It's a Good Day in Pre-K Memo
November 2023 🦃
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It's November which means it is officially the holiday season. November is busy with parent conferences, and celebrations, including Thanksgiving. Communicating gratitude is always important, but especially at Thanksgiving. For our preschoolers gratitude is something that is taught through teachable moments and experiences. We have to get those little but powerful growing brain motors moving! We need to get them thinking more deeply about what they have, so they can be thankful and glad for it. For example, screen time is a privilege and that they aren't actually entitled to an ice cream just because Mr. Ding-A-Ling comes bouncing down the street. This is something I continually need to teach my daughters over the summer every time in the distant horizon we start to hear "hello" followed by that cringey, tune. It's ok to say no! Regardless, I am very grateful to be able to work with our Pre-K program, your students, and all of you!
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
F is for...
Fire
Fire Safety
F is for Field Trips!
Field Trip to Kristy's barn
Hay ride and pumpkin picking = big smiles!
Field Trip to Kristy's Barn
Many of our students in East Greenbush had field trips in October. One location was Kristy's Barn. Here the students pet chickens, went on a hayride, picked pumpkins, and got cider and a donut. I too attended and not just for multiple donuts.
Learning about chickens
The owners of Kristy's Barn brought two chickens out for the kids to see and pet.
S is for S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts and math)
Coconut Trees
Spiders
Students at Green Meadow using their fine motor skills to pick up spiders using tongs to place on a web. These are great activities to get those smaller muscles in our hands and wrists strong!
S is for Sphero Indi
Color Coding
Spehro Indi
S is for Sharing!
Students from Questar's John E. Sackett Ed Center came and visited our Pre-K students at Green Meadow with some spooky treats! Sharing is caring, thank you Sackett students!
Parent Conferences
Soon teachers will be reaching out to set up parent-teacher conferences. These are great meetings which provide you opportunities discuss your child's social, cognitive and language development. It's also a great time to see what they see, their classroom! Every time I visit a Pre-K classoom it looks different. There is new art work, and exciting things that our teachers put on display.
Important Dates
Veteran's Day- Friday November 10th/ Classes not in session
Thanksgiving Recess- November 22nd-24th/ Classes not in session
Parent/Teacher conferences- These depend on your child's school. Teachers will reach out with dates.
Kids Out and About Albany
Looking for something to do this weekend? Take a look at Kids out and About for activities in the month of November.
Turkey Trouble!
Contact
Please feel free to contact me at anytime! Have a great November!
(518) 479-6898