Family Holidays
Snowflakes are falling as we each make our own glittery snowflake with our name on it. We will post them on the board and move them up as we learn to count higher and higher until we reach 100!! Be sure to stop by to find your child’s snowflake. We are talking all about homes this week as we compare where we live with houses from around the block and around the world. Take some time and walk around the outside and inside of your house so that your child will be ready to share all about where they live. Of course, nothing says holidays like a little baking so we are breaking out the rolling pins and making some holiday cookies. In addition to being delicious baking cookies give us a chance to practice measuring, following directions, and working together. Finally, we will be comparing family traditions. Everyone will get a chance to share what holiday they celebrate and what they do to celebrate. On the ride to school spend some time “remembering” what your family did last year so that your child will have stories to share with friends at circle time.
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Skill Goal Focus
A monthly personal progress plan will be written for each child each month. Teachers will be using the plan to schedule your child's activities. The teachers will mark the plans as skills are reviewed or mastered. At the end of unit, the plans will be sent home to keep parents abreast of their child's development. Focused skills will be taken from cognitive, self-help, social skills and gross and fine motor areas. Children will work on the identified skills at the level that is most appropriate to their development. If colors are identified as a focus skill, some children will be matching colors, others will be identifying colors, and others will be reading color words. Each skill will be emphasized many times throughout the year and mastery can be expected to take several months. The Personal Progress Plans are to assist the teachers in planning appropriate activities; they are not report cards and should not be used to judge the success or failure of the child. Do not feel you must "teach" identified concepts at home, but rather be aware of what we are doing so that you can take advantage of any incidental learning opportunities.