Welcome to the month of November!!!      

 

Special Notices: 

 

This month we will be closed on Monday November 11 for Veteran’s Day, Thursday November 28 for Thanksgiving and on Friday November 29 for Professional day.  Lifetouch will be here for picture day on Thursday Nov. 7.  

 

We would like to thank our parents Mrs. Lynn Smith, Mrs. Beth DuBuque, Mrs. Jennifer Donnelly and Mrs. Rachel Armentano for representing our center and being part of the Parent Board. 

 

I would also like to thank all of our teachers, parents and our older classroom students that worked so hard during our Pink Bake Sale.  We raised $145 (which considering we were selling baked goods for .25 or .50 cents) it was a great success.

 

All parents, please make sure your child’s extra clothes are weather appropriate.  Many bins still have summer short sleeve shirts and shorts as their extra clothes.

 

Teachers celebrating a birthday this month are: Ms. Felicia in Crawlers on 11/7, Ms. Mandy in Young 4s on 11/25 and Ms. Hannah in Pre-K on 11/29.  Happy birthday!!!

 

The teachers and I would also like to wish all our families a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.                                                                                                              

 

 

Infants: Teachers: Ms. Brittany, Ms. Abriel, Ms. Stefanie and Ms. Hollie.

 

This month we will be experimenting with music.  Music activities simultaneously promote development in multiple domains.  We will be singing lullabies throughout the day to help stimulate early language and promote attachment.  We will also support each infant’s growing spatial awareness as the child experiences their body moving.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

Try singing to your child during diaper changing and play time. Please let us know what songs are your child’s favorite so we can do it also.  In class we have been doing “If you’re happy and you know it” and also “Twinkle twinkle what a bright child you are”.

 

 

Crawlers:  Teachers: Ms. Angela, Ms. Stephanie, Ms. Felicia and Ms. Justine.

 

This month we will continue to encourage children to express and regulate their own emotions. Children also develop and awareness of themselves as an individual with unique thoughts, feelings and perspectives.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

Please bring back to school your turkey feathers with what you are Thankful for written on it.  This will become part of our November classroom board.

 

Classroom Special Events:

 

We will be having a Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday, 11/26/19.  We will have a sign-up sheet in the classroom.  Please let me know if there are any items on the list you do not want your child to have.

 

 

 

Toddlers: Teachers:  Ms. Tara, Ms. Maria, Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Teyana.

 

This month we will be working on cognitive development with attention and inhibitory control.  We will be working on this during story time, reading simple stories that the children are familiar with.  We will also be working on language development.  We will continue to encourage the children to “use their words” learn new expressive words and repeat certain sounds.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

Decorate the feather that was sent home with things you are thankful for, for our turkey board.

 

Classroom Special Events:

 

Thanksgiving party on November 27. Please look for our sign-up sheet. Happy birthday to Brayden on 11/6, Nadia on 11/7 and Ariana on 11/24!!!

 

 

Older Toddlers/Young 3s: Teachers: Ms. Gina, Ms. Janessa and Ms. Maggie.

 

This month we will be working on health and safety practices.  We will encourage the children to drink from cups, put on their own coats and even help put on dress up in our dramatic play center. We will also encourage children to engage in positive relationships and interactions with other children. We are going to work on sharing and taking-turns, as well comforting our friends when they are upset.  We can help build positive relationships.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

Decorate a thankful leaf for the classroom board.  We will be sending home a leaf template. Please decorate it as a family and return it for our board.

 

Classroom Special Events:

 

Thanksgiving party- date to be determined.  Happy birthday to Jackson S. on 11/14 and Savannah on 11/30!!!

 

 

 3s: Teachers:  Ms. Channah and Ms. Erin.

 

This month we will be working with health and safety.  Children become increasingly able to identify unsafe situations and gradually learn strategies for responding to them.  In literacy, children learn writing skills and show knowledge of writing conventions.  They demonstrate an understanding of writing as a means of communication.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

Nov. 8 bring in something that begins with the letter A.  Nov. 15 bring in something that begins with the letter N.

 

Classroom Special Events:

 

Thanksgiving Party Nov. 27.  Please look for a sign-up list.

 

 

 Young 4s: Teachers: Ms. Dot and Ms. Mandy.

 

In social studies we will work with children to gain awareness of how they relate to families and their community. We will discuss social roles and responsibilities and recognize and respect similarities and differences in peers.  We will also work on literacy by working on our letter recognition, writing and letter sounds.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

We will be sending home an item to decorate and add family pictures showing what you are thankful for.

 

Classroom Special Events:

 

We will be having a Friendsgiving Feast on Tues. Nov. 26 with our friends in Pre-K.  Please keep an eye out for the sign-up sheet.  We would also like to welcome Alden and Elias to our room.

 

 

Pre-K: Teachers: Ms. Brenda and Ms. Hannah.

 

This month we will be working on alphabet knowledge.  Children will be able to recognize and identify letters and make letter-sound connections.  In math we will be working with number sense and quantity.  Children develop number recognition and counting skills, learn the relationship between numbers and the quantity they represent.  We are working on lowercase letter recognition and number writing.  Occasionally homework sheets will go home.  Most activities will be less than 5 minutes a night.  The homework will be supporting classroom learning.  This month we will also be learning about what it means to be thankful. With holiday season upon us, we will also be talking about manners, table manners and table setting.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

As a family make a family favorite dish/ dessert.  Take a photo of your family making it or enjoying it.  Send in the photo and the recipe for show and tell.

 

Classroom Special Event:

 

Tues. Nov. 26, we will be celebrating a Friendsgiving lunch with Ms. Dot’s Young 4s classroom.  Sign-up sheet for food items will be posted in the classroom.

 

 

K-Prep/Kindergarten: Teachers:  Ms. Tynicka and Ms. Kaitlyn.

 

This month we will be working on history and geography- children understand the concepts of time (past, present and future). We will also be working on self, family and community.  Children gain awareness of how they relate to their families and community, understand social roles and responsibilities, recognize and respect similarities and differences in people.

 

Family Engagement Activity:

 

Complete 10 of the 30 Days of Fall Activities and receive a free “No Homework” pass!

 

 

Classroom Special Events:

 

A Very Thankful Feast, sign-up to bring a special dish or treat as we gather around the table and discuss all we have to be thankful for.  Happy birthday to Charlotte on 11/17!!!

 

 

Final Note: Here’s to another great month of learning and fun! Thank you for your continued help and support!