table will be potato flakes! 

The easels had skin tone paints and feathers to paint with instead of brushes, along with Thanksgiving stamps for the first two weeks of the month.  Next we had brown and peach paint on one easel and oil pastels with a variety of colored construction paper on the other easel.  One of the children drew a picture of Jesus’ mother, Mary, after playing in the dramatic Playroom’s Nativity scene.  We love to see this extension of learning!  Currently on the easels is silver and gold paint, just in time for Christmas!

The Extended Day children are having so much fun!  On Monday afternoons they bring their lunch and, after their morning class has finished, have a picnic on a blanket in the large playroom.  We have a special fun craft planned each week.   We have painted our own pumpkins, made spaghetti monsters using cooked spaghetti, colored glue, and googly eyes, made our own homemade  crayons, and most recently we’ve made Christmas ornaments using plastic covers, sequins, glue and ribbon.  After craft, we gather together to read a story, and then enjoy free play time as the children visit the different centers at school.  The children are dismissed at 2:30. 

Extended Day is open to any child who attends school on Monday mornings (they must, however, be reliably potty-trained).  Sign-ups are on a week to week basis.  If your child is interested in participating please call Cathy any time prior to the Monday you want your child to stay (feel free to call her at home 508-528-1068).   There is a small fee for this program.

The children and teachers continue to enjoy the “Favorite Book” part of circle time.  Every week a different child is asked to bring in their favorite book to share with their friends at circle time.  The children also enjoy the Creative Movement part of the day.  This is a time when they can express themselves through song and dance.  Some favorites are “Freeze Dance” and “Washing Machine”! 

Teachers and children alike are enjoying  singing many favorite Christmas songs such as “Away in a Manger” and  “Silent Night”, and ringing sleigh bells together  as we sing “Jingle Bells”, “Rudolph”, “Frosty”, and “Here Comes Santa Claus”.

Child (in the Dramatic Playroom Nativity):
“I’m taking care of baby Jesus until God comes back!” 

WISHING YOU A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS
AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR! 

Miss Kelly                 Miss Brenda
   Miss Nancy                        Miss Maryann
Miss Meg                    Miss Chris
Miss Julie        Miss Andrea
Miss Cathy