Theme of the Week: Community Helpers!

We will be talking about what it means to be in a community and who makes up our community. We will also be talking about the kind of jobs that community helpers do and how they improve and benefit our very own community. We will also discuss the roles we play in our community and how we can help!

--If any parents want to come in and talk to the EP about their jobs and how they help in the community please contact one of the EP teachers and let us know so we can hopefully set up a date!

This week in circle:

Letter: Ii 

Words: Igloo and Iguana

Rhyming words: Ring and King

Color: Blue

Shape: Star

This Week's Theme: Halloween!!

This week is all about Halloween! In the EP we are trying to keep it pretty safe in the "scary" perspective, but we are welcoming Halloween with fun stories and fun projects!

A couple examples of books we are reading this week are, "There's Something in My Attic" by: Mercer Mayer, and "There Was an Old Monster!" by: Rebecca, Adrian, & Ed Emberley

We will be having a Halloween Party on Friday so come in costume! We will be going trick-or-treating around downtown to different businesses so have your bags ready to fill with candy!

Art Projects: Pumpkin faces, Pumpkin paper bag decorations, and trick-or-treat bags!

This week for circle:

Letter: Hh

Words: Horse and House

Shape: Oval

Color: Black

Rhyming: Stop and Mop

Counting up to: 27

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!

Side Note!

We are always accepting donations! Any toys for ages (2-3 1/2) that are in good condition, fairly simple, colorful or attention grabbing, non-chokable, and easy to clean!
We can always use: play food, constructing toys, puzzles, babies, baby clothes and accessories, baby strollers, books, cars/trucks, dress-up clothes, hats, and shoes, or (old unwanted costumes), little backpacks/purses, old cell phones, pretend beauty supplies, art supplies, etc.

*Also, plastic grocery bags for dirty pull-ups!

Thank You!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

-The EP Class :)

Fun Facts:)

From Music Unlimited: Session 2


Music and Development (Ages 3-5)

• Child becomes more aware of pitch and rhythm.
• Child will sing more complex songs as language skills develop.
• Child can cope with more sophisticated movement.
• Child will play and explore new sounds and instruments.

At this age, a child will be learning to:

• Sing and make up simple songs.
• Recognize sounds of different instruments.
• Respond to sound through body movement and dance.
• Explore sounds and create his/her own compositions (sound pictures and stories).
• Move to the beat of music.
• Express him/herself through music.

The Cold Weather is Here! :: Attention Parents!

** Please bring warm clothes! Hats are a must to keep their little heads and ears warm. It is brisk outside these days and the kids fingers are getting cold too, so please bring some gloves as well! If they just wear boots to school make sure you pack along a pair of slippers or another pair of shoes for them to wear inside. Soon we will need our snow pants but not just yet:)

* Also, please LABEL all of your kiddos things. It really helps us out, because sometimes they don't always know who's is who's and neither do we. Mabel's Labels are available! There is a huge variety of tags, iron-on tags, with customizing options! If you got to the website below and order, a percentage of the sale goes to The Children's Center! We appreciate the support:)

www.tcc.mabel.ca

Thanks!
-EP class:)

Theme of the Week: Harvest!

This week the EP is talking about what kind of things are being harvested this time of year. We are talking a lot about apples and pumpkins. Not only do we eat apples with our meals sometimes but we are making beautiful apple print pictures. Miss Bev went on a trip to Washington, and brought back some apples from the Apple Grove there. We are cutting the apples in half both vertically and horizontally to show the EP class what kind of prints the apples will leave when dipped in red and green paint!
We are also making some more marble paintings with white and black paint on orange paper for some spooky halloween art.

* If any parents have any ideas for art projects, or music for the EP class feel free to give your input!!

This week in Circle:

Letter: Gg

G words: Goat and Guitar

Rhyming words: Rug and Bug

Shape: Triangle

Color: Purple

Parents!

If your child has a song or favorite tune he/she likes to boogie to, please let us know! You can bring in a CD or give the name of the artist and song title so we can look it up to play. We are always trying to find new ways to incorporate music into our program if you have any good ideas feel free to leave a comment! :)

Here are some wonderful websites to find good music for kids:

drjean.org
weesing.com
preschool-music.com
childrensmusic.org

Fun Facts:

15 weeks: a fetus can start feeling vibrations.
17-18 weeks: a fetus can hear the sound of digestion and inside the belly.
24-28: a fetus can hear well enough to hear outside the womb.
3 months: baby may respond actively to music, by turning to. They begin to vocalize basic vowel sounds.
6 months: baby start to imitate sounds.
9 months: baby will respond to familiar songs.
1 year: baby will discover musical beats.
18 months: baby will respond to music in coordinated way.

18 months-3 years toddlers will:

• recognize the differences between loud and quiet, fast and slow.
• keep track of a beat, and recognize different rhythms.
• learn the words to simple songs.
• develop enough coordination to introduce simple instruments 
• learn to cooperate with other children (to be able to play music with each other).

Oct 10-14

This Weeks Theme: Fall!

Letter: Ff.

Shape: Oval

Color: Black

Rhyming Words: Fan and Pan

Its getting colder so make sure you send your child with appropriate attire. We try to take the EP outside when it is not pouring so raincoats are perfect for this weather! Hats to keep their ears warm of course and shoes that won't soak through if they get wet. Making sure your child has extra changes of clothes is helpful too! Soon it will be time to get out our snow pants and make some snow angels and some snow people! :)

Here are some pictures from this last week:

 CHEEEESE!!!

 Pretending to ski!

Teeter-totter time!

 Surfer hair:)

 Moustaches!!!

Art Projects: "Fall People": Leaves for the head, tummy, hands and feet with accordion arms and legs.

We are also making fall trees! The EP will tear pieces of yellow, orange, and red construction paper and put them onto their trees:)

Attention parents! :: If you come across fun projects for our EP class that go along with our themes for that week, please let us know! New and fresh projects are always fun for us:)

Remember! Feel free to comment as well with any questions, concerns, or compliments:)

MT Animal Week 2

We are taking another week on MT animals. We will be counting and recognizing animals. Talking about which are our favorites. We are making beavers and talking about what they eat, where they live, and what they like to do! We painted our paper plate turtles green and hung them up for everyone to see!

We also made reindeer puppets!

 

This week for circle:

Letter: Ee

Shape: Circle

Color: Red

Rhyming words: lip and ship

We are counting up to 3: we count up to whatever day it is that day so we have practice starting over and counting up to 30 depending on the month.

Star of the Week has begun and the star of the week can will be sent home with that child. Inside are two forms for parents to fill out. You provide pictures which will be hung up on the wall along with the provided information about your child.