Leaf Pressing

We are excited to be doing some "leaf art" at preschool next week!  Hopefully you have all begun your leaf pressing process!  If not, here are a few quick tips.

1. Choose leaves that are mostly flat and not spotted
2. Place leaves in between pages of newspaper or paper towels
3. Place newspaper/paper towels inside the pages of a heavy book
4. Top with more heavy books and allow to sit for a few days

We will be making pictures with leaves so the more colors/shapes you can find the better!  Hopefully this activity will give you and your child a chance to get out in nature and have a little adventure together :)

5 Little Pumpkins!

Here are the words to a new poem we learned last week!

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The first one said "Oh my it's getting late!"
The second one said "There are witches in the air!"
The third one said "But we don't care"
The fourth one said "Let's run and run and run!"
The fifth one said "I'm ready for some fun!"
Oooo went the wind and out went the lights
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight

October Newsletter

Dear Parents,

We are all looking forward to another fun month at Melody Lane!  There are a lot of fun and exciting things coming up for your students to look forward to at preschool.  This month we will be creating our own scene for the Pumpkin Walk and will be collecting pumpkins to use in our scene.

This week we are learning about OCEANS AND SEA LIFE.  We will be learning to identify the letter ‘O’ and the sound it makes, as well as its ASL sign.  We will be doing some fun ocean-related art projects and exploring different creatures that live in water.  This week’s color is blue so remember to wear your favorite blue outfits!

The week of October 10^th – 14^th we will be learning all about FAIRIES, ELVES AND FAIRY TALES!  We will be learning the letter ‘E’ and will practice our writing skills.  We will also be doing some fun fairy and elf crafts as we practice our small motor skills.  We will also be reading some classic fairy tales and will even have a chance to act them out!  We will also be working on large motor skills while we play with a parachute!

On October 17^th-19^th we will be learning all about PUMPKINS.  We will be exploring different types of pumpkins, how they grow and what we use them for.  We will also get a chance to practice our cooking skills when we make our own pumpkin treat!  Students will also get a chance to help put together a class Pumpkin Walk scene!  This week we will be doing a few activities that might get a little messy so please remember to send your child dressed appropriately.  This week there will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday the 20^th and Friday the 21^st due to UEA.

October 24^th-31^st will be our HALLOWEEN week!  This week will start off with our field trip to the Pumpkin Walk on Monday and Tuesday!  This is a fun time for your students to walk through the Pumpkin Walk and see their scene!  Each child needs to have a parent escort drive them to the walk.  The AM class will meet 10 am and the PM class at 1 pm at the walk on these days.  During the rest of the week we will be learning about different shapes and identifying them.  We will also get a chance to learn about Halloween traditions and how to stay safe while Trick-or-Treating.  Thursday the 27^th and Monday the 31^st will be our class Halloween party.  Though we don’t wear costumes to preschool this day, your students can bring a treat to share.  Students will get a chance to practice safe Trick-or-Treating as they pass out their treats.

During the last month we have been practicing learning names and phone numbers so please practice those with your children at home.

Thanks for all your support!

-MELODY LANE TEACHERS

Laurie, Valerie, Olivia and Christy