Coming up - Week of October 1st

Hi All,

It is hard to believe it will be October 1st tomorrow.  WOW!  Time does fly by when you are having fun.

And we are having so much fun at preschool.  Children are settling in, enjoying friends, experiencing new activities and getting to know all the teachers.

I have attached some information regarding the Importance of Routine, with an excerpt from Teaching Preschool.  This information will not only help you understand why preschools have daily routines, but also why it is important for young children to have predictable routines through out the day.

Next week the children in all classes will enjoy going to the doctors in our dramatic play area. So when you come to school this week, the main room has a "waiting room" and "doctor's exam room" all set up for the children to play in.  If you are a working parent this week feel free to be the patient and let children give you shots and medicine.

In some empty medicine bottles I have put cotton to represent the medicine.  I do not believe this "pretend" medicine will encourage children to play with your medicine at home.  Children understand this is make believe play and it is our job to make sure the "real" medicine is not within their reach.


In the Art Room this week children will be learning about leaves and painting leaves.  This is a great time to talk to your children about leaves; sizes, colors, shapes, texture and the "Fall" season. Pre-k will be studying leaves, placing leaves in order of smallest to largest, creating a creature using leaves, and discussing why leaves fall off the trees.


This month children will play with orange, black and brown play dough.  Orange and black are our colors for the month.

When younger children point to an object, answer using easy descriptive words, instead of just naming the object.  Child points to a car, "That is one, red car," child points to an apple, "one, green apple." As they get older add more adjectives. Have your children wear orange to school as an easy way to reinforce learning about the color orange.

Here is a little parenting tip that may be helpful to you.  When talking with your child it is important to get down on his/her level and have eye contact.  “Long distance” calling often is ignored by the child.   You will get better results if you can take the time to go to where your child is.  I always tell parents to “try” to talk in a calm manner, but I know this is easier said than done.  These actions will help build a respectful relationship with your child.  If you would like to talk more about parenting skills or problem solve a specific challenging behavior, please contact me.

See you all next week,

Director Karen