 Looking back: Our Veteran’s Day project was a huge success. PreK and Kindergarten students donated over 1,200 pieces of candy to veterans and soldiers on active duty. They also decorated the bags to for the toiletries we donated (in addition to the scarves and gloves that the 2/3 classrooms made). HEDP donated over 200 bags to West Roxbury’s Veterans Hospital and all of our Extended Day teachers were able to visit and personally hand out the students bags. We also took part in our own election. Students were given privacy while voting and told not to tell others who they voted for as voting is private and “your choice.” Additionally, they were given the opportunity to choose which books to read that week through a vote. After we gave back to the veterans, we talked about ways we can give to others and our friends. We even made our own giving tree for the classroom! Students talked about what they were thankful for, and looking forward to, over our Thanksgiving break. Once back, we dove into our Letter Of The Week unit. As the school year progresses, our class will be learning about a new letter of the alphabet each week. We will discuss the letter, the sounds the letter makes and words that begin with that letter. So far, all of our activities have been based on the letter A. Lastly, we’ve been making animal keychains, we’ve created an “animal cleaning station” in our sensory table, and we’ve focused on games that foster creativity and develop our literacy skills. What is to come: Another month has flown by and our Letter Of The Week unit is off to a great start! December will be a fun and exciting month, filled with lots of activities. We will be continuing with our letters of the week, including the letters B and C. Butterflies and bugs will be will be coming home in the form of art and science activities. Letter C will be dedicated to cars and cooking. A result of which we will learn how wheels work and how to bake cookies. As we get closer we get to the holidays, we will be doing winter wonderland activities to help bring the snowy weather into our classroom. We are looking forward to a great month! Dates to note: Tuesday 12/6: Early Release Day Wednesday 12/14: Early Release Day 12/26-1/2: Winter Break Warm Wishes, Angelica, Christiane, Elene, & Caroline Pre-K Newsletter What we did in the month of November: November was dedicated to giving back and what we were thankful for! We learned about why we celebrate Veterans day and what happens on Election day. In a collaborative effort, all of Heath Extended Day came together and participated in donating to the West Roxbury Veteran’s hospital. PreK students decorated brown paper bags and filled them with Halloween candy and toiletries that families generously donated. The 2/3 Extended Day classrooms made scarves to put in the bags along with gloves. Our class also held a mock election where students were able to cast their votes on which books to read during Read Aloud and which activities to put out at Choice Time. We made our own voting booth and talked about how voting is your choice and how your voice can be heard. We made Bead Buddy snakes in art, using beads and yarn. This activity focused on a number of skills including counting, identifying patterns, sorting, and the use of fine motor skills. Right before thanksgiving we made 3-D turkeys in art out of construction paper and tye died coffee filters. Our class was even lucky enough to be invited to a 5th grades cardboard arcade presentation. There all the students were able to try out games that students had made and earn tickets or prizes! During the last week of November our Letter of the Week unit began. Every week a new letter or letters will be introduced. We will discuss the sound the letter makes and what words we find that letter in. We had an animal washing station in our sensory table, animal making with clay, and a alphabet page working on writing our uppercase and lowercase letters. What we are looking forward to in the month of December: To continue with our Letter of the Week unit in December we will be working with the letters B and C. B will be dedicated to butterflies and baking! We will learn about the life cycle of butterflies, symmetry in art, and addition. Some students have expressed interest in cars and cooking we are going to incorporate these interests into hands on activities as we explore words that begin with the letter C. With the first official day of winter landing on the 21st we plan on doing winter related activities. We will be building snowmen in math, using our senses to describe winter, and decorating our classroom with snowflakes. Dates to note: Tuesday 12/6: Early Release Day Wednesday 12/14: Early Release Day 12/26-1/2: Winter Break Warm Wishes, Angelica, Kelly, Christiane, Elene, & Caroline 
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