February normally slips in with all of us thinking about ice, snow and trying to stay warm. This year, however, we are enjoying a rather balmy winter! However, we plan to remain alert and ready for any winter weather! It wasn't quite as interesting as it could have been when we were learning about snow, and winter weather last month!
We began this month with a unit on Groundhogs, and then Cowboys! It was a great week, and we spent the entire week wearing cowboy hats! We also got to have snack with our drinks in a cowboy boot! This week we are focused on Valentine's Day, and then we will follow up with units on Dental Health and Famous Americans. We will include letters this month of P, Q, R and S; our shape will be a heart and our color will be pink. We will concentrate on the number 7 in math.
Specials for the month will include chapel each Tuesday, Baby Grand Music, a Valentine's Day party, Creature Teacher, Library Liz and Spanish class! The best special for the month, however, will be our 100th Day Celebration! We are learning to count to 100 and we are almost there! On February 15th, we will have a special snack and special art to celebrate the 100th day of school! It will be a wonderful day!
Everyone is working hard on phonics —— learning letters and sounds is much easier now than earlier in the year since we all understand how letters work to make sounds and words. We began writing words on lined paper last week with pencils! Look for these special papers as they come home —— you'll be as proud as we are!
We appreciate your continued support and you allowing us to spend each day with your child. As always, let us know of any concerns you might have.
Normally February arrives amidst a flutter of snowflakes, ice and cold weather, but this year, we continue to enjoy a rather balmy winter —— thus far, anyway! We intend to stay prepared and alert, but learning about snow and winter weather in January wasn't nearly as interesting as it could have been................We began February with a study of Groundhogs and Cowboys! We wore cowboy hats and drank out of boots —— what a fun week! Now we are off to enjoy Valentine's Day, followed by Dental Health and then Famous Americans. Our letters for the month will be P, Q, R and S. It's amazing how much quicker everyone is learning their new letter and sound for the week now that we understand how it all works. We have even started writing on lined paper with pencils this past week! Watch for these special papers to come home —- I know you'll be as proud as we are! Specials for the month include Baby Grand music, Chapel each Tuesday, Creature Teacher, a Valentine's Day Party, Spanish class, and Library Liz —- but the most fun of all will be our 100th Day Celebration on February 15th! We are continuing to work on counting to 100 and we are almost there! We are planning a special snack and special art for that day! Additionally we are concentrating on the number 7 this month, the shape of a heart and the color pink. Everyone is working hard and really moving forward! We so much appreciate your support and your willingness to share your child with us each day!
BRRRRRRRR!!! January has arrived and the next few days (at least) promise to send shock waves through our bones! Our classroom, however, will be warm and cozy with lots going on as we celebrate January with the units of Happy New Year!, Snowmen!, Winter Weather, and Penguins and Polar Bears! We will end up the month with a special Penguin Day —— we hope everyone can wear black and white!
Our letters for the month will be M, N, and P; our number focus will be on 6, our shape for the month will be a rectangle, and our color emphasis will be on white. We have several specials for the month including, Baby Grand Music on the 5th, Library Liz on the 9th, Creature Teacher on the 18th, and Penguin Day on the 27th. Please note that there will be no school on January 16th in honor of the Martin Luther King holiday.
As the new year begins, it is important to begin making plans for next year with regard to school. Pre-registration begins this month —— watch for details coming home. Remember that several classes have been full this year so you might want to register early! In trying to help you plan for the next year, however, Child Enrichment has set aside a day for Parent-Teacher Conferences. On Tuesday, January 17th, there will be no school for students. A special time will be set aside for each student so that parents may come in and ask questions and/or see and hear all about the fantastic things your child is doing at preschool! Hopefully, this conference will help as you make plans for the next school year. A schedule will be sent home soon.
As always, we are available to meet with you about any concerns you have. We so much appreciate all you do for us. It is such a privilege to share our day with your child.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we are busy preparing a selection of songs for our parent program and feast! It promises to be one of the best days of the year, and you don't want to miss it! Plan now to join us on Thursday, November 17 at 10:30; just bring a covered dish to share after the program!
Our units this month include Turkeys, Pilgrims and Indians, the Thanksgiving Story, and as we enter December, Jesus is Coming! Letters we will study will be H, I, J, and K. Our color emphasis will be on brown, our shape emphasis will be on the triangle and our number emphasis will be on 4. Special days for November include Speech Screenings on the 2nd, a trip to Westchester Country Day School to see the "Wizard of Oz" on the 10th, Creature Teacher on the 30th, Spanish on the 18th, and Baby Grand Music class on the 1st of December. Also, be sure to visit Barnes & Noble on the 18th or 19th for Child Enrichment's Book Fair. If you have questions about how it works, let us know. Use the bookstore visit as a Christmas shopping trip! After all that, we will enter December and the mos special holiday season!
We had a great Halloween party, and many thanks go out to Lizzie and Lilly's mom and to Jocelyn's mom for the great snacks and goody bags! We also celebrated Jocelyn's birthday —— Happy Birthday to a sweet girl! November will see more of our friends turning 5 —- Lizzie and Lilly's birthday is November 9th, and Dawit's birthday is on the 15th! Happy Birthday to each of them! Remember that Child Enrichment will be closed November 23rd through November 27th for the Thanksgiving holiday, but we will see everyone back on Monday, November 28th! Have a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Fall is finally here, and with it comes welcome, cooler temperatures, and LOADS of fun four our class! We will study four units this month beginning with Pumpkins, and followed by Spiders & Bats, Fire Safety, and Halloween Fun!
We will continue our Zoo Phonics study of the letters E, F, G, and H, and we will concentrate on the number 3, the color orange, and the shape of a circle. And here's a fabulous secret.....shhhhhhhhh......in November, we will celebrate with a Thanksgiving Feast, and we will perform a short program for parents! You won't want to miss it, so mark your calendar now for Thursday, November 17th. (I'm telling you this now so you will understand why your child will be singing Thanksgiving songs any day now while they are in the bathtub...........)
We've just had a visit from Library Liz, and Baby Grand Music is tomorrow, October 6th. We have a trip to the Pumpkin Patch planned (stay tuned for more details), and a fire truck will visit Child Enrichment on October 17th! Additionally, we will have Spanish class on the 21st, Creature Teacher on the 26th, a Halloween Party and Pumpkin Carving on October 28th, and we will trick-or-treat inside the building here on the 31st! (Watch for a note to be sent home that will give details about whether or not to wear costumes.)
We have completed an initial assessment of each child, one of four that will be conducted during this school year. We feel like we have a really good understanding of each child, and we are quickly falling in love with them! If you would like to discuss any concerns please always feel free to contact us. We are always available and absolutely want what's best for our little friends. They all seem quite happy and are already changing and growing every day! Thanks for being so supportive and allowing us to share in their day!
The halls are once again filling with busy folks readying classrooms for the new school year! Everything is clean, and lots of things are new! We are all getting ready to meet our new little friends and get off to a fantastic month!
Our first unit will be Me and My Friends, followed by Apples, Shapes, and Leaves/Seasons. Our letters for the month will be A, B, C, and D. These will be taught using a brand new curriculum purchased especially for our four year olds. It is called Zoo Phonics and promises to be loads of fun! We will concentrate on the shape of a star, the color blue, and the numbers 1 and 2.
Specials for the month include Baby Grand Music class on Sept. 8th, Library Liz on Sept. 12th, Spanish class on Sept. 16th, and Creature Teacher on Sept. 28th. Additionally, we would like for everyone to wear their favorite apple color on Sept. 15th; this will be a great source for us to create a classroom graph. And don't forget Sept. 22nd! This is the date reserved for our Get Acquainted Skate Night; details will be coming home with your child. A very special day is coming up on Sept. 22 —- our friend Clyde will be celebrating his birthday! Happy 5th Birthday, Clyde!
Deena and I are so excited about getting to know you. We work well together and have the same goals for your child. Please let us know about special goals you have in mind for your child. We will be happy to work individually with each child on their needs.
In advance, we want to thank you for allowing us to be part of your child's day. We feel so blessed to make new friends and enjoy new opportunities with your family. Always know that you can call me about anything at any time. My home number is 644-7082; my cell is 689-4358. If you don't reach me, please leave me a message —— I really do always return calls.
Enjoy the beginning of the school year —- it promises to be awesome!