What have we been up to?
During the month of September, we’ve been busy with many activities! The 2-6 children worked together in small groups doing various team-building activities. Some activities included building towers, one using only paper and one using only marshmallows and spaghetti. Other group activities included flipping a "magic carpet" over without the groups feet coming off and getting a group from one area to another using only paper plates to stand on. During these activities, the children encouraged each other, all while brainstorming different ways to complete the given tasks.
In honor of the summers end, the children participated in activities and crafts that pertained to the season. They really enjoyed the opportunity to participate in water games during one of the warmest days of the week. They played water balloon challenges, ran in relays with sponges and really got wet playing drip, drip, drop! Also during this week, the children made different craft activities using seashells, made photo albums for their summer keepsakes, and made sidewalk chalk using paint, water and plaster of paris.
The children also enjoyed their first "grade week" decorating cookies (and then of course eating them)! This gave the children some time to "hang out" with their peers in a small setting, separate from the larger group of children in the other grades. We feel this time will be of great importance, where the kids can build a sense of community amongst the children in their own grades. Grade week will be scheduled into our weekly activities a couple times per month.
The last week of September and the first week of October will be dedicated to celebrating fall. Stay tuned for all the fall activities such as crafting and cooking, that your child will take part in.
What to look forward to:
October is a very exciting month for us! Along with celebrating fall, the children will begin working on HEDP’s annual Halloween Celebration. This year, the children in grades 4-6 will host a Halloween Party for the kids in grades k-1. During the party preparation, all children in 2-6 will help create games, decorations and activities needed to make the event a success. The children in grades 4-6 will be in charge of running the games and activities that the k-1 children will participate in. The party will be on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH. Children are welcome and encouraged to bring their costumes to change into on that day.
October is a very exciting month for us! Along with celebrating fall, the children will begin working on HEDP’s annual Halloween Celebration. This year, the children in grades 4-6 will host a Halloween Party for the kids in grades k-1. During the party preparation, all children in 2-6 will help create games, decorations and activities needed to make the event a success. The children in grades 4-6 will be in charge of running the games and activities that the k-1 children will participate in. The party will be on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH. Children are welcome and encouraged to bring their costumes to change into on that day.
Reminders:
-Sign out your child daily.
-There will not be parent mailboxes. Any papers parents need will be in a folder next to the sign out.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
There is no school on
There is no school on
November 3rd
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
If your child will not be in extended day on a scheduled day (due to a play date, school activity, sickness, etc.), please contact HEDP to let us know.
Wish List:
-DVD Games (Bingo, Scene It, etc.)
-Kids sewing machines
-Legos
-Magnetiles
-Gift cards to: AC Moore, Target, Amazon.com.
-DVD Games (Bingo, Scene It, etc.)
-Kids sewing machines
-Legos
-Magnetiles
-Gift cards to: AC Moore, Target, Amazon.com.
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