St. Louis Preschool Newsletter
November 2017
Parents Corner
November brings many fall themed crafts and fun to St. Louis Preschool. We will spend the entire month going over the story of the pilgrims and Native Americans. We tell the story with reverence and a bit of drama so that the children can begin to understand the hardship these first settlers faced. We will use a set of ceramic figures to help illustrate the story. We will tell the story many times until the children can basically repeat it or fill in any words that I leave out. They LOVE to fill in the words. This lesson involves a few hidden agendas.... 1) Listening, comprehension, and recall. 2) I do not allow the children to play with the figures which encourages self control. (Sounds silly but it is REALLY hard not to touch them!) 3) Oral storytelling encourages participation and imagination.
4) Empathy and overcoming fear can be empowering!
Important Dates
11/1 Fourth Grade Buddies Visit
11/6-? Evaluations for PreK class (Please see below)
11/15 Preschooler and preschooler parents shadow at SLS kindergarten (More Information to follow)
11/16 Cardinal Chirp (More Information to follow)
11/20 Art Room Field Trip
11/21 Art Room field Trip
11/22-11/24 Thanksgiving Break
God In Our Lives
During Hh week we will be talking about using our helping hands. We have an awesome video that shows children making a choice between buying an ice cream cone or giving the money to a homeless man. The children are usually very touched by the video as they see God's love in action. We use letter Ii week to teach about how important each person is to God. Letter Jj lends itself to talking about my best friend, Jesus.
PreK Evaluations
Play "Describe It."
Zoophonics Alphabet News
Honey h. Horse
Honey is one of the children’s favorite animals. We will practice galloping to our learning centers. It is a skill we will continue to practice throughout the year to help improve coordination. We will eat a snack with pretzels and honey. When we eat our snack we’ll talk about the texture as well as the taste of our foods; sweet, sour, salty, crunchy, smooth etc.
Inny i. Inchworm
You can't talk about the letter Ii without talking about ice cream and igloos! We have found an excellent video of a father teaching his son the art of igloo making and all of its complexities. We will have ice out on a tray so that the children can see how it changes states,
Jerry j. Jellyfish
During our week with Jerry, I will bring in a hand juicer. The children will get to see the cut oranges, smell the fruit and finally twist the orange around the juicer to make their own orange juice. It is the BEST juice they have EVER had! We also will have a jelly tasting to find out their favorite jelly flavor!