October Newsletter

Little Llamas

October, 2015

 

   Dear Families,

As the autumn weather approaches, our focus will be on the change of season.  We will as always, be spending much time outdoors so the toddlers can experience the sights and sounds of autumn first hand.  We have many fall books and songs to introduce during circle time, and we will incorporate different aspects of nature into our art and sensory activities. With that being said, please restock your child’s cubby with appropriate clothing for the season. Happy Birthday to Payton who will turn 2 this month! We will celebrate with birthday treats, balloons and gifts!

Our themes for this month include: Creepy Crawlers, Messy Week, Pumpkins, and Halloween. This month we will learn about pumpkins and practice saying the word. We will play with super fun pumpkin-pie scented orange play dough and cookie cutters. We will explore the inside of a pumpkin.  We also ask that you bring in a small pumpkin so that each child will get to decorate his/her own small pumpkin. We will also decorate a big pumpkin as a class.

Some fun projects we will do this month will include finger painting with pumpkin pudding, exploring the inside of a pumpkin, playing with cold wet noodles in the sensory tub with cups and bowls, exploring small and big pumpkins, dressing up as toilet paper mummies, as well as many more fun activities! Be sure to check out the lesson plans located on the bulletin board outside our classroom for many more updates! And be sure to check out our blog for lots of fun pictures! http://cookingandcuddling.blogspot.com/

We will also be reading three new books this month: “It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse “Llama Llama Trick or Treat”, and “5 Little Pumpkins”. We also have a new collection of Halloween books on our bookshelf; we already have some favorites hidden away in there! And of course, we won’t forget our fun music time this month. We will be dancing/rocking to “Monster Mash” and “Shake your Bones.”

We will be celebrating our Halloween party at the end of the month. Please bring a Halloween costume for your little one to wear. We will dress them up and take a group picture, along with a picture with a pumpkin as a gift from me! We will parade them to other classrooms to show them off! We will also celebrate by eating pumpkin muffins for our afternoon snack. Please check our daily board for the date! We will also have a snack sign-up sheet to provide fun finger foods that day.