Week of October 22-25, 2012

Week of October 22-25

Theme: Community Helpers & Fall

Color: Brown, Wear Brown on Thursday

Letter: T

October 25 Show and Share: Something that begins with letter T

Last week we began our theme of Community Helpers and Fall. We had the opportunity to explore some fall items in the sensory table. There were large leaves of different colors and acorns, the children could use magnifying glasses to examine these objects. There was a post office set up in the classroom so the children had the opportunity to use coins to purchase paper, stickers and envelopes in order to make some mail. Some of the children brought their mail home and some of them mailed their envelopes in the mailbox at school. We played Firetruck Bingo to match letters them painted our Firetruck red when we found the matching letter. We played a community helper magnetic tool matching game and Community Helper Bingo. The children also played a Picnic Basket Game to practice manners and completed an acorn craft. Everyone made a Hot Dog for our letter of the week H. The morning class got a visit from the Brecksville Library and did a pumpkin craft with their Third Grade Buddies.

       

  

      

     This week we will continue to talk about community helpers. On Tuesday Brecksville firefighters and the fire truck are coming to visit us at preschool. They will show us some of the equipment the firefighters use as well as giving the opportunity to see the fire truck. We are going to practice positional words such as next to, above, below using a community map and locations in the community.  We will also make a mouth as we talk about dentists. We are also going to play a police officer game that will have the children match license plate letters to garages. The children are going to practice completing patterns using leaves. and will make a leaf person using real leaves. Please take the opportunity to explore some outside fall items this weekend and have your child bring in 4-5 leaves that we can use to make leaf people and to do leaf rubbings. We are going to practice some fine motor skills and work on hand strengthening by playing a squirrel game where the children pick up acorns using tongs and matching acorn color to the appropriate spot in their tree log. Some stories we are going to read include: "Leaf Man, " and "Pumpkin, Pumpkin."
     This week we have a new friend starting in the morning class, his name is Aarav. We would like to welcome Aarav to our class.

     This week I resent invitations to those parents who had not accepted the previous invitation that was sent for LifeCubby. I will update cubbies this week with new pictures from our activities.

Upcoming Dates:  

   Our Halloween Party will be on October 31st. This party is just for the children. Please have your child bring or wear their costume to school that day.  Please choose costumes that are kid friendly and not too scarey. Please leave any weapons that go with costumes at home for that day, they are not permitted in school.

  Preschool picture retake day is November 13.

  Hilton Family Reading Night is November 16.

Have a great weekend.