CHILLY OCTOBER DAYS

Dear Friends, Families and Bloggers,

Well, once October hit, so did the fall weather -- it has been a couple of cold days, indeed!!

This began my first week of working Monday - Thursday -- yet another transition -- I will have to get the "scoop", on today, Monday morning . . .

On Thursday, however, we continued to delve into autumn -- Liz began teaching our children "The October Song" and "Jump Up and Down", along with a myriad of other songs and games, and, she discussed, with them, the concept of "the harvest", in preparation for the months to come.

You may have noticed, as well, that most of the kids had new hairstyles upon pick-up -- some of the girls had french braids, while quite a few of the boys donned pony-tails, straight-up, on which they insisted stay, indefinitely -- we have a few photos, of course -- thank you, Mrs. Dolham!!

I read "If You Give A Cat A Cupcake", the latest in the series written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond -- for those of you that possess a special fondness for said stories, you may like to know that the hardcovers and accompanying stuffed companions are being sold at Kohl's, for $5 each, with almost 100% of the proceeds going to charity -- it is not only a great way to build the collection at an exceptionally reasonable price, but also to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children.

The Halloween themed version of "I Spy" was popular, as well, during activity time, and, just before rest time, Mrs. Goell, and the little ones, too, performed another lively re-creation of "Caps for Sale".

Speaking of books . . . please know that the Scholastic book order should be arriving in less than two weeks, in plenty of time for trick or treating, and that new forms should be in your mailboxes, very soon, so that you may purchase specialty books well before the holidays are in full swing -- we thank you for your support!!

We continue to decorate our big Jack-O-Lantern shapes for display -- a work in progress -- some of the happy pumpkins are so covered with leaves, colorful tape and a variety of textured stickers, and more, that there is hardly any orange left to see -- they are quite extra-ordinary!!

In keeping with the spirit of the season, we have begun to adorn our "Tree" for both the Red Sox and Halloween, using orange and black crepe paper, "cobwebs", hand-made ornaments and photographs of players -- however, we have only just begun!!

As well, the Butterflies and Puppies, alike, polished-up their red paper apples, which were then added to the family-inspired bulletin board, played in the many learning centers -- dramatic play is an especially popular area -- and spent quite a bit of time, outdoors, in quite an invigorating temperature.

Our new "Abstract Art Gallery" is located, across from the entryway, in the front lobby, while our "Spotted, Dotted Butterfly" is attached to a wall in the main classroom.

Two of our friends from the maintenance crew worked on improving the functioning of our doors and gates -- thank you!!

Please enjoy this week-end, and, we look very forward to seeing you all, for the beginning of a new learning and fun-filled week, at the CDC!!

Love Miss Peacock XOXO