Infant 1 News
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a joyous and relaxing holiday. With the New Year in progress, we unfortunately have to say goodbye to some of our infant friends as they move to the Toddler Room, but we are excited to say hello to our new friends and families in our classroom.
We are happy to finally see some snow outside and can begin our indoor sensory play exploring the cold. Just a reminder to continue sending a snow suit, hat, mitts, and boots daily so we can go for walks, weather permitting.
For the month of January, we are talking about family pets. We encourage all our families to please send a photo of their family’s pet along with their name so we can display them on our “sight” board.
We are focusing more on finger play activities, felt board songs and action songs to promote music and movement. We will be exploring percussion instruments as well as Mrs. Darlene’s guitar! We will also introduce streamers and other objects to dance and move our bodies with.
Infant 2 News
During the month of November, the infant’s favourite toy was the ball pit. This interest inspired more ball related toys to be brought into the classroom, such as a basketball net, ramps, textured balls, and more. This helped the babies practice their gross motor skills by throwing and kicking the balls. It also helped improve their social skills by taking turns in the ball pit and enhancing their communication by using words like “help” and “more.” We also began early concepts of colours and counting. We did this by introducing colours by name according to the colour of ball they were holding and counting aloud as they added or took away balls from the ball pit.
As the weather continues to get colder and snow is approaching, we ask that you send a winter hat, coat, snow pants, mittens, and a pair of boots. We will continue to bring the little ones on walks or to play in the yard twice a day even in the winter months. The babies loved watching the first snow fall and we look forward to getting out more so they can explore its cold texture.
December is officially here the last month of 2024! Time has flown by! This month will be full of holiday cheer and many fun themed activities.
We will once again be donating to local children’s charities on behalf of our Story Book Family. If you can, we would appreciate any new items such as toys, hats, mittens etc. and/or canned goods. There will be a box outside the office. Donations will be accepted until December 10th.
Story Book Early Learning Centre will be closed December 24th and will reopen January 2nd. We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday spent with their loved ones. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year! Let’s make the last little bit of the year unforgettable!