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.