What a great first month of preschool we
have had! We were lucky enough to play outside most days, and explore the
changing of the season. We gathered leaves, listened to the wind, crows and
crunching leaves. Our children experienced this by using their senses, allowing
them to see, feel, hear and even smell fall. Some of you might have heard your
child singing our German song “Herbst ist hier”. We will now start, keeping an
eye out for geese flying in a V shape, and leaving for warmer places.
HOW
DO YOU FILL A BUCKET?
This
month we will read a variety of books that talk about “How To Fill a Bucket”. We already see many of our children “filling buckets” every day by using their
gentle hands, using kind words, sharing and taking turns. If we catch them
“scooping” instead of filling their friend's buckets, we provide them with
tools and teach them how to “refill a bucket”.
Reflecting on our own behaviour or choices, and saying “sorry” can sometimes go a long way! J
Over the last few weeks, we took pictures
of our students during playtime as they were sharing, taking turns, picking up
toys, inviting each other to play and having fun together. Please come and take
a look at our “bucket fillers”! Their pictures are hanging on our bulletin board in the hallway!
OCTOBER THEME: FALL and THANKSGIVING,
Many of our October activities will
revolve around “FALL” and “FRIENDSHIP”. Our students will learn about the
changes in season. We will cut open pumpkins and apples to explore the inside.
Often times our fall activities will include counting, sorting and classifying different
nature items such as pine cones, sticks, leaves etc.
The kids really enjoy our “nature sensory
bin” and like to cover up (pretend) ladybugs with leaves.
Thanksgiving Holiday is coming up next weekend
and we will take the opportunity to think about what we are thankful for. Our
care partners from grade 3/4 will visit us and make a little “friendship” craft
with our pre-schoolers.
FIELD
TRIP to DUTCH GROWERS HAY MAZE: OCTOBER 27th
All
of our classes will be going on a chartered field trip to Dutch Growers
Greenhouse Hay Maze.
We will need helping hands for this day.
If you can join us, please let us know. There will be a sign up list hanging in
the hallway. Thank you in advance for volunteering your time!
FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE
Our bus will be leaving at 9:10 a.m. and we
will be back at the school by 11:00 a.m.
·
Children will be dismissed at their
regular end of class time. Please inform your teacher if you are taking/picking
up your child earlier (e.g. after the actual field trip) that day.
·
Snacks will be provided on our field trip
day.
However, if you would like to bring a special snack to share with our class,
please let us know.
Costumes
- M-W-F
students are welcome to wear a costume on the day of their field trip (Oct 27th).
- T-Th
students will have a chance to dress up on:
Tuesday, Oct 31st: We
will have a little Halloween Party.
(On either day costumes are optional but not required.)
LETTER RECOGNITION
We will be introducing our students to
the letters of the alphabet throughout the year. The most exciting activity for
each child is to identify the letters in their own name. Many of the children
already recognize some letters in their name.
LINES
and CURVES
We have introduced all of our children to
the terms “lines” and “curves” and played around with wooden lines and curves. All
letters of the alphabet are made of curves and lines! Here is one way to get
excited about letters. Have your child look at his name and spy for letters
that have long lines, short lines, big curves and little curves.
“Hase” our bunny in the magic hat, will
pull wooden lines and curves out of his magic hat every week. He shows the children how to form the letter
of the week and also introduces the sound of it. Don’t be surprised if your
child is having snack at home and starts to stutter “b-b-b anana”! Banana starts with a “B”.
Yippie!
BATHROOM
Thank you for taking your child to the
bathroom before class starts. We have had way more playtime and less bathroom
traffic lately. Please remind your child to let us know if he/she needs to go
the bathroom.
CARE
PARTNERS
We are very fortunate to provide care
partners for our little ones. Each of our pre-schoolers will have his/her own care
partner. These are Brevoort Park School students from grade 3/4. Usually, our
care partner friends will come and visit us once a month. Sometimes they will
help with a special craft, read a book or simply play with their assigned
pre-schooler.
SHOW
& TELL: 11:30 – 11:40 a.m.
We will start with Show & Tell this
month. Each day one designated student will get to bring one item from home. It
could be a special toy, a picture, a souvenir or simply something from nature. You
can support your child by preparing him/her to say a few sentences about their
“special item”.
If you (or someone else from your family/day
care staff member) would like to watch your child for the 10 minutes of
sharing, please join us at the end of the day.
Sharing will usually be at the end of
class. However, if 9:00 a.m. works better for you as a parent to join us, we
are happy to accommodate you.
LAST
CIRCLE TIME: 11:40 A.M. – 11.45 A.M.
After show & Tell is done, ALL parents/care
givers are invited to come into the classroom and join us!
We will provide you with information
about your child’s day and upcoming events and activities for the week.
THANK
YOU’s
·
Thank you for teaching your child how to
get dressed for outside. We see many of your children trying really hard to do
it “all by myself”.
·
Thank you for teaching your child how to
cover their sneeze and coughs with their sleeve (not with their hands).
·
Thank you for always checking your
mailbox after class.
·
Thank you for taking off your (and your
child’s) wet footwear when you walk inside the building.
·
Thank you to Mrs. Masiowski for taking
care of our monthly book orders from Scholastic.
DATES
TO REMEMBER (please mark your calendar!)
Our
school follows the Public School calendar. All statutory holidays, professional
Development Days (PD days) and breaks are observed.
October
Mon/Tue Oct 2/3 Scholastic book orders are due
Wed, Oct 4 Picture Day M-W-F class
Fri, Oct 6 PD - no school
Sat, Oct 7 German-English Family Story Time
with Frau Hecker
@ Mayfair Library from 2-2:30 p.m.
Mo Oct 9 Thanksgiving Day Holiday (no class)
Thu Oct 26 T-Th
class Field Trip to Dutch Growers Hay Maze*
Fri Oct 27 M-W-F
class Field Trip to Dutch Growers Hay Maze*
(*We will need 6
parent helpers/chaperones for each class!! There is a sign up list hanging in
the hallway.)
Mon, Oct 30 Picture re-take day
November
Thu, Nov 9 PD - no school
Fri, Nov 10 STA Convention – no school
Mon, Nov 13 Stat.
Holiday Remembrance Day – no school
Fri, Nov 24 Regular class for MWF
class!
December
Nikolaus Celebration (mark
your calendar!)
Nikolaus will visit our class. All
families are invited to join us for a traditional Nikolaus celebration and a special
children’s performance
Tue,
Dec 5 (T-Th class) Nikolaus Celebration from 10:00 -11:45 a.m.
Wed,
Dec 6
(M-W-F class) Nikolaus Celebration from 10:00 -11:45 a.m.
OKTOBER
“GERMAN HERITAGE MONTH”
In December 2016, the Canadian Parliament
officially declared October “German heritage Month in order to “recognize the
contributions that German-Canadians have made to Canadian Society.
There will be a variety of events
happening in the Province during this month. Please find the poster hanging in
the hallway or go on the SGC website www.saskgermancouncil.org
On this website you will find many important
dates and special events that are happening within the German-Canadian
Community. You can also sign up to receive the SGC monthly newsletter.
As always, feel free to contact us if you
have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Uli Hecker, Larissa Lorenz
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