October Newsletter

Highlights from September

It’s been over a month since we started our 2024-25 academic session and the children seem to adjust to the new routine with ease. Emphasis on the ground rules helped children with this smooth transition.

Thanks to all the parents who came to the “Parent Orientation Night”, we hope it was helpful. Our goal was to take this opportunity to welcome you in your child’s class and walk you through their typical day. We had an amazing time during our Apple-Picking Picnic at "LUCKY YOU ORCHARDS"! As part of our "Apple Unit Study," the students enjoyed this special event, which allowed them to extend their learning in a natural environment. We had a wonderful visit from the Tracy police department. The children enjoyed learning about safety, and the role of police officers in the community.

October Overview

October is filled with interesting themes and topics that will feed curious minds. We will be learning about change in season, Fall, and how & why leaves change color. Learning about hibernation always excites children. We have vision testing and fall picture day for our students. We also have scheduled our yearly visit to Pumpkin Patch and we can’t wait to make wonderful memories again.

October also brings children their most favorite celebration, Halloween. We will be doing our yearly Halloween Parade at school and parents are welcome to come and give goodies (NO CANDY, instead small erasers, pencils, etc are encouraged). Please send your child’s costume in a labeled bag and our staff and volunteers will assist them. As Diwali, the Festival of Lights, approaches, we are excited to celebrate this special occasion with our students and families.  

PENGUINS CLASSROOM

Themes: Fall, Personal Hygiene, and Halloween

Letters: Introduction to “Ee”, “Ff”, “Nn” and “Dd”

Number: Counting 1 - 4, number recognition and quantity, sorting and matching

Shape:  Triangle and Rectangle; Color: Blue and Yellow

Art and Crafts
  • Fall Placemats
  • Fall Collage
  • Handprint spiders
  • Columbus Day Craft
Songs
  • Five Little Pumpkins
  • Eensy Weensy Spider
  • Dem bones
  • It’s Halloween

Creative Sessions
  • Mon: Yoga
  • Tue: Music & Movement
  • Fri: Show and Tell
PRIMARY CLASSROOM

Themes: Fall & Harvest, Changing Colors of Leaves, Weather Changes, and How Animals Prepare for Hibernation.

Geography: Introduction to World Map, oceans and 7 continents.

Science: Living & non-living things, plants, the lifecycle of a pumpkin, and parts of a pumpkin

Stem: Halloween-themed hands-on experiments

Phonics: letters of ‘E e’, ‘F f’, ‘N n’, ‘D d’. Tracing with sandpaper letters and association with objects

Language: 3-part vocabulary cards for Fall, living & nonliving things, Directions NSEW (North, South, East and West) & Sight words

Math: Recognizing and writing numbers 1-4. Learn patterns with acorns and pumpkins. Teen Board & Ten Board

Artist of the Month: Michelangelo

Art and Crafts
  • World map
  • Leaf collage
  • Q-tip Fall tree
  • Fall collage placemats    
Songs
  • Eensy Weensy Spider
  • Five Little Pumpkins
  • Dem bones
  • Seasons song
Creative Sessions
  • Mon: Yoga
  • Tue: Music & Movement
  • Wed: Nutrition (Whole Grain Choo Choo Train)
  • Fri: Show and Tell

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