We will continue to ensure your kiddo feels welcomed, safe and secure in our classroom. We will be getting to know each other and sharing our ALL ABOUT ME pictures with the calss. 

THEME
Farm Animals, Corn Farms and all  ALL about Trees, what comes from, them, what they need, and what lives in them. We will be taking nature walks on school grounds! This also ties in with our CREATION bible focus! Genesis 1:1

Bible:  Love One Another and Be Kind JN 13:34
Importance of the Bible and Genesis 1:1 the story of Creation!
Verse: In the Beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth Genesis 1:1
Virtue: FAITH
Saint: Mother Mary (her Nativity month)
Color: Red Green and its different shades.
Shape: Line and Circle
Number: 0,1
Name Recognition/Tracing: we will continue to match our names and emphasis the first letter of our name, Please work on Name recognition at home, later in the year, we will begin to trace each letter of thier first name as fine motor skills advance. This is always done in a No Pressure situation.  The key is to get them famiiar and comfortable. Starting LINES and then moving the CIRCLES
FINE MOTOR: Many activities to help prepare for pre-writing. Stickers, pouring, scooping, and tons of exposure to many types of writing/drawing media. Strengthening activites like lacing, peg boards, playdough, tongs, pincers help to strengthen the hand and fingers getting ready for pre writing.
GROSS MOTOR: We are running, jumping, climping and excercising daily inside and outside. We work with learning how to toss catch and kick a ball, we will be working on tricycles. 
Cutting: Any type of cutting you can let your kiddos experience at home is great! This is such an important skill. We work on it daily in class, it is kept very fun and is a CHOICE at this time. We use all different types of materials. When they are ready, we can really work on proper holding and positioning of hand and fingers! 
Journals: We are starting our journals this month. Much of thier work will be kept at school in the journals. This is where to do thier name tracing work, drawing self portraits, working on numbers and shapes, patterns, counting, name work. 

***Coming Soon: Nature Scavenger Hunt and Walk: Keep eye for a nature hunt for you to do at home as a family will go home with your child. This is voluntary! your child can pick a treasure if they return with the items, we are using them in our science and exploration centers this month. 

Favorite Songs this month can be found on You Tube:
https://youtu.be/7mt79JW9u18 If I were a tree
https://youtu.be/YrwfLNwYYrg  Touch the Sky

CLASS TAG: Please make sure you are on the CLASS TAG app. We love to share photos of your kiddos learning and exploring.

SELF CARE SKILLS:
please ensure your child is continuing to be self suffucient in the restroom. This includes proper handwashing (water, soap, scrub(20sec), rinse, dry). This also includes being able to pull clothing up and down (make sure shorts are not too tight). Please also work on putting on socks and shoes independantly, as we remove these at least twice a day for sand dumping!