// Curriculum Update, week of Oct. 9 //

The children returned from their four-day weekend eager to jump back into the swing of things!  This week, we continued our study on Land, Air, and Water, with a focus on land and water.  They children were introduced to their first landform (Island)  and first water form (Lake).   They learned that an island is land completely surrounded by water, and a lake is water completely surrounded by land - with an instruction on how to create their own versions in the classroom!

Each day, we have been practicing our calendar, where children help with the date at circle and has been supporting their rote counting as a group.  They have been singing their days of the week song daily, and have recently begun working on a new song for the months of the year as well!

Finally, as Autumn as officially begun to set in, the children have been enjoying the (slightly) cooler days at the park!  During our walks there, we have started our observations of the trees, their leaves, and their colors.  We encourage you to keep the discussions going with your children and have them point out if they notice that leaves have since changed or begun to fall during your own walks around town.

“Here is an essential principal of education: to teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.” - Maria Montessori