Welcome to the Dinofours

Welcome to the Dinofours class blog!! It is official, our Preschool Curriculum starts today! 

Welcome to all our new parents. We are so excited to have you and your child join our School Family. We can't wait to get to know you and work with you. This blog is designed to be a resource for you so you can find info at home even if you lost the note we gave you at school or *gasp* forgot to read the white board. Not that any of us would ever do that.......;)

I will post upcoming events and notices. I will also post pictures as much as possible.

I hope everyone has gotten a new Parent Packet from us. If we missed you then please let us know and we will get you one. I will also be putting out a newsletter soon to inform you more about some of the fun ways we try to involve you in your child's preschool life.

Here is a basic run down of our Preschool time schedule.

9:30 Circle time- a group time where we gather everyone to read, sing, tell stories and learn.
10:00 Outside time- when it gets colder we will have an indoor activity time
10:30-11:30 Center time- Teachers set out centers and children have an hour to explore and learn. Teachers get down and facilitate learning but do not lead here. This is a time that they really get to make choices and grow.
11:30 Music or singing time
12:00 Lunch

This is our schedule 5 days a week. 
Monday we introduce the 2 letters of the week. 
Tuesday we focus on the first letter,  
Wednesday the 2nd letter.
 Thursdays are usually Magic Treehouse adventure days.
 We will have a Sharing Circle time on Fridays where children may share the thing they brought from home that starts with the letter of the week. We will also do centers that day. Fridays will host Food Projects as one of the centers and also a "Movie Nap" time.

This blog is for you. Feel free to follow it and leave comments. If you think of something that you would like me to post about just let me know and I will see what I can do..

We have had such a great summer. Now back to our School Readiness Curriculum.
So excited to be partners with you in your child's education and learning
Teacher
Trina

A Whole lot of Cuteness!

 Just some Pics of your amazingly adorable kids!

Water Day Fun

 Here we are at Bobcats Dads Story Time!  So fun to have a parent come read to us every Friday!

 Here are some of the going ons in class...

We really love our Halloween Catalog.

 Building Blanket Forts

 Center Time Fun!

Hope you like getting a peak at some of the things we do at school.  We are having so much fun already!

Here Here we Go Again

So here we are starting a new Pre-School Year in the 4's Class. 

If you have not received a new parent packet make sure to get one from one of us. 

Here is a little introduction to the 4's Class Teachers. 

I am Teacher Trina
I have been at All About Kids since 2003 (minus the year I took off when I had my oldest daughter.) I am mom to 2 awesome girls 7 and 5.  My Husband is a Student at USU and also works part time.  I have taught in the 2's 5's and 4's Classroom. I started teaching the 4's in the fall  of '05  I got my A.S. from Snow College and then attended USU for a Year where I did my teaching Level 1's as an Early Childhood Education Major.  I am currently working on my Child Development Associates.  My spare time is spent reading, Digi Scrapping, and being Primary President at my church.  I have worked in child care centers since I was 16 years old. So 14 years of fun doing what I love to do!  ( I know you did the math...I turned 30 this month... ;)

This is Teacher Diana (okay I admit it the only pictures I have of her are from our annual Fairy Tale Ball I chose this one over Ursula)
She began working at AAK in 2003 as well.  She has been in the 4's class since then.  She is mom to 4 grown up kids- her youngest is in High School.  She ran a child care center at her home for many years. She was tired of the business aspect and wanted to get back to doing what what she loved the most, Teaching.  SO she came to AAK. She has a Associates Degree in Child Development and many years of experience.  Her passions include dinosaurs and The Magic Treehouse book series.  In her spare time you will find her reading, making really fun stuff for our classroom or her church kids where she is the music leader, and spending time with her family. If you have a question about something your kid is going through chances are she has delt with in with her own kids or with one of the hundreds of kids she has taught over the years.  I won't list her years of experience.....

This is Teacher Ashley (yup had to steal a Facebook Pic)
She is our afternoon/sometimes morning when she is needed- Teacher.  She has been with all about kids for about 2 years.  She is currently a student at USU.  She is also working on her CDA at the same time.  So she is one busy girl!  She is the one you will usually see when you come to pick your kids up.


We are excited to get to know you all better.   Last year none of the Parents really used the blog so I stopped posting.  So if you use the blog please follow it or comment every now and then so I will know if this us something useful or something taking time away from my kids.  You are mostly all working parents so you know what I mean... It has been a great tool for parents in the past so I hope it will benefit you.

Lets have a great year!

Nov. 14-18

Thank you to everyone who came to visit us for family week. We have so much fun getting to know you and your families more, and the kids love getting to show you off. If you did not get a chance to come in and tell us about your family talk to one of us. We are more than willing to find a time that works with your schedule.
We still need quite a few family pictures......

This week we are learning letters S and T.
Next week will be a letter review week.
Tuesday the 22nd will be our school wide Thanksgiving Feast. Children are invited to dress up a little that day to help make our meal extra special.

Coming up Fri. December 2nd is our Polar Express Day. Kids get to wear their jammies to school and we will have a fun pre-Christmas party. This is one of our favorite days all year.

As always if your child does not normally attend the day of these activities they can still come. They can switch days or come an extra day. The more the merrier we say!!

Have a fantastic week
Teacher Trina

Family Week Nov. 7-11

Nobody has said anything to me about how little I have updated the blog so it has been a while since I have. It is a tool for parents but if none of the parents use it then it makes it hard for me to update...

It is a new month so I will try to get caught up.

This week Nov. 7 - 11 is Family Week. Make sure you sign up for a time to visit our class. We also need family pictures from EVERYONE!!. If you can not swing a class visit this week we are flexible and welcome you to set up a time this month that will work for you. Or you can bring a poster that tells about your family. We don't want any kids to feel left out!!

We are learning Q and R this week. Our monthly theme centers around all things Thanksgiving and things we are thankful for.

Thanks to everyone who has already signed up! We love family week and look forward to getting to know each of you a little better.

Have a great week!
Teacher Trina

10-7

Don't forget sharing circle today. Our letters this week are G and H. Have a great weekend.

Sept. 26-30

Hope everyone has had a fantastic weekend!
This week we are doing letters E and F.
We also have a few special days coming this week. Wed. and Thurs. are school picture day. Thursday is the day set aside for the 4's class. Children can get individual pictures take if you pay in advance. You can also bring in siblings and other family for pictures. We will have a class picture taken on Thursday so try and make sure your child is there for that.
Friday is sharing circle make sure your child brings something that starts with E or F. We will also have a fire safety day on Friday- complete with practice dialing 911 so watch your kids around the phone ;)
Looking forward to another fun week!
Trina