Friday 30 October 2015

November Newsletter

Happy November, Preschool Families!

We have a busy month ahead of us here at Douglas Park Preschool.

Dates to Remember

Photo Days with Excalibur Photo.

Monday, November 2nd- Unicorn 3am/4pm, Orca 4am/4pm

Tuesday, November 3rd- Orca 3am

Remembrance Day- Wednesday, November 11th. No Classes.

Professional Day- Thursday, November 26th.  No classes.

Upcoming.....



Don't forget to mark your calendar for our Winter Celebration on Friday, December 18th!  An invitation will be sent home towards the end of November.


Winter Fundraiser

This holiday season, we will be teaming up with Purdy's Chocolatiers for our annual fundraising campaign.  Stay tuned, as more details will be emailed to you mid-November and order catalogues will be handed out as well!

 Rain Gear

The weather is turning colder, as well as wetter these days.  As we do go out every day, rain or shine, please remember to send rain clothes with your child.  Boots and rain pants are needed, as it can be quite time consuming for children to change out of wet clothes once we come in.



Please join us in welcoming Miss Amy to our Orca 4pm class!  She will also be helping out in the Unicorn classes for the next few weeks, so if you haven't had a chance yet, please take a moment to say hello and introduce yourself. 


Letter of the Week

Beginning on November 6th, we will be starting our Letter of the Week!  Each Friday every week, the students will focus on one letter of the Alphabet with a variety of books, songs, and classroom activities.  Also, we encourage the students to bring in one small item to show the class that begins with the letter of the week.  For example, our first day will be Letter A, and your child may choose to bring an apple, or perhaps a small toy airplane.

Tuesday 27 October 2015

More October Fun!


An Autumn themed light table


Pumpkin Pie scented moon sand


Pick it up, then watch it melt!


 
Our geometric window orchard

Autumn sensory bin for exploration

Duplo painting

Gears and autumn gems in a coloured, scented water table

The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin felt board play

Pumpkin washing station in the water bin

Our 4 Year Old classes travelled to the Pumpkin Patch at Richmond Country Farms.
Our hay ride to the pumpkin fields had many animals and surprises along the way!

Despite the rain, every one had a wonderful time picking their pumpkins




For our 3 Year old classes, the pumpkin patch came to us!

A spooky Halloween costume corner

 Halloween themed playdough exploration



Build a Jack-o-Lantern shape recognition

Friday 16 October 2015

October 13th-16th

A few more photos from last week's Thanksgiving activities, as well as our classroom explorations of PUMPKINS!  Here's what we've been busy with...

Pumpkin Life Cycles

 
Spot the Difference
&
Pumpkin Counting Puzzle

 
Pumpkin Cookie Cutter stamping

 
Gourd Exploration

 
Fizzing Autumn Colour Mixing
 
Coloured vinegar + baking soda=
Extraordinary Light Table Fun!
 


                                                Fine Motor Autumn Colour Pegboards

 
Autumn Group Canvas Collage Project

 
Apple Printing


Lacing Pumpkins

 
Sticky, Tacky Group Turkey Feather Project

 
Autumn Sensory Table

 
Leaf Lacing

 
Painting With Duplo!

 
Mini Apple Washing Station

 
Pumpkin Observation and Still Life Art

 
Finger Painting on Leaves....

 
....and Making Prints When We Finished!
 
 
Pumpkin Stencil Roller
 

 
Turkey Shape Matching
 

 
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie


 

Thursday 8 October 2015

Harvest and Thanksgiving Fun!

 
We have spent the week cutting open and exploring apples, discussing Thanksgiving, Harvest, and scarecrows, as well as making pumpkin pie! 
Here's a peek....
 
Apple Stamping
 
 

Fine motor apple lacing cards

Bubble wrap corn cobs

Fine motor pre-writing

Counting out apple seeds
Credit: Apples played by Black Beans.

Apple Tree counting

Group project: Autumn leaves

Glittery, scented apple water table

Number Recognition turkey feathers

Turkey shapes!

Sticky, tacky apple coloured window catchers

 
Leaf, acorn and apple gems.
Trying out Dragon Fruit at snack time!