Tuesday, Thursday Preschool

Erickson finished his first year of preschool at the end of May.  He had such a good time being social with his teachers and classmates on Tuesday and Thursday mornings this year.  Eric is full of ideas and questions so preschool is just the place for him.  We're very thankful for teachers who love him and care for him while he's away.

Eric posed everybody for this picture and then put his arms around them.  He loves his preschool teachers.

Yellow Day

We finished the preschool year by learning the Yellow Song.

Eric's Special Day

Eric had his last special day of Tuesday, Thursday preschool on Dan's birthday.  He was so excited to take his "constructions" in to share with his preschool friends.  His class took a walking field trip that day so Eric picked banana mini muffins and juice boxes for snack.  There were only three more days of preschool left and each morning Eric would ask if it was his special day again.  Special days are a big deal in preschool!

Eric's Spring Program

Eric's preschool class performed at the spring program earlier this month.  Eric doesn't sing a lot at home so I wasn't sure how much singing he would do on stage but he did pretty well.  I think he had a lot of fun with his class.

Blue Day

All About Me

Eric completed his Star of the Week poster for preschool and was proud to stand next to it being displayed outside his classroom.

I am 4 years old.
My birthday is March 6.
These are my hobbies:

-taking pictures

-eating ice cream

-reading books

-asking questions

-playing outside in the swimming pool

My favorite color is dark green.

My favorite food is potato chips

When I grow up I want to be a doctor.

Soccer is my favorite sport.

Green Day

Eric's green picture and his class singing the Green Song.

Eric's Birthday Share Day

Erickson enjoyed getting ready to celebrate his birthday at preschool.  He put the sprinkles on the popcorn after I coated it with almond bark.

Eric's birthday share day was also Red, White and Blue day preschool.

Eric had a little trouble deciding what to take for share time.  He finally decided on the Wedgits after we talked about what toys he likes to play with at home.  He also took along his new "robot arm" that we bought for his birthday party.

Pink Day

Eric did a hunt through the house looking for pink things for his preschool picture.

Valentine's Day

Sylvia and Eric spent the first two weeks of February working hard on their Valentines.  They were so proud to pass them out to friends at school.

You're out of this world.

I'm glad we're in the same school.

Sibling pictures are hit and miss at our place and our Valentine's Day picture was a miss (at least if everyone looking at the camera at the same time is what you're going for).  The boys swapped shirts from what they wore last year, and I put Eric in the 24 month one because I didn't think I could get Drake into (and out of) it.  The kids enjoyed getting Valentine's Day cards from Grandma and Grandpa and special balloons from Nana and Papa.

Eric's Special Day

Eric's special day was rescheduled in February after school was canceled on the original day.  He picked out his lion shirt to wear and wanted to take Mousy for share time.  Grandma watched Drake so I could stick around and play during centers time.  I love spending time with the kids while there in school when I get the chance.

calendar helper

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Preschool Pajama Day

Eric enjoyed a movie with Mousy at preschool on pajama day.  After preschool we headed to the mall (still in pajamas) for lunch with friends.  I love this boy and his sillies.  He keeps me smiling.

White Day

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Eric's Preschool Buddy

Eric got to bring home the second preschool buddy and once again he named him Alex.  The buddy bags have been one of Eric's favorite preschool activities.  Before bringing "Alex" home with us, I made sure Eric knew that he belonged to Mrs. Fink and had him thank her for letting us borrow him.  I think this helped with the fact that we had to return him to preschool a few days later.

Purple Day

Eric hunted through our toys for all the purple things he could find before we took his purple picture.

Eric's Christmas Program

The Tuesday, Thursday preschool students worked hard to prepare for their Christmas Program at the end of the semester.  I would overhear Eric singing Christmas songs from time to time, but I didn't know how many of them he knew the words to.  It was fun to watch him sing along with the other boys and girls.  One of his best friends, Hayden, is in the other preschool class so they don't get to see each other at school very often.  We weren't sure how well they'd do standing next to each other based on their history but the concert ended up being uneventful (in a good way).

Preschool Thanksgiving Feast

Eric's preschool class celebrating Thanksgiving by preparing food for a feast and decorating turkey cookies.  I helped out at the cookie table.  The kids also made popcorn and fry bread in the classroom and also ate apple sauce and turkey during the feast.

Brown Day

Orange Day

We were able to get a second color picture from our garden with this pepper.

I was able to stay and help out in Eric's preschool class on Orange Day.  They started the mornings with The Orange Song.  

During centers, I carved a pumpkin with the kids.  Eric isn't a big fan of pumpkin guts but he likes his mommy so he stopped by for a visit.  

He also got to decorate a pumpkin cookie with one of my favorite people, Mrs. Potter. 

Eric's Special Day

Eric had his first special day at preschool back in October.  He got to do the calendar activities with Mrs. Fink, be the line leader for the day, bring snack for the class, help with the Bible story and share about special toy from home.  His class also took a field trip on his special day.  They got to ride a city bus around town and through the bus wash before heading back to preschool.