Aloha Seahorse parents and families!
We hope you all had a great October! We’d like to begin by thanking everyone for your support during the Zippy’s Chili Sale and our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Mahalo to Aunties Kawe, Maile, Tania and Jackie, along with Uncles Rory and Nahuel. Once again, you have helped to keep our keiki safe and provide manpower to carry all of the large pumpkins our children picked out.
Some of the fun activities the children participated in during October were:
ART
Colored paper collage
Zippy sponge painting
Pumpkin patch prints
Natural plant collage
COOKING
Cinnamon toast
Pancakes
Pumpkin carving
Easy pumpkin pudding
Pumpkin crunch dessert
Veggie sampling
PHYSICAL (LARGE AND SMALL MOTOR):
Hula hoops
Tumbling on tumble mats
Music and movement
Bean bag toss
Sand box play
Sorting
Loop cereal lacing
Now that the children are more familiar with their friends and routines, we will begin to incorporate a little more academics into our daily play. The children will continue to learn new music, and whenever possible, lyrics will be sent home so that you may learn them and sing along with your children.
This month, our planned activities include:
ART:
Leaf rubbings and printing
Stamping with lotus root
Corn on the cob roller painting
Paint cups
Making a American Indian headband and Pilgrim hat
Easel painting
COOKING:
Preparing asparagus and broccoli
Husking and cooking corn on the cob
Munch a crunch salad
Pilgrim punch
PHYSICAL (LARGE AND SMALL MOTOR):
Golf putting
Going on a duck hunt
Mesh and bouncing balls
Running relays
Planting vegetable seeds
Finally, please note the following dates to remember:
Wed., November 11th – School is closed in observance of Veteran’s Day.
Thurs., November 19th -- Visit from the Honolulu Fire Department to teach fire safety.
Thurs.-Fri., November 26th and 27th – School is closed in observance of Thanksgiving.
Have a most Blessed Thanksgiving!
