Week of October 7-10, 2013

Week of October 7-10, 2013

Theme: My Feelings

Letter of the Week: P

Dear Families,

During the week, the children will identify and talk about feelings that are common to everyone. They will learn words that name feelings, such as happy, sad, serious, and excited. they will also learn that how they feel affects the way they behave. For example, they are likely to smile when they are happy and frown when they are angry or unhappy. Additionally, children will talk about recognizing and responding to the feelings of others. 

Learning Together:

• Ask how your child is feeling when he/she comes home from school. Encourage your child to share reasons for these feelings.
• Look through picture books and have your child try to identify characters' feelings. Ask your child what clues helped him or her determine each character's feelings.
• Tell your child what makes you happy. Talk about things that make you both happy. Play a guessing game with your child. Take turns using facial expressions and other forms of body language to pantomime a feeling for the other to guess.

This week while we concentrate on feelings we will be discussing times when we had those same emotions. We will be identifying feelings that others may be having. We will identify how our bodies feel, look and what we can do to help our bodies calm down when they need. to.We will also identify strategies we can use when we are having certain feelings and how we can deal with them in an appropriate manner. 

Special Activities:

Star of the Week: Samantha Amick, P.M.

Special Letter Snack on Wednesday: Peyton Coyne, A.M.

Preschool Picture Day: October 15th, more information closer to the date.