October News


		FIRE PREVENTION WEEK! October 5-11
During Fire Prevention Week we will all practice our fire safety rules. We will have a fire drill and hope to have a visit from our friendly neighborhood fireman to show us his equipment and talk about what to do in case of a fire at your house. We want them to run toward the fireman, not away from him in fear, in case of emergency. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS!!!

			We're Going on a Field Trip to.... Didier Farms in .... Prairie View, Illinois on Monday, October 6th. We'll be going on a hayride to the Pumpkin Patch. We'll get to pick a pumpkin, go to the Petting Zoo and for a pony ride. We're even going to et a Trick or Treat bag with a Didier Farm Activity Book. What a Great Trip!

Wednesday, October 15th will be Picture Day. The photographer will begin taking pictures as soon as your child arrives. The pictures will arrive before Christmas. They make great holiday gifts.
DON'T FORGET TO "FALL BACK" ON NOVEMBER 2^nd!

		Our Halloween Party will be on Friday, October 31^st. The children should come dressed in their costumes over their clothes. Remember they will be in them for the morning, so please make them comfortable. We discourage the wearing of Power Rangers and violent action heroes. We will have our parties in the morning and remove costumes before lunch. If you wish, you may bring an individually wrapped treat for your child to hand out on that day. Ask your child's teacher how many children are in the class. The children will each have a goodie bag to take home.

Parent Tips for Halloween
	· Make your child eats dinner before setting out. · Ideally, young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult. · If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame- retardant material. · Although tampering is rare, tell children to bring the candy home to be inspected before consuming anything. · Look at the wrapping carefully and toss out anything that looks suspect.
For more Halloween tips for kids, parents and homeowners go to: http://www.sosnet.com/safety/halloween.tip.html http://www.halloween-safety.com/ http://www.lafd.org/hween.htm


We are collecting Campbell Product labels so that we can purchase supplies like a paper cutter, Banana Greenhouse, Aerobics for Kids DVD, Teamwork Trekker and Reader Rabbit Learning System. We only need 8000 labels! We have 3000 in the bank, we can do it! (Each boxtop is worth $.10. It adds up quickly, we've already received a check for $60.00.)

	October Birthday List Julian C. October 2^nd Christian C. October 4^th Kyle H. October 4^thMaxim Y. October 5^th Miss Bonnie October 19^thTobias R. October 20^th Michael P. October 31^st^{HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!}

		DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR PENNIES...
The penny jar is on the parent shelf underneath the office window, next to your Campbell Label and box top container. We began saving pennies and change in the Spring of 2007. To date, we have saved $293. Pretty impressive and so easy!

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Just a Reminder...
...about our late policy. The school closes at 6:00 p.m. There is a $10.00 charge for every fifteen (15) minutes you are late starting at 6:00 p.m. The charge will be added you your tuition.

WHAT'S HAPPENING...

Our Teddy Bears, the two's ... started off the school year talking about how each of us our different & special. We have different color hair, eyes & skin. We got to know our new friends in the class & learn each others names. The children adjusted well within the first few weeks of school! We are learning the rules of the classroom & how to be nice while playing with our friends. This month we will be talking about changes we see in the fall, farm animals, transportation, and of course Halloween!


The Bunny Bunch, the threes ... During September, we talked about, All About Me, Family Week, Friendship Week, and Fall Week. During All about me Week in Language arts we made a letter A. For Art we made Hand prints and foot prints. On Family Week for Language arts we talked about families. For Art we made a Family tree. At our Sensory table we washed the babies. During Friendship Week in Art we made Friendship people and friendship hands prints. During Fall Week in Art we painted leafs at the Easel. In Art we made a fall leaf tree. Music/ fall is here.

Our 4's, our Junior Kindergarten ... We were so thrilled to meet the fall! We started learning about the harvest happenings; this week we do color mixing to make orange-our color of the week; we dance like fall leaves, paint and learned the letter T and the triangle shape. We are also learning the numbers 1-5. During the next weeks we will learn about the Fall in the Farm and how it differs form that in the City; we will have a lot of fun cooking with chef Combo Fantastic! We will talk about our favorite Fairy tales and Fables, and of course we 'll have our traditional Pumpkin Patch Field Trip as well as Halloween Party!

Our 5's, our Kindergartener's... Fall is here! We finger painted leaves for our season tree to represent what is happening outside. We decorated apples with our families for September's family project. We made a class quilt were each of us decorated a piece.


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