HANSEL & GRETEL PRESCHOOL
NOVEMBER
NEWSLETTER
Winter has
officially arrived! I hope everyone made it sound and safe through the first
blizzard of the year! At least we now have enough snow to make snow angels,
snowmen, build pretend caves for animals etc. We will continue to go on (short)
nature walks in the morning and play in the snow as our students come dressed
for the weather anyways. Our “magic forest” will provide shelter for us while
we are fueling up with oxygen and strengthen our immune system. We haven’t had
any kids sick for quite a while and being out in nature might have played a
part in this.
Thank you so much
parents for dressing your child warm enough that he/she can fully enjoy our
daily part of outdoor learning!! Once the wind chill makes it difficult to “move”
our little bodies, we will of course spend most of our teaching days inside! For
now, we will play it by ear and just try to keep outside time fun, for as long
as we can.
NOVEMBER THEMES
WINTER WONDERLAND
This month most
activities will evolve around “WINTER”. We will provide our children with fun
activities such as:
·
Snow experiments
·
snowflake
counting activities
·
Winter
crafts
·
Printing
with snow and ice
·
Winter
sensory activities (colouring snow, finding letters etc.)
·
Winter
themed literacy
GERMAN CULTURAL EVENT: ST. MARTIN (LANTERN FESTIVAL)
Your
child might have already told you about the legend of St. Martin, that we had
introduced to our classes last week. The children were quite fascinated by the
story of Martin, a soldier that shared his red cape with an old poor man who
was lost in the dark and freezing in the snow. In this context, we talked to
our preschoolers about the importance of caring for others and how we can “fill buckets”
in our everyday life by sharing and being kind to each other. Your child will
bring home a little lantern that he/she has made. We hope it will bring light
into your homes as well! All across Germany, children celebrate St.Martin by joining lantern parades at night, singing
Martin songs and warming up around a big bon fire at the end of the night. If
you would like to know more about this cultural event you can find many links
on You Tube.
In this context, we
wish all students that will be celebrating “Diwali” (a different festival of
lights) this weekend, a wonderful time with their family!
FUNDRAISER: MOM’S PANTRY (orders are due Nov 23)
If
you are interested in supporting our program and to raise funds for Hansel
& Gretel Preschool, MOM’S PANTRY is a great opportunity to purchase high
quality food and baking products for yourself, friends or family. We have more
order forms and catalogues at the school if you would like to give some to
friends or family. If you are considering/preferring a monetary
donation instead, feel free to contact us and we will give you more
information.
Thank you very
much to Brianne Semenchuk (fundraiser committee) for helping our preschool to
find ways to maintain a high-quality Early Learning Program! If you have any
questions regarding fundraising, please email Brianne: brisemenchuk@gmail.com
PICTURE DAY: Nov 12/13
This
week a photographer will come into our classroom and take individual pictures
of each preschooler.
The estimated gallery days
for parents to look at the pictures will be Nov 22 - Nov 30.
Orders will be due
Nov 30th.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Thank
you, Miranda Lettrari for taking over the Scholastic Book orders. This is
another unique way to support literacy skills and to foster your child’s love
for reading!
A
big THANK YOU goes out to Frau Schneider who has offered to help and volunteer
her time in our T-Th class for the upcoming weeks.
Thank you, parents
for helping us by supporting your child to become more independent and put on
jackets, shoes etc. by themselves or only with little help!
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
A friendly
reminder to from now on wear:
·
warm
snow pants or snow suit
·
warm
and water repellent mittens (long enough to cover wrist)
·
warm
winter jacket, toque, (if necessary, face cover)
·
warm
snow boots
DATES TO REMEMBER
NOVEMBER
Nov 9 PD
Day, no school
Nov 11 Remembrance Day, no school
Nov 12 Picture Day (no outside play that day)
Nov 13 Picture Day (no outside play that day)
Nov 26 MOM’S PANTRY order forms are due
Nov 30 Picture orders are due
DECEMBER
Dec 21 – Jan
3 Christmas Break, no school
Jan 4/5 First day of school after
the break
Winter Words German
Schnee (snow)
Schneemann (snowman)
Schneeflocke (snowflake)
Schnee Engel (snow angel)
Jacke (jacket)
Schneehose
(snowpants)
Muetze (toque)
Handschuhe (mitts)
Schal (scarf)
Stiefel (boots)
We will continue
to provide you with pictures of our
activities at preschool and hope that being part of the What’s App group
helps you to get an idea of what we are doing and how much fun your child is having
in preschool!
If
you should ever have any questions or concerns, please email or text me!
We
are looking forward to our first winter fun month!
Stay safe! Stay
warm! Stay happy!
Kind Regards,
Uli Hecker &
Larissa Lorenz