April Themes
Mat Man
Transportation
People in the Community
Earth Day
April 1 – No school – Easter holiday
April 2 – No school – Easter holiday
April 3 – Wear purple day for the Monday/Wednesday classes to honor Autism Day
April 4 – Wear purple day for the Tuesday/Thursday classes to honor Autism Day
April 9 - Carstairs Playschool Board Meeting - 7pm
April 15 – April 18 – Spring Break
April 23 – Miss Marg from the library comes to read to both classes
April 25 - Growing Smiles Fundraiser Deadline
Table Work
This month the three year old’s will be continuing to work on the vocabulary for the Handwriting Without Tears Program. We will be discussing the language used to begin our pre-printing activities, such as big lines, little lines, curves and circles. We will also be starting to work on proper pencil grasp and we will be referring to this as “puppy fingers.”
The four year old’s will be working on letters R, K, and M. 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.
Ms. Johnson’s center almost always involves some kind 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!!!!
Fundraiser
Just in time for Mother’s Day! The growing smiles fundraiser will run until April 25th. Orders will be delivered to the playschool on May 10th. Thank you for your support
Board of Directors
The Board is seeking help for the upcoming school year! With the Carstairs Playschool Society being a non profit organization it is very important to have a full and functional board of directors. The commitment is minimal being only one hour per month, and you do not need to hold a seat on the board. More information about the various positions, please check our website or reach out to Gail at 403 999 8275
Open House
Spots are filling for the upcoming school year! Staff and board representatives will be available to answer any questions you may at our open house on May 9th from 5-7pm. Bring your children, see the space and meet the staff!
