South Bend Early Learning NOVEMBER 2017

“A Great Place for Kids”

Family Night: Family Traditions Please join us for a night of fun, family and pie (apple

and pumpkin) Thursday, November 16th from

6:00-7:00pm at the Early Learning Center. This event

is in lieu of our annual harvest brunch in response to

parent requests for events to be held in the evening

vs. during the work day. Thank you for your feedback

so we can best meet the needs of our families!

Great Washington Shake Out The tsunami evacuation drill previously scheduled for October 19 has been postponed due to inclement weather. Look for the drill to be rescheduled for spring. Students and staff did learn about earthquakes and all classrooms have participated in an earthquake drill. Throughout the year, the preschool programs have monthly fire drills, as well as quarterly earthquake and intruder drills. The tsunami evacuation drill is held once per year. Watch your child’s backpack or like our Facebook page/South Bend Early Learning Programs for further information.

NO PRESCHOOL NOV 10TH There will be NO PRESCHOOL for any of the classes, including the full day classes, on Friday, November 10th in honor of observing Veteran’s Day.

THANKSGIVING BREAK There will be NO PRESCHOOL for any of the classes, including the full day classes, on November 22, 23 or 24 in observance of Thanksgiving Break. This means there is no preschool on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, and we hope to see your students back in class on Monday. Gobble, gobble

WEATHER CHANGES As it starts to get colder, please help us by sending your students with weather appropriate clothes such as coats, hats, gloves and boots. Rain or shine, we try to get the kids outside everyday. Please let us know if you need assistance accessing any of these items.

CONFERENCES Preschool conferences will be held throughout the months of November and December. Your student’s teacher will be in contact with you about a time and date that works best for your family. The preschool schedule will remain the same during elementary conferences November 6-9th. Please note that busing could be up to 45 minutes early due to not having to transport the elementary students.

HEALTH SCREENINGS All preschoolers are offered the opportunity of getting free height, weight, hearing, vision, dental and hopefully well-child screening on site. Most families have already signed the release forms during registration. Home visitors and teachers will be following up with those families who still need releases. If your child has recently had a well child visit with their doctor or a dental visit within the last 6 months please provide the ELC with a copy at your earliest convenience. Look for referral forms in your child’s backpacks over the next couple months. And please remember, these activities are simply screenings. They do not in any way replace going to your pediatrician/physician for an actual well child visit or your regular visits to the dentist.

PLAYGROUP

Playgroup is held on Fridays from 10-11:30am. This is a great time for children 0-3 yo and their parent/caretaker to get together to foster social development and work towards meeting developmental milestones. Playgroup will be held on Nov 3, 17 and Dec 1 at the South Bend Early Learning Center. There is no playgroup on Nov 10th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Upcoming Events Nov 10 NO PRESCHOOL/Veteran’s Day Ob.

Nov 16 FAMILY NIGHT/Family Traditions

Nov 22, 23, 24 NO PRESCHOOL/Thanksgiving Break

South Bend Early Learning NOVEMBER 2017

“A Great Place for Kids”

Dawn’s 4 year olds The year is already moving by too

quickly. Pumpkin Night was a great

success and my class had wonderful

time learning about Nocturnal

Animals. Eating bugs is always a

treat! This is a month of gathering

with loved ones, so we will be

talking about friends, families and

traditions. Near the end of the month we will be making a feast,

with Preschool Pumpkin Pie. We will

also be experimenting with boxes. Boxes

teach us about imaginative play, math,

space, shapes, cooperation, three

dimensional building and…who knows!?

Spaceships? The sky is the limit!

Teacher Dawn, Kristy and Maria

FULL DAY CENTER

The children are learning many new

skills. We are working on writing first

names; please remember one capital

letter and the rest lower case.

All month, the children will be listening

for letter sounds, practicing letter

sounds at the beginning of words, and

rhyming. This is something fun they

can do at home with you. Learning

names of family members is a fun place

to start. Please, provide many opportunities for your child to

practice writing, drawing, and cutting skills. Conferences begin

this month, watch for your appointment letter in your child’s

folder. Please keep your scheduled appointment, or contact me to

reschedule. Please check backpacks and

folders daily for important information

from the classroom or the office.

Our playground is wet and often very

muddy. , Please send extra clothes,

socks, and boots if your child has them.

You can call/message me anytime with

questions about your child’s success.

Barbe, Michelle, Anabel

875-5327 opt. 1

Jr Preschool Junior Preschool is off to an amazing start. We have been learning our daily routines and building many new friendships. It is wonderful to see the kind hearts of each child. We have been experimenting with finger paints; it is a fun and gooey experience. For November we will be talking about families. Each one is different, yet special in its own way. We will learn about fall and how our environment changes during this season. When you are outside please take some time to point out different signs you see such as

the leaves changing colors and falling, pumpkins, and scarecrows. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to teach your child about the world around them. -Lynnea

Part Day 4’s We have been busy this month of October subitizing, journaling, painting leaves. The children have learned how trees make plant food and why leaves change. We went on a nature walk collecting

leaves, sticks, pine cones to create leave man. Learning who and what lives in trees. Next month we are looking forward to Insects, family traditions with food, crafting with our hands, subitizing, learning the alphabet, yoga, reading and writing. Please send extra clothes and warm jacket with the children. Thank you and looking forward to the new month of November.

-Jenny

Cherie’s 3 yr olds The students are getting better at the routines and now

know what is going to happen next. This is a big deal for them to know what is happening next without asking. They are now able to move their name without any help as well. The past month we learned about tree's and the animals that lived in them as well as nocturnal and diurnal animals. We just concluded the

month with Bat cave and the kids had so much fun playing games with flashlights in a dark room just like the nocturnal animals do. For the next month we'll be focusing on learning about food, how to use scissors, and

how to write their name. -Cherie, Kelly, Laura