October post 1

Hello everyone and thank you again Vicky and Anouchka for your help!

We have started our “Snuggle Books” today and each child has come home with a different early reader in a zip lock bag with their name on it. I’ve started with the excellent collection of “Bob” books which I’ve found are terrific for young readers. Please read the book with your child and return it by Thursday, when s/he will take another reader home, due Friday (Monday at the latest). In order to take a new snuggle book home the children need to return the first one. We will continue with this system (a new book each Tuesday and Thursday) for the rest of the year. I will also get larger bags for larger readers that the children can pick themselves, but I wanted to focus on books they can read along with to start.

Our card-making activity will be October 13th, , when the children create special cards that are then printed and can be used as thank you cards, Holiday cards etc. If you would like your child to create a particular theme on his/her card please let them know (could be “Happy Birthday” “Thank you” “Happy Holidays” etc.) so we can assist them. Vicky and Anouchka are helping to coordinate volunteers for that day – thank you Vicky and Anouchka!!

Fall is here and the children are wearing jackets and coats in cooler weather. Please be kind enough to practice zipping/buttoning/unzipping/unbuttoning your child’s outdoor clothing. A good trick is to place the coat on the ground so that the tag is facing them, they crouch down and put their arms in the holes, and flip the jacket over their head. They love doing this and it’s a good trick if they have trouble getting their arms in their sleeves. Please also help them to turn their sleeves rightside out. Reversible coats are wonderful, too! Hoodies are easy for them to put on and big zippers are easier than little zippers. Our SKs will be helping the JKs as well . In order to save time, I will plan for their outdoor play time to be at the end of their morning, so that the children only have to get dressed once.

Take care,

Beverley