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September Newsletter

Kid Logic learning September News!

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Coming up in Pre K

For the first two weeks of September the pre-k group will be studying the topics “all about me, family and school community”. We will be using a variety of methods to learn about these themes including math, science, language, writing and social studies. We will practice writing letters and our words for the week.  We will make lists of different places and people we see around our community. We will be able to play a fire truck number bingo as well as a community helper’s bingo. We will play matching games and read books that pertain to these themes. We will make maps of our community as well. We will be turning our dramatic play area into a restaurant. The children will make ‘all about me books’ that they can share with their peers and families.

For the second two weeks of September the children will be exploring life cycles, experimenting, and shapes. We will look closely at the life cycles of a frog and a butterfly using book and pictures. The children will be able to use shapes to construct their own bugs and insects. We will do patterns, numbering 1-10 and sizing for this theme as well. We will take nature walks and complete scavenger hunts to see what we can find.  We will use our sensory big to conducts different experiments using water. This week we will also start learning about the letter Aa. To learn about this letter and letter sounds we will play games, sing songs and practice writing the letter Aa.

Excitement in Pre School

This September in the preschool, we will be learning about each other and our families. We will also be learning about our school community.

We will be starting a letter of the week, beginning with “A” the week of Sept. 2. We will also be doing a shape of the week, starting with a circle that same week. 

For our all about us/family theme, we will begin by reading the story “I Like Me” we will talk about some of our “favorites” like colors, food, books, etc. We will be graphing our data and talking about our similarities and differences. We will make a collage using pictures of ourselves, family members, and loved ones. At circle time, we will share with each other our collages and talk about the important people in our lives. Preschoolers will also be making “marvelous me” paper dolls unique to themselves.

The following 2 weeks we will be talking about life cycles, shapes, and experimenting. We will talk about the life cycle of an apple, color, cut and clue the life cycle. We will also be doing play dough shape mats, where the children manipulate play dough into different shapes. Other activities: shape hunt (outside and inside), shape bingo, and more.

At the end of the month, we will start our fall theme, and talk about fall activities and events, and do some special fall crafts. We will do various sensory activities with leaves, acorns, and other things we find in nature.

One’s Room

What a busy and fun time we have been having in the One’s room over the past months! We have been bonding and have settled into our routines and classroom.

For the month of September we will continue working on fine and gross motor skills, language development by reading, singing songs and using repetitious activities that promote learning and growth.

As always we will incorporate sensory play and activities as part of our curriculum in the One’s room. Sensory activities are an important part of a toddler’s development and growth, children learn so much while playing and exploring with new materials. It is important for all children to gain and explore in the fun experience.

Bridge Room with Miss Kellie

A lot will be happening in the Bridge room in the next few weeks. We will continue our work learning colors, shapes, and the A,B,C’s. We will be exploring ‘All about ourselves’ and sharing family photos with each other.

I will continue working with all of our friends using kind words, learning to share and taking turns. We recently started working with scissors, which is a new fine motor skill for most of them. They all love it and we will continue to practice.

I will continue to work with each child on potty training as well, and be in communication with parents on progress.

My overall goal in the Bridge room is to prepare the children for preschool in order to make a smooth transition for them.

Art with Ms. Kate

As we start the school year we will begin building our classroom and school community. For our September art activities we will explore self-awareness with mirror portraits, friend portraits and dolls.  We will promote a school community by having class discussions and displaying our portraits together.

We will also be starting our Kid Logic heart of hands in the studio room. Our heart will grow throughout the school years as friends add hands to our heart.

After School Club

In our new after school club we will be learning about classroom rules as well as building trust between teacher and friends. We will also life cycles using some fun science experiments.

Ms. K’s Twos

The month of September will be busy in the Two’s room. We will be focusing on shapes and colors, learning about life cycles and talking about fall.

We will be providing activities that encourage social and cognitive development that will continue to focus on social and emotional skills. We are working on turn taking and sharing as well as using gentle hands. Continuing to use words to communicate our needs and wants is an important part of our language goal in the Two’s room.

I am very excited to be a part of your child’s learning and development.

Parent Information:

Please check out the website www.kidlogiclearning.com for updated information, parent links, snack menu, lunch calendar and other useful information.

Tuition is due at the beginning of the week; a late charge will be applied.

Important dates

October 18 – closed for VAYCE conference

October 25 – Halloween party 6:30

New Lunch Program

I hope most of you were able to check out the delicious menu options that VT Works for Women brought in for us to taste yesterday afternoon. We are excited to have this program start on Tuesday September 3rd!

A delicious lunch costs $3.75/day, here is the link, http://vtworksforwomen.org/kid-logic-learning/ to order and view the menu. You are able to purchase pre-paid punch cards from the website using paypal or drop a check off at Kid Logic. 

When you are signing your child in on the computer in the morning there will now be an extra question asking "Is your child having hot lunch today?". When you answer yes your child will be provided with lunch and a punch from their card will be marked off. 

Have a great long weekend!

September Lunch Menu

You have seen the paperwork that has come home for the lunch program starting in September, this is the menu that Vermont Works for Women has put out for September. All food is made fresh and most from local products. There will be a tasting August 29th from 4pm through pick up so you can get an idea of the foods that will be served and have any questions answered.

Please hand in your forms if you have not done so already.

Parent Portal issues

It seems like the Parent Portal is having some server issues right now and is not allowing enrichment (event) program registration. If you would like to register your child for the Catamount Water Play program for next week, Aug 19-23rd you can email and I will enter it in the system manually, let me know how many days your child attends please so I know how to bill. The fee is $10/day and if you pay through the Parent Portal you will see it on your statement.
My email is jlamorey@gmail.com and here is the Parent Portal link.

Healthy Snack Choices

At Kid Logic we have a snack co-op. To help give ideas of snack to bring in and to offer at home here are some healthy snack choices.

We try to offer choices that are whole food, with no color dye, processed or artificial flavoring to fuel our kids with the best nutrition possible. 

All pre-made snacks need a ingredient list due to allergy awareness.

Snacks consist of a protein, a fruit or veg and a  whole grain.

Protein

Milk
Natural Cheese - cheddar, mozzarella, baby bell, sticks
Cream Cheese
Hummus
Broccoli
Natural Sandwich Meats
Eggs
Beans
Yogurt Natural no artificial colors

Fruits

Grapes (cut up)
Watermelon
Apples
Canned fruit
Applesauce
Bananas
Kiwi
Oranges
Berries
Tomatoes

Veggies

Cucumbers
Celery
String beans
Pea Pods
Salad
Avocado
Salsa
Black olives
Corn  

Whole Grains

Bagels
English Muffins 
Bread
Pita
Whole grain tortillas
Bars
Whole Grain Cereals
Crackers
Oatmeal
Pancakes/Waffles

Catamount

This past week our older friends in the preschool, pre-K and summer program groups have been spending some time at Catamount Outdoor Family Fun Center with Kristen.

We went on a scavenger hunt and collected interesting pieces from nature to make fairy houses. We also made view finders so that we could isolate items we wanted to inspect.

We made sail boats out of corks, tooth picks, pennies and paper and used direct wind to make then sail.

Then let them go in the pond. We also went for a great nature walk.
What a great experience Catamount was.

News and more...

This blog is a way to communicate with you the parents about what is happening here at school. We want to share daily activities, events, news and anything else that comes up.
Here are some photos from that last few weeks.

Parent Portal and New Child Log In/Out

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