We are truly thankful for a great preschool family! Thank you parents for your contributions and volunteering. I hope everyone enjoyed time with family and friends over the holiday. This week in preschool, we are studying the weather. Our animal theme for December is polar animals, and this week we will look at penguins. In Bible, we will read about Daniel and his friends as they stand for what is right and about Queen Esther and how her bravery helped save her people.
Scholastic book orders for December are due at the end of this week so that orders will arrive before Christmas break begins, so please have a look at the flyers (books make great gifts!) and place your orders soon. Laughlin Learning Center will be here on the 16th and 17th to test students on speech and hearing. There is a small fee for the service, and they give parents a written evaluation. More information will be coming home.
A note about the Christmas program and party (including a visit from Santa Claus) will be coming home this week. Please have a look and communicate with us any relevant information. Thank you!
Mark your Calendars:
December 6 – Scholastic Book orders due for December
December 16 & 17 – Laughlin Learning Center Speech and Hearing Screening
December 20 – Preschool Christmas Program begins at 10 a.m.
December 23 to January 1, 2020 – Preschool is closed for Christmas Break
Have a great week!
Jill Garcia
Lilly Kuhn
It is a short week of school this week, but we have many fun things planned. On Monday, we will learn a new letter and make our own turkey prints. Tuesday and Wednesday are our Thanksgiving parties. We will play some turkey games and read stories about Thanksgiving. During center time, the preschoolers will be able to set the table for their own Thanksgiving feast and stir up a pretend “vegetable soup” at the water table. Bible time this week will be about the leprous man, Naaman, and how he is healed when he washes in the Jordan River 7 times. Then we will begin reading about the life of Daniel, the prophet.
We continue our topic of food this week talking about healthy choices and also about what foods we enjoy to eat. We will be practicing counting up to twenty, and we are reviewing many letters that we have covered in the past weeks. I have also been testing the children on how well they know their colors and shapes and will be sending home award certificates. In Bible time, we will be reading about the kings who came after David, some of them were bad kings, and about the prophets Elijah and Elisha who God sent to give Israel his message.
This week in preschool we are discussing where food comes from. We are playing grocery store and restaurant at school, too. In small group, the preschoolers are learning how to sort corn seeds by number and how to add and subtract peanuts. Our Bible lesson this week focuses on how David was able to love his enemy, King Saul, and how David looked after Saul’s grandson when he became king after Saul.
Our Halloween parties were very fun! Thank you to all the family members who contributed time, snacks, treats, drinks, and even more treats for the preschoolers. Thank you also to many of you parents of the 4 year old class who looked over the home fire safety form with your child. It is very important to make sure your family has a plan in case anything were to happen at home.
We had a nice time at Soergel Orchards! I know I learned a lot about apples on Friday. Thanks to many of you for coming! We look forward to planning another field trip in the spring.
The Soergel Orchards field trip is this Friday and we are looking forward to a fun day. The apple field trip is held in rain or shine so come either way. Remember to follow the parking directions listed on the field trip hand out. We will meet at the McIntosh shelter at 11:30 a.m. This Thursday is the last day in October to submit Scholastic book orders either online or sent in by order form on the flyer. Online orders do come quicker, and there are more selections that you can search for online. Please have a look and we will submit any orders this week.