THEME: TEDDY BEAR CLINIC

This week the dramatic play center will be set up as a doctor’s office called the

Teddy Bear Clinic. Each child is invited to bring in a teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) for a check up on their scheduled sharing day. This will give everyone the chance to visit this area to give their animal a check up and receive a certificate of good health for their animal friend.

Other activities planned for the week include –

– identifying common tools used by physicians,

-creating a doctor’s bag,

-dressing up as doctors and nurses in the dramatic play area and

-a letter R is for rainbow activity.

At music time we will go on a bear hunt, sing Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear and dance the Teddy Bear Freeze!

REMINDERS, REQUESTS AND OTHER INFO:

*Any contributions of doctor props would be greatly appreciated.

Cotton balls and Q-tips will be used for painting and Band-Aids and gauze are

items that can be used to help give our animal friends a good check-up! Thank you!

*The March snack calendar is available to sign. Give a call or email if you’d like

to bring in a snack and are unable to access the sign up sheets.

*The Yellow Apple group has started home visits with the class book buddy,

Knuffle Bunny, and two books by Mo Willems, Knuffle Bunnyand Knuffle Bunny Too. Each child will have the opportunity to bring the book buddy home for two nights and then write about the experience in the class journal. The children are very excited and anxiously awaiting their turn!

THEME: DISCOVER THE RAINFOREST

This week our classroom will come alive with the sights and sounds of a tropical rainforest. We will learn about the levels of the rainforest, the vegetation and the many creatures that inhabit each; including frogs, spiders, snakes, monkeys, jaguars, toucans, butterflies and sloths.

At the science center we’ll explore a coconut and a pineapple and use pattern blocks to make rainforest snakes. Music time will find us singing and moving about like monkeys, alligators, snakes and more!

Books we’ll be reading include: Rainforest Babies- Kathy Darling

Who Lives in the Rainforest? ; Monkeys; and Rainforest Colors-Susan Canizares

The Great Kapok Tree- Lynn Cherry

Flashy, Fantastic Rainforest Frogs- Dorothy Patent

The letter of the week activities are O is for owl and P is for parrot.

**January 28 – February 1 is a SHARING WEEK. The children are asked to bring in an item related to the rainforest theme on their scheduled sharing day.

REMINDERS, REQUESTS, AND OTHER INFO:

*There is no school on Monday, 1/21, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

*The classroom bulletin boards will become a tropical rainforest with many of the children’s creations. You will be invited to view all of these at the Art Show which will be held on Saturday, April 6th. More info will come home as the date nears.

*Looking ahead…The children are welcome to distribute Valentine cards to all of their classmates on Monday 2/11 through Wednesday 2/13. Everyone will decorate a bag to receive cards and the bags will be sent home from Wednesday 2/13 – Friday 2/15.There are 22 Red Apples and 15 Yellow Apples.

*Your child may sign the inside of the cards, but please leave the outside envelope blank for ease of distributing the cards.

*The Yellow Apple Group will begin home visits with the class book buddy this week.

Knuffle Bunny, and two books by Mo Willems, will go home with each child for two nights and the children are asked to write about their experience in the class journal. All are looking forward to their turn!

SNACKS:

Monday (21) Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Tuesday (22) graham crackers Matt

Wednesday (23) yogurt Dominic

Thursday (24) fruit Luke, Evie

Friday (25) pretzels Maddox

Monday (28) bananas Georgia

Tuesday (29) cucumbers & dip Sophie

Wednesday (30) Cheerios & raisins Nora

Thursday (31) applesauce & crackers Stella

Friday (1) yogurt

THEME: IT’S A SMALL WORLD

This theme will take the children on a journey around the world! Japan, France,

Mexico and Australia are among the places we will visit. We plan to explore a variety of crafts, flags, music, dance, and languages – each country has something different to share!

We’ll learn to say ‘hello’ and ‘friend’ in several languages, dress in cultural attire in the dramatic play center and use lava play dough in the sensory table. At music time we’ll sing a favorite song, Hello to All the Children of the World, Frere Jacques, dance the Mexican Hat Dance and more!

The letter of the week activity is N is for newspaper.

REMINDERS, REQUESTS AND OTHER INFO:

*The February snack calendar is available to sign.

*There will be a Tasty Tuesday lunch on February 12th.

*Registration forms for the 2019-2020 school year have been sent home.

Please let me know if you did not receive one yet. Priority registration is open to

PPP families until January 18th. After that date registration will be ongoing and

new families are welcome to register.

*We have a colorful umbrella here that was left at the holiday party.

Let me know if it’s yours!

*Would anyone like to help plan a parent group get- together at Amazement?

Or a trip to the North Shore Music Theater in March to see Curious George?

Please let me know.

SNACKS:

Monday (14) cheese & crackers Vivian

Tuesday (15) chips & salsa Sean Michael

Wednesday (16) carrots & dip Liam

Thursday (17) hummus & pita bread Cooper

Friday (18) bananas

THEME: MUSIC ALL AROUND

Children love music and music plays an important role in their lives. From singing songs and playing instruments, dancing and exercising to music, we will explore all aspects of music this week. Throughout the week we’ll listen to different types of music, learn some new songs and perhaps make up one of our own! Musical activities your child may participate include:

-dancing with scarves

-playing instruments at music time

-decorating musical notes

-painting to music

-recording our voices

-making a musical shaker or tamborine.

The letter of the week is K is for keyboard.

*This is a sharing week. We are asking the children to bring in something related

to music on their scheduled sharing day.

REMINDERS, REQUESTS AND OTHER INFO:

*Progress reports will be coming home this week. They do not need to be signed or returned. There are still time slots available to meet with your child’s teacher.

*Attached is the notice for the holiday celebration which will be held on

Friday, December 21^stat 9:30. There is no regular preschool class that Friday.

*Registration forms for the 2019-2020 school year will be sent home mid-

December. PPP families are encouraged to return their forms by January 18^thto

reserve your first choice schedule. After January 18^thenrollment will be open

for new families to register.

More information will come home with the registration forms.

*The January snack calendar is available to sign this week.

THEME: FAMILY TIME / WE GIVE THANKS

“Some families are large, some families are small,

but I love my family best of all!”

Families and Thanksgiving will be the focus of our activities for these two weeks. At circle time we will read the story of the first Thanksgiving, discuss our own family Thanksgiving celebrations, our favorite Thanksgiving foods and what we are thankful for. Other activities planned include painting turkeys, creating a thankful wreath and a writing activity about our families.

The letter of the week activity is I is for insect.

At music time we will dance the turkey-pokey, sing On Thanksgiving Day by Laurie Berkner and this turkey song:

I’M A LITTLE TURKEY (tune of I’m a Little Teapot)

I’m a little turkey fluffy and brown.

My wings flip flop when I turn around.

I have a lot of feathers on my back,

And a big orange beak that goes click-clack.

**11/12 -11/16 is a sharing week.We are asking each child to bring in a family photo on their scheduled sharing day. You may send in a picture of just one or two individual relatives or a group picture; any family photo your child selects will be fine. We plan to pin the photos onto a classroom bulletin board for

several weeks. The photos will then be kept for each child’s end-of-the-year portfolio book.

**Red Apple children who have sharing scheduled for Monday 11/12; please bring

your sharing in on Monday 11/19.

REMINDERS, REQUESTS AND OTHER INFO:

*The December snack calendar is available to sign.

*There is a signup sheet for Tasty Tuesday on 11/13.

*We plan to be on the playground for 20 – 30 minutes each morning. Please dress your child for the weather and be sure all outerwear is labeled. When wearing boots, put shoes in the back pack to change into once we’re inside.

*As the cold weather approaches we must prepare for inclement weather. PPP is closed if the Pentucket School Districtis closed. When a delayed opening is announced PPP will hold school from10:45-12:30and Lunch Bunch will not be held.

*Parent-teacher conferences for the Yellow Apple group will be held on Monday December 3^rd from 9-11:30 and Tuesday December 4^th from 12:30-1:30.

* Parent-teacher conferences for the Red Apple group will be held on Wednesday December 5^th from 9-11:30 and 12:15-1:30 and Thursday December 6^th from 12:15-1:30.

*Conference signup sheets will be posted on the fence to schedule an appointment. If you cannot access these you may call or email for an appointment time.

** Lunch Bunch will not be held on Wednesday 11/21.

SNACKS:

Monday (12) Veteran’s Day- -no preschool-

Tuesday (13) bananas Cooper

Wednesday (14) carrots & dip Olivia

Thursday (15) birthday celebration Stella

Friday (16) birthday celebration Brian, Hanna, Landon

Monday (19) pretzels & cider Liam

Tuesday (20) applesauce & graham crackers Matt

Wednesday (21) corn muffins, Benjamin

No Lunch Bunch on Wednesday November 21^st.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

THEME: SAFETY WEEK

The theme this week will offer opportunities to learn safety rules and to explore the community helpers who help to keep us safe. We plan to tour Ms Sherry’s school bus one morning and learn about transportation safety. Officer Josh of the Groveland PD will visit on Thursday and tell us about his job. We will also practice fire drills (we do not sound the alarm) to learn how to exit the building quickly and quietly. We will practice fire drills on a monthly basis.

Other safety activities planned include practicing stop -drop and -roll at circle time, water spray bottles in the sensory table and painting fire trucks.

The letter of the week activity is D is for Dalmatian.

REMINDERS, REQUESTS AND OTHER INFO:

*There is no school on Monday (8th) for Columbus Day.

*A photographer from Hockmeyer Studios will be in Fellowship Hall on Thursday (11th) for those who would like their child’s picture taken. Children who attend school on Thursday will go with their teachers and classmates @ 9:30 for their pictures. All others are asked to arrive between 10:15-11:00. Siblings may have their pictures taken also.

*There is no picture order form ahead of time. You will have the opportunity to preview the proofs when they arrive and then place your photo order.

*The class group photo is taken in the spring.

A new song we will learn this week- (sung to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot)

I’m a little fire fighter on the go

Here is my helmet, here is my hose.

When I see a fire, hear me shout:

“Turn on the water and put the fire out!”

Shhhhhhhhhhhh!

THEME: COLOR DAYS

This week we will have fun with primary colors. We plan to graph our favorite color, experiment with color mixing, play Red Light, Green Light and create a variety of colorful prints using apples, celery and peppers.

Each day will focus on a different color and the children may wear the color of the day to enhance this learning experience.

Monday – red day

Tuesday – orange day

Wednesday – yellow day

Thursday – green day

Friday – blue

The letter of the week activity is C is for cat.

REMINDERS, REQUESTS, AND OTHER INFO:

*Please label your child’s backpack! Inside or out, thank you!

*Be sure all of your child’s outerwear is clearly labeled. The children hang

their jackets, etc. on hooks and are sometimes unsure which is theirs at the

end of the day.

*Each child should have a complete change of clothes in their backpack.

*The October snack calendar is attached along with a snack information sheet.

*The Yankee Candle Fundraiser begins on October 2nd. Packets may be

picked up at the Open House. This is our one fundraiser for the year. The orders

are due back by Monday 10/22. Checks may be made out to PPP and there is

no sales tax. We appreciate your participation in this fundraiser.

*Its pumpkin picking time! Who would like to help plan a trip to Rogers Spring Hill

Farm? Please see Marie.