Preschool 2012 October Newsletter
We have had some busy and exciting days in the preschool classrooms! We are practicing our safety rules, developing our large motor skills with outside time, PE and Yoga, and beginning our academics with math and pre-literacy workjobs and continuing with our cutting curriculum.
Ancient Greece has moved out of Home Living to be replaced with things you would find in a vet clinic, store, kitchen or construction site, as we begin our unit on Community Helpers. Our Rivendell and Fort Collins communities are important places where people live and work together. We look forward to visits from firefighters and vets, and to studying all our community helpers, from teachers to nurses, plumbers to waste management workers, and everywhere in between.
October brings one of Rivendell’s favorite holidays: Halloween. We can still use volunteers for our class party on Halloween and for the school-wide Fun Fest on Friday, October 26. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the front for Fun Fest–it’s a special Rivendell tradition and really is a lot of fun! Please bring the whole family and any friends or other families who might enjoy it! See the Rivendell eNews or talk with Leslie in the front office for further information.
We are looking forward to our special Halloween Party on Wednesday, October 31. Please bring a costume that is easy for your children to get on and off by themselves or with minimal assistance (we continue to foster independence and help them to feel successful with their accomplishments!). Please also leave any accessories at home–anything they might drop, lose or use as a weapon in particular. 🙂
We had a great wagon ride and were excited by the pumpkins to take home. Thank you all for letting us take your children on such fun and world-expanding adventures! We were able to see signs of fall, sing songs, look for halloween decorations, and practice our tree identification.
If you haven’t signed up for parent-teacher conferences, each classroom has their sign-up sheets out now, so grab a time–they’re happening this week! We want to hear what you have to say about your child, answer your questions, and share our thoughts and plans with you. We look forward to continuing to play, learn and grow with your wonderful children.