Grateful for November!

Somehow in my tech savvy way, I have deleted the MWF class calendar from my files.  I'm so sorry!  But, I did take a picture of a printed out calendar and posted it on Learning Bees' Preschool Facebook Page.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Here is the T/Th class calendar.  Thanks y'all for everything!  :)  Please be sure to scroll down and read the news.

                         

                      Tues/Thurs. N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 Value of the month: Respect

SUNDAY	MON	TUESDAY	WED	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SAT
6	7	8Capital “T” Numbers: 0, 1 Unit: 5 senses Color:Brown/Wear Brown snack: Ava	9	10 Lowercase “t” Number: 2 Unit: 5 senses Show n' tell: Diesel & Bridgette snack: Brighton	11	12
13	14	15Lowercase “i” Number: 3 Unit: Indians & Pilgrims snack: Jackson	16	17Capital “I” Number: 4 Unit: Indians & Pilgrims Show n' tell: Easton & Ruby Turkey Handprint/ Footprint Art snack: Ellie	18	19
20	21	22Letter Zz Review: 0,1, 2, 3, 4 Thanksgiving Fun in the kitchen* bday snack: Bridgette	23	24 No School Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Birthday Bridgette!	25	26
27	28	29 Field Trip to the Southwest Branch Library at 10:15 Preschool from 10-12 today! Snack: Diesel	30	December 1st Show n' tell: LaRue & Brooklyn Review games for: A,S, O, P, H, T, I, and Z Number games 0-4 Christmas Countdown Calendar Christmas Program parts come home today!		Please save the date!! 12/14/16 Christmas Program at Southwest Branch Library! Time will be in the evening. TBA

November News~

Hello!

A couple years ago I started something new called the value of the month. Some of our students have siblings that attend Good Foundations Academy in Riverdale. The school has 'foundation stone' values that they focus on. I really liked this idea, and have interwoven these same foundation stones into the preschool calendar. So month by month I will add new values. The month of November is Respect.

{Respect: Showing consideration for others and their property; listening to and following instructions of parents, teachers; honoring others; following the Golden Rule; being courteous and polite.}

I will be talking to them continually about respect and pointing it out when I see others using respect. I feel that this will be a great addition to our class conversations. They will also learn the sign language for the value each month. In addition to this, I read them a book about the value of the month during snack time. :) I love this.

*This month's field trip is to the Southwest Branch Library on 4000 S. in Roy. The library doesn't open til 10, so we need to change preschool hours for this day to accommodate that. We will meet at the school at 10, and load up kids. Our preschool library tour begins at 10:15. After the tour we will have snack in the little cafe area and then play til we need to leave in time to be back at 12. :)

**PUMPKIN PIE DAY: The last class before Thanksgiving will be a fun kitchen day for the kids. They are going to make homemade pumpkin pie filling. I really could use at least one volunteer to help me split the group up while we make pie. We will be using some of the pumpkins from the pumpkin patch and from our own preschool garden. If you would like to turn your own pumpkin from the field trip into a pie, here's the recipe I'll be using that day with the kids!

So Easy Pumpkin Pie

Cut pumpkin in half without stem. Scoop out seeds and strings. Place cut side down on foil lined baking sheet. Cover with foil. Bake @350 degrees until tender. (About 60-90 minutes) Cool. Scoop out flesh and mash with a hand mixer. Drain if too watery.

Beat together:

1 1/3 cup smooth mashed pumpkin

1 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

1 egg

2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp ginger

(or if you don't have those, you can do 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice)

1 cup hot water

Pour into a 9 inch pie shell at Bake @ 375 for 55-65 minutes. (Center will still move slightly.) Cool and enjoy! Mashed pumpkin will hold 5 days in refrigerator.

Last, but not least, please save the date for our Christmas Program! It will be held Wednesday, December 14^th in the evening at the Weber County Library, Southwest Branch.

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving! I'm so thankful to be able to teach these children. :)

Miss SueZan