Rachael's Super Star Preschool
Newsletter January 2010
What Your Child Will Be Learning The theme for the month of January is winter, rain, and snow. Experiences are provided this month that will increase the children's awareness of their senses of sight, smell, hearting, and taste. The children will also discuss several animals: frogs, fish, rabbits, mice, elephants, and hippopotamus. Many of the activity papers have a P.S. (Parent Suggestions) noted on the page. These suggestions are to help you discuss work done at school and create a follow-up learning experience. If you have a young child, don't expect the activity papers to be colored. The most important things are the concepts taught, i.e. beginning sounds, shapes, number of objects, etc. Most of the learning takes place in the daily group floor activities with real objects and discussion. These papers can reinforce the learning activity, but
Contents What Your Child Will Be Learning.....................................1 Skills......................................1 Concepts................................2 Special Announcements.............2 Current Enrollment.....................2 Dates of Importance...................2 Creator........................................2
they are mainly a link with the home so your child can show you what he or she has been learning.
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painting
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finger painting
● molding clay dough Proudly display your child's work, ● cutting for older children and ask your child questions about the papers that are brought home. P.E skills taught will be If you see an opportunity to ● jumping rope reinforce the concepts taught in the ● going through an obstacle preschool, be sure to do so. Let course your child smell things you are using around the home. Talk about ● rolling a ball accurately the different odors. Let your child ● hopping and jumping taste individual things you are preparing. Talk about how they ● follow the leader tasty – salty, sweet, or sour. Listen for sounds and ask you child what he things is making that sound. Ask what part of the body is used to hear, see, smell, and taste. Point out objects that are black, white, gray, and pink. Ask your child what color they are. Say words that start with the letters F, P, M, or J. Ask your child to tell you the Safety taught will be beginning sounds. Can your child ● stranger danger name other words that start with the same sound? Have your child Health taught will be count the forks or spoons at ● covering your mouth when mealtime, count his fingers on one coughing or sneezing hand, and/or count any small group of things you happen to be working Music skills will be with. ● group singing
Skills
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movement to music
Skills taught this month will be
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remember poems
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pasting and gluing
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coloring
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collaging
finger
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Concepts
dress your child in something gray. Send something gray to share at sharing time.
Concepts taught will be ●
Letters F, P, M, and J
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Numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7
Friday, January 22nd- Orders due for Scholastic Book Club
Tuesday, December 26th - Please dress your child in something Current Enrollment pink. Send something pink to The Monthly Theme, Skills, and Below is a current list of enrolled share at sharing time. Concepts are courtesy of the Home children and their ages so you will Preschool Program monthly parent know who your child is playing and newsletter. interacting with. ●
colors white, black, gray, and pink
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Savannah – 5.5 years
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Eli – 3.5 years
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Ray – 3.5 years
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Josephyne – 3 years
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Matthan (pt) – 2 years
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Kelsey – 2 years
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Oscar (pt) – 2 years
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Addison – 17 months
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Adelynn – 6 months
This newsletter was written by Rachael Taylor of Rachael's Super Star Preschool.
Special Announcements
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I am pleased to announce that I am newly pregnant with an expected due date around the beginning of August 2010.
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My pregnancy is considered high-risk, but I plan to Dates of Importance operate normally as long as the situation allows. With the Tuesday, January 5th - Please employment of a full-time aide, I do dress your child in something not anticipate a disruption to service. white. Send something white to Further details will be provided as share at sharing time. the expected due date approaches. Monday, January 11th - Please Please let me know if you have any dress your child in something questions or concerns. black. Send something black to share at sharing time. Tuesday, January 19th - Please Page 2
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