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December
Book Drive – November 11 th – December 11 th 2015
Pictures with Santa – December 1 st 2015
Book Fair- November 30 th - December 4 th 2015
Christmas Program - December 11 th 2015– 7:00pm-8:30pm
Parents Night Out- December 18 th 2015 – 6:45pm-11:00 pm
Center Closed - December 24 th @ 12:00pm - December 25 th 2015
December 31 st @ 12:00pm – January 1 st 2015
Helotes
Join us for our annual
Christmas Program at Bob
Beard Elementary on
December 1 1 th 2015 from
7:00pm-8:30 pm
We had a blast playing with our bears and bear cave In November. We made lots of crafts
with our hands and feet such as bears, red wagons, Indians, and turkeys. We sang the song
“My Little Red Wagon” and read story book classics like “The Hungry Caterpillar” and
“Brown Bear Brown Bear.” We can’t wait for next month!
This month we will be experiencing the world through sounds! We will read books like
“Moo, Baa, Lalala” and play with rattles. We will also be using our hands and feet to paint
with the colors red and green. We are excited to learn what a star is and all the fun stuff
this holiday season will bring!
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In November we had fun making turkey footprints and learning about Thanksgiving. We
also had fun playing with our teddy bears and taking them for stroller rides. We made
accordion books, cereal box books and painted brown bear books. Our favorite thing
was having a teddy bear picnic!
In December we will be learning about sounds and who makes them. We will be singing songs like “ If
You’re Happy and You Know It”, and “Old MacDonald had a Farm”. We are going to enjoy reading “Moo
Baa LaLaLa” and learning about the animals. We will be painting stars and making Christmas trees,
reindeer, and Santas’ with our hands and feet. We are looking forward to doing bubble wrap art and
what ever else December has in store for us!
In November we talked more about Fall and read storybook classics. We read books like “Brown Bear
Brown Bear”, and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and sang songs like “Little Miss Muffet”. Our class also
learned about the Thanksgiving holiday!
In December we will be talking about different sounds. We will be listening to jingle bells and imitating
the animal sounds from the song “Old MacDonald had a Farm.” Our friends will also be practicing for the
Christmas Program, singing “Christmas Don’t Be Late” by Alvin and the Chipmunks!
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We would like to welcome Kash, Tristian, Gianna, & Kinslee to our class!
In November we focused on being characters from storybooks like “Stone Soup”, “The Hungry
Caterpillar” and “The Three Bears”. We talked about the things and the people we are thankful for!
We learned many things like the color brown, what a rectangle is, the rhyme “This Little Piggy”, the
song “Old MacDonald and the baby sign for sad and cry. We also continued to learn our colors,
shapes, numbers, and alphabet.
In December we will be learning about community workers such as firefighters, doctors, teachers
and many more. We will experiment with a variety of textures. We will continue to develop our fine
motor skills with crayons, puzzles, and paint brushes. We will talk about upcoming holidays such as
Christmas, Hanukah, and New Years. We will also learn how and why the weather is changing!
December 2015: Twos
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
30
My Five Senses Book
“I See with My Eyes”
1
“I Hear with My Ears”
2
“I Touch with My Skin”
3
“I Taste with My Tongue”
4
“Smell & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a SMELL
7
Learning about “Textures” Week
8
Textured Creative Boards
9
Sandpaper Gingerbread Man
10
Book Study: The Gingerbread Baby
11
“Touch & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a TEXTURE
14
Evergreen Exploration
15
Sing “Make a Shape in the Air”
16
Paint and Press Trees
17
“Cupcake” Tree Creations
18
“Listen & Tell”
Bring Something that Makes a SOUND
21/28
21-Santa Sees…
28-Peppermint Paint
MONTHLY THEME
Our Five Senses
22/29
22-Santa Smells…
29-Peppermint Measurement
ALPHABET
Dd, Hh, Ee
23/30
23-Santa Tastes… Where Is the Candy
Cane?
SCIENCE/NATURE
Reindeer,
Gingerbread
24/31
24-Santa Feels…
31-Colorful Canes
Center closed @12:00 pm
CHARACTER VALUE
Patience
Dear Parents,
The Christmas season brings one of our favorite subjects—the five senses! All month long, we will be using Christmas-themed activities to explore the world of sight,
sound, touch, taste, and smell. We have an all-class Show and Tell all three Fridays this month—each one focusing on a different sense. For the “Touch and Tell” on
December 11, we will be focusing on words used to describe textures—such as soft, bumpy, rough, smooth, or sticky—so plan accordingly (and make sure that your
child knows his/her describing word).
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In November room 5 got to learn about Thanksgiving and Native Americans. We also got to learn about
forest animals, leaves, and corn. We learned what it means to be thankful and the we discussed a few
things we are thankful for. We really enjoyed learning about different forest animals and what sounds
they make. We also got to learn about the colors orange, brown, yellow, and red and all the colors of
fall. We noticed that pumpkins are orange, corn is yellow, and leaves can be all different colors.
Room 5 is excited about December! Our themes are our five senses, Mexico, reindeer and gingerbread.
We are going to practice our senses by doing certain activities focusing on our senses. We are going to
learn about different textures, gingerbread, sounds, sights, smells, and tastes of Christmas. Room 5 is
ready for December!
Parents Night Out
Come join us on
December 18 TH from 6:45pm – 11:00pm
For
and fun!
• One Child-
$35.00
• Two Children-
$50.00 (family)
• $10.00 each
additional child
Open to the Community! Call and save your spot, or
sign up at the front desk!
Helotes
Learning with C.A.R.E.S
this December!
Theme: Sounds
Color: Red & Green
Shape: Stars
Nursey Rhyme: Open Shut Them
Song: Old MacDonald had a farm
Sign: Star
30
Sing a Song of Senses
December 2015: Threes
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
2
3
Gingerbread Senses
The Gingerbread Baby
Gingerbread Cupcakes
4
“Smell & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a SMELL
7
Evergreen Life Cycle
8
Pine Cone Science Experiment
9
Christmas Colors
10
“Needle” Leaves
11
“Touch & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a TEXTURE
14
Experiments with Sound
15
Jingle Bell Counting Game
16
Don’t Push the Button!
17
Christmas Shapes Book
18
“Listen & Tell”
Bring Something that Makes a SOUND
21/28
21-Peppermint Math
28-Winter Words Book
22/29
22-Measuring Mints
29-The Mitten
23/30
23-Shelia Rae’s Peppermint Stick
30-My Name
24/31
24-Oobleck!
31-A Living Graph
Center closed @ 12:00pm
MONTHLY THEME
Our Five Senses
ALPHABET
Dd, Hh, Ee
SCIENCE/NATURE
Reindeer,
Gingerbread
CHARACTER VALUE
Patience
Dear Parents,
The Christmas season brings one of our favorite subjects—the five senses! All month long, we will be using Christmas-themed activities to explore the world of
sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. We have an all-class Show and Tell every Friday this month—each one focusing on a different sense. For the “Touch and Tell”
on December 11, we will be focusing on words used to describe textures—such as soft, bumpy, rough, smooth, or sticky—so plan accordingly (and make sure that
your child knows his/her describing word).
–
We would like to welcome Jacob to our class!
In November we enjoyed learning about fall and all the fall colors. We got to make pretzel trees, cut
open pumpkins, and make foxes and bears. We also learned about forest animals, Native Americans,
pilgrims, and all there is to know about Thanksgiving. We talked about what we are thankful for and
practiced our manners.
In December we are excited to learn about our five senses, the animals of Mexico, reindeer and
gingerbread. YUM! We will also be doing some fun activities such as building gingerbread houses,
making mistletoes, and jingle bell trees. We will learn about the life cycle of evergreen trees and use
all five of our senses.
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During the month of November we got to learn everything about corn, we even had the chance to paint
with it! We pretended to be scientist, and made hypothesis by measuring height, weight, and the
circumference of objects. We got to make our own tortilla leaves with butter and cinnamon. We learned
about Native Americans and their heritage. We practiced our character value “GRATITUDE” by thanking
everyone for all they do for us. We got to thank our families and our favorite Veteran Ms. Bonnie for her
service on Veterans Day and we all had a blast making her a poster. We enjoyed all of our Friday show and
tells talking about forest animals, trees, and leaves. We learned about real and make believe by comparing
pictures of make believe and real items.
This month we will be learning about our five senses and will be focusing on our new character
value “PATIENCE” Our science and nature focus will be Mexico, reindeer and gingerbread. We will
learn the letter Dd, Hh, and Ee. We can’t wait to perform at our Christmas Program. We are so
ready and very excited about it! We are looking forward to decorating our classroom Christmas
tree and making gingerbread cookies!
December 2015: PK
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
30
My Christmas Countdown Chain
7
Things I Can Feel
1
My 5 Senses Flip Book
8
Using Descriptive Words
Sing and Sign
Sandpaper
2
“I Use My Senses”
9
Finger-painting
3
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You
Hear?
10
Santa’s Five Senses
4
“Listen & Tell”
Bring Something that Makes a SOUND
11
“Smell & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a SMELL
14
Following Directions Christmas Tree
(uppercase letters)
15
Longer or Shorter?
16
Snow Globe Shapes
17
ABC Order & Candy Cane Letters
18
“Touch & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a TEXTURE
21/28
21-Mapping Skills
28-Gingerbread Touch & Smell
22/29
29-Gingerbread Puzzle
23/30
23-What’s Missing?
30-Gingerbread Sounds
24/31
24-Shapely Santas
31-Gingerbread Senses Snack
Center closed @ 12:00pm
MONTHLY THEME
Our Five Senses
ALPHABET
Dd, Hh, Ee
SCIENCE/NATURE
Reindeer,
Gingerbread
CHARACTER VALUE
Patience
Dear Parents,
The Christmas season brings one of our favorite subjects—the five senses! All month long, we will be using Christmas-themed activities to explore the world of
sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. We have an all-class Show and Tell every Friday this month—each one focusing on a different sense. For the “Touch and
Tell” on December 18, we will be focusing on words used to describe textures—such as soft, bumpy, rough, smooth, or sticky—so plan accordingly (and make
sure that your child knows his/her describing word).
–
We are so happy to have Grayson in our classroom!
In November we learned about the First Thanksgiving and Native Americans. We also learned about forest
animals , leaves, and trees. We had fun doing arts and crafts, and learning songs about Thanksgiving, fall, and
colors. Our kiddos took turns telling us what they were thankful for. We are so proud of our students, they are
learning how to write their name all by themselves.
For the month of December, we are going to learn about our five senses and reindeer facts. We will also be
learning how to trace, write, and sound the letters Dd, Hh, and Ee. The character value for the December is
“Patience.” We are so excited about our Christmas Program. We are practicing everyday and hope you will enjoy
it!
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The month of November was full of reasons to be thankful! We got to make our own delicious
pumpkin pie and we had so much fun making our brown bears! We learned about Native Americans
and Thanksgiving. We had a ton of fun learning about leaves, forest animals and trees. We took
turns telling our class what we are thankful for, sang songs, and did arts and crafts for fall
This month we will be testing all of our five senses with the different holiday smells and treats. We can’t
wait for our Christmas Program on December 11 th ! We have been practicing and if you haven’t brought
your donation, please do so when you can!
30
Word Family: -ell
Sight Word: was
December 2015: APK/K
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
3
Where Is Mexico? (Map Skills)
Making a “Scratch and Sniff” Book
2
Writing in My
Dictionary
4
“Smell & Tell”
Bring Something that Has a SMELL
7
Apple or Pear?
Smell & Taste Work Together!
14
I Feel with My Skin
21/28
“Reindeer Hokey Pokey”
G’Bread Baking
MONTHLY THEME
Our Five Senses
8
My Tongue Has 4 “Tastes”
15
The Five Senses of Popcorn
22/29
Holiday Shapes Book
G’Bread Glyph
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Pablo Picasso
9
Experiments with Sound
16
Addition &
Subtraction
Sentences
23/30
Roll
a Sight Word Game
SCIENCE/NATURE
Reindeer,
Gingerbread
10
Listening Walk & Journaling
17
Christmas
Numbers Book
24/31
Listen
and Learn
Game
Center Closed at 12:00pm
CHARACTER VALUE
Patience
11
“Listen & Tell”
Bring Something that Makes a
SOUND
18
“Touch & Tell”
Bring Something with a TEXTURE
Dear Parents,
The Christmas season brings one of our favorite subjects—the five senses! All month long, we will be using Christmas-themed activities to
explore the world of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. We have an all-class Show and Tell every Friday this month—each one focusing on a
different sense. For the “Touch and Tell” on December 18, we will be focusing on words used to describe textures—such as soft, bumpy, rough,
smooth, or sticky—so plan accordingly (and make sure that your child knows his/her describing word).
–
For the month of November the class learned how to spell and sound out letters to read words! The
children also worked very hard on their long and short vowels. We are so happy to see everything coming
together for them to learn how to read. The time is coming to prep for our Christmas Program. The
children have been practicing their songs. In social studies, we discussed Thanksgiving, pilgrims, Indians,
turkeys, and autumn colors!
In the month of December the children will be reading more little books, begin to have spelling races,
review of adding and subtracting, learn more blend letters, and discuss about the history of Christmas, the
season of giving, and finally prepare to write their letter to Santa Claus. In class we will learn how to mail
our letter off to Santa Claus with stamped envelopes and what you write on the envelope!
Room 10 A/S – Mr. Brent & Ms. Kayla
We would like to welcome Isabella G. to our after school class. We are glad to have you!
For the month of November we talked about “Sports”. We learned many facts about baseball, basketball,
football, soccer, and even hockey. Our class also compared sports form the late 1800’s to now to see how they
changed. The after schoolers also talked about Thanksgiving and what it meant to them. We hope everyone
had a great Thanksgiving!
For the month of December we will of course talk about Christmas and since Christmas is about
giving, everyone will be using a lot of gift wrapping paper. So our topic of the month will be
discussing “Paper”. We will discuss where it comes from, and how much we use throughout the year.
December will be a very fun month!
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