was all about settling in and becoming comfortable. The children explored every inch of their new home, beginning in their very own classroom. The kiddos navigated centers, everywhere from sand table to art center, as they swooped and swished their paint brushes, and sometimes their hands across the vibrant paint pallets. As they discovered what their interests were, they began to find friends with the same interests as them! Miss Dena joined us for music as we all learned each others name with the catchy “Name Song”. Just in case you were wondering …. Everybody’s gotta name and they are excited to shout it loud and proud! Gym with Mrs. Dodd was a hit as always. The children mimicked animals as they exuberantly sprinted across the gymnasium and then using scoops to have a catch, or in some instances they were used as hats! Lastly, we visited the classroom favorite… the playground of course! Squeals of delight and fits of giggles could be heard as they took on the “big slide” or swung high into the sky on the swings, others congregated on the merry-go-round, taking turns pushing one another.

We are so excited to learn and grow alongside your children this year, we cannot thank you enough for trusting us and allowing us to foster their love of learning through their journey of school. Welcome Home Kiddos!

Enjoy the sunshine that is your children this weekend!

Miss Arden, Miss Meredith and Miss Airry