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.
Friday, 30 October 2015
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...
Fine Motor Autumn Colour Pegboards
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!
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