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October 2019

Parents Days

Mom & DadWhat's up at school?

Join us for part of your child's day.Come dressed to play!

Sit in on a circle time, sing Chapel Songs and move with

Kid-Fit activities!Find out how FUN learning can be!

October 17th & 18th See the teacher for more info.

Friday, November 1st for

Professional Growth Day

School Closed

CHAPEL theme for the Month: "God will help you". ~ 1 Chronicles 12:18

Crazy Hair dayWednesday, October 30th

Thursday, October 31st

Kids have been having so much FUN during Chapel; singing, dancing and

learning about God ! Below is the link to one of the songs we sing during Chapel

Great Big God

Chapel

Food Drive Take the opportunity to serve those less fortunate

in our community through donations. Give your child the experience of helping others.

More info later this month

Younger Preschooler October Curriculum

We will be learning about safety; Fall & Positional Words

• Science/Math- Make pumpkin slime, counting cars, ballon rocket

• Experiments- Hopping corn in jar, mini pumpkin volcanoes, make cloud dough

• Sensory- Cheerios for lacing, fall sensory bags, shaving

cream & spray bottles

• The Shape of Things• Tina Likes Tools• Building a House• Seven Blind Mice• Emergency

• Dalmatian headbands• Fall tree• Ambulance• Scarecrow paper bag• Firefighter hat• Fall wreath

• 5 Little Pumpkins• Wheels on the Bus • I See Leaves• Colors Scarfs Dancing• Bells

Dramatic Play

•Fire Station•Pumpkin Patch

Table Top Activities

•Fire trucks•Cars & road strips

Preschoolers October Curriculum

We will be learning about Safety and Fall; Fine motor coordination & strength and Positional Words

• Fire trucks

• Fall stamping

• Painting on foil• Autumn collage

• Tissue paper pumpkin

• Traffic light

• Stop, drop and roll• Leaves are falling• Beanbag (positional) game• Going on a bear hunt

•3 Little Firefighters•Leaf Trouble•The Leafs are Falling•Over and Under

•Letters:

e, f, g, h, i

• Busy box• Pipe cleaners in colander• Buttons on a line• Pom-pom whisk• Cutting• Lacing

•Math / Science - Numbered leaves count, pumpkin slime,

explore pumpkin seeds•Experiments -Pumpkin volcano,

sink or float, erupting candy corn foam•Sensory - Fall leaves, scented play-dough,

corn kernels

Dramatic Play •Hospital•Fire Station

Critical Thinking

•Who is a stranger?•What is safe? •What is not safe?

Kinder Prep October Curriculum

This month we will be learning about Fall Season & farm; Shapes & Positional Words

• Down on the Farm• Big Red Farm• Giggle, Giggle, Quack• Inside a Barn• Cows Can't Fly• Farm Bingo

• Math/ Science - Measuring veggies, what weighs more than pumpkins?

• Experiments - Pumpkin slime, making butter

• Sensory - Sunflower sensory bin, fall sensory bin

• Mosaic pumpkin• Shape stamping• Fall tree• Pig (directed drawing)• Fall wreath

• All around the farm• Bodie Boogie• Old McDonald• The leaves on the trees• Scarecrow hokey pokey

Dramatic Play

• Fall • Farm

Creative Table • Orange flubber

• Cinnamon play-do

Lettersi - r

Sight Wordsupgoat

youWriting Table

Tracing letters on white board

Kindergarten CurriculumLearning & Activities for the month of:

October

• Shapes• Counting• Recognition & concept

of ordinal numbers• Recognize numbers 0-10• Coin value: penny*• Pumpkin graphing• Patterns & sorting

•The Lord's prayer•God's plan for seasons

•Matthew 6:9-13•“God will help you”~1 Chronicle 12:18

• Percussion instruments• Rhythm sticks activities• "Thank You God"

• Community helpers• Christopher Columbus

Language • Vowels*• Poems• Sight words

Literature • “I Like Pumpkins”• “Christopher Columbus”• “Here Comes Fall”• “Falling Leaves”• “Un Día Una Señora Se

Trago Unas Hojas! ”

• Leaf rubbing collage• Pumpkins• Scarecrow• Christopher Columbus• Shape stamping

•Pumpkin carving•Exploring different textures•How does a pumpkin grow?•Exploring inside & out of a

pumpkin•Making butter

• First Parent Conferences early this month* Kindergarten Students