Newsletter for September
Week of Sept.12th-16th
Monthly Thematic Unit – Community Helpers
Color of the Month - Red
Song of the Week:
"The Wheels on the Bus"
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,
all through the town.
The Driver on the bus says, "Please move back,"Please move back;"
The Driver on the bus says, "Please move back",
all through the town.
Substitute these also:
The doors on the bus go open and shut.
The people on the bus go bumpity bump.
The windows on the bus go up and down.
The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink.
End with:
The engine on the bus is running out of gas.
Book of the Week: Barney and Baby Bop Go To School by Mark Bernthal
Activities of the Day for Monday: We began our day by building with our bristle blocks and playing with our trains. Then we had IRT where we worked on putting our book back on the shelf before getting out a new book. Then we built with our mini waffle blocks. We introduced the BOTW and the SOTW. We played with our busy beads, built with our alphabet blocks and our animal bin. We read theme related books, too! We listened to our VeggieTales Sing-along music and watched The Talking Words Factory DVD.
Special Enrichment for Monday: We baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies today! Mmmmm...delicious!
We also played with our toy schoolhouse set.
Activities of the Day for Tuesday: We began our day by building with Duplo blocks and worked on our alphabet train floor puzzle and then we had IRT. We built with bristle blocks and busy beads, read some school themed books about teachers and the alphabet and sang the SOTW and read the BOTW. We also used our bumpy blocks to try to build school buses. We ended our day by building with Lincoln Logs while listening to and later dancing to 50's music!
Special Enrichment for Tuesday: We went for a Nature Walk and Picnic at the lake. We saw geese and bunnies while on our Nature Walk! :)
We also played a school bus coloring matching game!
Activities of the Day for Wednesday: We started our day off by working on puzzles and making silly faces with our Mr. Potato Heads. Then we had IRT. After, we listened to our 50's music while building with our bumpy blocks and and alphabet blocks. We also enjoyed listening to classical music. We read the BOTW and sang the SOTW. We ended our day by playing in our kitchen set and playing with our train set.
Special Enrichment for Wednesday: We played with our shape sorter bus and practiced colors and shapes.
We had Computer Day and played Dora's Backpack Adventure! Lots of number matching games.
Activities of the Day for Thursday: We began our day playing with Hotwheels and our magnetic fishing game. Then we had IRT. We enjoyed listening to classical music. We played with our shape sorters and kitchen set. We sang the SOTW and read the BOTW.
Special Enrichment for Thursday: We tried to keep today generally low key...the children we had today weren't feeling well. We didn't go to the library for Story Time, so instead, we watched a theme related movie called Blue's Room - Alphabet Power!
We also had fun wearing the COTM today - RED!
Activities of the Day for Friday: We started our day by playing with our dollhouse and chain links. Then we had IRT. After, we read the BOTW and sang the SOTW. We took turns playing with our baby dolls and cooking food in our toy kitchen.
Special Enrichment for Friday: Today we played a fun new game called "Franklin Goes to School"...lots of fun and learning!
We also watched our movie of the week - Clifford's Schoolhouse!
Parents - If you haven't noticed already, we are currently having a contest on our Facebook page. Here's how to play and win:
Who wants to win a $20 Gift Card for Target? TIME FOR A CONTEST!!! Here's how to play: Spread the word to everyone you know on Facebook about us. Once your friends and family "like" our page, simply have them click "like" on any picture that includes your child(ren). {If more children that just yours are in the picture, please also make a comment on this picture referencing which child you are clicking "like" for. PLEASE NOTE: ONLY USE A CHILD'S NAME IF THE CHILD'S NAME IS ALREADY MENTIONED IN THE CAPTION OF THE PICTURE - SOME PARENTS PREFER THEIR CHILD'S NAME NOT BE POSTED ON OUR PAGE - IF YOU CANNOT USE THE CHILD'S NAME WHEN COMMENTING, SIMPLY SAY SOMETHING LIKE "LOOK AT THE CUTIE IN THE PURPLE SHIRT" OR "CHECK OUT THAT HANDSOME GUY WITH THE HAT ON".}
If your child's picture is posted on our page, you can play to win! It does not matter if you are a current parent, former parent, or your children's pictures are here simply because you were a Special Visitor for us.
Even if you "like" us and have no children enrolled with us, you can still play! Click "like" on the pics that you think are of some cutie pies and help get them extra votes!
This contest starts now and will end Sunday, October 2nd at 9 PM EST. The family with the most "likes" wins. Not the child with the most "likes", the family. All results will be posted at the end of the contest.
And all "likes" on pictures made before the contest started will count. The "likes" aren't dated, so that would just make it more complicated to exclude them.
