Austin Children's Academy August Gazette
NOVEMBER 2015
Director's Corner
Beautiful blue skies and nice crisp air and
occasionally rain mean it's Autumn. We had a
great month of October. Pumpkin painting was a
great activity for ACA children. We want to show
huge appreciation to our ACA staff, parents,
volunteers and all the local businesses for
taking a big part in our Halloween Fall Festival.
All proceeds are going to Make-A-Wish
Foundation. It was a fun-filled evening for the
entire ACA family and community.
It's November and it's time for thanking our friends, family and our
community. ACA has organized a canned food drive to benefit our local
food bank. Please donate any NOT EXPIRED, non-perishable, canned food
items & send it in a brown bag with your child's name on it. The classroom that
collects the most canned food will earn an ice cream party in December. We
had a very successful collection last year and we want to make it even better
this year. ACA kids will be learning about Indian culture by celebrating Diwali
(Festival of Lights) on Tuesday, November 10th, organized by all our staff
starting at 9:30 am. ACA will be hosting a Thanksgiving Potluck Luncheon on
Wednesday, November 25th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. You are all invited to
come and enjoy luncheon with your children. You may also bring any kind of
signature dish and share with us at this potluck luncheon. The sign-up sheet
will be located at the front desk. Look out for invitations the second week of
November. Please note November 25th is also an early release day at 12
noon. ACA will be closed Thursday, 26th and Friday, 27th for Thanksgiving
holiday.
From our family to yours, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to
all of our staff, parents, and friends for all your support throughout the
year. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Holiday!
Mrs. Gupta
October has come and gone, but before we
start getting ready for Thanksgiving, we
must remember how fun it is to finally pull
out our sweaters and decorate our
pumpkins.
We have been talking about fall and
recently, we learned about animals with
vertebrates. We also talked about mammals
and fish. Of all the animals in whole world, mammals are the only ones that
drink milk from their mother when they are born. Mammals are the only animals
have fur or hair! Mammals are warm blooded, so their body temperatures
relatively stay the same. We also talked about how bats are the only flying
mammals. Bats are nocturnal which means that during the day bats sleep in
cave, barns or under bridges. They rely on a special sense called echolocation
to navigate.
The children enjoyed learning about fish. Fish are vertebrates which means
they have backbones. Fish are cold-blooded. They have special organs in their
bodies called gills. A fish takes a gulp of water, closes its mouth and forces the
water to the gills. Gills are special organs that capture the oxygen in the water
and eject everything else.
In science, children also enjoyed solving a skeleton puzzle. We learned that a
skeleton is the framework of our body and that it holds you upright and lets you
move. Another fun thing we learned about was the brain. It works very hard. It
sends messages to all the parts of your body. This soft organ is protected by the
skull.
In botany, children learned about the pumpkin life cycle, did sequencing cards,
cut and paste work, and talked about seeds.
In the month of November, we are looking forward to celebrate Diwali and
Thanksgiving! We will continue with fall and now focus on the grain food group
and the dairy food group. We will talk about owls from the bird group, and
continue learning about vertebrates along with amphibians, pilgrims, and
Indians.
Thanks,
Ms. Sri & Ms. Akansha
Hello, Parents!
We are having a wonderful Fall!
K i d s are enjoying the pleasant
weather.
Our
November
theme
is
all
a b o u t being thankful. We will
focus on Thanksgiving. We will decorate our classroom bulletin boards,
windows, doors, etc., according to this theme. Kids will also be busy with
artwork related to Thanksgiving.
November 2nd marks the beginning of our Annual Canned Food Drive, which
lasts until Thanksgiving Day. This food is donated to The Austin Food
Bank. On November 20th, please have the students wear their favorite sports
team t-shirts to contribute to school spirit. We have a Thanksgiving Potluck
Luncheon for all ACA families on Wednesday, November 25th. That is also an
early release day - school gets out at noon.
October has been a very busy month filled with activities related to Halloween
and Fall. Students did a lot of art work like coloring, drawing, decorating, crafts
and so on. They decorated their pumpkins beautifully with masks, crowns,
googly eyes. Some turned out to be pretty fancy! We had two birthday parties Siddhant's and Vedder's birthdays. All our kiddos had a great time eating pizza
and fruits.
Our circle times have also been very effective. Kids are learning very fast, not
only the older kids, but also the younger ones. We, as teachers, try to give our
best and bring out the best in our students. We want to make sure that the
classroom environment is both educational and fun, because we know kids
learn better when they are enjoying what is being taught.
Lastly, we just had our gala Halloween celebration on the 30th. Hope you all
had a wonderful time.
Thank you,
Ms. Mousumi and Ms. Sarita
The school days are flying by and the
holidays are just around the corner. Last
month we enjoyed the Fall Festival and now
we are preparing for this month's Family
Luncheon. We are also excited to share the things we are thankful for! In
preparation for the fall season the class has enjoyed decorating the room with
pumpkins and other fall type decor.
The children have noticed the cooler weather while outside on the playground.
Since the change of weather is officially here please start sending a light jacket
/ sweater to school with your child everyday. There will be days a jacket is not
needed but then in the afternoon we may need it. Please make sure to label
anything that is sent to school with your child's name. This ensures that if
something becomes misplaced or ends up in another classroom it will be
returned to the proper child. We look forward to seeing you later this month at
the Family Luncheon!
Ms. Ebony / Ms. Lacey / Ms. Brooke
The month of October was really fun! We
got to teach the kids a lot about Halloween
and about Fall with our pumpkin painting
and songs. As October comes to an end,
we would like to welcome November!
Another awesome month for everyone! November has a lot in store for us. We
will be helping those in need by bringing in canned food from November 2nd
through November 24th. Another great thing to look forward to is Veterans Day!
Most importantly, Thanksgiving and our annual Potluck Luncheon on the 25th!
We will be talking about Thanksgiving most of the month and making lots of
crafts with the babies. The babies have been doing amazing, learning how to
walk, eat and even talk! We are so proud of them. They surely are growing up.
We welcomed new friends all this month and we are getting more friends in
November! We are so excited to give all our love and affection to our incoming
and current babies. We hope you all have a great month of November and
enjoy your time with your family and safe travels!!
Have a great Thanksgiving,
Ms. Blanca, Ms. Amber, Ms. Gina, Ms. Alia, Ms. Lisandra
Happy Fall!! Don't you just love this season?
It offers so much to do and discuss.
In the month of October, Iris class had a lot to
learn about. From apples to pumpkins to
squash, we were studying shapes, sizes,
colors and, of course, following the life cycle of both apple and pumpkin.
We were counting, cutting and carving, having a blast decorating our pumpkins,
performing various fall rug, practical life and writing activities. All that, while
watching the seasons change, leaves falling, changing colors. We even tried to
identify different kinds of leaves, and we have to say, there are lots of them!
There is no October without Halloween! Our classroom was skillfully decorated
with all kinds of spooky thanks to Ms.Ali and our children's artwork. We also
read different Halloween stories every day.
As we move into November, we'll be keeping ourselves busy with harvest and
pilgrims, our North America and Native Americans units are on the way, too.
And, of course, one of my personal favorite holidays, Thanksgiving! We can't
wait to hear what our kiddos are thankful for this year. I know Ms.Ali and I are
truly thankful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of students
and parents and appreciate your help, patience and participation.
Thank you for sharing your children with us,
Mrs. Julia and Mrs. Ali
Spanish Class
Welcome Noviembre!! This month during
Spanish class we will be reviewing our past
material and welcome in new material
dealing with things we will experience in the
month of November. Since it is the time to
give thanks we will be talking about family
and things we are thankful for in Spanish, and since its that time of year most of
us indulge in the pleasures of Thanksgiving dinners we will be talking about
different foods and items we will find and how we say them in Spanish. The
children are doing incredibly well in Spanish and it just gives me the greatest
comfort to see them light up when I enter the classroom and are eager to learn
the new materials I have brought to teach them during Spanish. We will have a
blast this month learning about "Nuestra Familia" (Our Family) and "Comida y
Verduras" (Food and Vegetables) in Spanish. I wouldn't be surprised if your
little ones teach you how to say certain items you'll be eating on Thanksgiving
:) Thank You for all you do and I for one am Thankful to have such amazing
kids and wonderful parents during this month of November. I would also like to
remind you that we will be having an early release on Wednesday at 12:00 and
will not be open on the days of Thursday and Friday we hope you and yours
have a very Happy Thanksgiving with you and yours thank you for all you do!!
Ms. Gina