April News!
Mrs. Gerle and Ms. Johnson will be at the playschool on April 20th, to meet new families joining the playschool family this upcoming September. Anyone who is not yet registered, but interested in learning more, are also welcome. Please pass our invite on to any potential families for next school year!
April Themes
Easter
Transportation
Earth Day
Environment
Easter Parties
The Easter Parties for each class will be held on Wednesday, April 5th and Thursday, April 6th. One of the day’s activities will be decorating Easter eggs.
PLEASE BRING TWO HARD – BOILED EGGS TO THE EASTER PARTY SO THAT YOUR CHILD CAN DECORATE THEIR EGGS AT THE PARTY!
Please bring a regular snack to the party as we will be following our day as close to the usual routine as possible.
April 3 – Wear purple day for the Monday/Wednesday classes to honor Autism Awareness Day
April 4 – Wear purple day for the Tuesday/Thursday classes to honor Autism Awareness Day
April 5 – Easter Party for the Monday/Wednesday classes
April 6 – Easter Party for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
April 10 – April 15 – Spring Break
April 17 – Carstairs Vet visits the Monday/Wednesday classes
April 18 – Carstairs Vet visits the Tuesday/Thursday classes
April 18 – Miss Marg from the library comes to read to both classes
April 18 – Board meeting at 7:00 at the Carstairs Playschool
April 20 - Open House 5-7pm
April 24 – walking to the Recycling Center for the Monday/Wednesday classes
April 25 - walking to the Recycling Center for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
April 26 – walking to the Bottle Depot for the Monday/Wednesday classes
April 27 – walking to the Bottle Depot for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
Earth Day and The Environment
During these themes, we will be discussing the importance of recycling. We will be discussing Earth Day on Monday, April 24th, and Tuesday, April 25th. On these days, we will be taking the children to the Recycling Center during our allotted play time. Please bring one recyclable item (i.e. cardboard, newspaper, plastic container, etc.) to play school on these days so that the children are able to recycle an item. But PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY TIN CANS AS THE CHILDRENMAY CUT THEMSELVES.
On Wednesday, April 26th and on Thursday, April 27th, we will be discussing the Environment. We will be taking the children to the 2A Bottle Depot during our allotted walk time. Please send one recyclable item (i.e. juice box, water bottle, etc.) to playschool on these days so that your child will be able to receive money for their recyclable item.
Please note: these two walking field trips are weather dependent. We will not be taking the children out if it is raining or cold.
Donations
Small Paper Bowls
Table Work
This month the three year old’s will be working more on their scissor skills to help prepare them for the four year old program in the fall. We will also be focusing more on their fine motor abilities. To do this, we will be incorporating activities which will include tongs, clothespins, etc. This helps hone their skills to prepare them for practicing proper pencil grip. Diagonal lines in both directions will also be the focus this month.
The four year old’s will be working on letters D, P, B, and R. Practicing these letters will help the children learn to use correct top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality for letters, while holding a crayon with proper pencil grip and using their helper hand to help stabilize objects and paper. I work closely with the children at this center so I am able to help them with their pencil grip as well as help them with the letters in their name. I am very impressed with all of the four year olds!! They have come so far with their name writing and their understanding of the lingo used in the Handwriting Without Tears Program.
Michelle’s center almost always involves some king of scissor practice which may have to do with the theme or the letter that we are working on. The children love this center and all of them have improved significantly with their scissor skills!! We are both so proud of all the kids, and how well they are doing this year!!!!
Thank you Villa Maria for having the kiddos over to see what a restaurant kitchen looks like!
