July 6, 2010
Welcome!
I am excited to begin the 2010-2011 school year! Soon you will be receiving your child’s enrollment packet. Your packet will include important dates:
*The 1st day of school–Aug. 4th.
*Our Annual Back to School Bash @ Covington Woods Park–July 31st
*First Month’s Tuition & semester Supply Fee–due July 16th.
We will host a Parent Orientation for each class. To accommodate different schedules, each class will offer a day and an evening Parent Orientation. Dates TBA.
If you have any questions, please email me.
Thank you for choosing Plum Tree, and welcome!
Miss Michele
May 20, 2010
November 14, 2009
At Plum Tree, Show and Share is the last Friday of each month. This month, school will be closed due to Thanksgiving.
Each year, in November, Plum Tree’s Show & Share is to share a food item with families or individuals who are in need during Thanksgiving.
In the past, we have had non-perishable items given, as well as gift cards to local grocery retail stores. Please talk with your child to learn what he or she may want to give. This upcoming Friday, November 20, 2009, children are invited to Show & Share a gift for our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. A gift from a child is always a special & precious gift.
Thank you,
Miss Michele
November 4, 2009
November 1, 2009
Hello families!
We’ve had another great week in the nursery! The leaves are beautiful and the children watch them fall to the ground from the front door. Friday, Ms. Magan raked up a big pile of leaves and we threw them in the air and jumped in them.
The toddlers are working on learning our farm animals and we love to sing Old McDonald! We had a great time painting pumpkins this week for fall and are looking forward to starting winter crafts!
The babies are working hard with Ms. Carolyn on floor exercises! Two of the babies are sitting up now and have started solid foods.
The toddlers love the babies, and the babies enjoy watching the older children work and play around the house. There is much love in our little house and each day is filled with joy, watching the children grow and learn.
We hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween, and don’t forget about our Open House Saturday, November 7th. from 2-4 pm.
Ms. Carolyn & Ms. Jessica
November 4, 2009
For November, we will be studying the Pilgrim’s trip across the cold Atlantic aboard the Mayflower, and their new life in America.
We are also studying the countries of Europe. So far, we have talked about Spain, the islands of Ireland and England, and the peninsula of Italy.
We presented a new lesson today using Indian corn, so we are all excited about having corn for snack.
First, we will have corn on the cob! Then, we plan to have creamed corn, cornbread, and corn tortillas.
Many years ago, I came across a beautiful book, Stone Soup, by John J Muth. It is full of beautiful, water color illustrations.
In this retelling of the traditional story, it is set in China. Since discovering this book, we have been celebrating our Thanksgiving by making our own Stone Soup.
We will ask each student to bring in something to add to our soup. Our soup will be vegetarian, and I will send home a note closer to Thanksgiving week, of what your child should bring.
We still are singing our Skeleton song. This morning, I shared our song and our skeleton with Primary II.
Today, we sang We are Thankful.
So far, we are thankful for:
Ellie–the trees & the animals.
Jake–my sister, my dad, my brother, God, and my mom.
Anna–the leaves & my sisters, and my mom & dad.
Jackson S.–my toys.
Jackson T.–my toys & my family & my mom.
Leo–Kate.
Ty–Mommy & Daddy.
Bryce–animals.
Ben: my mom’s baby.
Mia: my stuffed animals that my daddy got me.
Kaitlin: my watch my mommy bought for me.
Duncan: my mama and dada.
Margot: my stuffed animals.
Meredith: my mommy & daddy, & my gum ball machine, and my dog named Fifi with the pink collar on it.
Caroline: for Annabelle.
Matthew–the trees & the animals.
Adam–the water.
Jack–my 4-wheeler.
The rest of us are still thinking about what we are thankful for.
What are you thankful for?
October 30, 2009
This is one of the most beautiful falls I can remember!
The walks and grounds of Plum Tree
are carpeted with
oak, maple, redbud, walnut, hickory and chestnut leaves.
We enjoy collecting all the different shapes and colors of leaves.
They are our treasures to keep!
Raking the leaves is even more fun!
We have real rakes that are child-size.
We have learned how to use them safely,
and
most importantly, we rake them into piles and jump in!
This is one of the most beautiful falls I can remember!
October 27, 2009
Hey Parents!
Our fall festival was a lot of fun! Our sunflower pumpkin went for $100!! WOW! I was amazed!
Now that the weather is changing, you should make sure that your child has extra clothes that are warm!
Overalls are not appropriate clothing for school, as children have a hard time maneuvering the clasp.
Remember, two of our main focuses are potty-training and self independence.
Having appropriate clothing helps that process be a success.
Last Thursday, construction workers started working on the road, there were big tractors and trucks!
The kids were so excited about it! We watched very tentatively for about thirty minutes!
We have lots of new works on our shelves!
We have a magnetic work that allows the children to explore things that are magnetic and things that are not,
and a geology work that has several types of rocks and a magnifying glass. It’s a big hit!
There are a few new works that involve the children grasping marbles and clothes pins with their index finger and thumb,
which helps develop their fine motor skills used for holding a pencil–their pincer grasp.
Children thrive on continuity and routine, so our group time is still the same everyday. We read about Oscar & Tilly, which is a book about waiting your turn.
The title of it is It’s My Turn. It is written by David Bedford and Elaine Field.
We sing a new good morning song and it goes like this:
Good morning. How are you?
Good morning. How are you?
How are you this morning?
I’m fine and I hope you are too.
I’m fine and I hope you are too.
How are you this morning?
And we do the same song in the afternoon just change morning to
afternoon! We still do geometric shapes, color matching games, the
continents and earth discussions during group time!
Yours Truly,
Toddler Family
P.S If you have any books that are toddler friendly, and not a cartoon
book that you would like to donate to our library we would greatly
appreciate it. We LOVE books!
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