Themes
Christmas
December 1 - Second Playschool Fee due
December 9 – Wear a Christmas Hat day for the Monday/Wednesday classes
December 10 – Wear a Christmas Hat day for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
December 10 - Board Meeting 7:00pm
December 16 – Wear a Christmas Sweater day for the Monday/Wednesday classes
December 17 – Miss Marg comes to read to the Tuesday/Thursday classes
December 17 – Wear a Christmas Sweater day for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
December 18 – Christmas concert for the Monday/Wednesday classes 9:00 – 10:00
December 18 – Christmas concert for the Tuesday/Thursday classes 10:30 – 11:30
Christmas Break – December 19 – January 5
*** Classes resume January 6th for the Monday/Wednesday classes and January 7th for the Tuesday/Thursday classes ***
Table Work
The three year olds will be working on the color black, and then we will be moving on to the square and rectangle shapes. When drawing shapes, the children will be recognizing familiar two-dimensional shapes, as well as using correct top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality for symbols.
The four year olds will be working on the letters U, C, and O. These activities will help the children learn to use correct top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality for letters.
We would really appreciate the following items:
White poster paper
Green poster paper
Christmas Concerts
The Christmas concert for the Monday/Wednesday classes will be held in the gym at the playschool on Wednesday, December 18th from 9:00 – 10:00. The Tuesday/Thursday class concert will be held in the gym at the playschool on Wednesday, December 18th from 10:30 – 11:30. Everyone is welcome to attend!! If you have a child attending Playschool more than two days a week, we ask that you attend just one of the Playschool concerts on that day. Please let staff know which concert your child will be attending.
For the Monday/Wednesday Christmas concert, we ask that you bring your child to the Playschool classroom at 8:45 and for the Tuesday/Thursday concert, please bring your child to the Playschool classroom at 10:15 in order for staff to get them ready to walk to the gym together.
The children will be singing a few songs for you!! Feel free to take videos of the cuteness overload!! After they sing, the kids and family members will be able to sit and enjoy a treat and a drink together. You do not need to pack a snack for your child for the day. There will be crafts on the wall made with love from your little ones which you are more than welcome to take home with you, along with a cute little Christmas treat bag.
Santa is coming! He will be there around 9:30 for the first concert, and 11:00 for the second concert. He will be ready for pictures and to answer all your little ones questions!!
Reminders
The Lost and Found bucket has a few odds and ends in it that need to be claimed. Michelle and Danielle will be bringing the lost and found bucket out with us at pick up and drop off during the month of December.
Please use this time to see if any of the items belong to your child.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to discuss them with Danielle or Michelle, or you can email me at carstairsplayschoolteacher@gmail.com.
All photos from Simply Unique Photography have been sent out. You should have received your gallery in your email. A huge thank you to Renee for doing the pictures again. They are always so great and she manages to capture some great photos of the kids.
We are welcoming Amy Finn to the team to begin the transition of taking over the Office Administrator position from Gail. She’s excited to get started.
Thank you to Gail for her years of hard work and dedication to the Playschool!
On behalf of the Board and Staff of Carstairs Playschool, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.