Ms. Dessie's PreK PM  classes are awesome!  We have had a great first few days getting to know each other and learning the school routine.  We took a tour of our Jungle room by going on the Safari jeep and looked at all the animals and the different areas in our room; like the Art, Math, Science, Language Art , Play dough, and Dramatic play area.

We have read some very good books.  One book we read was "Have You Filled a Bucket Today."  We have based our Class Behavior Management on the book.  Ask your child how they can fill their bucket and others' buckets with good things.  If your chid says that their bucket is green that is wonderful behavior.  If their bucket is yellow that means that they need to think and make better choices about filling buckets with good things.  Red means...well...stop a behavior.  I do not think we will have many red colors this year  because we have such great kids that want to do good things.

We love meeting our new "Zoophonic" friends.  We have reviewed A-H this week.  Ask your child what sound and action does Allie Alligator make?  or Bubba Bear?  or a favorite Honey Horse?  We have also introduced our wood pieces for the "Handwriting without Tears" program.  Big line, little line, big curve and little curve will help us learn to write our letters.  Our "Tap, tap, tap" song with our wood pieces is becoming a favorite of everyone.  It will be a classic I feel.  I can not stop singing it in my head!

We loved music with Ms. Melissa and singing about a Moose drinking juice (hilarious song) and doing a freeze dance with our ribbons.  Thank you  Ms. Melissa for the fun!

Look for a blog entry about our PreK Pm classes in Ms.  Dessie room every month.

The First Day of Pre-K AM - Wow!

Wow!  The Pre-K AM classes are rockin'!  Our first day of school has just blown by and we couldn't be happier with them!  We have some great memories from the first day of school, like our classroom safari and giraffe limbo games.  We were able to have music class with Ms. Melissa on Monday and just adored her.  She will be visiting us again on Thursday!  We can't wait!  This week we are getting used to the classroom and how it all works.  We worked at the centers: Art, Playdoh, Math, Science, Sensory, Play and Language Arts and just loved every minute of it.  Tomorrow we will be starting our Handwriting without Tears program by getting used to our wood pieces, calling them by their names:  Big Line, Little Line, Big Curve and Little Curve.  They will be a huge part of our daily schedule!  Make sure to ask your preschooler about them.  This program helps them get comfortable with writing/drawing because it always stays at the  developmentally correct level for these 4 yr. olds.  I just love it!  You will be seeing our work coming home in the next couple of weeks from it. 
This week we are looking at all about school and will be reading, "Have you Filled a Bucket Today?" Our classroom behavior program will be focused around it this year.  We will learn about how to "fill" someone's bucket while filling their own at the same time.  And also how not to "dip" into someone's bucket.  They will all be making their own bucket to take home, so be sure to ask about how it works.
So far, we are looking at such an Awesome year! The students are getting along so well and are all excited to be at school!  I'm up to the challenge to keep it like that all year long!  Yay! 

Please check the schedule below for your child's Meet the Teacher Date

Meet the teacher night will be held from 5:30 - 7:30 pm (Come and Go) on the following nights:

Tuesday, July 31st            Pre-K PM     and     3 YR PM

Wednesday, August 1st    3 YR AM     and     2 YR PM

                                             Thursday, August 2nd      2 YR AM     and     Pre-K AM

First Day of Fall classes is Monday, August 6th

SUMMER CAMP has begun!

Monday - Thursday
9:00 - 11:30 am
OR
9:00 - 1:00 pm.

Extra curricular activities and instruction included in daily tuition rate.
(480) 584-4064

School is OUT! Check out our videos on facebook of our Pre-K Graduates!
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TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

will be celebrated at TotSpot Preschool next week, April 30th - May 4th. Stop by the front office if you need a list of your child's teacher's favorite things for gift ideas.

Pre-K learning fun!

If you are thinking about signing your kids up for a computer class, Mr. Ken is offering a great deal to NEW students. Just follow this link to living social: http://www.livingsocial.com/cities/39/deals/157669-four-discovery-kids-puterbugs-technology-classes

It is a great class that get kids familiar with the computer and how it works. It is a great class, come in and see for yourself.