WEE CARE NEWS-
September 2014
If you have a change in your weekly schedule PLEASE
inform the office, not the Teachers, with a written note.
We ask that you please let the office know of any changes in your status
such as:
 Address
 Phone number
 Emergency contacts
 Place of work/phone number
Please remember to sign
your child IN/OUT AND
initial!! It is very important
to make sure your bill is
accurate!
Schedules
Please let us know as soon as
possible if there will be a change
in your child’s schedule. All
schedules are due by Thursday
the week before.
4K Teacher
We would like to welcome Ms. Jeannie Hanson to Wee Care as our 4K
Teacher. Jeannie comes from Mayville’s Patty Cakes 4K program where she
has taught the last two years. Jeannie has graduated from Marian University
with her Bachelor of Science and Education.
Toddler Room
Where has our summer gone?! We’ve had lots of fun this summer! The first two weeks
in August our theme was food. We had the kids bring in their favorite foods and they got to
enjoy them during snack time! We read some food themed books to the children and sang
some food songs!
The third week in August we learned about movement! This was a really fun week! We
poured paint on a large piece of paper for each of the children and let them walk thru the
paint with their bare feet! They just loved doing that! Another project we did was we laid a
large piece of paper on the floor and let the children color. We have this paper hanging
outside our room. Make sure to check it out!
The last week in August our theme was safety. This week we made pictures of traffic
light. We colored a picture of a police officer, and although it doesn’t go with our theme, we
are really hoping to get a water day in since we haven’t had one yet!
Next we will be welcoming fall with open arms, after this hot and muggy weather we
have been having!
September Themes:
Family
5 senses
Emotions
Body Parts
Ocean Room
Here comes fall! Please remember to check you child’s spare clothes for weather
appropriate clothing.
A big welcome to all our new friends that have joined us. We have a lot of fun things
planned in the near future and we are looking forward to meeting all of you!
There will be a school supply list coming soon. Bring whatever you can.
August was a very exciting month! We had a couple of water days. The children really
loved getting wet and playing with their friends in the pool.
We focused on the color blue. Our Shape was the triangle. We also learned about food
for two weeks. We talked about healthy foods. Also, we discussed our favorite foods.
We finished out the month learning about different kinds of movement. What makes
things move and how we move.
Have a spectacular September,
Ocean Room Teachers
September Themes:
September Birthdays:
Kylee 9-2
Emotions
Rylan 9-6
5 Senses
Ella 9-11
Families
Body Parts
Madelyn 9-30
Evergreen News
These months are just going by so fast. It’s almost time for the kids to go back
to school.
The first week in August was Transportation on the Water. We discussed everything that
goes on the water and what we need to be safe on the water. We also talked about boats
and ships that carry people and things across the water. Read books about water & boats. I
provided an assortment of objects & we predict whether objects will sink or float. The
children sang “Row, Row, and Row Your Boat”.
There were two themes we talked about this month; one was Zoo Animals that was the
second week in August & the other theme was Forest Animals which was the last week in
August. These were appropriate themes to introduce to the children because they are
fascinated by the animals and where they live. The children became familiar with the names,
where their homes are and what they eat. We did an animal sort games, showed the children
pictures of all sorts of animals and they even told me where it lives; they actually did a very
good job. The children’s favorite song was about monkeys and introduced new songs and
finger plays.
This week for the Evergreen room and fun for everyone---The Circus! Developing an
awareness of special people and animals enhances an appreciation of others. It also
stimulates children’s curiosity to learn more about other people & jobs people have. The
children learned about many acts & performances people & animals do at the Circus. The
children even acted out some acts; did lots of activities.
Themes for September
Getting to Know You Sept. 2-5
5 Senses
Sept. 8-12
Blue Sept. 15-19
Fall Sept. 22-26
Apples Sept. 29-30, Oct. 1-3
With an excited and sad heart, we come to that time of the year we look forward to and dread. August is
over and it is time to start a new school year. We will miss all the kids going on to kindergarten and 4K, but excited
to get to know all the new 3K kids.
August in review:
We started off August with fairs and circuses. A lot of the children were thinking about or had gone to the
Alto Fair. We learned some new songs about the circus and now sing it all the time. Ask your children if they know
a song about the circus. We also had fun coloring and practicing cutting different types of animals you would see at
a circus or fair. We read books about silly animals going to the fair and even watched charlottes web.
We spent the next week camping out. We made a tent out of chairs and sheets and used some very special
finger flashlights. We looked at the different shapes that tents can be and other shapes around the campground.
We read some fun books like “Froggy goes camping”, and “Some More S’mores?”. We finished our week with
making our own s’mores. They were gooey delicious!
With school just around the corner we decided to talk about new friends and places. Even if your child is
going to 4K, there will be a new teacher and many new friends. It can be fun and a little scary at first. We read
many books about other children and animals going to school for the first time, or dealing with not so nice kids at
school. We practiced writing our names or the first letter of our names so that we can be ready to write them on
our homework!
We took plenty of walks in our last week of the month. We wanted to make sure that we knew about bus,
street, and train safety. We talked about looking both ways before we crossed the street. We made make believe
busses out of boxes and took turns driving to school in them. We followed train safety rules and stopped, looked,
and listened to make sure it was safe to cross the railroad tracks. We read one of our favorite characters Froggy
and got to go with him on the bus to school. We got down our car mat and carefully drove our busses and cars all
over town!
September in advance:
Who is at school?
5 Senses
All about me (2 weeks)
Color: Red
Shape: Circle