Derby week was so much fun with outdoor and indoor activities. Our mothers and fathers are near and dear to our to our hearts. Thank you mommy and daddy for taking care of us each day.

 The sign language hand for I love you.  These were part of the cards we made for our dear moms.

 Acting out the song If I were a Butterfly or a robin or a bear.  The purpose was to thank God for making me just the was that I am. 

 My stuffed animal loves his new cage.

 We loved the tornado tube.

 Indoor betting with dice, but you had to know your sight words to go forward.

 Our derby hats

 Our run for the Rose

             It got a little tricky so we had to turn our glasses upside down.            

 Our stick horse races

 Everybody is a winner at Lafayette Academy School.

 The sensory table was full of horses and grass to cut.

 A good old fashion game of horseshoes.

 Pond life, plants, and Earth Day were the focus for the last two weeks. We  have learned so much and we loved playing outside. We even picked up trash to keep our play area clean.  



By this time in the year we are able to work difficult 48 piece puzzles. Give yourself a pat on the back, friends. 

 You do the Hokey Pokey when it rains, rains, rains.

 These girls got to feed Mr. frog if they could say their sight words.

 A parmesan cheese can makes a perfect frog.

After making marshmallow flowers, of course we got to eat some. 

 Various uses for egg cartons.

 Cleaning up the trash on the playground was part of our Earth Day activities.

 Checking out our recyclable materials.

 Each month we design a seasonal object to sit on during carpet time.

 Our celery experiment to show how water travels up the stem of a plant.

 The noodle and seed sensory table

Although we did many fun activities like painting eggs and hunting for eggs, our main focus was the story of Jesus dying and rising.  I really feel like the children understood the importance of this idea.  We are very excited that spring is here and hope that these April showers do bring May flowers. 

 Holding the sponge with a clothespin makes it easier to paint.

Our sponge painted eggs.

 He is putting the final touches on his egg basket.

 This friend is putting the bunnies in order from 1-10.

 Bunny confetti, plastic eggs and lots of rainbow rice filled the sensory table which was a big hit. 

 We made our own Easter bags.

 Guess who's under the mask, Mrs. Angela?

 A perfect day for an Easter egg hunt.

 Opening our eggs

 Balancing eggs on spoons was one of our Easter games.

 The Resurrection eggs were an interesting way to find out the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

 Making those bunnies hop.

 Jesus is Risen Crosses.

Doing the bunny hop 

 We talked about the Statue of Liberty and the presidents.

 Rainbow spaghetti at the sensory table was oh so FUN!!!!

 The obstacle course

 Friends helping friends.

 Spring is sunshine, butterflies, birds, and flowers.