Smarty Pants Preschool

Kindergarten Registration

2012-02-07T10:58:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Just a reminder that Kindergarten registration is going on right now at the elementary schools. You can drop in at your school and pick up a packet, then return it asap. To turn in your packet you will need a full sized birth certificate, immunization records (birth to date, but does not have to be completed at this time) and proof of residency (a recent utility bill or renters/buyers agreement).

It is so important to get registered so the school knows how many kindergarten teachers they need for next year! :) Can you believe the time is going so fast?

Everyone Loves Wednesdays

2012-02-03T09:00:00.000-08:00

We love Wednesdays at preschool... why? Because we do centers!

The kids LOVE centers! We split into small groups and rotate through 3 different centers.

Center #1: Teacher Center

We go though our abc flashcards then practice building and sounding out words. This week we worked on "at" words (I took that picture last week! :) ) See if your child can sound out "cat" "mat" "sat" "bat" etc. They are doing great!

Center #2: Worksheet center

The kids do a "review" worksheet that they can complete on their own

Center #3: Dum-dum Reading

I bet you can guess which center the kids love most... dum dum reading of course! During this center the kids get a dum dum sucker and read a book. So simple, but so fun! We do this center every other week. Next week we'll have a "little buddy" reading center where the kids choose a stuffed animal to hold while they read. They love these centers and I love them because I can work one on one with the kids. I see so much progress when we work in centers!

Library Field Trip

2012-02-02T09:00:00.000-08:00

Our 3 year old class got to go on a field trip in January- we went to the library in Eagle Mountain. We had such a great time!

The kids were very well behaved, the librarians were impressed! We got to hear a story about how to take care of library books and a story about the letter M. We got to tour the children's section of the library and even got to see what was upstairs.

It is so fun to see how much this class loves books- they all wanted to check a book out to take home with them!

Catch Up!

2012-02-01T10:58:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Sorry it has been awhile since the last post- I have been a little overwhelmed with registration for next year. I have been extremely blessed- both of my 4 year old classes are full for next year- overfull in fact! I am planning on finishing a room in my basement and moving the preschool downstairs so I can take a few more kids. Right now I have 12 registered in each class. Crazy! Thank you to all of you who have referred me to your friends and neighbors! I am so grateful!

Lets see, we had a fun month in January. I think everyone's favorite part was our field trip to Little Casears!

It was fun to have both classes come at the same time. They loved meeting each other!

Snowman

2012-01-11T11:08:00.000-08:00

Our art project this week was "building" a snowman. Since we have ZERO snow, we used cottonballs- they turned out great!

Welcome Back!

2012-01-03T11:13:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Christmas break! I know I loved not having a schedule, sleeping in, and eating whatever for 2 weeks! It will be nice to get back to life though!

Here is a quick recap of some of our December activities:

We talked about Christmas in Holland, made a wooden shoe, and left our shoes by the fireplace for Sinterklaaus...he brought us treats!

We had a fun Christmas program for our parents.

We decorated sugar cookies and had hot chocolate.

December is always such a fun month in preschool!

The Stockings Were Hung....

2011-12-06T11:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas is in full swing at preschool! We are working on some fun poems to share at our program on the 15th, and we are doing some fun Christmas art projects... here's a sneak peek! :)

November Wrap-Up

2011-11-29T11:06:00.000-08:00

I can't believe November is almost over! Here are some pictures of our fun Thanksgiving parties!

The four year old classes made Indian corn

The 3 year old "feast":

The morning class "feast":

A color-by-number turkey:

The afternoon class "feast":

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! :)

Friday Class Udate

2011-11-16T11:01:00.001-08:00

We have been having fun in our 3 year old class! We have such a great group of kiddos! I love that class!

Two weeks ago we painted some cute turkeys:

And last week we visited the firestation!

So much fun!

Thankful Turkeys

2011-11-08T13:55:00.001-08:00

Last week we worked on our class "Thankful Turkeys."

It was so fun to see what the kids are thankful for!

Hooray for Halloween!

2011-11-01T11:07:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun week last week!

We celebrated the letter "H" with "Hat Day" on Wednesday:

And then Thursday we had our Halloween program!

(I couldn't resist taking a picture of all the moms taking pictures! :) )

The kids looked great in their costumes and they did a great job with our Halloween songs and poems! Thanks for coming, everyone! :)

Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-26T11:02:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we braved the wind and cold to go on our field trip to Evan's Family Farm in Lehi. Sooo cold, but soooo fun! :)

Before we got started, we had to snap a few class pictures:

Then we fed the goats:

and went off to the hay-bale maze (tons better than a corn maze! Especially with preschoolers! :))

We also got to go on a wagon ride, pick a pumpkin and jump in the hay!

Look what we got to bring home!

It was cold, but we had a great time! Thank you to all our parent helpers!

Pumpkin Man!

2011-10-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

This week we finished our Pumpkin-man that we started last week....

Last Thursday we painted them, then yesterday it was time to add the arms and legs....

They turned out great! :) Have a great fall break everyone! Next Tuesday when we come back it is our field trip to Evan's Family Farm!

Dinosaurs with the 3 year old class

2011-10-13T14:51:00.000-07:00

I feel like I always forget to blog about the three year old class...sorry! I really, really, really LOVE my 3 year old class this year! They are so super cute and well behaved. They are just the sweetest!

Last Friday we talked about the letter D and learned a song about donuts. We also talked about the number 5 and added 5 sprinkles to a pretend donut. I think the kiddos were craving donuts by the end of class! I wish I would have grabbed some for them- next year I will for sure! :)

We also watercolored some dinosaurs. The kids loved using the watercolors- they did a great job!

I love my three year olds! See you tomorrow! :)

Lovely Leaves

2011-10-13T10:52:00.000-07:00

Last week we did a watercolor leaf art project... they turned out great!

We have been in school now for over a month, and everyone seems to be settling into the routine. The behavior in class has been so good the last few weeks- everyone has stayed on "green"! Thank you so much for letting me work with your cute kids- they always make my day better! :)

Hooray for Dinosaur Day!

2011-10-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

Last week to celebrate the letter D, we had Dinosaur day!

We read lots of books about dinosaurs, did a dinosaur math page, watched a short dinosaur movie and made dinosaur footprint cookies.... what a fun day!

PS: we also had donuts on Wednesday for our letter "D" snack... sorry if the kids came home a little wired! :) (holy cow these kids are cute!!!)

4 year old class- Letter C week!

2011-10-05T11:10:00.000-07:00

Wow... I am soooo not good at updating the preschool blog! I can't believe it has been 2 weeks since we had our "C is for Cookie" day!

The kids loved making their letter C cookies...I gave them a few extra chocolate chips to munch on when they finished their paper cookie!

So of course, the next day we had to make real cookies for snack time! Yum! :)

Apple Day with the 3 year old class!

2011-09-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we had Apple Day with my three year old class. They were so cute learning our "A" poem:

"Way up high in the apple tree,

2 little apples smiled down at me.

I shook the tree as hard as I could-

DOWN came the apples.... mmmmmmmm they were good!"

They were SO excited to get their apples out of the their backpacks, that we didn't have time to do much with them... we quickly tested to see if they could float in hot water (which also helped wash them ;) ) then they started eating them!

Next week: the letter B! :)

Oh- we have also started practicing for our Halloween Program. So if your child comes home singing some spooky songs, you'll know why! :)

What are they saying?

2011-09-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

I'm sure many of you are wondering about the songs and cheers we do everyday in school. Many of the kids are still learning them, so they may not know all the words. :)

Here is our morning cheer:

"2, 4, 6, 8- we think preschool's really great!

We can read, and we can write,

we are cheerful, we are bright!

Smarty Pants Preschool- whoo!"

And our rules song (the tune is "Oh My Darlin' Clementine")

"In our classroom, in our classroom,

we have rules, 1-2-3.

One person talks,

Be a super sitter,

and keep hands of policy!"

And our end of school cheer:

"We are finished, we are done,

we worked hard and we had fun!

Smarty Pants Preschool- whoo!"

Ask your child to show you our cheers and to sing the rules song for you... now that you know the words! :)

PS: we also do the Pledge of Allegiance everyday, so if you can help your child with that at home, it would be great! Thanks!

"B" week

2011-09-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

Our 4 year old classes had a great week last week learning about the letter "B"....

We had "Breakfast with a Book"....

And played with "Bean Bags"

We also learned a song (that didn't really have anything to do with the letter B, but it goes along with our "All About Me" theme this month:

"I am Special" (tune: Are you Sleeping?)

I am special, I am special

Yes I am! Yes I am!

There is no one like me!

I'm unique! I'm unique!

Ask your child if they can sing it for you.... then talk about all the things that makes them unique!

When can we use the front door?

2011-09-20T13:56:00.000-07:00

I'm sure many of you are wondering when we can use the front door at preschool! Well, here is the answer: the concrete is dry and we can walk on it. The only problem is that they haven't put our railing back up, and I am worried that someone might fall on the driveway. So, we'll keep using the backyard for drop-offs and pick ups. Don't worry though, we have been using our time wisely after you drop your child off at school.

We have been practicing our large motor skills! Like how to make a line....

and how to fly like an airplane....

and how to jump off a rock! We have also been working on skipping and galloping. I am going to be sad when the weather gets cold and we can't play outside anymore!

First Week of Preschool!

2011-09-13T14:19:00.000-07:00

We had a great first week of school! Your kids are so sweet and amazingly smart! We are going to have a wonderful year!

We did have an EXCITING first week.... Miss Marci had a new driveway poured:

The kids were really great to work for a few minutes, then go to the window and see what the workers were doing:

We spent quite a lot of time looking out the window last week! :)

We also had a fun APPLE day in the 4 year old classes. We tasted different apples and made a graph of our favorite kinds:

and we made an apple collage art project:

and we read lots of great books! It was a fun week! :)

I'm back!

2011-06-01T09:50:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Sorry it has been awhile! My only excuse is that my computer crashed a few months ago with ALL of my preschool stuff on it.... I have been working ever since to catch back up!

We had a great end of school year! Our graduation was fabulous- the weather cooperated and the kids did a great job! I sure am going to miss those 4 year olds! They will do great in kindergarten!

Here is the info for my 2011-2012 classes:

4 year old morning class

Tuesday-Wednesday- Thursday

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

$75.00 per month/ $25.00 materials fee

Same class/ 2 days per week:

Tuesday & Thursday

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

$ 65.00 per month/ $ 25.00 materials fee

I have 2 spots left in my morning class :)

4 year old afternoon class:

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday

12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

$75.00 per month/ $25.00 materials fee

Same class/ 2 days per week:

Tuesday & Thursday

12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

$65.00 per month/ $25.00 materials fee

I have 2 spots left in that class also :)

3 year old Friday class:

Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

$30.00 per month/ $20.00 materials fee

My three year old class is full :)

Just a reminder- registration forms and materials fees are due by June 15 to hold your spot. Thanks so much!

Fabulous Field Trips!

2011-01-31T15:46:00.000-08:00

Last week I was lucky to go on not one, but TWO field trips! The first was our field trip to Little Caesar's with the four year old class....

This is one of my favorite field trips. Why? Because we get free pizza, of course! The kids got to make 2 pizzas to bring back to class to eat. So much fun!

In the three year old class we visited the Eagle Mountain Library. Our class was so good.. they were very quiet in the library. They got to listen to a story, see what is upstairs in the library and learn how to take care of library books.

A big thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers!

We're Back!

2011-01-13T18:30:00.000-08:00

Wow! It's been a whole month since I updated this blog- SLACKER! Hee hee hee! We've been back for 2 weeks and here are some of the fun things we have done:

We made sparkly snowflakes....

So cute!

And this week we have had so much fun learning the letter "P." Really- who knew the letter P was so fun? I especially loved all the creative things the kids brought for show and tell that started with P: pictures, pears, peaches, pony's, puppies, piggy banks, Peter Parker, pj's, and pop rocks... too fun!

Of course we had to have a pj day....

and we spent some cozy time reading to our "little buddies!"

And of course we had to have pancakes for our snack:

It has been such a fun two weeks! :)

O Christmas Tree

2010-12-13T13:30:00.000-08:00

The three year olds used watercolors to paint Christmas trees:

They turned out great! :)

The Stockings Were Hung...

2010-12-08T11:40:00.001-08:00

Check out our fun art project for December:

What's better than fingerpainting? :)

Morning Class

Afternoon Class

Happy SinterKlaas Day (early!)

2010-12-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

We talked about how they celebrate Christmas in Holland. On December 6th, they celebrate Sinterklaas Day. The children place their wooden shoes by the fireplace and fill them with carrots and hay for Sinterklaas' horse. In the morning, they hope their shoes will be filled with treats and gifts from Sinterklaas. We decided to try it out in our class!

And it worked! We put our shoes by the fireplace and went back to class to do our work. Before we went home we went to check our shoes and guess what? Sinterklaas left treats for us! He even left treats for the kids who were absent today! Lucky! The kids LOVED this! :)

Today was just one of those wonderful days at preschool- the kind that makes me love what I do! I am so lucky!

Another Thanksgiving Party!

2010-11-24T17:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was our Thanksgiving Feast with the 4 year old classes. They brought lots of yummy snacks to share and we made these awesome turkeys:

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! See you next Tuesday!

Little Turkeys!

2010-11-21T15:48:00.001-08:00

Friday was our big "Thanksgiving Feast" with the three year old class! As you can see, they had quite the spread:

Pudding, crackers, fruit roll-ups, oreos, marshmallows and more. That is my kind of feast!

The kiddos also had a great time making "Turkey Hats." I had to laugh because a few of them got a little carried away with the glue and may have went home with glue on their heads. Oh well- Thanksgiving only comes once a year! :) (and I am thankful for washable glue!)

Number Books and Lovely Leaves

2010-11-16T11:33:00.000-08:00

Last week the 4 year old class was so excited to finish their number books- and they were super excited to take them home! Each week they have practiced writing the number of the week, then they got to add shapes along with the number. They were also excited to write "The End" at the end of the book... I think it gave them a big sense of accomplishment!

We also did a fun art project last week- we used Karo syrup to finger paint leaves. It was messy, gooey and fun! The leaves are STILL drying, but I hung them up anyways! :) Check them out:

And, a few updates:

Book orders have been ordered and should be on their way!

Next week we will just have school on Tuesday. Please have your child bring a snack to share with the class- we'll be having a Thanksgiving Feast! :) Some ideas of things to bring are: baby carrots, olives, crackers, chocolate chips, pretzels, etc. We do have nut allergies in our classes, so please do not send anything with nuts. Thanks!

Have a great week!

Thankful Turkeys

2010-11-09T14:27:00.000-08:00

In class we have been talking about all the things we are thankful for. Last Thursday, each student got to write down one thing they are thankful for and we added them to our class turkeys. They did a great job!

Morning Class:

Afternoon Class:

Also, ask your child to show you the "Turkey" Poem we have been learning in class- it is too cute!

"I have a turkey big and fat.

He spreads his tail and walks like that.

His daily corn he would not miss,

and when he talks it sounds like this:

gobble gobble gobble gobble!"

Firestation Field Trip!

2010-11-08T12:27:00.001-08:00

What better way to learn about the letter "F" than to go on a Field trip to the Firestation! The Eagle Mountain Fire Department did a great job and we had lots of fun on our field trip last Friday!

Thank you, parent volunteers! We couldn't have gone without you! :)

Updates

2010-11-01T14:44:00.000-07:00

Wow- I didn't realize that I hadn't updated for 2 weeks! Sorry about that! Halloween is a busy time of year for me- my husband's birthday, my daughter's birthday and then all the Halloween craziness makes October a busy month!

We had a great time with our Halloween parties on Thursday and Friday! The kids were very well behaved and they all did a great job with the program- I hope you enjoyed the fun songs and poems we learned!

November is always a great month- we will be focusing on and talking about all the things we are grateful for. I love this time of year!

Thanks for checking in! I promise to update more often from now on! :)

October Field Trip!

2010-10-19T14:55:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our field trip today! Both classes had a blast at Cornbelly's! One of my favorite things was seeing all the kids in their bright yellow shirts- it sure helped us keep track of everyone! Thanks so much to our parent volunteers for all the help- we couldn't have gone without you! :)

Pumpkin Man

2010-10-18T16:01:00.000-07:00

The kids are dying to bring this art project home, but I am keeping them for at least 2 more weeks to decorate our classroom for Halloween! So, I thought I would publish a sneak-peek here! Check out our cute "Pumkin-Men!"

Field Trip Tomorrow!

2010-10-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is our first field trip of the year- we are heading to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point!Since it is a little bit of a drive, we are going to try and leave right around 9:30 a.m. (morning class) and 1:00 p.m. (afternoon class). If you ordered a class shirt, I have them ready to go! Just have your child wear a long sleeved t-shirt and we'll put it on over the top. It should be a fun day! Thanks to all my parent volunteers- we couldn't go without you! See you tomorrow!

Short Week!

2010-10-11T14:57:00.000-07:00

Just a quick reminder that this is a short week- we will just have school Tuesday and Wednesday, and we will be out Thursday and Friday for Fall Break. Have fun! :)

Painting Dinosaurs

2010-10-11T14:51:00.001-07:00

In our 3 year old class on Friday, we talked all about the letter "D!" The kids loved using watercolors to paint this cute dinosaur- they were still wet at the end of class, so I'll send them home next time! :)

If you have noticed, I have been sending home pages we haven't been getting to in class. We have been talking about the numbers and the letters, we just run out of time to color the pages! Feel free to let your child color them during the week- it will be a good review!

Random Notes

2010-10-05T15:09:00.000-07:00

Thank you, everyone for turning in your field trip permission forms (4 year old class). I am happy to announce that we have plenty of helpers, in both classes! If you volunteered to help, I am planning on you! Please let me know if something comes up and you can't come! Thanks!

Also, I am so excited to see all the children writing their names! If your child is struggling with their name, please practice with them at home. You can let them make their name out of play-doh, write it in lots of different colors, or you could cut out the letters in their name and let them decorate them. There are so many fun things you can do to help them with this important concept!

We are working on the letter E this week and the number 5. I noticed today that a lot of the kids are struggling with writing "5." This would also be something great to practice at home this week and we will be working on it in class as well!

Thanks again for sharing your sweet kids! I love each one of them!

C is for Clouds!

2010-10-04T12:56:00.001-07:00

In my Friday three year old class we learned about the letter C... we practiced writing the letter C, we learned the "C is for Cookie" song, ate cookies for our snack, and made clouds. Too fun!

Dinosaur Day

2010-10-01T05:49:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was our much anticipated "Dinosaur Day" in the 4 year old class. We read books about dinosaurs, ate dinosaur fruit snacks and even watched a little dinosaur movie, but the thing the kids loved most of all was making our "dinosaur fossils." They had so much fun stamping footprints in salt dough, then I threw them in the oven for awhile. After they baked, the kids had a really hard time not eating them! Maybe next year we'll make our "fossils" out of sugar cookie dough! :)

Self Portraits

2010-09-29T14:26:00.001-07:00

To finish up our "It's All About Me!" theme this month, we worked on Self Portraits today:

They did a great job! :)

Bubble Art!

2010-09-27T11:42:00.000-07:00

We had a fun "B" day on Friday with the three year old class! The kids LOVED the bubble art we created! We mixed food coloring with the bubbles, and when they popped it made an awesome art project! I hope your child sang you the "Bubble Song"- it is so cute!

C is for Cookie!

2010-09-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

We have had fun this week learning the letter C! Today we made pretend cookies.... and we ate plenty of the 'extra' chocolate chips! :) Tomorrow we will be making real chocolate chip cookies for our snack (if you count frozen cookie dough as 'making'- which I totally do!). It will be fun!

P.S. Have your child sing you the "C is for Cookie" song- they have done a great job learning it this week!

Apple Day with the 3 Year Olds!

2010-09-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

We had a fun apple day today! We made an apple puppet, tasted apples, drank apple juice, sang a song about apples and used apples in our art project:

(we used apples as stamps to create our art project!)

We also learned about the letter A, the number 0, the color RED, and had show and tell. It was a fun day! :)

School Shirts

2010-09-16T21:52:00.001-07:00

Don't forget to bring back your order form if you would like a Smarty Pants Preschool T-shirt! I'll order them next week and we should get them in time for our first field trip! The four year old class shirt will be yellow, the three year old shirt will be blue.

Oh- and a special "thank you" to my super cute model... a Smarty Pants Preschool Graduate! :)

Breakfast with a Book!

2010-09-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

We celebrated the letter "B" today with "Breakfast with a Book!

" It was so much fun! :)

Apple Art

2010-09-12T17:02:00.001-07:00

We had a fun apple day! Here is a picture of our "Apple Artwork!"

Hooray for a GREAT First Day!

2010-09-07T15:22:00.001-07:00

Today was our first day of school.... and it was WONDERFUL! Everyone was so well behaved! It is going to be a great year!

Thanks for staying for our open house today! I hope it answered any questions you may have about preschool. Always feel free to email me or call me if you have any questions or concerns- I am here to help! :)

We learned a fun song today- we will sing it everyday in class. See if your son or daughter can sing it for you:

"Today is a wonderful day,

For I am going away!

Not to the circus, not to the pool-

Can't you guess?

I'm going to school!"

Thanks for your sweet kids. It really was a good day! See you tomorrow!

PS: Don't forget about "APPLE DAY" this Thursday! Everyone needs to bring ONE apple to school. Thanks!

It's Almost Time!

2010-09-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it- just a few more days until school starts! Miss Marci has TONS to do to get ready! :)

Our first day of school is Tuesday, September 7th. The morning class goes from 9:30 to 11:30, we will have a short open house with our parents from 9:30 to 9:45, then we will get to work! The afternoon class goes from 1:00 to 3:00, and the open house in that class is from 1:00 to 1:15.

The theme for September is "It's All About ME!" We will be learning all about each other, as well as learning our classroom rules. We will also cover the letters A-D and the numbers 1-4.

On Thursday, September 9th, we will have "Apple Day." Please plan on sending one apple to school with your child that day. We will have them for our snack! We will also do a fun apple art project, learn an apple song, and graph which kind of apple we like best.

I am really looking forward to working with you and your child. As I have watched "my" preschool kids from last year go into kindergarten, it has been such a neat experience for me to hear how great they are doing. Teaching preschool has been a dream come true for me- it gives me the "best of both worlds"- I love teaching and I also love being home as much as I can with my kids. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to work with your child this year!

If you have any questions about preschool, please leave a comment on this blog, or feel free to email me at www.bedingfields@gmail.com. I'll do my best to answer any questions you may have!

Thanks!
Miss Marci :)

Registration Form and Materials Fee Due!

2010-06-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder- registration forms and materials fees were due on June 15th. Please turn them in as soon as possible so that I can go shopping for all our fun materials! :)

The 4 year old class materials fee is $20.00

The 3 year old class materials fee is $15.00

Thank you!

New Post!

2010-06-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

What? I am posting on the preschool blog? Crazy! Sorry for the lack of updates... last year was a crazy year- being a first year teacher again, as well as my first year as Young Women president in my ward- needless to say, I was VERY busy!

One of my goals for next school year is to post more on this blog. I think it is a great way to keep parents informed of what is going on and it is a fun way for me to journal all the fun things we do in preschool! Thanks for checking in and check back for more updates!

Back to School!

2009-10-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

Hi Parents! I hope everyone is doing well. We are over the H1N1 virus and our house is disinfected... I guess that means it is time to start preschool again! We will start school again this week- don't forget the Halloween parade on Thursday (4 year old class) and Friday (3 year old class) at 11:15!

Also, since I had to cancel class last week, November's tuition will be $65.00 (4 year old class) and $25.00 (3 year old class). Tuition is due next Tuesday (11/3- 4 year old class) and next Friday (11/6- 3 year old class). Can you believe it is November already?

Cornbelly's!

2009-10-13T11:28:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our field trip! I want to say THANK YOU to our parent helpers- you were great!

We saw some joke-telling chickens, raced rubber duckies, went in a small corn maze, went on a hay ride, and got to pick pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. There was so much to do there, but we only got to do a few things. I hope your preschooler had fun!

The singing/joke telling chickens.

Going in the "Snake" Maze

Sorry we were late getting back- thank you for understanding! :)

Our school t-shirts are here!

2009-10-12T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I have our school shirts, but I wasn't able to deliver them... so, for tomorrow's field trip, we will just put your school shirt over whatever shirt you are wearing. It would be great if you could wear a long sleeve shirt, and we'll put the new shirt over the top! Thanks! They turned out really good- I think you will like them!

See you tomorrow for the FIELD TRIP!

The Firestation!

2009-10-09T13:33:00.001-07:00

We had a great time on our field trip to the firestation today! Thank you so much to our parent helpers... we couldn't have gone without you!

When we got back to school, the kids told me their favorite parts:

Jena: looking at the boats

Gage: seeing the trailer

Carly: the fire truck

Evan: seeing the boats

Jacob: the hoses

Makayla: the boats

Tayvin: the hoses

Abby: the fireman

Avry: the boats

(the boats were actually wave runners the firemen use to rescue people on the lake... I guess the kids were really impressed with them! :)

Remember, there is no school next Friday! See you in two weeks!

Witches and Frankenstein!

2009-10-08T11:50:00.001-07:00

Today we got to make puppets! I let the kids choose between a Witch and a Frankenstein. I was surprised that they all picked the Witch.... Frankenstein was actually my favorite! :) Doing an art project like this can get a little wild and crazy- especially with preschoolers- but the kids did a great job! We ran out of time, so your child should have brought home arms and hands for the witch... I told them they could finish at home!

We had a great week! Can't wait for our field trip on Tuesday! Our t-shirts should be done today, so I will drop them off as soon as I can. If your child can wear their shirt on Tuesday it will help us keep track of everyone! Thanks!

Field Trips!

2009-10-06T14:55:00.001-07:00

We have two fun field trips scheduled! Our 4 year old class will be going to Cornbelly's on Tuesday, October 12. We have enough parent helpers, so we just need everyone's permission slips back and we will be ready to go! On the 12th, please leave your child's booster seat on my porch when you drop them off at school. Everyone needs a booster seat for the field trip! I am hoping to have our class t-shirts ready to wear to the field trip. If they are ready, I might drop them off at your house Friday or Monday!

Our 3 year old class will be visiting the Saratoga Springs Firestation on Friday, October 9th. We also have plenty of parent helpers for this field trip! Please bring your permission slip back this week and leave your booster or car seat on my porch. If you could put your child's name somewhere on the car seat, it would help! Our t-shirts have been ordered too, so we'll see if we get them back in time to wear on Friday!

RED Day!

2009-09-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

Today in our 3 year old class we learned about the color RED.

TWO people wore RED shoes!

We had lots of RED shirts, RED bows and RED flowers, too!

Don't forget to wear something BLUE next Friday!

Breakfast with a Book

2009-09-18T12:59:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for sending breakfast this week- we had so much fun reading our books while we ate our cereal! We'll have to do it again sometime soon!

Apple Art

2009-09-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

Today we worked on an apple art project to go with the apple poem we learned last week. They turned out great! (and I am excited to have a project on the bulletin board!) We had a great day today!

First Day of School for Three Year Olds!

2009-09-11T15:35:00.000-07:00

WOW! Today was our first day of school with the three year olds and they are JUST SO CUTE! AND they have a lot of energy! We had fun writing the letter A, learning a new song and poem, coloring the number 1, having pretzels for snacks, talking about school rules, and making a magnet clip. It was busy and fun!

Thanks for sharing your child with me! I love love love it! :)

Have a great weekend!

Second Day of School!

2009-09-09T12:02:00.000-07:00

When I said I was going to update this blog more often when school starts, I wasn't kidding! Our second day of school was just as exciting as the first! The kids seemed a little more comfortable, and maybe a bit more "chatty". :) We are still working on the rules, and I know they will get better and better at being in school. If your child says he or she had "to change their card" just know that they did a quick time out and then tried harder to follow the rules. We have a great class and it is going to be a fun year!

Today we learned our "A" poem:

"Way up high in the apple tree,

Two little apples smiled down at me.

I shook the tree as hard as I could-

Down came the apples

MMMMM they were good!"

We did some cute actions with the poem and then got to work on writing the letter A. Your child should have brought home their "A" worksheet. If they didn't finish at school, have them finish tracing the a's.

We also worked on a "First Week of School" book that will be sent home tomorrow and celebrated a birthday. Life is busy in preschool!

With the weather being so nice, we may be outside at the end of class. We will usually be on the south side of my yard, just come through the gate and we'll be there!

Thanks so much for sharing your preschooler with me!

First day of school!

2009-09-08T12:34:00.000-07:00

Our first day of school finally arrived! We had a great time today and I am excited for the year! We talked about rules and why they are important- we read the book "The Day the Awful Aardvarks came to School" and talked about what rules we need in our class. Here is what we came up with:

1. Be good
2. One person talks
3. Be a Super Sitter
4. Be safe
5. Be kind

We'll keep talking about the classroom rules and will work on them everyday! :)

We also decorated our "Poem Folder" and added our first song/poem to it. Have your child sing you the song we learned:

"Today is a wonderful day, for I am going away!
Not to the circus, not to the pool-
Can't you guess? I'm going to school!"

And last, but not least we made a "homework clip" to stick on your fridge or magnet board. You can clip up your newsletters or the papers your child brings home from preschool!

We had a great day- can't wait for tomorrow! :)

Our Classroom

2009-09-08T12:24:00.001-07:00

Our classroom is finally ready! It turned out so cute...if I do say so myself! (hee hee hee!) I love it!

Out with the Red, In with the Blue!

2009-07-22T07:36:00.000-07:00

I have been getting our preschool classroom ready over the last week or so. The first thing I wanted to do was paint over the red I had in our computer room and go with a light blue- I thought blue would be 'calmer' for the kids than bright red! After a thick coat of primer, we were ready to start the 'real' color...

Lucky for me- I have an awesome helper!

Ty is so excited to help with "his" school!

I love how the blue turned out- it is going to be such a cute classroom! I'll post more as it comes along!

Update and Themes for the Year

2009-06-09T13:23:00.000-07:00

Thanks for visiting! Sorry it has been awhile since I updated. Just after I got started on my preschool, I got called as the Young Women President in my ward. So, for the last 2 months I have been figuring out Young Women's and preschool has been put on the back burner. BUT, it is summer now, and it's time to get everything going because fall will be here before we know it!

I am excited to announce that both classes (4 year old and 3 year old) are FULL! We are going to have such a fun year and I am looking forward to getting to know your sweet children! There are 10 students in each class. I think that will be the perfect balance of plenty of kids to play with/ not too many to get wild and crazy! :) Please turn in your registration forms a.s.a.p. or if you need a form, email me at bedingfields@gmail.com

I have also decided on the THEMES for the year. The 4 year old class themes are:

September: It's All About Me!

October: We Love Fall

November: We are Thankful

December Christmas Around the World

January: We Love Winter

February: Friendship

March: Fairy Tales

April: We Love Spring

May: Families

The 3 year old class themes are:

September: Getting to Know YOU

October: Apples and Pumpkins

November: The First Thanksgiving

December: Christmas Traditions

January: Weather

February: Love

March: The Great Outdoors

April: Bugs

May: Mommies and Daddies

I love teaching themes. We will base our literacy, math, art projects, music and poetry around the theme each month. So fun!

Welcome to Smarty Pants Preschool!

2009-04-02T13:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome! I am so excited you are here!

About Me:

I am a stay at home mom who is finally ready to jump back into teaching! I graduated from UVU in the teacher education program with high honors in 1998. I specialized in early childhood education and love working with young children. I taught first grade in Provo School district for 6 years and decided to stay home after having our second baby. Baby number 3 arrived shortly after, and I have been home ever since.

With one of my first grade classes

After having my children in several different preschools, I decided that having my own would be a wonderful way to be able to stay home and still indulge in my love of teaching and creating. Being creative was one of my favorite parts of being a teacher! I also love helping children learn to love reading and love being at school.

About My Family:

I have a wonderful husband who is a project manager for a steel construction company. We have been married for almost 12 years. We have three children- an 8 year old girl, a 5 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. We love to do things together as a family- hiking, snowshoeing, camping, and gardening just to name a few!

About Smarty Pants Preschool:

I am offering two classes for the 2009-2010 school year.

My four year old class will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuition is $75.00 per month. There is also a $20.00 materials fee that includes a T-shirt. We will work on developing beginning reading skills, alphabet, numbers, music, friendship, art and kindergarten readiness. I will only accept 10 students in this class.

My three year old class will be held on Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuition is $30.00 per month. There is also a $15.00 materials fee that includes a T-shirt. We will work on alphabet, numbers, colors, friendship, art and reading readiness skills. I am accepting 10 students in this class, but there are only 8 spots left!

Please call or email with any questions you may have-

Marci Bedingfield (801) 734-0776

bedingfields@gmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!