Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had such a great week this week. Not only is Thanksgiving almost here but we also have a 4 day weekend ahead of us! Woohoo! Here's what we were up to this week:
Before the thanksgiving festivities began, the pre-k constructed a very tall scarecrow for our playground! Not only did they help collect all of the fallen leaves from around the playground, they worked together to fill his clothes and lift him up on his feet.
This week was all about thankfulness. We held a few group discussions to talk about what it means to be thankful. Naturally, we asked all of the children what they were thankful for and here are a few of the responses:
"I am thankful for picking colorful leaves"
"I am thankful for my hair!"
"I am thankful for playing at preschool"
"I am thankful for my mom and dad"
"I am thankful for begin invited to parties!"
Our preschoolers are very grateful kiddos! In keeping with the theme of thanksgiving, the children arrived at school on Tuesday and Wednesday to an (allergy friendly) thanksgiving feast! The children prepared corn muffins, set the tables for their friends and became pilgrims and native americans! The children created either a native american headdress or a pilgrim hat. We introduced the children to the story of how thanksgiving came to be and focused on the friendship between the pilgrims and native americans.
The menu for our thanksgiving feast included homemade cornbread, cranberry sauce, carrots, corn and turkey, of course!
Music and Movement with Mary Beth was all about manners and being a great guest at someone's house! The children were introduced to the poem, "The Turkey is a Funny Bird" and acted out the lines. To finish the class, the children moved and grooved to the song, "Be Our Guest" from the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack and had a blast!
Important Dates and Reminders:
November 25: SEE will close at 3:00pm
November 26-27: SEE will be closed for Thanksgiving break
December 1: December tuition is due
(stay tuned for more info for the December gathering)
(stay tuned for more info for the December gathering)
December 24 - January 3: SEE closed for winter break
January 4: SEE back in session and tuition is due
Pictures from this week:
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| The making of the scarecrow |
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| The pre-k's 6 foot scarecrow! |
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| Mixing up the corn muffins on Tuesday! |
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| A feast fit for a king! |
I hope everyone has a very yummy thanksgiving!
Joanna
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