September has proven to be a fun month for the children. For the past two weeks they have enjoyed learning more about themselves, what makes them special and discussing their families. Take a peek at a few fun pictures from the last couple of weeks!
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| We began the month, continuing to work on name recognition and handwriting. Here Brayden takes a reluctant moment to pose for me as he adds the lentils to his name card. |
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| Ronnell enjoyed this activity very much and was excited to take a picture for me! Thanks Ronnell! |
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| Janelle too! She loved adding the lentils and took her time to do it just right! |
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| This month we will be working with the letter /Mm/. This was a fun activity that supports fine motor skills, letter recognition and phonemic awareness. I teach the students the letter sounds and not just the name of the letter at school, so don't forget to ask your child what sound an /Mm/ makes and look for opportunities to locate the letter in print and say the sound too! |
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| Janelle and Brayden were so excited to do their hand prints in their "My All About Me" books. The kids were so happy to work on each page and discover more about themselves. I hope that these books serve as precious memories of these preschool days. I try to allow the children freedom in creating and drawing with pictures and colors, to ensure that this is their own authentic artwork at this particular time in their life. |
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Every morning we have our morning routine where we count the days and discuss the month, day of the week, pattern for the month, A(red children card)B(yellow leaf card), and sing our Month of the Year and Days of the Week song. Here Janelle was the first one to shout out the correct numerical date so she was invited to add the day to our calendar! Great job Janelle! All the children love the opportunity to be Calendar Helper!
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We have just finished a unit on Me and My Family, and the children enjoyed reading books about what makes them special from their name to fun tricks or talents they have. We discussed that there is no one else in the world like them and they all liked that!
So please take a moment to talk to your child about why you think they're special to you and to your family. Also, the class did discuss what personal information is, such as their name, phone number, birthday and address. It's hard to believe sometimes, but this is important for us to teach our little ones. They'll feel like such big kids!
What's Next?
Beginning Monday, September 17th, we will begin a new unit focused on the season of Fall. So, keep an eye out for fun fall activities. We will also continue to work with the letters, /Mm/, /Ff/ and /Aa/. The shape of the month is a circle and we are working with the numbers 1 and 2.
Wednesday, September 26: Show and Tell (More information will be coming home in the next weeks.)
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