Infant November Newsletter

FALL HARVEST

For the month of November our theme will be fall harvest. We will learn about animals, food, and talk a little bit about the changing weather.

Our sensory bin will be filled with hard and soft animals, leaves, brown and red yarn, and utensils to practice the fine motor skills of grasping. Of course, each child will have their own sensory materials- either in a zip lock bag for younger infants or in their own small bin for older infants! We will have animals set out as a work for the infants to become familiar with and eventually practice naming. We will also have a food puzzle with pegs available for infants to practice their pincer grasp.

We will continue reading fall themed books and will add a song about apples and bananas to our song repertoire. We are so excited for this month!

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Important Dates:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 26th & 27th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

(No Infant Room November Birthdays)

Toddler November Newsletter

Community Helpers

As we prepare for the season of Thanksgiving, we’re going to embrace the spirit of gratitude in the Toddler Room by learning about the people who serve our community on a day to day basis.

We’ll read books that teach us their identifying characteristics, match drivers to their work trucks, and build our own little town. On our walks around the city, we’ll use our knowledge base to recognize and acknowledge the people helping near us.

As we talk about the ways in which these people support us and the ecosystem we’re a part of, we’ll introduce the concept of a gratitude circle, in which the toddlers will learn how to give thanks and honor the bounty in their lives.

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Important Dates:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 26th & 27th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

classroom reminders…

• With outside temperatures dropping, please bring a hat, mittens, and a warm coat for your child.

WELCOME TO THE TODDLER ROOM KENNEDY!

Head of School Newsletter: November

PFM Families,

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and this just so happens to be one of our very favorite times of the year here at PFM.! We love learning about harvesting vegetables and talking about how special our families are to us. We get to share things that we are thankful for and this is such a joy to do with the children. The things they come up with are so honest and sincere. We are truly lucky to have this wonderful PFM community and never has it been more apparent than these last few months. We are truly thankful!

Have a wonderful month everyone!

Teddi Blades

Director & Owner, PFM

Toddler November Newsletter

Community Helpers

As we prepare for the season of Thanksgiving, we’re going to embrace the spirit of gratitude in the Toddler Room by learning about the people who serve our community on a day to day basis.

We’ll read books that teach us their identifying characteristics, match drivers to their work trucks, and build our own little town. On our walks around the city, we’ll use our knowledge base to recognize and acknowledge the people helping near us.

As we talk about the ways in which these people support us and the ecosystem we’re a part of, we’ll introduce the concept of a gratitude circle, in which the toddlers will learn how to give thanks and honor the bounty in their lives.

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“We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe, and are connected to each other to form one whole unity.”

— Maria Montessori

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Important Dates:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 21st: Thanksgiving Brunch 7:30 - 9:00

November 28th & 29th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

classroom reminders…

• With outside temperatures dropping, please bring a hat, mittens, and a warm coat for your child.

WELCOME TO THE TODDLER ROOM DAX AND FAMILY!

North Preschool november Newsletter

WEATHER

As we prepare for the season of Thanksgiving, we’re going to embrace the spirit of gratitude in the Toddler Room by learning about the people who serve our community on a day to day basis. We’ll read books that teach us their identifying characteristics, match drivers to their work trucks, and build our own little town. On our walks around the city, we’ll use our knowledge base to recognize and acknowledge the people helping near us. As we talk about the ways in which these people support us and the ecosystem we’re a part of, we’ll introduce the concept of a gratitude circle, in which the toddlers will learn how to give thanks and honor the bounty in their lives.

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“Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it’s raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet.”

— Maria Montessori

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Important Dates:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 21st: Thanksgiving Brunch 7:30 - 9:00

November 28th & 29th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

classroom reminders…

• Please remember that Breakfast Club ends at 8:30. If you arrive after, your child may eat in the Lobby with you or save their food until after school.

• With temperatures dropping outside, please bring a hat, gloves, and a warm coat for your child.

November Birthdays!

November 1: Dutcher (3)

South Preschool November Newsletter

Harvesting

This month South Preschool will dive into the fall harvest season. Grounding themselves in the geography of North America, they’ll look at the properties of corn, learning its parts, its life cycle, and plucking kernels off the cob. They’ll also examine the storing behaviors of animals like squirrels, raccoons, and chipmunks and study the history of the landing of the Mayflower.

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“Give the world to the small child.”

— Maria Montessori

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Dates to Remember:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 21st: Thanksgiving Brunch (7:30 - 9:00)

November 28th & 29th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

Classroom Reminders...

If you arrive during morning outside time, please take your child to the bathroom before dropping them off on the playground.

Please leave toys at home, except for on your child’s sharing days.

Infant November Newsletter

FALL HARVEST

For the month of November our theme will be fall harvest. We will learn about animals, food, and talk a little bit about the changing weather.

Our sensory bin will be filled with hard and soft animals, leaves, brown and red yarn, and utensils to practice the fine motor skills of grasping. We will have animals set out as a work for the infants to become familiar with and eventually practice naming. We will also have a food puzzle with pegs available for infants to practice their pincer grasp.

We will continue reading fall themed books and will add a song about apples and bananas to our song repertoire. We are so excited for this month!

 

WEEKLY FOCUS

Each week the infants teachers plan what the weekly focus will be. They do not need to guide infants on what to do with the focus work; the children can discover that on their own. A teacher's role is to observe and provide a demonstration when a child is developmentally ready to understand the purpose of a work.

November 1st – 8th

Creative expression, stamping with gourds and apples

November 12th – 15th

Sensory, mobile of fall leaves

November 18th – 22nd

Fine motor, food puzzle

November 25th – 27th

Language, animals & flash cards

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“The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.”

— Maria Montessori

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Important Dates:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 21st: Thanksgiving Brunch 7:30 - 9:00

November 28th & 29th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

November 8th: Luca (1)

welcome to the infant room sophia and family!

Afternoon Preschool November Newsletter

Themes this month:

Thanksgiving

Grocery story

It’s the beginning of the holiday season and your kids have a lot coming up in the afternoon.

This month they will start by going to the grocery store where they can buy some much needed supplies, help a customer or two, and buy flowers to decorate their house.

After buying all their food at the grocery story they will prepare it for a Thanksgiving dinner. They will set the table, cook their feast in the kitchen, and “eat” their splendor with their friends.

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“Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and strength, use it to create.”

— Maria Montessori

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Important Dates:

November 11th: PFM Closed for Veteran's Day

November 28th & 29th: PFM Closed for Thanksgiving Break

Classroom Reminders...

Please make sure to look on top of the cubbies for clothes that need to go home (these are dirty or accident clothes).