AAUW Nursery School

Fingerpainting!

2012-02-02T18:35:00.002-06:00

Fingerpainting...the classic preschool activity!

Look at my hands!

Pioneer West News

2012-01-20T13:01:00.002-06:00

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We made puppets in Pioneer West!

2012-01-13T15:45:00.000-06:00

Music

2012-01-09T18:42:00.001-06:00

We like music!

We marched in a parade.

Mr. Steven came to our classroom to teach us about music. He played the trombone!

2012-01-06T14:20:00.003-06:00

Working with Wikki Sticks

Pioneer West is Thankful for having such a magical visit from the Sugar Plum Fairy!

2011-12-20T08:40:00.000-06:00

Acting out the story of Humpty Dumpty

2011-12-15T16:03:00.003-06:00

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall...

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall!

All the King's horses, and all the King's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again!

Pioneer West - Freeze Dance

2011-12-04T12:37:00.000-06:00

Painting with dreidels

2011-12-03T19:46:00.002-06:00

Spin, spin spin the dreidel!

Pioneer West News

2011-11-07T17:34:00.001-06:00

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Pioneers West

2011-11-03T14:20:00.002-05:00

Working Together

Voyagers Halloween

2011-10-31T17:02:00.002-05:00

"We are going to Chicago to save the day!"

Voyagers Halloween

2011-10-28T08:19:00.003-05:00

Having some Halloween fun.

Learning about corn

2011-10-22T15:48:00.006-05:00

The Adventure Class enjoyed learning about corn.

We learned that corn grows on stalks in farmer's fields.

We talked about how corn is harvested, and what kinds of equipment the farmer needs to do his job!

After putting the corn into an electric grinder, we felt the soft cornmeal.

The students enjoyed corn muffins for our snack!

Summer Camp August 8-11; Part 3

2011-09-02T16:05:00.000-05:00

Summer Camp Part 2

2011-09-02T15:55:00.002-05:00

Summer Camp came and went. We loved putting on a puppy fashion show. We had set crew, costume designers, dog trainers, and an audience. We read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and follwed up by making our own coconut tree.

Suumer Camp 2011 8/8-8/11

2011-09-02T15:31:00.000-05:00

The Pond

2011-05-20T14:54:00.002-05:00

Today we had a field trip to the pond. Miss Jan told us to be nature detectives. We heard birds, saw deer tracks and looked for pond creatures.

Butterflies!

2011-05-09T17:19:00.003-05:00

Today we watched as a little caterpillar was wiggling in his chrysalis. He was trying to join his friends, who already were butterflies! We have four painted lady butterflies so far...

Pioneer West-Sand play

2011-05-05T04:53:00.000-05:00

Pioneer West - Sand Table

2011-05-05T04:48:00.000-05:00

Pioneer West- Look what I made!

2011-04-26T16:36:00.000-05:00

Pioneer West Relay Races

2011-04-07T16:10:00.000-05:00

Pioneer West

2011-04-07T16:07:00.002-05:00

Pioneer West is mapping the neighborhood

Pioneers East ~ Special Visitor

2011-03-24T21:14:00.004-05:00

A Police Officer visited our class today

He let us feel how heavy his handcuffs are and let us see & hear his car.

Discovery Class ~ Special Visitors

2011-03-23T22:22:00.003-05:00

Scientists visited our class

We all got to try an experiment in paper chromatography, we watched the color of our marker separate on paper into the primary colors that created it.

Discovery Class ~ Special Visitor

2011-03-23T22:12:00.004-05:00

An Appraiser visited our class :) We went on a treasure hunt using the floor plan of our classroom and she showed us how to measure with a laser and a tape measure.

Voyagers Class on P.J. day

2011-03-15T16:12:00.001-05:00

Green Eggs and Ham

2011-03-14T10:26:00.002-05:00

The Adventure class enjoyed green eggs and ham.

Fingerpainting on a rainy day!

2011-03-04T13:27:00.001-06:00

Pioneers West Class

2011-03-02T14:19:00.004-06:00

A student is reading to The Cat In The Hat on Dr. Seuss' birthday.

Pioneer West loves the snow!

2011-02-18T14:00:00.000-06:00

Learning about rules, laws, Barack Obama and The American Flag

2011-02-18T13:59:00.000-06:00

Pioneer West is Clowning Around

2011-02-18T13:39:00.000-06:00

Pajama Day!

2011-02-18T13:10:00.002-06:00

It was fun to go to school in our pajamas!

We made a big traffic jam!

Its fun to play in our PJs!

Voyagers

2011-02-15T10:23:00.002-06:00

Dramatic play in the kitchen. Having a party.

Pioneers East

2011-02-07T22:48:00.002-06:00

Discovery Class

2011-02-07T22:42:00.002-06:00

Voyagers-Three Little Pigs

2011-02-05T14:39:00.003-06:00

We have been learning and acting out puppet shows. We help each other out and it is OK if we do not say our lines perfectly.

Voyagers

2011-01-20T20:38:00.003-06:00

Talking about how to build a house for the little pig.

Voyagers

2011-01-20T20:31:00.003-06:00

Puppet show of "The Three Little Pigs"

Pretending snowflakes are Hershey bars and milk shakes!!

2011-01-12T18:16:00.001-06:00

If all of the Snowflakes were Hershey Bars and Milkshakes oh , what a snow that would be!

2011-01-12T18:12:00.002-06:00

We love snow!

2011-01-11T13:15:00.002-06:00

It was the perfect day to go sledding on our hill!

The Voyagers class played in the snow today!

Music in the Discovey Class

2011-01-09T15:04:00.002-06:00

Music in the Discovey Class

2011-01-09T14:53:00.002-06:00

Mr Steven visited the Discovery Class so they could hear a trombone.

2011-01-09T14:45:00.003-06:00

We marched around the room with the different musical instruments we made.

Music

2011-01-08T09:56:00.002-06:00

We listened to different types of music. Music can make us feel different ways--- happy, sad and even sleepy!

Having a parade is fun!

Mr. Steven came in and taught us about music. He played songs on his trombone.

Pioneer West is Thankful for the Gift of Dance

2011-01-03T12:03:00.001-06:00

2010-12-30T16:33:00.004-06:00

We acted out to The Nutcracker Ballet and tried on many costumes.

2010-12-30T16:28:00.002-06:00

Making gingerbread

2010-12-15T17:39:00.004-06:00

We roll out the dough with powdered sugar, and cut our gingerbread people!

First, we measure the ingredients and mix...

Shaking cream into butter

2010-12-04T09:39:00.000-06:00

Baking in the Kitchen

2010-12-03T10:12:00.001-06:00

Our Eggs-periment

2010-12-01T19:28:00.004-06:00

We put eggs in vinegar and water. What will happen to the eggs?

The students draw what they see on their charts.

To Our Student Teacher: We miss you!!

2010-11-23T23:01:00.003-06:00

Balance Beam

2010-11-16T13:49:00.003-06:00

The children walk the balance beam over the "alligator pit."

A walk in the woods

2010-11-10T13:09:00.003-06:00

Miss Jan led us on a nature walk through Van Patten Woods. We were nature detectives. We heard geese, saw moss and dead trees, and dicussed different kinds of leaves.

Our pumpkin

2010-10-31T11:08:00.003-05:00

Our class carved a pumpkin. We voted to carve a scary face.

We took turns scooping and counting out the seeds.

Puffy Paint

2010-10-22T12:53:00.005-05:00

The Adventure class mixed shaving cream and glue, then added color to make puffy paint!

Apple Tarts

2010-10-09T16:01:00.002-05:00

We made apple tarts for snack.

Making applesauce

2010-10-01T14:22:00.004-05:00

The adventure class had a great time making applesauce today!

After cooking them, we put the apples through the applesauce machine.

We washed and cut the apples.

Discovery Class

2010-09-29T22:26:00.004-05:00

Puppet Show

Busy Builders

Fun with Flour

Pioneers East Class

2010-09-29T22:13:00.005-05:00

Dress-up Time

Grocery Shopping

Making Silly Putty

Pioneer West: I am proud of my work!

2010-09-22T16:00:00.002-05:00

Dancing to the Beat-Pioneer West

2010-09-22T15:26:00.008-05:00

The boy and girls of the Pioneer West class enjoyed playing with the percussion instruments.

Voyagers Class

2010-09-02T16:38:00.003-05:00

Gadget painting

Voyagers

2010-09-02T16:36:00.002-05:00

Sensory at the sand table

Voyagers

2010-09-02T16:34:00.003-05:00

Fine motor development

Voyagers

2010-09-02T16:30:00.003-05:00

Dramatic Play

Toad

2010-08-30T19:09:00.003-05:00

The afternoon Pioneer class enjoyed a visit with Sedrick the Toad, found on the playground. We talked about what kind of bugs toads like to eat, and where toads like to live. After our visit, we went outside and put Sedrick back into the bushes. Maybe we'll see him again soon!

Adventure Class

2010-08-30T12:18:00.002-05:00

Dramatic Play

Adventure Class

2010-08-30T11:45:00.002-05:00

First week of school

socializing at the sand table

Welcome Discovery Class

2010-08-26T11:22:00.009-05:00

The Discovery class was introduced to the classroom, new friends, new routines and expectations, as the parents accompanied their children on the first day of class for the year 2010-2011.

Welcome Discovery Class

2010-08-26T10:33:00.023-05:00

Hand washing is fun!

NAEYC RE-ACCREDITATION

2010-08-09T11:43:00.002-05:00

AAUW Nursery School earns re-accreditation!!!! GOOD JOB TO EVERYONE!!!!

AAUW in the Waukegan Independence Parade June 27, 2010

2010-06-29T10:33:00.001-05:00

AAUW First Place in the Best Theme category and and 3rd place in the best decorated category in the Waukegan Independence Day Parade- History in the Making.

The children had fun dressing up as future professionals.

They carried signs that said "We Are History in the Making."

Thanks to the Alacan, Autry, Cisternino, Conway, Davis, Eul, Lopez,

Nelson, Pable and Shumaker families for bringing their kids and walking!

AAUW thanks the hardworking float committee: Brennan & Steph Autry; Robb & Kate Collimore; and John & Loretta Pable for the Award winning float .

Adventure Class

2010-05-19T19:05:00.002-05:00

Voyagers trip to the Fire station

2010-05-18T20:41:00.002-05:00

Carnival 2010

2010-05-17T09:43:00.004-05:00

Thank You to Rhonda Haymaker and her committee for months of planning and hard work!! The event highlighted our Waukegan Police Department and K-9 demo, Fire Department, petting zoo from Patch 22, John Rueth, d.j., craft table, balloon designer, face painting, silent auction, 50/50 raffle,lots of games, inflatable jump houses, tricycle races, and photos from AAUW long prosperous history. The volunteers from Warren High School and Zion Benton High School were a tremendous help. We are truly grateful, for all of the donations we received from the parents and community, to supply food, beverages, crafts, game prizes and raffle prizes and so much more. The time and preparation from everyone paid off and really made the day a huge success!!!

2010-05-04T22:19:00.000-05:00

Easel painting can be a sensory activity!

Butterfly says "hello to Spring"

2010-04-30T15:58:00.001-05:00

Butterflies

2010-04-30T15:57:00.003-05:00

Our butterflies have emerged!

Little Biologists of Pioneer West

2010-04-30T15:50:00.001-05:00

Angel our guest biologist visited us with his displays of a wide variety of insects!! The children learned that an ant can carry 50 times its weight and the female mosquito bites you to get protein. He is going to check back with us to find out how our butterflies are doing.

2010-04-20T15:19:00.005-05:00

We had a great time visiting the fire station. We saw where the firemen slept and ate, learned about the ambulance and even got to spray the hose!

Caterpillars!

2010-04-19T13:00:00.001-05:00

The Adventure class welcomed our new caterpillars. We will be watching how they change into Painted Lady Butterflies!

Voyager Class

2010-04-10T20:39:00.008-05:00

Working at the
creation station.

Filling the eggs in
the sensory table
and trying to find
the matching letters.

Voyager Class

2010-04-10T20:34:00.002-05:00

Working
together in
the sand.

Center Time Fun!

2010-04-08T21:32:00.008-05:00

They worked together to build a big castle!

Relaxing in the loft with a good book.

Pioneers East: Center Time

2010-04-08T15:31:00.002-05:00

Stacking and making designs by size.

Pioneer West: Balance Beam

2010-03-24T08:55:00.002-05:00

Pioneer West: Green Eggs & Ham

2010-03-24T08:43:00.001-05:00

I do like to eat green eggs
and ham !!!!!!!

Pioneer West: Celebrating Dr. Seuss !!

2010-03-24T08:33:00.001-05:00

Dr. Seuss gave us many reasons to laugh,
read silly words, and enjoy the fantasy world of Seuss!!!

Voyager Class

2010-03-23T20:58:00.003-05:00

We had a special guest come play his trombone for us while we were learning about hearing one of the 5 senses. He was our drum major and we marched around the room with him.

Adventure Class

2010-03-16T08:41:00.012-05:00

The children told the teachers they were looking for lobsters in the wet lands area.

Voyager Class

2010-03-14T21:12:00.004-05:00

Working together
to build a
marble run.

2010-02-24T21:42:00.000-06:00

Working and
playing together
in the doll house.

Adventure Class

2010-02-24T21:32:00.003-06:00

Look what we
made, it is a
"castle creation."

2010-02-24T21:29:00.000-06:00

Pouring, measuring,
sinking, and floating
at the sensory table.

Adventure Class

2010-02-24T21:22:00.002-06:00

Being social and
working in
the sand table
together.