Thanksgiving. 🦃🦃🦃. ✔️. Christmas 🎄🎄🎄. Still to come

I hope everyone had a wonderful, safe, healthy, joyous, very full of food and family and fun Thanksgiving holiday break. Now it’s back to business with all eyes on the Christmas holiday.

We will hit the ground running with lots of holiday crafts to make and gifts to give and concert songs to practice. Our holiday concert will be on Thursday December 18 in the chapel. Monday/Wednesday classes are also invited to join. Please meet in the classroom at 9:00 then adults make your way to the chapel and find a seat. I ask that you please do not try to get your child’s attention away from the program as this can become upsetting to them. If they are upset and determined to not get on stage we will get them to you. After the program your child will be released to your care. You can then take pictures, and exchange holiday wishes before leaving to celebrate the holidays and bring in the new year. I sent home the words to the two songs we will sing and hopefully you will encourage and practice singing with them at home, in the car or maybe even the shower. We will be practicing every chance we have at school from now till then. Please let us know, especially our Mon./Wed., class if you are planning to attend so we have an idea of how many little ones to expect.

Reminders;

1. Please be sure the change of clothes in your child’s bin are up to date, size and seasonally appropriate.

2. Coats and MITTENS should have your child’s name on them, they quite often do not recognize their coat.

3. Please remember that we are a nut free school. Many of the holiday treat items contain nuts and we cannot let your child eat them if they should bring one to school

4. The long break seems to be a time when many start “potty training “ please make us aware if this is happening and what we can do at school to assist in the process.

HALLOWEEN—————-THANKSGIVING——————-CHRISTMAS

We breezed through Halloween and are quickly approaching Thanksgiving. We are closed the week of Thanksgiving, 11/24 - 11/28, then fly right to Christmas.

Everyone seemed to enjoy jungle animals week. We built many fabulous jungle scenes with our jungle lego’s. We also talked about where all kinds of animals live.

Lately we have been talking about all things Thanksgiving, turkey and dressing, pumpkin pie and family gatherings. We have been doing the “turkey hop” in music and a lot of painting in class. We have started to practice the songs we will be singing in the Christmas concert on December 18. You should have received the words to the songs in case you have a spare moment to practice at home or in the car. Even though the concert is on a Thursday our Mon/Wed frogs are invited to join us in song. Anyone planning to attend please be in the classroom by 9:15 and adults can take a seat in the chapel. After the concert the children will be dismissed to you. If your child has a meltdown during the show they may want to join you and just watch. Please keep them with you till the end of the concert as it can be disruptive to the rest if one of their classmates is moving about. The concert should last about 1/2hour then afterwards you may take photos, give holiday wishes and say goodbye for the Christmas/New Year break.

For some, children included, this time of year can be a bit stressful. With the time changes, potty training, everyone busy, busy, busy and, and, and…….you might notice some behavior changes. We try to help the children navigate some big feelings and emotions they may have. If you notice anything you want us to pay special attention to please let us know.

Our Mon/Wed class welcomed a new friend named Rishi on Monday Nov. 17. Hopefully he will settle in and become a great green frog friend.

Reminders:

1. Be sure spare clothes are size and season appropriate.

2. Be sure everything has a name on it.

3. Please, please, please do not send in gloves. It is nearly impossible to get 10 fingers x 10 children into gloves before everyone falls apart before actually getting outside, mittens are much better!

   Thank you,

   Ms. Linda and Ms. Melissa

These past few weeks we have enjoyed exploring the many sights and sounds that let us know how quickly we are approaching the holiday season.

We have taken many walks to observe the changing and dropping of the leaves as we crunch and rake them around the grounds. We’ve read stories about where apples come from, the many colors they come in, and the many ways to prepare them. We’ve made jack-o-lanterns and had creepy crawling spiders and spooky ghosts join the classroom. We finished the month by showing off our costumes in a parade through the school. The next few weeks are going to fly by as we prepare for the next holiday season.

On Monday 11/3 the fire department will visit and give us a brief presentation on the wardrobe and job of the firemen/women and then get a tour of the firetruck. Tuesday/Thursday class is welcome to join us at ~9:30. Our spirit days are 11/5 and 11/6 so please wear your school t-shirt or class color. We will be closed on 11/11 to observe Veterans Day.

We have all enjoyed singing spider, ghost and pumpkin songs the past few weeks and now we will move on to the songs we will be singing in the annual CCP Holiday Concert. I will be sending home the words to the songs so you can practice at home with your child.

Reminders

1. Please be sure your child’s clothes are up to date (size and season) in their cubby.

WELCOME FALL

Many wonderful things have been happening in the green frog classroom these past few weeks. The tears at drop off are almost nonexistent, and when they do start, they only last a minute. We have learned to use our “ring rope” to keep us all together and safe whenever we leave the classroom. We have gone to music with Ms. Viki and enjoyed some new songs and movement. We are still getting use to sitting on a green dot for circle and story time. Most have learned their animal chairs to sit in at snack time. I guess what I really mean to say is that we all are settling into a good routine.

Our big muscles {gross motor skills} are getting a lot of use on the playground and our little ones {fine motor skills} are learning all about crayons, markers and paintstix, glue, glitter and all things artsy crafty. Some have enjoyed doing these things and others not so much. We encourage all to make something to bring home, but it doesn’t always happen, so don’t be too upset if your child doesn’t have art in their cubby, it just means they had better things they wanted to do that day, maybe next time. Also take a peek at our bulletin board It is an ever-changing seasonal group art project that the children love seeing their things displayed on.

So much is happening this month:

1. Next week on Monday and Tuesday we will have practice fire drills.

2. Ms. Melissa’s birthday is Thursday the 9th and we will celebrate her with a small treat on Wednesday and Thursday at snack time.

3. On the 14th and 15th CCP has conferences. The frogs do not have in person conferences so look for the “milestones” sheet, that we talked about at orientation, to be in your child’s backpack. Remember the check marks only represent some things we have noticed thus far this year, and it is still very early in the year. If you have any questions or concerns, we would be happy to discuss them with you.

4. On the 21st and 22nd we will have individual pictures done. Please see Ms. Shelly’s post for more details

5. On the 29th and 30th we will have our costume parade. If your child will wear their costume to school, we will parade through ascension hall at ~9:15. Stay and watch but please refrain from drawing your child’s attention away from walking with the class otherwise we might have a mutiny to deal with. Send in clothes that we can put on afterwards to finish the day.

Please remember to look at the photos Ms. Melissa posts and you will see all the fun things we do when the children are here and don’t think anyone is looking.

I want to thank all of the children and parents for the beautiful cards and wonderful gifts to celebrate my birthday last week.

Thank you, Ms. Linda and Ms. Melissa

Welcome to the Green Frog Blog

It has been an emotional two weeks , lots of separation anxiety, and I'm not talking just about the two year olds. We have had a few tears……just kidding, we've had alot of tears. Believe me when I say that the tears only last a few minutes. The tears quickly turn to smiles and all is right in the green frogs class for awhile.

Between all the emotions and tears, we've been giving and receiving lots of hugs and learning to share a lap and help console a friend. We are learning that someone from our home family always comes back after we've had fun. In short we are becoming a Green Frog family. If you don't believe me, look at the pictures Ms. Melissa posts and you will see what happens in class after you leave, but don't be sad because they are eagerly awaiting your return to share with you all the fun they had with their new friends.

We have also spent some time exploring our classroom and playground. We do a short circle time singing our greeting song and usually another song. We are learning our animal chairs where we have snack and fun conversations. We have a storytime and have read books about friendship and going to school. Learning to be a friend will continue to be our focus throughout this year.

Next week we will continue to learn how to cope with the strong feelings and emotions we all have and maybe even help a friend feel better with theirs. Also Next week we will begin going to music class with Ms. Viki.

As the next weeks continue please look for more posts from me and be sure to look at the pictures Ms Melissa posts. The blog and pictures will provide a glimpse of what your child does here at school when you're not looking.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year with all our new Green Frogs.

Ms. Linda and Ms. Melissa

Reminders:

1. We have put name tags on backpacks, please be sure everything else has a name on it.

2. .Important, we are a nut and sesame free school so please be aware of the ingredients in all snack items.

3. Please be sure we have extra diapers and a change of clothes to keep at school.