Week of September 28 - October 2, 2015!

Happy Rainy Friday!  I hope everyone is staying dry and warm. It's also pretty chilly out there. Fall is definitely upon us! Here's what we've been up to this week:

We welcomed Ed the Music Man to our school this past Thursday.  The children loved singing along to familiar songs as well as learning many new ones! I can't tell you how many times I heard the children singing "Baby Beluga" as the day went on! So cute!  We are also beginning to transition into our autumn curriculum!  Our October curriculum topics are leaves/trees and migration.  The children will learn all about the migration habits of geese and monarch butterflies.  Stay tuned for some cool facts about these insects and birds!

A note from Ms. Heather's Pre-K class:

"This week, pre-k dove right into fall.  We discussed what fall looks like and what changes we see as the weather begins to change.  Some of the answers included, "the leaves are bright and changing colors," "I watch my dad use the leaf blower," and "I love to go apple picking and eat apple cider donuts!"  Such great answers!

We also started shares this week and the children really enjoyed sharing their special items from home.  The shares are a great opportunity to increase confidence and language skills.  The pre-k group also came up with several great questions to ask their peers.  For example, "where did you get it" and "who gave it to you?"  

Lastly, we talked about classroom responsibility and the importance of keeping the classroom clean for all of the children.  We reminded the pre-k class to help the preschoolers as they learn how to take care of the classroom too!" 

A note from Mary Beth's Music and Movement class:

"This week's theme was apples.  A magical sounding apple was passed around the circle and the children practiced waiting nicely as the musical apple was passed to each child.  We also danced around the apple tree as we sang many songs and engaged in movement activities to apple songs and rhymes. 

We also continued the gross motor activities on our very rainy Wednesday with an obstacle course complete with a tunnel, balance pods, balance beam and "stepping stones."  Each child had an opportunity to try out the obstacle course!"

A note from Mrs. M's preschool class:

"It’s science time.  What happens when you mix water, white vinegar, and baking soda into a glass jar?  The water gets cloudy then clear after the baking soda dissolves.   What happens when you add kernel corn into the mixture?   Many children guessed the kernels would sick or float.  Some decided the kernels would disappear. Others thought the kernels would shoot up straight and hit the ceiling.  Well, they did not disappear or shoot out of the jar.  Our outcome showed that the kernels did sink to the bottom at first, but soon they began to hop up and down in the jar.  As a result we created our Hopping Corn Science Jar!  The kernels continued bouncing up and down in the jar for many hours for the children to continue watching. We preformed this experiment on Thursday and Friday so all of the children can have a turn watching the outcome"

Important Dates and Reminders:

October 9: SEE closing at 4:30pm
October 10: Apple Picking at Parlee Farm (check your email for the Evite)

October 12: SEE will be closed for Columbus Day

October 28: Curriculum Night @ SEE (check your email for the Evite)

November 2: November tuition is due

November 11: SEE will be closed for Veteran's Day

November 25: SEE will close at 3:00pm

November 26-27: SEE will be closed for Thanksgiving break

And a quick picture of our Hopping Corn experiment:

Have a great weekend everyone!

Joanna