Toddler December 2013 Newsletter

It’s December! Almost the end of 2013! The children have been working hard on their songs for the Christmas concert. We are excited for you to see us perform our song and dance!

I would also like to reiterate that if you have any questions for concerns about your child or our classroom, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I am here to help in any way that I can! My e-mail is cummi1sl@gmail.com and my telephone number is 15000298304.

Classroom Update

We have welcomed another new friend to our classroom; Daniel Hu! Daniel Hu is full of energy and we are happy to have him!  Lately, many of the children pretend to be cats, while others pretend to be their owners.  ShaSha takes care of her cat Rino and Emily takes care of her cat Umi.  Rino and Umi crawl around the room “meowing,” while ShaSha and Emily walk with them to per them and give them water. Lion and Neo have been playing together during work time.  They build with the blocks, only to knock them down again!  Anagha, Shodai and Sara S. enjoy a game of chase almost every day in the jump room!  Eden, Daniel and Gabriel are quite the conductors! They build train tracks and play with the trains often! Finnegan is the social butterfly of our classroom. I can always count on her for a great story! Violet is always smiling and enjoys playing with all of her friends in different areas of the classroom!  Sara and Hima have gotten good at walking on the stilts in the ballet room.  I often catch them walking around the play structure laughing together! The friendships between the children are growing!

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way!

Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!

HEY!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way!

Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!

HEY!

The children have been practicing the song, “Jingle Bells,” for our Christmas concert! Here are the lyrics if you would like to practice with your child!

December Dates

December 11 - Violet’s Birthday!

December 12 - Christmas concert performance!

Dec. 23-Dec.27 – Ms. Stacie will be in America! 

Preschool December 2013 Newsletter

It was very nice seeing most of you all again at the Parent Teacher Conferences.  Thank you for coming and discussing your child’s progress with me!  We have been practicing hard for our upcoming Christmas concert and your children have done a great job learning their song and dance.  If you have not already done so, please send in black pants and a white shirt for boys and white tights/leggings and a white shirt for girls for the concert. If this is going to be a problem, please let me know and we can work something out!  We have started our first project on maps and each week will we continue to do hands on learning with different map types.  Since most children have learned all of their uppercase letters we will also be concentrating more on lower case letters so that we can move onto word reading in February.

Class Updates

We have started our Christmas and winter art projects off with winter jackets.  Each of your children made one that was completely unique and their own.  We have also welcomed a new student, Jake, into our classroom.  Jules and Aston have done an outstanding job with our Christmas song and know all of the words by heart.  Kai did a wonderful job picture reading a book in front of the whole class.  Ann, Lisa, and Nanding have been “washing” my hair during playtime a lot and helping to fix it.  Riku, Lisa, and Ann also make cookies using our coins and blocks.  Lucas and Aston both have explained all about their favourite superheroes and the reasons why they like certain superheroes to me.  Jules and Riku have made great progress with writing their names over the past weeks and their handwriting is improving daily.  Kai really enjoys the I Spy books and Jules, Lucas, and Aston are greatly enjoying the new superhero easy reader books. 

During December we will be focusing on the letters R, M, and D.  We will also be working on types of punctuation, sounds in words, and plurals! We also have many Christmas books and art projects this month!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Glad tidings we bring,

to you and your kin.

Glad tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

December Dates

December 12  Christmas Concert

December 21-January 4  Ms. Caitlyn will be gone

December 25  Christmas

December 31  New Years Eve

Kindergarten December 2013 Newsletter

I cannot believe how fast the time is flying in Kindergarten! They are right when they say time flies when you are having fun! Everyone had a great time during our Field Trip to the Ship Museum! We got to see so many different boats and parts of the boats.

Kindergarten has been working so hard on our Christmas Concert dances and we cannot wait to show them to you!

Class Updates

Our class has been interested in so many things this month! Zoe, Willy, Meika and Kylie have been very interested in building with our dominos. From setting them up to watching them fall down, they love them! Willy has also been building stairs out of the dominos. Yolanda, Hana, Doreen, AI, Mei and Maori have been taking care of our babies in the house area, making sure they get enough food and water. David, Ken and Arthur have been very active on the carpet playing ninjas, superheroes and many more imaginative games! Willy, Florence and Penelope were very excited to learn the In the Ocean song this month! Toby was very excited to see The Titanic at the Ship Museum. The class has also been drawing lots of pictures to hang up all around the classroom!

Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.

Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

See the blazing Yule before us.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Strike the harp and join the chorus.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Follow me in merry measure.

Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.

While I tell of Yule-tide treasure.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

December Dates

December 12: Christmas Concert

December 23-27: Ms. Torie on Christmas Break

December 21: Willy’s Birthday

December 30-January 1: New Years Day

December 31: Meika’s Birthday 

Nursery November 2013 Newsletter

October went quick as we finished our work on letters B and C. In November we will be working on D and E and we will do a review of all of the letters we have learned so far. We also have red and yellow color days coming up. Our song for the winter concert is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star so we will be making sure to practice that. I sent home lyrics a few weeks ago, if you need another copy let me know. I will also send home lyrics for some of the new songs we are working on soon.

Classroom Updates 

Last month we welcomed two new students to our classroom. Florentina, Christopher’s sister has joined our room. As the oldest student in the room she has taken on the role of helping some of the younger kids and is a great addition to our room. Alexander also joined us and has jumped right in the routine. He seems to really enjoy kung fu and is another great addition to our room. Noah celebrated a birthday and spent a lot of time playing house. Jessica is quite the artist and has chosen to spend most of her work time coloring or working at the art center. Vincent really enjoys the songs ‘Do Your Ears Hang Low?’ and ‘Head Shoulders Knees and Toes’ and can often be found going through the movements. Katie is a stunning musician and has given our class amazing performances of some of our favorite songs using various instruments.  Selena and Mayu spend a lot of their work time in the book area reading with each other. Stanley and Christopher seem to love the block area and love to see how high they can stack the blocks. Ashlee’s English is coming along quite nicely and every morning she walks in and says “Good Morning Miss Jenny.” It is nice to have Chloe back in the room, her favorite song is ‘If Your Happy and you Know it.’ Ronald had fun making car tracks with paint for our letter C art project and Enya chooses dress up almost every day during work time

Monthly Songs and Books

Row Row Row Your Boat

Jingle Bells

The Very Quiet Cricket

The Very Lonely Firefly

Important Dates

Nov 18-22^nd Parent Teacher Confrences.

Toddler November 2013 Newsletter

We have made it through another month of school! The school year seems to be flying by.  I am excited to say that friendships have been made in our classroom and we are learning new things about our friends every day! I hope this continues through the remainder of the school year!

We have recently started working on songs for our Christmas concert! We cannot wait to sing and dance for you in our reindeer costumes! 

Classroom Update

We would like to welcome our newest friend to the classroom; welcome Hima! Hima has made quick friends with Sara S. Sara S. has been very helpful in showing Hima our classroom and our daily routine.  Shodai, Daniel and Gabriel have been busy with the trains.  They enjoy building long tracks around the carpet area and seeing how long they can make the trains.  Anagha and Finnegan have become best friends.  Finnegan gets so excited to see Anagha walk through the door in the morning.  They play together whether they are running outside, or reading a book in the classroom.  Sara, Rino, and Violet keep themselves busy in the house area.  Cooking and caring for their baby dolls is almost a daily occurrence.  Umi and Emily stick together.  They enjoy singing and dancing whenever they have the chance! Eden is our classroom dinosaur.  Sometimes Eden recruits Lion and they chases the other children around the playground with a big ROAR! Lion is still singing! I can always count on him for back up during our music lessons! Neo is always busy in our classroom.  He likes to play with everyone.  Neo especially enjoys art and music.  ShaSha’s favorite part of the day is going outside!  She likes to wait at the top of the slide and singing, “We Will Rock You!” Each of the children have their own personalities and it is wonderful to see how well they all work together!

The Reindeer Pokey

You put your antlers in, you put your antlers out, you put your antlers in and you shake them all about!

You do the reindeer pokey and you turn yourself around! 

That’s what it’s all about!

You put your hooves in, you put your hooves out, you put your hooves in and you shake them all about!

You do the reindeer pokey and you turn yourself around! 

That’s what it’s all about!

You do the reindeer pokey! You do the reindeer pokey! 

You do the reindeer pokey and turn yourself around! 

That’s what it’s all about!

You put your red nose in, you put your red nose out, you put your red nose in and you shake it all about!

You do the reindeer pokey and you turn yourself around! 

That’s what it’s all about!

You put your bushy tail in, you put your bushy tail out, you put your bushy tail in and you shake it all about!

You do the reindeer pokey and you turn yourself around! 

That’s what it’s all about!

Important Dates

November 8 – Cake Factory Field Trip!

November 20 & 21 – Parent Teacher Conferences

November 26 – Rino’s Birthday!

November 28 – Thanksgiving!

Preschool November 2013 Newsletter

October came and went quickly!   It was so nice to hear from your children about what they did and where they went over their vacation. All of the children were very excited this month for Halloween!  We read many Halloween books and made Halloween crafts!  It was nice seeing some of the parents again during our Halloween Carnival. We have been working very hard to master our uppercase letters and I have been impressed by the improvements the students have made.  We have also been working very hard on counting to 20 and speaking in full sentences

I look forward to seeing all of you again this month for parent teacher conferences!  

If you have not yet set a date and time please do so as soon as possible.

Class Updates

Homework will now be going home daily.  Some days there will be one page and some days there will be two pages.  If you ever have any questions on the homework or guided reading books please do not hesitate to contact me.  I am here to support your child’s educational growth so if there are questions or concerns I am more than happy to take the time to speak with you about them. 

Aston and Jules really enjoyed helping to retell some of the stories we had read during Thursday English class when we were reading them in the preschool room.  It was great seeing so many students excited when new song posters came out and asking what the songs were! Ann has such beautiful handwriting when writing her name and can even write other words too!  Aston, Lisa, and Jules have done a great job learning the words to our Christmas song.  Riku has begun looking for new things on the playground to show to everyone that he possibly can and Kai did an outstanding job creating and finishing patterns! Both Nanding and Lucas did an amazing job with show and tell on favourite book day.  They both retold the whole story with no help!

             During November we will start one of two Interest based projects.  The first will be on Maps and the second on Dinosaurs.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You better watch out

You better not cry

Better not pout

I’m telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

He’s making a list

And checking it twice

Gonna find out Who’s naughty or nice

Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you’re sleeping

He knows when you’re awake

He knows if you’ve been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake!

Oh! You better watch out!

You better not cry

Better not pout

I’m telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

Important Dates

November 7- Field Trip

November 10- Anne’s Birthday

November 17- Jules's Birthday

November 18- Parent Teacher Conferences

November 28-Thanksgiving

Kindergarten November 2013 Newsletter

It is crazy to think we have been in school for 2 months!  We are so excited for each day where we learn something new about each other in the classroom.

We are also excited to say we have started learning our Christmas Concert songs and can’t wait to sing them for you!

Class Updates

Our class has been interested in so many things this month! Toby, David and AI have been drawing lots of pictures for us to hang up in the classroom. Willy and Ken have been making houses out of dominos and after they watch them all fall down in a line! We are excited Kylie came back from vacation with her family and has been singing all the classroom songs for us! Yolanda, Hana, Mei and Maori have been keeping out house area very tidy along with all the babies fed. Arthur has been all over the classroom; he is very interested in playing in all the areas in 1 day’s time. Zoe and Kylie have been building train tracks from one end of the classroom to the other. Meika and Penelope made musical instruments out of our pipe toys. Florence was very excited about our new Seasons song with a tune from Justin Bieber her favorite artist. Doreen has been very excited to learn the words to our Christmas songs. 

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day
There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head
he began to dance around
Oh Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh
and play just the same as you and me

Important Dates

November Dates

November 3: Mei’s Birthday

November 7 Field Trip

November 28: Thanksgiving

Nursery October 2013 Newsletter

September went by quick as the children became acquainted to the daily schedule and routine. During September we learned the ABC song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Vincent has taken on the role of leading the way with the movements to our songs while Katie makes sure we get the words right. Speaking of music, Noah and Selena have quite enjoyed the musical instruments during work time while Enya and Ashlee have found great joy in playing dress up. Jessica has also learned the movements to the different songs quite well and can be found dancing along often. During work time Stanley and Christopher tried on numerous occasions to build the tallest block building they could possibly build and enjoyed watching the blocks fall. Chloe enjoyed finger painting day and made two fish, while Mayu was a bit hesitant to get paint on her fingers although she did eventually join in. Selina made a beautiful self portrait during arts and crafts and William joined the class late, but has seemed to form a connection with Christopher and also enjoys blocks during work time.

For the month of October we will be working on learning the movements and words to Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and continuing with our practice of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for the Winter Concert. This month we will be working on the Letter’s B and C as we finish our letter B collage and move on to the letter C. The children will also be learning about primary colors during arts and crafts time. We have red table discovery day coming up this month and more finger painting. Thanks to all who participated in the potluck.

Songs and Books for the Month

-Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

-The Grouchy Lady Bug

-The Very Quiet Cricket.

Important Dates

-No school first week of October for October Holiday

-October 20^thNoah’s Birthday.

Toddler October 2013 Newsletter

I cannot believe we have already completed our first month of school!  What a great first month it has been! I am excited to get to know all of your children and for the children to get to know me!

Each day the children are becoming more comfortable in the classroom. It is very exciting to me to watch the friendships forming between the children.  As I said before, I hope they will make lifelong friends here at M.R.A.

A Classroom Update

Last week we welcomed three new students!  We are very excited to welcome Gabriel, Anagha and Neo to our classroom! We are also welcoming Fin Fin this week! Violet, Emily, and Rino have been busy in the house area!  They enjoy cooking in the kitchen and rocking the baby dolls.  Shodai is a master train track builder! He spends much of his work time building and racing trains!  He has even invited Sara S. to help him build.  Daniel and Hugo have become excellent friends! They enjoy running around the jump room in the morning, as well as during work time! Lion has become a singing superstar in our classroom.  He remembers most of the songs we learn at carpet and sings them daily!  He is such a performer! Umi and Sara are becoming good friends.  Umi enjoys looking after Sara and helping whenever she can! Eden is always keeping our class laughing!  Racing cars around the classroom is his favorite thing to do during work time.  ShaSha has an infectious smile.  She can play with any of her classmates and have a great time! Our entire classroom has been working with play-doh in the art area.   We will conclude this month with a Halloween Carnival.  More information will follow.

If You're Happy and You Know It

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands, if you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know then your face will surely show it.

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet, if you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet.

If you’re happy and you know then your face will surely show it.

If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet.

If you’re happy and you know shout “HOORAY,” if you’re happy and you know it shout “HOORAY.”

If you’re happy and you know then your face will surely show it.

If you’re happy and you know it shout “HOORAY!”

Important Dates!

Oct. 1- Oct. 7 ~ No School (October Holiday)

October 16~ Umi’s birthday!

October 31~Happy Halloween!

Preschool October 2013 Newsletter

September was a really great month! We spent much of our time getting to know each other and learning the routines at school. We have been enjoying playing at our different centers (Art, House, Block/Toy, Science, Writing, and Book Areas). We love to play and have a lot of fun with it! We also have been working very hard on practicing our name.  We’ve done some science and math lessons involving classifying and sorting things.  We made fall leaves and worked on our About Me Books!

This month, we had fun reading on the carpet, singing, “I’m a Little Teapot” and getting to know each other. I also really enjoyed meeting many of you at the Parent Teacher Potluck. J

On a sad note, we said good-bye to our classmates Shota and Nozomi at the end of last month.  

CLASS UPDATES

Last month, I was very impressed by Conrad’s reading abilities. Lisa and Shota are already able to write their names and Aston is working so hard on writing the letter S in his name.  There will be many more opportunities for the students to practice their names and I am excited to see improvement for all of them! Our class’s favourite song to sing in the hallway seems to be the ABC’s.  Everyday, Jules and Conrad quickly request the song.  I have noticed how many students are making friends at school and love to play together. Jules, Conrad and Aston love to build houses and castles out of blocks all around the train tracks.  Kai practices cooking the fake food in much the same way you would cook real food.  He and Florentina have aso helped “repair” our house.  Lisa, Riku, Ann and Shota have really enjoyed playing with the coins in the science area and sticking them into different containers from the house area.  Nanding and Nozomi have made some beautiful collages out of material we have in the art area.

During October we will be focusing on the letters I, P, and T.  We will also be working on words we know and sharing our writing! In Math and Science we will work on writing and counting numbers and predictions.  We will also be continuing our work on sorting!!  Also, we will have our October Halloween Carnival at the end of the month so we will be doing many Halloween themed activities.

MR. GOLDEN SUN

Over the next few weeks we will be learning the song “Mr. Golden Sun”

Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Please shine down on me!

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,

Hiding behind a tree.

These little children

are asking you.

Please come out

so we can play with you.

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,

Please shine down on me!

IMPORTANT DATES!

October Holiday:

October 1-October 7 (No School)

Halloween:

October 31

Kindergarten October 2013 Newsletter

Wow, we cannot believe we have already been in school a month! The time sure does fly when you are learning and having fun! We are happy to say that the whole class is meshing together very well and we think it will go on to be life long friendships!

Show and Tell will be starting this month so please check the white books that go home with your children daily for each week’s item.

Look for a note home regarding the Halloween Carnival at the end of the month.  

CLASS UPDATES!

Our class was very active this month! Toby, Florence, Zoe, Meika, and Doreen have been very busy with the trains. They have been building the tracks in circles and adding bridges to the blocks to create more track area. Hana, Maori, and Mei were very busy in the house area playing with their babies. Penelope and Yolanda have been in the kitchen cooking while Ken brings in the food to cook.  AI and Hana have been making snowflakes and Willy, Arthur and David have been working on drawings of the school. We are excited for Kylie to come back from her vacation with her family! Outside the whole class has been enjoying freeze tag and playing Simon Says. 

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

 Take me out to the ball game,

Take me out with the crowd.

Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,

I don’t care if I never get back,

Let me root, root, root for the home team,

If they don’t win it’s a shame.

For its one, two, three strikes you’re out,

At the old ball game.

OCTOBER DATES

October 1-7 October Holiday (No School)

October 15 Hana’s Birthday

October 25 Doreens’s Birthday

October 27 AI’s Birthday

October 31 Halloween

Nursery September 2013 Newsletter

Welcome to the Morgan Rothschild Academy’s Nursery Room.  Our classroom currently has 14 students and we look forward to a fun filled year of learning and discovery. To help ensure a successful school year please make sure your children have bedding, diapers, towels, and cups available at the school. Goals for the year include having the children become used to the classroom routines, learning the alphabet and basic letter sounds and site words, and giving the children confidence to succeed educationally.

Songs and Books for This Month:

Dr. Suess’s ABC

The Chicken Dance

Alphabet Song

Rosie’s Walk

About Ms. Jenny

My experience with children is diverse. I have spent the past 2 years tutoring children ages 2-8 in math and reading. I spent one year as an assistant in an elementary school for children preschool through fifth grade. During that year I ran before and after school reading programs and worked with children on site words and comprehension.

I have a Bachelors Degree in English from APUS, and am certified to teach English as a foreign language by the International TEFL Academy.

I am originally from Michigan, but have lived all over the United States. I have traveled overseas before, but coming to China is the furthest away from home I have been.

Some of my hobbies include music and art. I love making art projects and look forward to sharing my interest in art with your children.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns over the school year feel free to get a hold of me at jdesormes@gmail.com.

Important Dates

-September 19-20 Mid Autumn Holiday (No School)

-September 28-October 6- October Holiday (No School)

Toddler September 2013 Newsletter

Welcome back to school toddler families! We have a very busy and exciting year ahead of us! I am very excited to start the school year and to get to know your children! My goals for this year are that your children love coming to school and have the enthusiasm to learn the curriculum.  I would also like to encourage the students to get to know one another and to make life-long friends. 

Parents, please help your child complete the information on the back to school sheet included in the homework packet.  This worksheet will help me learn about my students and I can use the information to plan activities they are interested in throughout the year. Thank you for your help!

Monthly Homework

Students will have both Chinese and English homework throughout the school year. I will be sending home a homework packet once a month. Please have your child complete the homework by the end date listed on the front of the packet.

All About Ms. Stacie 

Hello students, parents and families! My name is Stacie Cummings and I am the lead American teacher in the toddler room this year! I was born and raised in the wonderful state of Michigan! My family includes my dad, mom and my sister.  My mom has been a teacher for 26 years, my father is a machinist and my sister is studying Criminal Justice.

I studied at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.  I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development, with a double minor in Psychology and Communication Disorders. 

This is the first time I have traveled to China, but I have really enjoyed myself so far! I am looking forward to living in Shanghai and making this the experience of a lifetime.

Feel free to contact me at any time throughout the school year with any questions or concerns you may have. My e-mail is cummi1sl@gmail.com. I am currently in the process of getting a phone. I will update you with the number as soon as I get it.

Important Dates

September 13 – Emily’s birthday

September 19 & 20 – Mid Autumn Festival (No School)

September 27 – ShaSha’s birthday

Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 – October Holiday (No School)