newsletter

october 2011

Sweet Peas
The changing colors and falling leaves during this time of year are exciting mysteries to our Sweet Pea class. We will use the things we see around us throughout our lessons this month as we identify shapes in nature, discover patterns, sort objects, and match letter sounds. We will use books to explore our weekly themes while learning about parts of a book as well. Here is a look at some of our lessons for this month: Week #1 October 3rd 7th Safety Learn about Letter P, identify triangles, counting and role playing with Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, introduce the number 4, and patterns. Week #2 October 10th -14th I Can Stay Healthy Learn about Letter A, create an apple pattern, introduce the number 5, sort objects by size, and begin learning the Pledge of Allegiance and respect for the flag, Week #3 October 17th 19th Review Singing the Alphabet and matching the letters, counting with rhymes, introduce Pattern Blocks, and learn to use stamps. Week #4 October 24th 28th Halloween Halloween stories and games, make a Spooky treat, class Costume Parade Program, and Halloween Class Parties.

ctober brings chilly weather, colorful autumn leaves, and, of course, Halloween! At Kids Village, we love to celebrate the season with warm cider, caramel apples, bright orange pumpkins, and creepy-crawly spiders. The children always squeal with delight when they see how our Village has transformed into a Haunted Pumpkin Patch. There are a few special events happening this month, so be sure to take note of the dates. Our Halloween Parade Program is good, spooky fun for the whole family. Come with your cameras ready because the children will be all dressed up and ready to show off their costumes as they share a few Halloween poems and songs with you. Emails will be sent on October 20th with program dates and times. Be sure to send your child to school in his or her costume for the special day. We want to remind and encourage everyone to bring in their Kids Village R.E.A.D.S. calendars for the month of September as soon as possible. We cant wait to see which class has the most reading points for the month! You will be receiving your October reading calendar through e-mail so be sure to print it off and start recording each day your child reads or is read to. As the weather turns colder its always fun to curl up with a blanket and a good book. A few great picture books for fall are The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall, Boo to You by Lois Ehlert, or Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman. Now that everyone has become more accustomed to the school routine, we wanted to remind everyone that tuition is due the first day of each month. We will begin charging late fees for any tuition payments that are made after the fifth of the month. In addition, parents who pick up their children after the 15-minute grace period will be charged $1 per minute (after 11:45 a.m. or after 3:15 p.m. respectively). Please remember to send your child to school with their book bag. This allows our teachers to send home all of your childs projects and papers without them getting lost. Also, as the weather gets colder, please label your childs jackets or sweaters with their first and last name.

Kids Village Task Card

october 2011
Name: Academic Skills
I Can Skywrite Letters I Can Name 3 Items From a Common Category I Can make an AB Color Pattern I Can Recite the Alphabet I Can Sit Quietly During Instructions

sweet peas

Team Work and Cooperation

We are working on teaching your child the value of Team Work and Cooperation this month. You could help emphasize the importance of Team Work in your own home by working together to cook a meal, clean the house, or organize a special activity.

October Values:

Workshop Skills
I Can Stay in My Space and Use Quiet Feet
I Can Recite the Rhyme Little Miss Muffet and Tap a Rhythm

I Know Where I Live (City and State) I Can Use a Balance I Can use and Care for a Paintbrush

Value Skills
I Know How to be Cooperative and a Team Player Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

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october 2011

Kitchen
We will be using some great recipes this month to help us learn our letters and sounds. Here are some of the things we will be cooking up: Week #1 Pumpkin Cookies, Week #2 Amazing Apples, Week #3 Popcorn, Week #4 Bat Chips

Music
The children will be getting ready for our Halloween Parade and Program by learning a few Spooky tunes. We will learn the rhyme Little Miss Muffet for our Nursery Rhyme Book and well talk about rhythm.

Social Studies
This month during Social Studies we will be learning all about where we live and what makes our state special. For Spanish, we will be focusing on counting to 10 and saying Please and Thank You.

Science
Using Science equipment will be our goal this month. Well experiment with things like a balance, a scale, a microscope, and droppers. Well learn about Penguins for Letter P, and Alligators for Letter A.

Art
The Art room will be looking so festive this month as we create tissue paper leaves in all the fall colors and work together to paint and decorate a giant pumpkin for our class. We will also create some great Letter Art Projects which are: Pumpkin Seed Collages for Letter P, and Apple Prints for Letter A.

Dates to Remember
October 1:
Begin October calendar for Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

Birthday Kids
Blakely B., Nixon C., Kayla D., Rylee D., Remington D., Cairo E., Kevin K., Sam R., Kenzie S., Bronson S., Emma W.

October 5:

School Spirit Day (Wear your KV T-shirt)

October 18:

Picture Retakes from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

October 20 - 21: October 25 - 28: October 31:

NO SCHOOL - Fall Break Halloween Parade Program & Class Parties NO SCHOOL - Teacher Development Day