Thursday, September 30, 2010
Time Flies
I realized that I have not done a post in 20 days! So much to tell that has happened- a fun visit from Yuyu, birthday parties, a quincernera, PlayWisely for Tim, soccer, baseball, an oven (finally!) and this week - a week off from school! The da Vinci School's new campus is ready and the school staff close the school this week to move so....we are enjoying great week off. Monday the boys and I went to the Fair. We ate corn dogs, played Midway games, watched some children shows and walked through the children's barnyard. It was so much fun and we can;t wait to go again when Grandma comes to town. Tuesday we went to the park and played at home. Yesterday, park again to meet up with classmates, lunch date with Daddy and then home to play. Today, Spencer comes! The weather has been perfect this week and we are going outside as much as we can. I have lots of pictures to share from the past 2 weeks and will post later today!
Friday, September 10, 2010
What a Week - Happy New Year
In between hurricanes, cars "bonking", Timmy catching his first cold, Spencer choking, Bobby throwing up and another allergic reaction for me - I think we should be maxed out on excitement for the week. Nothing like ringing in the new year with a bang! Good news - everyone is fine. Just not wanting to leave the house :)
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
3 months
And all cheeks! Timothy started PlayWisely today at Bobby's school and seemed to like it. It was a fun 20 minutes with 2 other babies. www.playwisely.com
Bobby's First Week of School-Recap
Below is a note from Bobby's teacher - he loves her (and so do I)
Hi,
I wanted to send a quick note to let all of you know that we had a great first week of school! Everyone seems to be settling into our routine and our "home away from home" is working out just fine- especially the playground!! We spent our first week of school learning about fish and their special characteristics. Everyone enjoyed dissecting one in class for a real up close and personal look. We started working on simple patterns and enjoyed a couple of stories from the George and Martha anthology. These stories focus on the qualities of a good friend so they are perfect as we establish our classroom of caring individuals.
This week our class will rotate to Ms. Stacey's room to learn about the author Harry Allard and the illustrator James Marshall. We are looking closely at this pair and other works of theirs (George and Martha is written and illustrated by Marshall) in preparation of our field trip to Dallas Children's Theater in October where we will see the production of Miss Nelson is Missing. Rotating teachers is unique to our curriculum and will be continued throughout the month (my class will learn about mammals from Ms. Carrie and birds from Ms. Jenna). We feel this shared curriculum will unify the PreKindergarten in a special way and allow us (the teachers) to get to know all the students so that we can better support one another throughout the year.
Back to School Night is coming up in a week, but please know that you can contact me with any questions or concerns prior to it if necessary. Additionally, I want all of you to know that I have an "open door policy", even if the door is closed:) This means that you are welcome in the classroom at any time. The only exception to this is at the end of the day when lunch is concluding and I want the children to clean up and put things away independently. Thank you for respecting this classroom ritual.
I hope you enjoy the attached photos. Some that may need explanation: The children follow the red line to the playground every day; I've been known to burst into the song "Follow the Red Line" from time to time:) Check-in in the morning is often at a vertical surface to promote good fine motor placement, afterward it's free time. Ms. Janet is our music teacher for the year- she's great! We love this playground!
Smiles,
Andrea
I wanted to send a quick note to let all of you know that we had a great first week of school! Everyone seems to be settling into our routine and our "home away from home" is working out just fine- especially the playground!! We spent our first week of school learning about fish and their special characteristics. Everyone enjoyed dissecting one in class for a real up close and personal look. We started working on simple patterns and enjoyed a couple of stories from the George and Martha anthology. These stories focus on the qualities of a good friend so they are perfect as we establish our classroom of caring individuals.
This week our class will rotate to Ms. Stacey's room to learn about the author Harry Allard and the illustrator James Marshall. We are looking closely at this pair and other works of theirs (George and Martha is written and illustrated by Marshall) in preparation of our field trip to Dallas Children's Theater in October where we will see the production of Miss Nelson is Missing. Rotating teachers is unique to our curriculum and will be continued throughout the month (my class will learn about mammals from Ms. Carrie and birds from Ms. Jenna). We feel this shared curriculum will unify the PreKindergarten in a special way and allow us (the teachers) to get to know all the students so that we can better support one another throughout the year.
Back to School Night is coming up in a week, but please know that you can contact me with any questions or concerns prior to it if necessary. Additionally, I want all of you to know that I have an "open door policy", even if the door is closed:) This means that you are welcome in the classroom at any time. The only exception to this is at the end of the day when lunch is concluding and I want the children to clean up and put things away independently. Thank you for respecting this classroom ritual.
I hope you enjoy the attached photos. Some that may need explanation: The children follow the red line to the playground every day; I've been known to burst into the song "Follow the Red Line" from time to time:) Check-in in the morning is often at a vertical surface to promote good fine motor placement, afterward it's free time. Ms. Janet is our music teacher for the year- she's great! We love this playground!
Smiles,
Andrea
Another Milestone
On Friday September 3 - Timmy slept through the night! He has consistently slept from 8:30-9 to between 4-6 since then. Happy Labor Day weekend to us!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Whole Hand Old - Bobby Turns 5
Some pictures from the school and home party - followed by dinner and games at Chuck E Cheese!
Spencer's Baptism
Spencer was baptized on Sunday August 29th - the last event of the "Stricherz" weekend :) Here are some pictures from the day. Funny moments - Bobby wanting to join the youth service and wanting to know why the people going to the front of the room were getting bread:
To my Mom - Grandma, why are all of those people going up there. Wait - are they getting BREAD?!?! I want some bread. What are they drinking from those cups? I'm starving - I want that snack too.
Old Friends and Baseball
On Friday (8/26) - Bobby, Timmy and I spent the day seeing my good friends from college - Aunt nicole, Uncle Bo, Aunt Gita and Baby Jaidan. After some fun playing at the kid zone in the mall, we headed to lunch to meet up with Gabe - uncle Bo's brother and outfielder for the Oakland A's. Bobby was VERY excited to meet him! After lunch - we made a quick trip home and then headed to the ball game to watch the Rangers and A's in action. We had a great time and Bobby really loved knowing someone playing in the game - very cool! I have attached a picture of Bobby walking with Bo to our seats.
Lazy Last Days of Summer.....
After a long Thursday afternoon of swimming - Bobby decided to take a little break and relax :)
Just Do It - First Day of FC Dallas Academy Soccer Team
Bobby was recently invited to play for the 05-06 FC Dallas Academy Team. The team is made up of 5 and 6 year olds that are being "groomed" to play on FC Dallas Academy teams next year - pretty exciting stuff. For out-of-towners - FC Dallas is the Dallas professional soccer team. Wednesday August 25th was Bobby's first practice with the team. After practice started - I texted to Rob that we were definitely not in SoccerTots anymore. These kids knew what they were doing and had obviously been playing for awhile- dribbling, passing, juggling the ball with their feet.... Bobby was unsure at first but got his legs and did well. More importantly - after practice he said he had an awesome time and wanted to go home and keep practicing. Here are some pics of him in action!
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