We Welcome October

Dear Families,
October is here and the children are noticing how the calendar fills up with numbers and then is empty as we begin a new month. Understanding days, months, numbers, and patterns is all a part of our calendar routine. Encourage your child in understanding these concepts by talking about what day and month it is.
We have a very eventful month!

• October 6 - 10 is our Fire Safety Week ending with a field trip to the Fire Museum. 
• October 10th is also our Jubilee! Don't miss this exciting event! Also, we are still in need of our game booths having people to run them. Please check our sign-up sheets and help us out. Be sure to purchase food and tickets by this Wednesday, October 8th. Tacos/quesadillas cannot be purchased on the day of, because our vendor needs to know how much to purchase prior to the event.
• October 30 and 31 is our Zoo Phonics Party. This is a fun event where the children pick a Zoo Phonics character to dress-up as. I want to encourage you to make a lower case letter out of felt to attach to your child to add to the educational side of this event. Keep it simple. I noticed that there are $5 - $8 cat, mouse, and tiger ears and tails at Target. 
  
• Our letters for this month are: /d/ = October 13 - 17, /e/ October 20 - 24, /f/ October 27 - 31
• We will work on the number 4 - 7 this month
• We are focused on the color orange
• We are studying animals, our focus is on pets and our veterinarian office is a big hit!

FYI:  Your child may not be a big breakfast fan so they may be quite hungry by snack time. Our preschool provides the correct snack portions of food and we offer water as our drink. We do not allow children to bring their own snack unless there is a serious food allergy that has been documented by a physician and discussed with Ms. Tamara. Thank you for understanding.