September Recap:

In September, we welcomed everyone back to school and introduced some new friends to all our classrooms. With new transitions for some students into different classroom dynamics, it fits perfectly for our month's All About Me theme. This theme gave the children a fun way to show their teachers and classmates who they are and how many family members they have and share their favorite things. The literature focus of the month was The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. The teachers read for circle time each day and opened a discussion for the children to express their interpretation of the book and share feelings common to the scared little raccoon. Our second focus of the month was learning the norms and expectations of the classroom. The children learned how to help care for one another and their classroom environment. 

We were excited to bring back our Enrichment Program for our children. A teacher goes into each Primary Classroom and does a lesson/activity with the children. Each classroom has its own time during the academic school day where they participate. The Enrichment Program includes Art, Cooking, Music, Gardening, and Computers. Each week is different, and engaging the children in new subjects and learning something new each day is fun. We also had our Back to School, where we passed along good information, and the teachers discussed the expectations of the school year and classrooms.

October News:

We are excited about our theme, The Five Senses and Feelings, in October. We will explore sound, sight, touch, smell, and taste. Also, we will go over the different kinds of feelings and emotions. Our Geography lesson will be centered around North America and the book of the month, Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger. A couple of important dates to watch are October 17^th, 18^th, and 19^{th, and} Tuesday, October 31^st, will be our annual Costume Parade. We invite all children to come to school dressed in their Halloween costumes. Students will trick-or-treat from room to room and go outside for a costume parade.

We look forward to seeing everyone's Halloween costumes!