Dear Peacocks parents,

Information from us

Please remember that we will have our development talks on the 18th, 20th, 22nd of this month.  We have already emailed a schedule for all of you to choose an available time for your development talk.  This worked very well and we would like to thank you for your cooperation.  There are still a few who have not scheduled a time.  Please contact us to make arrangements.  We will be going to the theatre on the 21st of this month.  If you would like to come along with us, please let us know.  Any parent that would like to come is welcome.

Our learning

Circle time: This week, the number of children present has returned to the full amount.  We have begun to use our own "Peacock’s Dollars" system this week.  We discus the children’s total peacock dollar amount and also what they might have spent dollars on.  We also have begun to talk about Thanksgiving and it’s history.

Art: In preparation for Thanksgiving, we have begun some Thanksgiving art.  So far, we have created our class turkey.  We did this by making a big turkey that had no feathers.  Next, the children were separated into groups and the all took turns having their fingers painted different colors and placed onto the construction paper to make feathers for our turkey.  Also, the children have colored and traced turkeys individually.  Some of which we will display at our bulletin board.

Language Development:  The children have continued with their "story cube" activity.  The children are separated into groups and they roll the cubes and come up with a part of a whole story on their own dependent upon the picture that was rolled onto the cube.  This stimulated the children’s imagination and creativity as well as their use of practical language.  You can find the stories that the children have come up with next to our bulletin board.

Math: We are continuing to use the iPad to train the children’s math abilities but we realize that not every child is willing to use the iPad in this way.  We have come up with the "peacocks dollars" money system that the children use everyday in our group.  They earn dollars by simply saying "please" and "thank you". They also earn dollars by playing nicely.  This week most of the children used one of their dollars to buy autumn stickers that Florentine brought for the children.  Some chose to save their dollars instead.
As the system continues we will find more opportunities for the children to earn and spend dollars.  First and foremost this system is about math.  The children earn dollars and spend dollars.  We even encourage them to loan dollars to their friends.  This way we hope to create excitement and fun surrounding the subject of mathematics.  Also, it serves as a means to be social.  The children do talk about their dollars with the other children.  The system also reinforces trying to create polite habits.
The children are also beginning with learning odd and even numbers!

Clothing: As of today, the weather has gotten even colder! Please send your children to school prepared for winter weather. In addition to rain clothes, please send something heavier for the children to wear underneath. Also, since there are some puddles left on the ground, please send your child to school with waterproof shoes or rain boots and extra socks.

Gym time: In our gym time this week we played a game called "hand back".  In this game the children must stand in a line and pass a ball backwards over their head to the next child then run to the back of the line.  The ball eventually comes to them again and they must pass it over their head again.  The point of he game is to move the ball across the room and put it into the basket.  This game promotes cooperation and teamwork.

Important dates

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 18th, 20th, and 22nd
Peacocks Development Talks

Thursday 21st of November
The Peacocks will go to the theatre
We will take the bus from Maskinvagen at 9:50
You child should be at the school and dressed in outside clothes by 9:00
We will not wait for late children.

If you would like to come along with us, please let us know as soon as possible. The more parents, the merrier!

Thursday 28th of November
Thanksgiving
We will Watch a movie about Thanksgiving in the morning and we will have Thanksgiving food for lunch

If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to email, call or, talk to us.

Peacocks Teachers

Futuraskolan International Pre-school
Täby
peacocks@futuraskolan.se