Music

Hello Families!
As we move into the holidays we are reminded of all the great ways to express joy!
We will be experiencing Music and how we can express ourselves with making our own kind of music! We will also be getting ready for our Bake sale, so we will be creating some yummy treats this week!
Here is a Peek Of the Week
Monday- We will make something tasty to put in our bake sale.

Tuesday- We will continue with baking and then at 11:00- 12:00 we will joining the Grandparents for the Gingerbread House creations!

Wednesday- We will have fun making Matzoh Balls to taste!

Thursday- We will have fun expressing ourselves as we paint to different kinds of music!

Friday- We will make some musical instruments!

For Show and Tell
Your child can bring in any kind of musical instrument to share.

Some of the vocab will include these words: violin, trumpet, conductor, piano, cymbals, drums, sing, musical notes, instruments, drums, guitar, xylophone, bells, orchestra, harmonica, strum, bang, loud, soft

Weather

Welcome Back Families!

I hope that you all enjoyed a time of feasting and celebrating with laughter and good food!

Now we are entering a new month and a countdown to another festive holiday season!

As the seasons change, so do the temperatures! We will be talking about different types of weather, and how we need to prepare ourselves to keep safe and warm.

Here is a Peek of the Week:

Monday: We will be doing some experiments with wind. We will be looking at different items that we can blow around and with what force we need to move them.



Tuesday:We will be making rain drops with eyedroppers and water.



Wednesday: We will be making tornado in a bottle.



Thursday: We will create some colorful umbrellas.



Friday: We will create a winter scene.



For Show and Tell:

Please bring items that are related to the weather theme. This could be an item of clothing or a book about weather, an umbrella etc.



Vocabulary words will include:

sunrise, gust, blow, snowflake, freezing, blizzard, sunny, sun rays, hot, melt, foggy, tornado, shelter, shadow, hurricane, weather, puffy, clouds, wispy clouds, dark, stormy, umbrella, raindrop, rainy, windy, rainbow, thunderstorm, lightning, twister, sunset.

Thanksgiving

Hello Families!
We have a short week this week as we enter our Thanksgiving holiday. I hope that you and your loved ones enjoy this season and are blessed with a wonderful time together making memories and giving thanks for every good thing!

Monday : We will be cooking with the children to get ready for our feast on Tuesday.

Tuesday: Please join us to enjoy the feast that your children help to prepare. We will be meeting in the lunchroom a 11:15 and eat in the Fellowship Hall. We look forward to seeing all of you there!

There will be no school on Wednesday through Friday with school resuming on Monday.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

Hello Families~
Let Us Give Thanks For all Good Things!
This is a time to prepare our children for the message and fun with the holiday season.
We will be talking about the Pilgrims, and American Indians, and recreate the story of the Mayflower.
As history showed us, the feast was bountiful with plenty to eat for everyone!

Here is a Peek of the Week
Monday- Field trip to the Dodge Nature Center - we learn all about Owls
Tuesday- We will make a colorful American Indian headdress
Wednesday- We will make a Pilgrim hat
Thursday- We will tell the story of the 1st Thanksgiving and have fun with dramatic play
Friday- We will make some interesting turkeys

Show and Tell

Please follow the schedule as last week:

Tuesday- Lucy and Matteo
Wednesday- Mitchell and Liam
Thursday- Mae and Deyon

Thanks for all the great show and tell items!
Please bring in something related to the Thanksgiving theme. This can include a book, a picture of the family, a food item for that is related to the Thanksgiving feast (potato, carrot, can of cranberries, ) oven mitts, apron, etc.

Here is the vocabulary that we will work on:
cranberries, potatoes, pumpkin pie, pie crust, mashed potatoes, cooked turkey, feast, pie tins, rolls, tomatoes, turkey, rolling pin, American Indian, Mayflower, pilgrims, oven mitts, taste, grocery bags, children, family, measuring spoons, pots, spices, thank you, apron

A Pot, A Pan, and a Wooden Spoon

Hello Families!
I am back from a long week at Jury Duty. I will be anxious to get back in the swing of things with the students, as I missed them all!
Last week continues into this week as we get prepared for Thanksgiving.
We will be continuing lessons in language on the theme of cooking.

A Peek at the Week looks like this...

Monday- We will pretend to bake different culinary delights as the students pat, roll, cookie cut, and squish shapes with Play Doh.

Tuesday- Today we will take what we learned from yesterday's experience and make some edible cookies. We will use our cookie cutting and decorating skills.

Wednesday- Have your child come ready for a Tea Party! We will use our social skills and also make some finger sandwiches as we enjoy each others company at the Tea Party!

Thursday- Dramatic Play as we have fun playing the roles at a restaurant.

Friday- We will start to prepare for our field trip to the Dodge Nature Center which will be next Monday the 17 th. We will make paper bag owls.

Show and Tell
Please bring items in that have to do with the theme. This can be any fun kitchen gadget or perhaps a book about cooking, an apron, or even something simple to taste that you and your child has made in the kitchen.
Here is the schedule for Show and Tell:
Monday- Weekend News
Tuesday- Lucy and Matteo
Wednesday- Mitchell and Liam
Thursday - Mae and Deyon
Friday - Book or Game Day

**I will try to keep to this schedule as it give each child a chance to share. Please write your day down to remind you when your child has Show and Tell.

Some of the vocab for this week include these words:pot, spatula,apron, can opener, whisk, stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, sink, oven mitt, timer, recipe, rolling pin, electric mixer

Moving into November

Dear Families,
When you arrive this morning you will notice a change. Unfortunately, I will be out for several weeks due to Jury Duty. Your children will be well cared for as the other skilled teachers take over in my absence. You can go to either Tanya's or Jackie's Blog to find out the current Lesson Plans for the week. Hopefully, if I am chosen to serve, the case will be short lived and I will return to work sooner than the 2 week period.
Thank you for understanding in this situation. I will look forward to returning to be a part of your children's lives. Until then, take care! Tell your children, I will miss them!
Joanne

Community Workers (continued) & October Fun

Dear Families,

Can you believe that we are almost at the end of October?

As we move into a new week of learning, we will continue to learn about Community Workers and also talk about some activities that happen at the end of October.

Here is a Peek of the Week!



Monday- We will be talking about the importance of caring for our teeth and what the Dentist does to help us take care of our teeth.

Tuesday-We will have fun making a Witches Brew!

Wednesday- We will create a scarecrow!

Thursday- We will create some edible spiders!

Friday- We will be getting ready for our Halloween Party.

The party is from 11:00 -12:00.

Please have your child come dressed in his/her costume and be ready for some fun!





For Show and Tell: Please have your child bring in something that is related to the Halloween Theme- This can be a book about pumpkins, a past photo of them in a Halloween costume, a silly Halloween book, or a part of their costume. Be creative!

This is a time for harvesting, so you can also bring in gourds, squash, Indian corn.



The Vocab includes these words: candy apple, skeleton, mask, bat, trick or treating, fairy, carve, ghost, pumpkin, clown, spooky/scary, Jack 'o lantern, spider.

Community Workers

Hello N.V. Families!



I hope everyone enjoyed the long MEA weekend and that you were able to spend some quality time with your children.

I spent Thursday attending the Midwest Conference for Listening and Spoken Language. I was able to listen and gain so much information from our keynote speaker Carol Flexor, PhD. She spoke about the Listening Brain and new brain research. The information regarding Auditory Neural Activity was fascinating! Early intervention for children with hearing loss allows the brain to make connections and is necessary for auditory stimulation and growth. Repetition and practice is key to stimulating the brain so the language skills develop, and children can then attain intelligible speech.

I am proud of our children here at Northern Voices as it is exciting to see these children grow and learn daily!

• This week we move into learning about Community Workers.

• Throughout the week we will examine all the different jobs that men and women do to be an integral and important contributor to our society.


• Children are so proud to talk about their parents.


• This is a good time to let your child know about the jobs you do when you go off to work.


• Everyone is special whether they work out of the home or stay home. Each person can be responsible for helping out.


• We will be taking a closer look at people we might have contact with within our communities.


• We will be role playing so we may experience first hand the importance of each worker.


• Some of the vocabulary words will include: tools, uniforms, office workers, grocery workers, Firefighters, Carpenters, Police, Doctors, Dentists, Teachers, Mail Carriers, Car Mechanics, Pharmicists, Cashiers, Audiologists.

For Show and Tell:

Please have your child bring in something that represents one of these workers. Please take time to talk with your child at home about why they are bringing in the show and tell item as this will prepare them with the conversation to share with the other students.

PETS

Dear NV families,
We are continuing with our theme of Pets for a 2nd week.
This week we will have a short week with 3 days of school due to MEA.
Here is a Peek of our short Week.

Monday- We will have fun making some edible Puppy Chow.

Tuesday- We will learn about the different ways we can take care of our pets. Giving them a bath, brushing them, feeding them, walking them, and yes, the nasty job of cleaning up after them!

Wednesday- We will have our Pet Show! We will have our animals perform tricks and run an obstacle course. This will be a good opportunity for the kids to use their language skills for the prepositions: over, under, through, around, between, below, above, next to, in, and out.

Thursday and Friday - No School! MEA

*****Please have your child bring in a favorite stuffed animal for the Pet Show.
Vocab will continue to be reviewed from last week.
Enjoy a long weekend with your family!
Thanks for all you do to make your child's school experience full and happy!

Pets

This week we will be having some fun talking about pets and animal care. If you are pet owners, you already know the benefits children receive from having a furry companion. Now is a good time to allow your child to take part in being responsible for some duties in pet care. Your children love to be helpers, and are old enough to handle a small job, as in walking the dog, feeding the fish, brushing the cat. We will talk this week about proper care and also have fun learning what kind of tricks our pets can do!
For Show and Tell please have your child bring in their favorite stuffed animal as we will be having a Pet Show on Thursday. If you are a pet owner, your child can bring in a photo of their furry friend, or anything that relates to our theme.

Monday- We will have fun creating critters out of Play-Doh.

Tuesday- Dramatic play. We will be acting out the role of a Veterinarian.

Wednesday- We will make some edible Puppy Chow.

Thursday- We will be having a Pet Show. Please remember to bring in a stuffed animal.

Friday- We will make creative creatures with Milk Bones!

Some of the Vocab words will include: cage/kennel, leash, dog bowl, hamster, aquarium, veterinarian, puppy, kitten, dog brush, groomer, Pet Show, obedience shcool, trainer, beg, rabbit.

Show and Tell

Hi!
For this week I would like you to help your child be creative by finding something that represents a room in your house. For example: a screwdriver from the garage, or a gadget from the kitchen, or maybe something from their bedroom. Have fun! They can bring in more than one item!
Thanks!
Joanne

The More We Get Together and Apple Orchard

Hi! Fall is in the air and we are getting ready to examine what Autumn is really like with all the changes! As the seasons change, we change too! Your children are growing and learning everyday! It is fun to see them develop and learn new things!
This week we are looking at our homes and our families.
We are learning about relationships and our responsibilities within a relationship.

How does your special child add to your family? Does your child have some responsibilities in your home?
As your child grows, becoming independent and feeling like they can contribute to the family is important. Even though your child is still in his/her early years of development, they can start to help Mom and Dad with daily chores. This will boost their self-esteem!
Here is a Peek at our Week!
Monday- We will be reading the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

Tuesday - We will read about another family..The 3 Little Pigs

Wednesday- We will construct some creative houses made with Graham crackers and pretzels.

Thursday- We will be getting ready for our apple field trip and making some homemade applesauce.

Friday - Our field trip to the Dodge Nature Center has be re-scheduled for today!
Dress your children for some outdoor fun as we learn about apples and the walk through the apple orchard.


Some of the vocab will include a reviewing of last week's words on apples. Additional words will include: Family, house, chimney, roof, shingles, driveway, garage, living room, basement, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, family room, driveway, front yard, backyard.

Friends and Family

This week we will be talking about your family. Take time to help your child know all about your family, and what your favorite activity is to do as a famliy. Do you have a favorite vacation spot that you go to in the summer?