Day 4 - stay tuned for day 3 pics!

After the dentist visit last week we decided to talk more about bones! We took apart a skeleton & his squishy organs & had a blast trying to put all the pieces back together ;0)  Josie is showing Kai Kai, Isaac & Zach where the pizza goes after it leaves the stomach....

Miss Jamie tracing around Sofe so she can either add her bones & organs or her clothes!

Here's Emma making a skeleton out of q-tips & black play dough!

Ezra really loved this one, too - hope all that black comes off clothes & hands eventually.....

More squishy skeleton fun!  Isaac is showing just how elastic the intestines are - ewwww!!

Zach D. knows where everything goes :0)

Rachel adding clothes to her outline

Ben can't get enough of the picasso tiles & making roads these days

Gigi & Josie working on their outlines

Miss Jamie tracing around Allana

Sofe & Ezra really enjoyed tracing around the toys & other shapes

Zach S. also loves the Picasso Tiles - will we need another set??

Ruth & Ezra working with the playdough

Emma adding bones to her outline...

...& a backbone

Kate had JUST finished lining up the Lori train puzzle & putting in all the numbers!  I was too late for a picture of it but at least this reminds me what she was up to ;0)  Ezra added pegs to it when they got it all cleaned up...

Rachel & Allana's turn with Picasso Tiles

Ruth daydreaming :0)

Do you think Isaac can see me in 3-D??

Isaac & Kate working together to push the swing

Cattails are always a big hit this time of year - lots & lots of fluffy-ness!

Maybe Ruth was daydreaming about ladybugs?  There were a ton of them all over the playground this week...

Next week we'll begin our play group days - see previous post for details! 
Miss Shannon

Countryside Playschool will be open for Play group starting next week!

We are now planning to meet every other week as a family play group, instead of a tuition based drop off program!  This will allow more families to participate & get to know each other as they begin homeschooling younger ones, as well as give my pregnant brain & belly a chance to rest ha ha ;0)

For October then, we will meet the 14th & 28th from 10-1pm.  Come & go as you like, bring a lunch & bikes/trikes if you want - plenty of room for everyone but keep in mind our classroom & playground is best suited for ages 2-8.  Each family is responsible for their own children, but we can all watch out for each other to make sure the children are safe & happy.  Play clothes are best as we'll have paint, play dough & mud available!

Feel free to invite friends who are not in QACHE but may be considering homeschool - it will be a great way to meet other families & feel connected & supported right away.

See ya'll soon!
Shannon

September 2014, Day 2!

Emma & Josie using our playdough to make gingerbread men!

Ben & Ezra get creative with the blocks & trains - love to see these two working together ;0)

Isaac & I started this castle, then others came & went to add their ideas - here is sister Rachel adding hers...

Zach D. loves the Picasso Tiles - I also love all the light we get through our window that shines through them up on our "platform"!

Sofe painting

Gigi is getting so tall - I need to raise one side of our easel!

Shaping clay into houses & other things...Ben really just wanted to pound his into a big flat waffle!  They will air dry & then we'll paint them next week.

Miss Jamie is always on hand to help :0)  She is my angel!

Lots of wooly bear caterpillars have been found lately - here is a house the boys & I built for one of them.  Rachel also set up a caterpillar house in the trunk of the Cozy Coupe car!

Zach S., Kai-Kai, & Ben working on the caterpillar house

Emma & Josie searching for water for the mud kitchen - thank goodness for rain boots!

This lovely lady was right by the creek where the girls were getting water - so pretty :0)

Not a ton of pictures this week - so much going on!  As of this posting I'm hoping to have Playschool this coming week for sure - I missed last week (week 3) for health reasons.  Feeling better though!

See you all soon!
Miss Shannon

First day of 2014! September week 1....

New friend Kate likes the scooping jingle bells tray (I'm experimenting w/ some Montessori ideas ;0))

Sofe - and really everyone - love love love the Picasso Tiles.  Such a versatile toy & I love them on our desk where the sun can shine through them!

Kai-Kai made a cool ship w/ people inside!  He is also new this year :0)

We briefly retold the story of the 3 Little Pigs - then read a new version called "The 3 Little Wolves & the Big Bad Pig"!  We talked a bit about houses & Miss Jamie helped children to cut & glue & draw our own houses....at storytime we also made a list of all our friends at Countryside, and played "Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?" to help learn each other's names.  We even ate some peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies w/ 3 chocolate chips on top!

We marble painted in 3's, too: Papa Bear golf ball, Mama Bear big marble, and Baby Bear little marble

One of our new friends, Adley!

Adley is doing another Montessori-type tray: squeezing small sponges w/ a garlic press - great fine motor work!  New friend Zach takes a turn w/ the scooping tray

Another new friend, Emma!

Kai-Kai & Zach D. loved building together w/ the Picasso Tiles!

Here is Kai-Kai's younger sister Sofe - just a wee bit shy ;0)

Allana is Emma & Zach's sister - and she has a loose tooth!  See next picture....

Here she is showing Josie how wiggly it is :0)

Lunch bunch downstairs in the fellowship hall - much more room to spread out & bathrooms are handy!

We take up TWO big tables now!

Ezra giving new friends Adley & Zach a big push

The rain stopped in time for us to go out for a bit - Emma & Josie didn't seem to mind the cloudy weather :0)

Koley loved the rings - she is so strong!  Big sister is Adley

Zach D. looking tough with the periscope ;0)

Hi Ruth!

Sofe got a little chilly so Miss Jamie warmed her up in her jacket, & Ezra gets a turn on the swingy horse

It started raining again so we dashed back inside for one more quick playtime & water color painting before time to go home

We had such a fun day - busy with a wonderful large group but oh so fun!  I look forward to getting to know all our new friends & watching everyone grow & learn this semester :0)  It is a blessing to know each of you & your precious children!

Miss Shannon & Miss Jamie