Miss Currie's 4-year-old preschool class has learned a lot of fun and new things during the second half of the school year. In language arts, the children finished learning about the entire alphabet. Now they are focusing more on bringing the letters together to form words, practice letter sounds and improve their writing skills. In math, they have been practicing identifying and creating simple patterns, reviewing their numbers from 1-20 and measuring and weighing a variety of objects, just to name a few things. Some other topics that the preschoolers have learned about was seasonal changes (emphasis on winter and spring), ocean animals, 5 senses, Earth and space, community helpers, planting, caterpillars, butterflies, and wild animals. The children enjoyed participating in a variety of hands-on activities and listening to stories related to these themes. They also loved going on some field trips to complement a couple of these themes. In March the children went to the Kohl Children's Museum to explore their 5 senses. Also, in May the children went to Lincoln Park Zoo after learning about wild animals. One exciting event the children celebrated was Cinco de Mayo.

One preschooler's father is a chef. He visited the classroom and demonstrated how to make quesadillas. Then the children had a mini fiesta for snack as they enjoyed eating quesadillas, chips, salsa and nacho cheese. With all that the children have learned, experienced and accomplished this past year, they are all ready to become Kindergarteners! Preschool's mini-chefs enjoy a demonstration of quesadilla making for Cinco de Mayo.