May 25, 2013

Ms. Cook & Ms. Rousse

Welcome to Ms. Cook’s and Ms. Rousse’s preschool page! This page is the home for updates from Corbett Schools’ preschool class.

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March Update: Progress Conferences, Dr. Seuss, Recycling, and 2013-2014 Enrollment

Hello Corbett Preschool Families!  Did you know that this Saturday, March 2, is Dr. Seuss’ birthday?  We’ll be celebrating our favorite Doctor all week at school with Dr. Seuss themed mornings, and a crate of our favorite books to read… [Read More...]

Corbett Preschoolers Exploring and Experimenting Every Day

We’ve had an exciting couple of weeks in the preschool.  Just last week we built our first block tower to taller than a person.  The block station is one of my favorites, and with our new physics unit underway, it… [Read More...]

Perfect Pancakes

Corbett Preschool had a fun week celebrating the letter p with Peter Puppy.  We looked at pictures of all sorts of animals, invented purple and pink at the painting station, and made our own pretend pizzas!  To finish off our… [Read More...]

Are You Mindful of Play?

Greetings from Corbett Preschool!  I hope you’re all thoroughly enjoying the break.  Mrs. Nikki, Mrs. Rousse, and I all wanted to say thank you for all the gifts and treats!  We really appreciate it – what a way to kick… [Read More...]

Let It Snow!

Season’s Greetings from Corbett Preschool! We’ve had a wonderful week of snow, hail, and “snail” (snow and hail combined).  We’re a brave lot, and adventure out onto the playground regardless of the weather.  We even brought a few carrots out… [Read More...]

Changes in the Preschool

There have been some staff changes in the preschool.  This week Mrs. Rousse will step down as the lead teacher in the preschool.  Recently, the opportunity has come up to allow her more time with her family, and still work… [Read More...]

Star Helper Sharing Update

Sharing Star Helper Update:  To help us continue talking formally and informally with the children about the importance of friends it would be helpful for children who are signed up to be star helper bring in something connected to sharing… [Read More...]

Our Busy Preschool Classroom

This week we are continuing with shape experiences while the seasonal changes aspect to our math program has us exploring vegetables.  We will look back at patterns in the textures of these vegetables (bumpy vs. smooth) and the interesting prints they… [Read More...]

A Wonderful Week!

This week in Letter Land we are meeting a colorful character…Impy Ink!  In math, we are exploring shapes through songs, paintings, tactile experiences and a light table.  Our gorge studies have taken us from the sea and into the forest…. [Read More...]

Oh what fun we had this week!

This week we learned about Eddy Elephant in letter land, matching number symbols and quantities, and more about ocean creatures in gorge studies.  A fun elephant finger play book was sent home, so ask your preschooler about it and share… [Read More...]