September Newsletter

Welcome to week two of preschool! 

Your children did a wonderful job during our first week together. They are getting familiar

with our daily routines and learning classroom expectations. I am amazed at how quickly

they are learning our daily routines. Those are complex, multi-step routines that require so

much effort. They are very capable. Any help you can provide by allowing your child to

clear their spot at the table, pack or unpack their backpack, or put their coat on by

themselves would be greatly appreciated. 

We created class rules “Be safe. Be respectful. Be responsible. Have fun!” We read The

Kissing Handby Audrey Penn. If you are unfamiliar with this book, I highly recommend it.

It is a beautiful story about Chester Raccoon’s first day at school and how he says goodbye

to his mother. We made Kissing Hand handprints as an extension activity. 

This week we will continue to explore our classroom and how to take care of it and each

other. I spend several weeks building the culture of our classroom. I find that investing the

time during these first several weeks of school pays off throughout the school year. We will

be reading Have You Filled A Bucket Today and Fill A Bucket both by Carol McCloud and will

make a book on how we can fill each other’s buckets. We will share our book with you at the
Author’s Day in December.

I will write a newsletter each month. I will send it home via email unless you have let me know

that you would prefer a paper copy. It will also be posted on my blog. Please follow it at
https://msnancysblogmbs.blogspot.com/ The blog is a great place to see what is happening

in our classroom.  If you do not have internet access, please let me know.

Your children are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing them with us this year. Ms. Linda

and I have enjoyed every minute with them.