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 up 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 they could help take care of one another and their classroom environment.  

We were excited to bring back our Enrichment Program for our children on extended hours schedules. The Enrichment Program includes Art, Cooking, Music, Spanish, and Computers. Each week is different, and fun to engage the children in new subjects and learn something new each day. 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:

In October, we are excited about our theme of the month Solar System and Space. It is always a fan favorite to take imaginative trips into space and learn everything to discover out there. There will also be many creative and fun-filled art projects starting with some fall work on fire safety and Halloween-themed crafts. 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 keep an eye out for are October 15th & 16th, which will be our school picture days. Friday, October 30th, 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 then go outside for a costume parade.

We look forward to seeing everyone's Halloween costumes!