HAPPY FRIDAY

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday!

Hopefully next week we will have collected all of our "All About Me" and earthquake packages. Also please remember to bring outdoor and indoor shoes to preschool. Its about that time of year when the children will be full of mud and dirt. The hooks in the hall have been numbered and labeled with the children's names. Please keep the name tags on those hooks, it will save the children some confusion.

ORCA UPDATE!

The orca classes have demonstrated a variety of interests. The 4 am class has showed interests in art  ( different types of painting and colouring), outdoor play and lots of interest in animals.

The 4 pm class has shown interest in story telling and re-enacting the 3 little pigs stories, robots, pets and baking!

The 3's orca classes are still getting settled but have certainly been engaged in building with blocks, straw connectors and boy oh boy do they love the train tracks!

They are loving the sensory activities and bins and the light table!

UNICORN UPDATE!

UNICORN ROOM UPDATE

This week the unicorns have had an eventful week ! The children read 3 little pigs at circle time and boy did they fall in love with the story! They brought the story to life outside in the playground playing "the big bad wolf" They also re-enacted the story with felt and little toys. They even went as far as creating their own pig homes in the art area! Check out the amazing finished work in our hallway across from the washrooms!

IN OUR ART CORNER WE CREATED OUR OWN HOUSES FOR THE PIGS: BRICK HOUSES WITH MATERIAL, STICK HOUSE WITH POPSICLE STICKS AND STRAW HOMES WITH YELLOW CELLOPHANE

We have continued this week into our interests in bugs!! The children were discussing why they were seeing more bees, so we decided to have a wasp and hive investigation! 

(don't worry they were dead!😉) You can see they were discovering what they looked like, and then they sketched out what they had discovered!

We had great fun practising the colours of the rainbow. We matched colours, mixed colours it was a colourful day!!

We have started speaking about fall and all the beautiful things that come with that, like the change in weather, animals beginning to hibernate and of course all the fun activities and yummy treats! The children used food and baking ideas all week in the dramatic play area! They loved dressing up at chefs and bakers making the teachers and their friends lots of yummy treats!

We are looking forward to next week so we can explore and discover so much more!

• Reminder we kick off our SPUD fundraiser this up coming MONDAY! Be sure to click on Douglas Park Preschool to help us raise funds for all the fun times ahead!

• Check out our web in the hallway on our way to the unicorn room! We have this amazing new idea to explore ideas with the children, as well as document and post for all our families to see. The children brainstorm the ideas , we write them down, provide them for the children and post them for you all to see!! Watch as our web, interests, and knowledge through out each month!

                       

                    HAPPY FRIYAY!!  😊😊😊

IMPORTANT DATES 2017-2018

Douglas Park Preschool 2017-2018

Important Dates

Monday Nov 6th , 2017	Individual/Class Photos
Tuesday Nov 7th, 2017	Individual/Class Photos
Friday Dec 22nd, 2017	Winter Celebration
Friday June 9th, 2018	Park Day
Wednesday June 13th, 2018	4 Year Old Beach Day (Please note: No class for Unicorn 3AM class this day)
Friday June 22nd, 2018	4 Year Old Graduation
Thursday June 21st, 2018	Last Day of class instruction

School Closures Due to Stats/Holidays

Monday, October 9, 2017	Thanksgiving Day
Monday November 13th, 2017	Remembrance Day (in lieu of Sat. Nov 11,2017)
Monday December 25th- Friday January 5th , 2018	Winter Break Closure
Monday February 12th, 2018	BC Family Day
Thursday  February 15th, 2018	Open House & Parent Teacher Conferences (4 year old students only)
Monday March 19th  – Friday March 29, 2018	Spring Break Closure
Friday March 30th, 2018	Good Friday
Monday April 2nd, 2018	Easter Monday
Monday May 21st,2018	Victoria Day

Professional Development Days

Friday October 20th, 2017	No Classes
Thursday November 9th, 2017	No Classes
Monday January 29th, 2018	No Classes
Tuesday April 17th, 2018	No Classes
Friday May 18th,2018	No Classes
Tuesday June 5th, 2018	No Classes

HERE IS A SNEAK PEAK INTO OUR NEW ROOMS!

September 11th, 2017

Happy September, everyone,

We are thrilled to be back and are eager to dive into a fun filled year full of new and exciting adventures and of course plenty of opportunity for PLAY!  Both the Unicorn and Orca rooms have undergone makeovers and we cannot wait to have the children in the classrooms exploring and getting comfortable in the new environments.


A few notes for back to school:

For those of you that are new, this blog is used as our monthly newsletter, documentation of activities in and around the class as well as important reminders so make sure you check back often or follow us!

• Please remember to send a change of clothes, including underwear and socks, in a small backpack each day.

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We are a NO NUT and NO KIWI classroom.  Please remember not to send any products with nuts or KIWI.
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  • Send weather appropriate clothing for your child each day.  Three year old classes will begin with outside play toward the end of September.
  • Don't forget to sign IN and OUT every day.
  • Please check your child's pick up file each day.  This is were you will find important notices (ie. field trip forms, class contact lists) and art that is ready to go home.
  • Class Photo's will be Nov 6 and 7th

Should you need to reach us:

Orca Room: 604-257-8138

Unicorn Room: 604-257-8139
email:

douglaspark.preschool@gmail.com