North Shore Day
School Times
Volume 1 Issue 2
November 2007
Inside this issue:
The Harvest Is In
Curriculum Corner
2-3
Partners in Parenting 3
From the Director:
The North Shore
Day School ghosts
and goblins had a
great Halloween.
We are all looking
forward to Thanksgiving—a great
American holiday.
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classes. The favorites so far: Pilgrims,
Native Americans
and Turkeys.
On Election Day the
children will have
the opportunity to
experience democracy in action by
“voting” in the
school election.
Who will the winner
be? Chocolate, Vanilla or Strawberry
Ice Cream?
School will host our
annual Thanksgiving
Feast for all classes
on Tuesday, November 20. The chilThank you for makdren are busy making costumes in their ing our annual Book
Thanksgiving Feast
Pilgrims, Native
Americans and Turkeys will be take
over North Shore
Day School on Tuesday, November 20.
The annual Thanksgiving Feast—a
school tradition—will
be created by Miss
Karen and Chef Greg
—Thanksgiving dinner with all yummy
fixings!
Fair and Boutique a
huge success. We
look forward to seeing all of you at our
Holiday Shows in
December.
It’s a boy! Welcome
to the North Shore
Day School Family
Bowen Russell Body,
born October 27.
Enjoy the Fall season and Happy Holidays!
Pat
Fun Recipe
Special Dates:
• Tuesday,November 6
Election Day —No
Classes. Parent Teacher
Conference.
• Monday, November 12
Veteran’s Day - School
Closed.
• Tuesday, November 20
Thanksgiving Feast
• Wednesday, November
21—Friday, November
23 Thanksgiving Recess—
School Closed
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Curriculum Corner—Toddlers
In November, our Toddlers will
learn the color Brown, the Triangle shape, the number 2 and the
letters F,G,H and I.
We will be learning all about
“Animal Tracks” in Science.
On Election Day we will “vote” in
the school’s election for our favorite ice cream flavor!
Thanksgiving is just around the
Our Toddlers will learn the fun
corner and we are getting excited
for our first Thanksgiving Feast
at school! We will be learning
about Thanksgiving, family, caring
and more in preparation for the
big holiday!
Nursery Rhyme— “I’m a Little
Teapot, short and stout—here is
my handle here is my spout. When
I get all steamed up, hear me
shout—just tip me over and pour
me out!”
Curriculum Corner—Nursery-3
Our Nursery students will begin
learning about Election Day and
will cast votes in our school-wide
election—to select our school’s
favorite ice cream flavor. The
best part
of the
election is
we will be
eating “the
winner”
afterwards!
This month we will learn the color
Brown, the Triangle shape, the
number 3 and the letters I,J,K.
Did you know that rabbits move
fast and turtles move slowly? We
will learn this and several other
comparisons as we explore the
opposites “Fast and Slow.”
In Science we will be learning all
about “Animal Tracks.”
are working on a song to sing in
front of the school at the feast.
be thankful for this month. We
learned what it means to be
“thankful” and all of the things
that make us happy. Our theme
this month is “Family and Caring.”
of addition by doing Picture Addition Sentences while in Science we
will learn about “Animal Tracks.”
We will be participating in our
We will learn the color Brown, the
school’s Thanksgiving Feast by
making special pilgrim and native
American costumes to wear. We
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We will also learn what it means
to be thankful as we prepare for
our Thanksgiving Feast here at
school as well as Thanksgiving Dinner with our families at home.
Our Math knowledge begins to
Curriculum Corner—Pre-K
Our Pre-K students have lots to
grow as we learn to do Picture
Graphs! We will also be incorporating some math into our nursery
rhyme as we sing “One, Two,
Buckle My Shoe.”
In Math we will learn the concept
Triangle shape, the numbers 9, 10,
11 and the letters I,J,K.
Opposites will be compared: “Fast
and Slow” “Short and Long.”
The author this month is Tomie
DePaola. We will begin reading his
famous “Strega Nona” stories.
We will vote in our
school-wide election
for our favorite ice
cream. We hope
OUR favorite wins!
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Curriculum Corner—Kindergarten
We will add 16 new words to our
knowledge bank. We will work on
our Reading Readiness Skills by
practicing listening and following
directions in the classroom.
Our author of the month is Tomie
DePaola. We are all excited to
read “Strega Nona” as well as
several other books by Mr. DePaola.
November we will conduct our own
Elections and will vote for our
school’s favorite ice cream—
Chocolate, Vanilla or Strawberry.
In Science we will learn the dif-
ference between things that are
living or non-living.
We will commemorate Veterans
Day by learning why we honor the
men and women who fought for
our country’s freedom.
Thanksgiving we will discuss the
reasons we should be thankful. We
will be making our Pilgrim and Native American costumes to wear
to our school Thanksgiving Feast.
Partners in Parenting—Pre-Schoolers Should Learn That
Their Actions Have Consequences
actions make you feel and
what will happen next.
Children who are well behaved
have learned that actions have
consequences. They know that
when they behave well, life goes
more smoothly.
“You picked up your toys the
first time I asked. That
really makes me smile, because now I have time to
read you two stories instead
of just one.”
The pre-school years are the
right time to begin teaching this
lesson. Tell your child how their
Fun Recipe—Turkey Pockets
Wondering what to do with all
that leftover Turkey after
Thanksgiving? Make some fun
“Turkey Pockets.”
Turkey Pockets
You will need:
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
American Cheese slices
Place one crescent roll on a cookie
sheet, flat. Put chopped turkey
and 1/2 slice of cheese in the center. Cover with another roll and
seal sides with fingers or a fork.
Bake 350F for about 15 minutes
or until golden brown. Enjoy!
1 1/2 cups cooked turkey chopped
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