Preschool Newsletter
August 30, 2021
Week 3
August 30th is our first school fire drill, so we will be talking about what to do when the alarms go off and where we go, stressing that it is just a practice. Having a fire safety plan with a meeting spot for home is a great way to continue their fire safety education.
This week we will start our Frog Street Unit 1, which is called Awesome Me! Week 1 is all about "Physical Me", so we will be talking about different body parts and what makes us special.
This unit introduces S.T.A.R breathing, which stands for Smile, Take a deep breath And Relax. This the first calming strategy that Frog Street goes over to help with self regulation and control.
Our vocabulary this week is: awesome, magnificent, and body parts - head, feet, hands, etc.
For the first few weeks we are going to be focusing on the letters in their name, before moving on to individual letters. At home, it is great practice to help them find the letters of their name in different items or books and to talk about our vocabulary words at home.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Contact information is below!
Dates To Remember!
September 3 - NO SCHOOL!! Teacher Work Day
September 6 - Labor Day ~ NO SCHOOL!!!
September 17 - Early Release Day! Morning class out at 10:30 and Afternoon class out at 2:00.
September 21 - Picture Day
September 30 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Joke of The Week
Why couldn't the pirate learn the alphabet?
Because he was always lost at "c".
3 Year Old Learning Goals for Quarter 1
- Uses drawing, scribbling, letter like forms, random letter strings and/or dictation to express thought and ideas.
- Places objects in one to one correspondence during play situations (e.g., gives each doll a plate in the housekeeping area).
- Interacts with familiar adults with varying degrees of comfort.
- Follows basic health practices (e.g., puts dirty tissues in trash, washes hands, covers mouth when sneezing) with occasional reminders.