October was a fun month! We began by learning about inventions. We discussed the importance of the television, telephone and automobile. We talked about how life was so different without these things and what people used before these inventions were available. During the 2nd week we observed the changes fall brought. We had fun painting leaves, fall trees and pumpkins. We discussed the harvest of corn, pumpkins and apples. We learned about the life cycle of the pumpkin. We had fun carving our pumpkins and feeling the seeds. They were so wet and slippery!! We scooped them out, washed and dried them and then used them for an art activity. We enjoyed tasting different kinds of apples and most of the children decided the green apple was their favorite. At the end of the month we played fun games, made scary projects, learned new songs and even drank a yummy "Witches Brew". All a part of a week long theme of Halloween.

We will begin the month of November learning about Feelings and Emotions, different types of Families and various forms of Transportation. The last two weeks will be dedicated to Thanksgiving and we will discuss what we are thankful for. Our focus will also be on the role the Pilgrims and the Native Americans played during the first Thanksgiving.

Your children are doing a great job following classroom rules and routines. They are getting a lot of practice printing their names, using both upper and lower case letters. We are currently working on the number 4 and the letter E. Please reinforce the numbers and letters along with the sounds at home. We’re learning so many fun songs and poems to help the children learn concepts including the 7 days of the week, months of the year and continents. Their favorites are the Number Rock song and reciting our monthly "Chicken Soup with Rice" poem.

We are incorporating Spanish lessons into our weekly curriculum. Teacher Veronica will spend 1/2 an hour with each of the three Pre-K groups on Tuesdays and Fridays. The lessons will be stories, songs and vocabulary relating to our weekly themes. We are looking forward to this addition to our curriculum.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!
Teachers Aundreana, Veronica and Cortney D.

October was such a spooktacular month. Our Red group enjoyed making various inventions such as the telephone, light bulb and radio. We enjoyed painting and pretending to talk to our friends on the phone. We also talked about how life would be different without these inventions. The Red group also enjoyed making houses with our addresses. We ended our spooktacular month with a week of fun Halloween activities. We made pumpkins, ghosts and bats. Our classroom turned into a Halloween fun room and the children loved it!

November will also be filled with fun activities relating to our weekly themes; Feelings and Emotions, Family, Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and Transportation. We will be talking about what we are thankful for.

I am so proud of the children in the Red Group, they are all doing great!

have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Teacher Tresha

October was a fun time in the Toddler class! We began the month with discussions centered on inventions of light, television, radio and cars. During the weeks of Fall and Harvest time we concentrated on the change of weather from the warmth of summer to the coolness of fall. We also took time to notice the changes in the tree leaves and other plants. The beautiful colors of fall were our focus; Reds, Oranges and Yellows. Then we made a switch to Black and Orange for our Halloween art activities. The toddlers had so much fun singing scary songs and listening to scary stories.

Feelings and Emotions will be our first weekly theme in November. The children will be practicing making faces that reflect their feelings. As we get closer to Thanksgiving our themes will focus on Family and Friends. We will talk about traveling to see them and spending time with our loved ones during the holidays. November will end with the theme of Transportation. Cooper's Daddy will be bringing a tour bus by the center for the children to sit inside of and Caden's Papa will be bringing his Harley Davidson. Maybe we can talk Joshua's Daddy into bringing his restored 54' Ford custom line to share.

The Toddlers continue to work on colors, shapes, school rules and manners. Everyone is doing very well!

Teachers Chris and Cortney L.