Akers Preschool
February 2019 Newsletter
This Months Curriculum:
The Study of Pets
Week 1: Pet animals are different from one another:Children develops the capacity to understand the basics characteristics of different pets.
Week 2: We can take care of animals: Child develops awareness of and concern for the natural world.
Week 3: We can learn about animals: Children will understand how pets contribute to the human race.
Week 4: We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday by encouraging interest in books, songs, and rhymes written by Dr. Seuss.
Shape: Heart
Color: Pink
Letters: J,K.
Numbers 10,11.
Nursery Rhyme: Where ,Oh where has my little dog gone?.
Important Dates:
February 11 Staff PD Day-No School
February 18 Martin Luther King Jr.-No School
February 27-March 3 Dr.Seuss Birthday Week
Paent Education:
5 Ways Having a Pet Teaches a Child Responsibility.
Food: Feeding a pet is something that all children can understand. They can relate to the animal and understand its’ need for food.
Attention: Children sometimes view a pet as a plaything: They may tire of the same way they do a toy, but learning the importance of caring for a living being teaches your child the value of that animal as a real creature, not a toy.
Personal care: Helping to bathe or brush a furry pet can help to reinforce a child’s own personal care skills
Medical Care: It teaches empathy, most kids understand what feeling sick or getting an injury feels like. Sometimes responsibility involves a not-pleasant situation, and kids need to learn that as well.
Around the clock: Like children, pets require around -the- clock care at one level or another. A child can learn that having a pet means caring for it even when it is inconvenient or conflicts with something else they want to do. That lesson helps them learn that prioritizing needs and wants is an important part of responsibility.
“CANIDAE” By Laurie Darroch
Connection Home and School:
Families will bring a family pet picture to share with the class. By February 22, 2019.