August/September

TECH TYKES NEWS
August/September 2016
Tech Tykes Early Learning Center
Curriculum:
Week of:
8/22/16 OUR CLASS IS A HOOT! This year’s theme will be
OWLS. We will be swooping into learning the first week with
a new classroom rule chart and birthday wall. We will be
changing show and tell up a little. Each child will have a turn
to bring in photos and items to share. We will send more information out shortly.
8/29/16 All about our summer experiences: charting places
the children went on vacation and talking about summer activities.
9/5/16 Friendship and Feelings: Learning how to share, be
kind, and use manners is so important at this age. The children will be participating in activities to help express their
feelings and emotions.
9/12/16 Giant and Teeny Tiny: We will be categorizing smallest to biggest and sorting giant and tiny classroom items.
Summer is coming to
an end. The last three
themes are Pirates
and Princesses, End
of Summer Fun, and
Carnival. The last day
of the summer program is August 19,
2016. We will be
sending home bathing
suits and towels August 18 and 19.
In This Issue
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Curriculum
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Important Dates
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Last month we….
9/26/19 Sticky Fun: Exploring how things that stick work.
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Birthdays
Letters: Oo, Tt, Cc, and Yy
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Reminders
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Welcome!
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Teachers
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Themes
9/19/19 Nocturnal Animals: Along with learning about nocturnal animals, the children will be discussing what most animals and humans are doing while nocturnal animals are
awake.
Colors: Brown, Red,
Numbers: 1-6
Orange, Black, and Green
IMPORTANT
DATES:
Please welcome our new friends Theodore and
Parker.
August 11th:
Family Picnic
Time: 12 PM
Where: CIT
Restaurant
Please sign-up
on the office
window and
mark what you
will be bringing.
Teachers:
Ms. Danielle, Assistant Group Supervisor/
Teacher
Ms. Heather, Assistant Group Supervisor/
Teacher
Ms. Holly, Assistant Group Supervisor/
Teacher
Ms. Tina, Coordinator/Teacher
______________
August 22nd:
1st day of 20162017 school year.
______________
August 24th:
Parent Meeting
at 5 PM in our
classroom.
______________
September 5th:
Closed for Labor
Day
~REMINDER: Tech Tykes hours of operation: 7:15 AM-5 PM
Please be prompt.
~Bedding: Small pillow, toddler fitted sheet, and small blanket
must be labeled with your child’s initials. Bedding must be
contained in individual cubbies. In order to comply with DHS
regulations and Keystone Star requirements we ask that
pillows are no larger than 14 in. x 19 in. (travel size)
~You must sign your child in and out daily using the attendance machine.
Last month we…..
~ enjoyed water play.
~ picked veggies from our garden.
~ participated in a reading program through the Easton
Area Public Library.
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August Birthdays!
Morgan will be 5 on
August 6th.
Grace will be 4 on
August 25th.
Michael will be 5 on
August 6th.
Ainsley will be 5 on
August 30th.
Ryan will be 5 on August
12th.
September Birthdays
Alana will be 5 on September 6th.
Lacey will be 3 on
September 21st.
Gage will be 5 on
September 10th.
Stella will be 5 on
September 28th.
Bradley will be 3 on
September 23rd.
Andreas will be 5 on
September 30th.
THEMES 2016/2017
Our Class is a Hoot! Owl theme, #1, Brown, Circle 8/22/16
-Intro new classroom rule chart, schedule, birthday wall
All about our summer experiences! #2, Red 8/29/16
- Charting places the kids went on vacation, summer activities
Friendship and Feelings, Oo, #3, Yellow, Triangle 9/5/16 (CLOSED Labor Day 9/5/16)
-Manners, sharing, kindness, feelings and emotions
Giant and Teeny Tiny, Tt, Orange, #4, Square 9/12/16
-Categorizing smallest to biggest, sorting giant and tiny items
Nocturnal Animals, Cc, #5, Oval, Black 9/19/16
-Nocturnal animals, what are we doing while they are awake?
Sticky Fun, Yy, Green, #6, Hexagon, 9/26/16
-Velcro, tape, glue, goop, contact paper, teamwork
Harvesting, Aa, Rectangle, #7, Purple 10/3/16
-Garden, orchards (apples), farms (pumpkins), Indian corn,
Safety, Ss, Blue, #8, Octagon, 10/10/16
-Following rules, stay with parents/teachers, street safety, stranger danger, fire safety (Mr. Allen)
What grows on vines and growing cycle, #9, Vv 10/17/16
-Pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, work on Halloween fall songs
Head to Toe, Hh, #10, Trapezoid 10/24/16
-Body parts, how to take care of self: Self-help skills, visit cosmo for hair and nails
Reality/ Fantasy, Halloween, #11, Ff, 10/31/16
- Use characters to help tie in Halloween
My Family, Dd, #12, Pentagon 11/7/16
-Cultures, diversity, prepare for Thanksgiving Feast
Find my way!, #13, Zz 11/14/16
-Positional words: up, down, in front of, behind
Morning, Noon and Night, Qq, Star 11/21/16 (CLOSED Thanksgiving 11/24-25/2016)
-Time of day and when you do things, light/dark
Opposites, #14, Mm 11/28/16
-Hard/soft, shiny/dull, hot/cold
In the Kitchen, Kk, #15 12/5/16
-Cooking, baking, measuring, things used while in the kitchen
Do you hear what I hear?, Holiday celebrations, Ee, #16 Cone 12/12/16
Week 1-Senses: Hear, Sight
Week 2-Touch, Taste, Smell 12/19/16
12/26/16-1/5/17 CLOSED
New Year’s Fun, #17, Ll 1/2/17 (CLOSED New Year’s 1/2/17)
-Games, teach winning/losing, following directions/rules
Brrrrr, Ww, #18, White 1/9/17
-Winter, snow, freezing, ice: difference between cold and hot
In Motion, #19, Ii 1/16/17 (CLOSED Dr. Martin Luther King 1/16/17)
-Things that move, how and why, visit Mr. Pulli
Eric Carle, #20, Rr 1/23/17
-Famous authors and illustrators, art
Mad Science, Xx 1/30/17
-Let the kids explore and see what they can make and do using science experiments.
Puzzled? Gg 2/6/17
-Problem solving using puzzles, games, etc.
Keeping our hearts healthy, Heart, Pink 2/13/17
- Valentine’s Day, staying active, dental health (visit Health Related)
Under the Sea, Uu 2/20/17 (CLOSED President’s Day 2/20/17)
-Ocean animals, plant life, scuba diver, submarine
In Our Community, Bb 2/27/17
-Places: Bank, Grocery Store, Hospital, Gas Station, Restaurant (set up places around the room) and what jobs people do there.
Crash, Boom, Bang, Jj 3/6/17
-things that are noisy, thunder, visit Mr. DeBellis
Balancing Act, Nn 3/13/17
-Balancing self and objects, St. Patrick’s Day (17th)
Oh, the places we will go! 3/20/17
-Dr. Seuss, rhyming
Pets, Pp 3/27/17
-Where they live, eat, how to care for, charting who has/how many, legs or wings or fins
Mud 4/3/17
-How is mud made? What can you use mud for? Who or what lives in the mud?
In the woods 4/10/17 (CLOSED Easter 4/14/17)
-Easter/Spring/animals, things (trees, acorns, mushrooms) found there
Recycle, Earth Day 4/17/17 (CLOSED Easter 4/17/17)
-Keeping our Earth clean, what causes pollution?
Growing a Garden 4/24/17
-What is needed for seeds to grow, seed to flower, planting seeds, greenhouse effect
Bees 5/1/17
-How do they help? What do they do for us? Pollination
In the Sky 5/8/17
-Things that fly, soar (kites, planes, birds) (how, why) Visit Mr. Schlofer, Prep for Mother’s Day
Pond Life 5/15/17
-Life cycle of pond life
Graduation 5/22/17
Transition to Kindergarten, Graduation will be held on 5/26/17
Bricks, Blocks and Rocks 5/29/17 (CLOSED Memorial Day 5/29/17)
-Building materials, exploring ways to use them, textures
Bubbles 6/6/17
Dinosaurs 6/13/17