October Newsletter

Wrapping Up September
This month we have been working on the theme “All About Me”. Each class we focused on a new part of the body and how God created us so intricately. We are all so wonderfully made! We talked about our hands and how to wash them properly, our teeth, our listening ears, our wonderful eyes, our beautiful feet and how each of our body parts work together. Each class we made a new page for our “All About Me” booklet. They should be finished and sent home near the beginning of October. If your child’s booklet doesn’t have many pages (or no pages) it is because there are other centers that interest them more than the craft table  It’s a good sign that my science, water, puzzle, book, toy and house centers are full of learning and interesting things to do.

This month we have also focused on the song “Jesus Loves Me”. Your child is getting very good at singing along with us and doing the actions as well.


Focus for October
As we move into October, our new theme will be “Opposites”. We will be talking about all things opposite like up/down, on/off, black/white, yes/no, etc. It should be a very fun topic as there are lots of rhymes and songs that we will be singing. I will also be introducing a “Catch of the Day” during Circle Time. We will be focusing on one letter a week until the end of the year and talking about the sound it makes and what words start with that letter. The letter of the day will be displayed in our calendar area and we will sing rhymes for each letter. This should help children start to recognize letters of the alphabet as well as working on pre-reading skills….and of course it will also be a lot of fun!


Music with Wendy
Even though we sing many songs throughout the day which helps children to soak up learning like a sponge, we have a wonderful music teacher who has volunteered to come in and teach the children music. She has come twice in September already and will continue to come every Thursday in October (with the exception of the last Thursday). The kids are enthralled with Wendy’s teaching: they have worked on high and low sounds as well as forte (loud) and piano (soft) sounds. Wendy will also be teaching the kids songs for the Easter concert. We are so glad to have Teacher Wendy with us!


Lancelot the Lamb
I will be starting a new take-home program this month and it will run until the end of the year. I will have a stuffed lamb named Lancelot who will come equipped with a backpack, clothes and other odds and ends as well as a scrapbook. Lancelot will get to go home with one student each Thursday and spend the weekend with the child. As the parent, you get to help your child fill in their page of the scrapbook. They can dictate to you what things they’d like you to write about their time with Lancelot. They can also use the space to draw a picture or you can take a picture of them and glue it in…it’s all up to you and your child. On Tuesday, Lancelot will come back to school with your child where they will get to stand up at Circle Time and have a little show and tell to share with their classmates about the fun they had with Lancelot. I think this will become a great feature in our classroom! I will send home more information when I actually begin the program later in the month.


Hallelujah Party
With this month being October we have Halloween coming up. Being a Christian Preschool we won’t be having a Halloween party, but so as to still have fun we will be throwing a Hallelujah Party. On the last Thursday of the month October 29, the kids can come to school dressed in a costume and we will have candy, games, crafts, etc. I encourage the costumes to have some kind of bible theme or be the child’s favorite bible character, but your child can also come in any costume that is not scary or gory. Please no vampires, witches, goblins, etc. Princesses, animals, superheroes and cartoon characters are all fine. Please be considerate with your child’s costume…we don’t want to frighten any of the other children or infringe upon anyone’s beliefs. You are welcome to stay for the festivities and help your child make a craft, participate in the games and enjoy the day with them.

At 11:15am, we will have a parade of costumes for the parents. If you can come early to see your child and take pictures I’m sure they would love that.


It's going to be a great month!

Teacher Kindra