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September Unit: Community Helpers
SPECIAL EVENTS: Parent Music Visit: October 1&2
Notes will be sent home later with more details (there will not be a full day of school these days)
Dear Parents:
The first few days of preschool should be a friendly, informal time when the children explore freely, try out new inviting materials and get acquainted with their classmates and teachers. A child's feelings of self-worth is enhanced as they develop greater awareness of their own identity and discover that they are a very special person.
About The Unit
The unit for September deals with the small child’s world of social relationship; making friends and learning to share with family and friends. Also, our fire-safety unit is covered and toward the end of the month you may begin hearing about fire drills (a state requirement). In addition, we are exploring our Community Helpers! Those people in our community who are there to make all our lives easier and safer (like firefighters, police, teachers, and more!) Books and poems used in this unit have been carefully chosen to stimulate the children’s interest in the discussion of these very important jobs and positions.
Fire safety:
There are a number of concepts and responses a child must learn for a fire safety program to be effective. Learning all these at once can be overwhelming to a young child. To make it easier for children to learn each key fire safety behavior, the Play Safe! Be Safe! program is divided into four lessons; each focusing on a specific fire safety behavior and its related concepts.
1. My friend the firefighter teaches children that even though a firefighter's gear may look strange, the firefighter is still a friend who will help us if there is a fire.
2. Stop! Drop! and Roll! shows children what to do “if one day fire gets on their clothes”.
3. Crawl Low Under Smoke! teaches children the correct fire safety response if they are ever in a room with smoke.
4. Safe for Play! Keep Away! stresses that children should always keep away from adult tools, especially matches and lighters.
BOOKS USED IN THIS UNIT.
Artemus and the Alphabet by Scott and Tammy Bassett; Take a fun trip through the alphabet with Artemus as he tries sitting on a swing or keeps busy counting cows and zipping zippers. This book will be used throughout the year during Language Arts with our workbook papers. Also look around the school to find Artemus hanging out!
OTHER FAVORITES
Going to School by Anne Civardi
What Teachers Can't Do by Douglas Wood
Helpers in your Neighborhood a National Geographic Kids book
Community Helpers a lift the flap book!
Fireman’s safety Hints
Hello! Home Town Heroes
Whose Hat is this?
Whose Tools are these?
Mighty Machines: Fire Trucks
Why should I brush my teeth?
Why Should I Share? Why Should I Help? and Why Should I Listen? by Claire Llewellyn
Play safe! Be safe! Videos by Bic
Thanks so much for letting us be involved in your children’s young lives!
Your Preschool Staff
A note about snacks:
Snack Time: Children will have snack time at 10:25 each morning. Each child provides their own snack and water bottle. It helps with “picky eaters” and allergy concerns, as well as for any families with specific dietary needs or preferences.
PLEASE, label your child’s water bottles and snack bags, with their first and last names! They get carried room to room and are often accidently left behind and then our staff has trouble getting them back to the right child. We also have several that are similar and that can create confusion.
Even though each child is bringing their own snack, please, do not bring snacks containing any kind of NUT/PEANUT. As careful as we are, the oils can still be spread around and get to any child who may have an allergy. This includes, almond oil, (watch the fruit snacks) and peanut oil. And some cheese crackers have peanut flour in them! Please read ingredient labels! Snacks with labels that say “may contain” or “processed in a facility” are ok.
Snacks should be simple and nutritious.
We suggest:
Vegetable/Fruit (slices), Granola Bars (nut free), Muffins or Sweet breads (watch for nuts & toppings),Crackers, Fruit rollups, Cheese, Fruit Snacks, applesauce cups, yogurt push-ups (like go-gurt). Please: No sweet cookies, cake, candy, or ice cream except for celebrating birthdays.
(stay tuned for updates!)
PRESCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2026-2027 a work in progress!
(more dates may be added throughout the school year
and changes may be made)
Please note: District 81 has added a couple extra weeks off through the school year, one in October and one in February, in addition to the regular Winter and Spring Breaks. We will NOT be taking those weeks off. It is just too disruptive to our way of scheduling. In addition, this has bumped their spring break to later in the month. Also, Mead School District does not appear to have the same scheduled breaks off. Please watch our dates carefully and do not rely on the area public schools schedules to determine ours. You can always check here and every unit letter sent home will have important upcoming dates highlighted at the top. Thank you.
PRESCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2026-2027
September 3 - Meet Your Teacher Open House
September 8 - First Day of school for TTH and 5-day children
September 9 - First day of school MWF
October 1/2 - Parents music visit
October 15/16 - Fall Festival Days - for the preschoolers only (no parents)
October 29/30 - Halloween music program
November 11 - NO SCHOOL Veteran's Day
November 12/13 - Individual School Pictures
November 25/26/27 - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Holiday
December 17/18 - Christmas Music program
December 21 through January 1 - NO SCHOOL Christmas/winter break
January 4/5 - Back to school
January 18 - NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 10/11 - Valentine Parties
February 12 - NO SCHOOL Snow/Wind Storm Make-up day MWF
February 15 - NO SCHOOL President's Day
February 16 - NO SCHOOL Snow/Wind Storm Make-up day TTH
April 1/2 - Spring Music program for parents
April 5 through 9 - NO SCHOOL Spring Break
May 25/26 - Last days of Classes
May 27/28 - End of year PROGRAM AND PARTY
DATES WILL BE ADDED OR CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR SPECIAL EVENTS ETC.
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