Bananas for Learning

  Settling In in September I cannot believe that we have been in school for nearly a month! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of getting to know one another, getting to know our school, and getting to know our routines. We have been getting to know the names of our centers and school materials, using our words to get our needs met, practicing sharing toys/materials with those around us, and doing routines over and over and over and over and over again. While we aren't exactly diving into a study about the world around us, we are focusing on the extremely important topics of school/classroom expectations, the people who work at our school, and how to be a good friend. It is these lessons that form the foundation for the rest of our year and set us up for success! It means a lot to Miss Carolina, Miss Tia, and I that we create a classroom community and that we are all on the same page.  I hope that your child has come home excited about what they are doing at school and t...

  WELCOME! It is our pleasure to welcome you and your family to the 2024-2025 school year at the Frankie Lemmon School! We are so happy that you are part of the Bananas class and I know that we are going to have an amazing year together. We will become like a family; learning, growing, and laughing together for the next ten months.  This blog will be used to share what we are doing in our classroom. It will be updated monthly with pictures and descriptions of what we are learning. If you do not want your child's picture featured on our blog, please let me know immediately. The link to this blog is only shared with Banana Families, so it is private.  Each month we have a different study using the Creative Curriculum and will focus on deepening the children's understanding of things they encounter everyday. Examples of studies we used last year are: Wheels, Bread, and Clothes. They may not sound that exciting, but it is so much fun to watch them ask questions and seek to kn...