Website: http://mounthermon.org/playschool
Email: playschool@mounthermon.org
Phone: 831-335-3590
WEEK 10 THEMES: November 15-19, 2009
COLOR: Brown, Orange LETTER: Q is for Quilt, Quail SCIENCE: Mrs. Filey with chocolate pudding that each child gets to play with and eat. Wait until you see the photos. Cooking on Friday for the feast. Everyone bring a veggie for the pot. “Stone Soup” TO STUDY AND PLAY: Turkeys, Pilgrims, Indians,
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Tuesday/Thursday families be sure to take your Turkey handprints home to enjoy at Thanksgiving. Vacation Week for Thanksgiving: The whole week of Nov. 22-26 is no school. Book Orders Due, Nov. 19: This is the order that we will get in time for Christmas. See the website for instructions ~ http://mounthermon.org/cms/403_001_Scholastic_2010.pdf
Large boxes needed: boxes very LARGE for our box play downstairs. They must fit through the door. We are starting to collect them now, but will be using them after Christmas.
We are still playing in the leaves, so keep them coming. More photos up on dotphoto.
Math Their Way: If you check the website, I have listed this math program as one we use. We are now working on making more „jobs‟ for the children and need your help to collect some junk to use: Jars with lids: medium to small Corks: all sizes Locks with Keys Buttons: medium to large Jello boxes ½ pint milk containers
LOOKING AHEAD: Week 11, November 29 – December 3: Green, Letter G for Goat, Gorilla o We will start talking about the birth of Jesus. We would love help with some prep of the special Christmas books that we have the children make. Gingerbread houses one of these weeks, so we will need some small, hard candy. Week 12, December 6 - 10: Green, Gold, and Silver, Letter S for Snake o
Christmas Play practice and making the books about the birth of Jesus.
Week 13, December 13 - 16: (No Friday this week) Green, Gold, Silver, No letter this week o
Our Christmas programs will on Wed. Dec. 15, in the evening (we hope), and Thursday the 16th at about 11am. More detail later.
Blessings to all, Kahleen and the staff