Toddler Room November 2014 Newsletter

I can't believe we have made it through another month of school! It seems like the year is flying by!  Friendships are blossoming in the Toddler Room and I hope it continues throughout the year!

We have recently started our songs for the Christmas concert!  I have included the lyrics here and would be happy to give you the music as well! Practice! Practice! Practice!

CLASSROOM UPDATE
Well, the Toddler Room has been quite busy as usual!  We have missed our friend Winnie this month! The entire class is awaiting her return to school! The most popular area in our classroom is the kitchen and house area.  Joan, Chio, Chloe, and Koki bring food from the kitchen into the house.  They sit and enjoy lunch together. Alexander, Christopher, and Vincent make great lions! They crawl around the floor roaring and chasing the girls.  Recently, they revealed they were nice lions.  Katie and Quasar bring food from the kitchen to feed the nice lions.  Candy, Ashlee, and Emily keep our art area messy! They enjoy coloring with the markers, cutting with the scissors and using the glue to put the paper back together!  The friendships that have formed are spectacular! All of the children are excellent sharers and get along great!

O CHRISTMAS TREE
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Your leaves are so unchanging!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Your leaves are so unchanging!
Not only green, when summer's here,
But also when it's cold and drear.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Your leaves are so unchanging!
From top to bottom, you're so bright!
There's only splendor for the sight.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Your lights are shining brightly!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree

IMPORTANT DATES

Nov. 12 & 13 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
**Please, if you haven't already done so, let us know what day works best for your conference! We have many times still available!

Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving

Preschool Room 2 November 2014 Newsletter

The school year is flying by and it is hard to believe we are in our third month of the school year! Exciting things are happening this month such as practicing for the Christmas concert, a field trip to the zoo, and learning about animals under the sea. The Preschool 2 students are always busy working and playing together, exploring new concepts, and of course having fun. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me on We Chat at laurenolan or by emailing me at nolan1lr@gmail.com. I love to hear from you and work to create the best experience for your child!

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, just my two front teeth,

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth than I could wish you Merry Christmas!

It seems so long since I could say, “Sister Susie sitting on a thistle!”

Gosh, oh gee, how happy I’d be

If I could only whistle!

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, just my two front teeth,

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth than I could wish you Merry Christmas!

IMPORTANT DATES

November 5^th: Field Trip to the Shanghai Zoo

Preschool 1 November 2014 Newsletter

October was a busy month! We started Christmas concert rehearsal, celebrated Halloween, and said good bye to Daniel Hu.  This month we will begin to learn about Dinosaurs!

Kai, ShaSha, and Emily have done a wonderful job quickly learning the words to our concert song. Anagha has made our top writer board every single week for six weeks in a row now!  Daniel, Finnegan, and Gabriel are doing a great job reading the Guided Reading books without help on the second day!  Shodai predicted all the sink and float items correctly! Sara, Anagha, and Rino are enjoying the Frozen costumes in the house area and Neo likes to style hair so it looks like Elsa!  Eden and Emily made some interesting predictions about pumpkin seeds.  Eden was so close to being correct and Emily used the word infinity!

UP ON THE HOUSETOP

Parents, this is our Christmas Concert song! If you would like our version to practice at home, please send me your email address.

Up on the housetop reindeer paws,

Out jumps good old Santa Claus!

Down through the Chimney with lots of toys,

All for the little ones Christmas joys.

First comes the stocking of little Nell,

Oh dear Santa fill it well!

Give her a doll that laughs & cries!

One that will open & shut her eyes!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Who wouldn’t go?

Ho! Ho! Ho! Who wouldn’t go?

Up on the housetop Click! Click! Click!
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick!

IMPORTANT DATES

November 5- Field Trip

November 7- First Concert Practice

November 10 & 11- Conference

November 21- Concert Practice

November 26- Rino’s Birthday

November 27- Thanksgiving

November 28- Third Concert Practice

Kindergarten November 2014 Newsletter

It is crazy to think we have been in school for 2 months!  I am so excited for each day where we learn something new about each other in the classroom.  I am also excited to say we have started learning our Christmas Concert songs and can’t wait to sing them for you!

If you have any questions  through out the school year feel free to contact me. My phone number is 137-7441-2701. I am also on WeChat. And my email is Toriemariesmith@gmail.com

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

I am excited to announce we have a new friend in our class! Golden has joined us and we are very happy to have him! He is learning all our songs and is having a great time making new friends. Everyone is so helpful when it comes to new students. Jeffrey, Jerry, and Ryan have been active building with our blocks. Jules and Lucas can always be found with the train tracks. They make tracks going all over! Lisa, Jennifer, Ann, and Florentina have been very busy making me homework to do! They love to keep me busy! Angela, Apple, Emily, and Nanding make sure I always have new artwork to hang up! Our classroom is so colorful thanks to them! Riku and Kai are always exploring the classroom, never playing in the same area. They love to tell me what everyone is up to. We never have a dull moment in the kindergarten classroom.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

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 10: Ann’s Birthday

November 17: Jules’ Birthday

November 18 & 19: Kindergarten Conferences

November 27: Emily’s Birthday

Nursery October 2014 Newsletter

Shiloh’s favorite school activity is playing with the toy food.  She cuts it with a toy knife and puts it into bowls.

Mayu’s favorite activity is playing in the house.  She likes to go into the house and pretend to talk on the phone.

Helen’s favorite activity is reading books.  She likes to listen to stories and look at the pictures.

Lin Lin’s favorite school activity is working in the art center she likes to color and glue things.

Hanna’s favorite school activity is playing with the toy train set.  She likes to put the tracks together.

Joris’s favorite activity is riding the bikes during outdoor time.

Neo’s favorite activity is playing with the toy trucks in the classroom.  He rolls them across the floor to me.

Reminders

Don’t forget to check the books for messages.

If you need to contact me call the school.  We have no cell phones during school hours.

Fun Lessons this Month:

Story: The Hungry Caterpillar

English: Letter C

Art: Finger Painting

Cooking: Salad

Sports: Balls

Logic: Washing Cups

Music: 2 Little Black Birds

 Two Little Black Birds

Two little black birds

Sitting on a wall

One named Peter

One named Paul

Fly away Peter

Fly away Paul

Come back Peter

Come back Paul

Important Dates

October 1-7:  No School for October Holiday~ I hope you enjoy some special time with your family

Toddler October 2014 Newsletter

It's hard to believe we have already completed our first month of school!  The children are becoming more comfortable in our classroom everyday.  It is exciting to watch new friendships grow, new skills emerge, and new interests blossom.

We have had a great first month in the Toddler Room and I look forward to many more!

Classroom Update
Candy and Emily are becoming excellent friends.  They enjoy coloring pictures in the art area together.  Tino, Katie and Vincent are quite the chef's. Everyday I enjoy soup and coffee, made and served by the trio! Winnie, Chloe, and Joan are also keeping our art area active.  Whether it is using many different colored crayons or gluing noodles to their paper, they have made some beautiful masterpieces! The book area is Quasar and Ashlee's favorite area.  They enjoy reading books to each other and their friends.  Christopher and Alexander's favorite thing to do is ride bikes during outdoor time.  Those boys sure keep active!  Chio and Koki are the best of friends. They enjoy playing in the house together, as well as building tall towers out of blocks!

Important Dates
Oct. 1 - Oct. 7~ No School (October Holiday)
October 27~ Winnie's Birthday!
End of October (TBA) ~ Halloween Carnival!

I'm A Little Pumpkin

I'm a little pumpkin,
Orange and round.
Here is my stem,
I grew in the ground.
When I get all cut up,
Don't you shout!
Just open me up
And scoop me out!

Kindergarten October 2014 Newsletter

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

If you have any questions  through out the school year feel free to contact me. My phone number is 137-7441-2701.  am also on WeChat. And my email is Toriemariesmith@gmail.com

Kindergarten Update

The kindergarten class has been very active this month! Kai, Emily, Jeffrey and Ryan have been very busy with the trains. They are always creating a track around the room. Angela, Florentina, Jennifer, and Apple are very artistic and are constantly making me cards and sticker books. Jules, Lucas and Jerry have been using the dominos to make houses and other buildings. Sometimes they have a whole city built!  Riku, Nanding,  Ann, and Lisa have been keeping our kitchen full of delicious snacks and sushi. Our hospital area has also been very busy. The students all love to diagnose me and give me medicine.

Important Dates

October 1-7: October Holiday

Halloween: Carnival: To be announced

Take me Out to the Ballgame

Take me out to the ball game

Take me out to the crowd

Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks

I don’t care if I ever get back

For its root root root for the home team

If they don’t win it’s a shame

For it’s 1, 2, 3 strikes you’re out at the old ball game!