November and December Curriculum

November (7th, 9th) or (8th, 10th) The letter of the week is I. We will talk about ice cream (long I sound), the science behind how it is made. We will also use ice cream scoops to visualize counting techniques. We will be focusing on associating the written number with the corresponding amount. We will also discuss ice and igloos (short I sound ee). We will talk about the different climates of earth. We will have a fun activity with an ice treasure. 

*The color song we are learning this month is "brown." The students learned the "red" color song in August, the "blue" color song in September and last month they learned the "black" song.

November (14th, 16th) or (15th, 17th)  The letter of the week is J. We will talk about jets and other forms of transportation. We will discuss road signs and their meanings. We will also play red light green light. This week we will work on reinforcing our knowledge of shape recognition. On our second class of the week we will talk about jelly beans and use them in a counting activity. We will work on our hand eye coordination with using scissors in our craft.

November (21st, 23rd) or (22nd, No Class on 24th) This week we will have a theme instead of a letter. Our theme, of course, is Thanksgiving. We will talk about American history, the early pilgrims, and Native Americans of the United States. We will discuss the many things for which we are thankful. We will make a craft representing our thankfulness for all our many blessings.

November (28th, 30th) or (29th , Dec. 1st) The letter of the week is K. We will talk about keys: how they are made and the purpose of a key. We will use keys to exercise our counting abilities. We will also talk about kindness, how we feel when we are kind to our family and friends and how it makes us feel when others are kind to us.

*The tuition for December is $40.00, because the month is half the length due to the Holiday break.

December (5th, 7th) or (6th, 8th) The letter of the week is L. We will talk about leaopards, their habit, the patterns on their body, and what they eat. We will use the dots on their back to demonstrate math equations.The second class of the week we will discuss lollipops. We will discuss the science of how they are made. We will use the lollipops to review our colors and also continue to work on the phonics of the alphabet.

December (12th,14th) or (13th, 15th) This week we will have a theme instead of a letter. We will discuss the winter season. We will talk about what clothes are appropriate in the winter. We will talk about winter activities. We will discuss the various animals that hibernate during the winter. We will also have a review of the materail that we have covered during the first semester.

* The color song we will be learning in December is "green".

* School will resume Tuesday January 3rd, 2012