ORANGE DAY!

I realize these are not the greatest pictures but, a bad picture is better than no picture, right!?!

This was our ORANGE Day at preschool.

I love incorporating pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns into the mix! Of course, they are the PERFECT color for Orange Day:)

The kids sure enjoyed "carving" their jack-o-lantern faces.

And smiling like their their new orange friends.

Isn't the creativity great?!

Nothing better than a toothy grin on an ALL ORANGE DAY. . .

perfect pictures or not!

Wwwwwwwhat a Wwwwweek!

We did a couple of cute projects during our letter Ww week. Cute enough that I took a few pictures to remember. Watermelon tambourines and worm painting. Wwwwwwonderful!

 

SHAPE BATS!

I really love to turn traditional shapes into these fun loving bats each year.

It never gets old. Just look closely at those two little circle eyes and the little squiggly lined mouth! Why is it that when a three-year-old makes two circles and a squiggly line, it is all of a sudden ADORABLE?

I love that he wanted to hold his upside down because that is how bats sleep.

He wanted a greeeeeeen bat:)

Diamond wings? Or triangles?

Doesn't really matter.

They are SCARY shape bats and they are as cute as their creators!

At the FIRE STATION!

  

We had such an enjoyable time touring the Evanston City Fire Station! The children were all really fabulous for their very first field trip of our preschool year. We had many moms on deck ready for anything, but really, the moms and I had just as much fun as the kids. Such well behaved little sweeties!

I was impressed that they were able to sit and listen to Fire Fighter Overy's detailed presentation about fire safety. They were so engaged and so fascinated with all the fire fighter gear and tools. The main points our fire fighter wanted to get across to our students were; never play with fire and if you are ever trapped in a house fire, don't panic and don't be afraid of the fire fighter. These preschoolers certainly know their stuff now!

Fire Fighters are so strong and so smart, they have found ways to rescue even the largest of unconscious adults. Luckily, tiny Jack volunteered to demonstrate letting us "grown up" moms off the hook:)

Each child got a chance to try on some of the gear themselves!

The best part though, was seeing the ins and outs of the REAL fire trucks! I think we have some future fire fighters on our hands!

Thanks to everyone who came and helped make this such a memorable field trip!

It's Beginning to Look a LOT Like PRESCHOOL!

This group of preschool students is one of the LIVELIEST I have had! A lot of strong personalities, a lot of FUN! I have been noticing some very sweet gestures and acts of kindness as we have been learning to get along and navigate our new surroundings together.

It is always fun to spend time working on a project with a friend.

Or tackle a difficult task all on his own.

I love to see imaginary friends come to preschool for an impromptu tea party.

Or when one of these cuties notices I am taking pictures and strikes the perfect pose!

More friends for tea!

And my FAVORITE of all, the day I caught the ENTIRE class playing happily together with two of our color games! What a GREAT group of kids!

Remember September

September was such a crazy blur! Between health issues and just trying to get used to the new groove, it was all a little nuts! Somehow we survived it though and looking back, we had a lot of fun preschool days! Here are a few pictures to jog our memories. . .

RED DAY! I remember we tried to squeeze Red Day AND Apple Day in together and it was a BIT much for the beginning of a new school year! The kids had fun, but I think Brook and I were exhausted!

We sort of carried on "Apple and Red" day the next day so we could fit everything in. The kids really enjoyed a daily parade (this picture features an apple tambourine parade) and spending as much time outside as POSSIBLE! I am glad we have these pictures of the warmer days (and my weeds) to remind me that we DID have some good times outdoors. Thanks to Camille for humoring those kids with the parachute OVER and OVER again! September was amazing!