Message from Speech Therapists

This week in speech we are reading the book Moo Moo Brown Cow.  It is a great book with repeating phrases and animal noises and colors.  We also went on an animal hunt for the baby animals in the story.  They had to find the picture with the right animal and number.  During the story we also worked on describing the animals & answering WH questions about the story.  

Target vocab: duck, frog, pig, cow, sheep, goose, fish, farm, dog, puppy, honk, oink, moo, quack, cluck, chicken, lamb, calf, froglets, chicks, goslings, kids

*This week while in the car point out any animals you see or pretend to be different animals, talk about where they live; if you were an animal what would you want to be & why.   Point out familiar places to the children and what you do there, what you buy, what you see.  Counting is an easy way to work on speech and language with your child.  

We also watched this video about a farmer’s life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr1sQ7kGYlY

Lorraine Jeter, SLPA 

ljeter@brownsburg.k12.in.us

Week of September 26th-30th

Hi Families,

We are in the home stretch of the first quarter. It's hard to believe that almost 9 weeks of school has gone by and it has been amazing to see how much your children have already grown! This week we will be having the Pup Strut event on Thursday and Friday. The children will be participating in a fun obstacle course, bike race, and free time on the play ground. Each student will receive a shirt, the children who come M-F will get the wear the shirts on Thursday and Friday, but will not bring the shirts home until Friday.

The children had a wonderful time participating in the homecoming spirit week, they came to school with great pajamas, costumes, and funky hats! Next week on Tuesday, September 27th, both AM and PM classes will be having their warm fuzzy celebrations. Warm fuzzies are our whole class motivation system, the children work together as a team to fill up a jar with "warm fuzzies" they earn these as a whole team. Once the reach the top of the jar the whole class wins a warm fuzzy pajama party, so please send your child to school in their pajamas on Tuesday, September 27th and have them bring a favorite stuffed animal to talk about at large group time.

In the classroom this week we will be doing a fun sorting leaves and coins activity. While learning about sorting, the children have been the directors of how each activity goes. We have been placing out different materials for the children to sort and then the children get to opportunity to sort in a way that they know. This has lead to some great discussions about the different ways to sort objects. What is wonderful about this approach is that each child is able to participate in the activity to no matter what level they are at!

Classroom Reminders:

• Family Photos
• Please send a photo of your family to school, we will be placing them on our family tree! 
• Warm Fuzzy Party
• Tuesday, September 27th
• Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal 

School Reminders:

• Pup Strut
• Thursday September 28th
• Friday, September 29th
• If you would like to volunteer, you MUST complete a background check, which takes between 4-6 weeks to be processed. If you are interested in coming to volunteer at only point this year, this would be a great time to get your background check completed. Background checks are good for 3 years, if you are not sure if you background check is still good, please send me an email and I can check for you
• Yankee Candle Fundraiser  
• Yankee candle order forms and catalogs have been sent home, they are due on MONDAY! 
• If you order via catalog vs. online you will need to pick up your order on November 8th & 9th, if you order online your candles will be delivered right to your house!
• This is a very popular fundraiser, please consider purchasing a candle or two!
• Conferences
• October 5th & 6th
• 4:00-8:00pm
• http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4fa4a928a1f49-fall
• Please make sure you sign up for a time, or a time will be assigned to you at the end of the week 

If you have any questions or concerns please send me an email. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend :)

-Ms. Rodriguez 

Week of September 19th-23rd

Hi Families,

Happy Spirit Week! I apologize for posting on the blog a day late! The children really enjoyed the first two days of spirit week. This week will continuing working on sorting. We are also going to start doing some fall activities. At large group we will be reading the book 10 Apples Up on Top and the children will be helping count the 10 apples as well as try to balance an apple on top of their head!

It's hard to believe that Fall Break is nearing. The dates for Fall Break are October 10-21. Before Fall Break we will be having parent teacher conference. You will receive your child's progress report then and we will go over the successes your child has made in the first 9 weeks of school. I cannot wait to meet with all of you and talk about the amazing progress your child has made thus far!

Classroom Reminders:

• Family Photos
• Please send a photo of your family to school, we will be placing them on our family tree! 

School Reminders:

• Spirit Week (Homecoming)
• Week of September 19th-23rd ( I apologize, I had the wrong week down!)
• Dress up days have been send home
• Monday- Pajama Day
• Tuesday- Favorite Sports Team
• Wednesday- Super Hero/Princess
• Thursday- Hat Day
• Friday- 80's Day

• Pup Strut
• Thursday September 28th
• Friday, September 29th
• If you would like to volunteer, you MUST complete a background check, which takes between 4-6 weeks to be processed. If you are interested in coming to volunteer at only point this year, this would be a great time to get your background check completed. Background checks are good for 3 years, if you are not sure if you background check is still good, please send me an email and I can check for you
• Yankee Candle Fundraiser  
• Yankee candle order forms and catalogs have been sent home
• If you order via catalog vs. online you will need to pick up your order on November 8th & 9th, if you order online your candles will be delivered right to your house!
• This is a very popular fundraiser, please consider purchasing a candle or two!
• Conferences
• October 5th & 6th
• 4:00-8:00pm
• http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4fa4a928a1f49-fall

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a fantastic evening :)

-Ms. Rodriguez 

Message from Speech Therapists

Sharing books with Preschoolers, the Hanen Way

By Lauren Lowry
Hanen Certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Hanen Staff Member

Preschoolers (aged 2 ½ to 5 years) enjoy books in many different ways.  Some may want you to read their favourite story book from beginning to end. Some may just want to flip quickly through the pages. Some may try to “read” the book to you, pointing out pictures of interest or reciting memorized words or lines from the story. All of these are positive ways to share books together. What’s most important is that your child enjoys looking at books with you and that the experience leads to conversation and interaction between you and your child.

When reading with a preschooler, the main goals include:

1. Encouraging her interest in books and in sharing them with you
2. Learning about new words, ideas and concepts, especially those that broaden her understanding of her world and stimulate her imagination
3. Understanding and enjoying stories
4. Having fun!

You can continue reading the article at

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Fun-Activities/Sharing-books-with-Preschoolers,-the-Hanen-Way.aspx

Five Nasty Germs

Five

nasty germs were going out to play,

Along came the water

and washed one away!

Four

nasty germs trying to have some fun,

Along came the soap

and one had to run!

Then three

nasty germs tried to make you sick,

But along came the scrubbing

and said

“You’re not going to stick!”

Two

nasty germs got into a fight,

Along came the rinse

and washed one out of sight!

One

nasty germ thought it couldn’t be seen,

Along came a towel

and your hand was nice and clean!

This week during your child’s speech time we read I’m Not Feeling Well Today by Shirley Neitzel.  It has a lot of objects that repeat that require the child to recall given a picture cue.  This also allows them to be able to “read” or help you read.  They love to feel like they are taking part in the story.  We also sang this song about germs.  You could print and cut out the germs and tape them on the hand to act out the song or tape them to a glove the child has so they can wear the germs.  The book has a lot of repeating words and lines which allows for articulation practice as well. 

Conference Sign Up

Hi Families,

Here is the link to the conference sign-up sheet. The sign-up sheet is on a first come, first serve basis. Please let me know if you have any questions!

-Ms. Rodriguez

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4fa4a928a1f49-fall

Week of September 12th-16th

Hi Families,

I hope you all had a great weekend! This week the children will be working on their book skills. At small group they each got a "Big Book" to look through and identify different components; like pictures, words, and letter. They had a great time being able to read a giant book! We are continuing to work on letter identification and formation. The other small group made letters using play-dough and letter cards. We talked about the the number of snakes that the children needed to roll in order to create a letter. Knowing the number of snakes to make helped the children to create a plan. We area also continuing to learn about sorting, this week we are focusing on sorting objects into different categories, such as food, animals, clothes, etc.

Classroom Reminders:

• Family Photos
• Please send a photo of your family to school, we will be placing them on our family tree! 

School Reminders:

• Spirit Week (Homecoming)
• Week of September 19th-23rd ( I apologize, I had the wrong week down!)
• Dress up days have been send home
• Monday- Pajama Day
• Tuesday- Favorite Sports Team
• Wednesday- Super Hero/Princess
• Thursday- Hat Day
• Friday- 80's Day

• Pup Strut
• Thursday September 28th
• Friday, September 29th
• If you would like to volunteer, you MUST complete a background check, which takes between 4-6 weeks to be processed. If you are interested in coming to volunteer at only point this year, this would be a great time to get your background check completed. Background checks are good for 3 years, if you are not sure if you background check is still good, please send me an email and I can check for you
• Yankee Candle Fundraiser  
• Yankee candle order forms and catalogs have been sent home
• If you order via catalog vs. online you will need to pick up your order on November 8th & 9th, if you order online your candles will be delivered right to your house!
• This is a very popular fundraiser, please consider purchasing a candle or two!
• Conferences
• October 5th & 6th
• 4:00-8:00pm
• Sign up will be emailed out tomorrow, please be on the look out! 

If you have any questions or concerns please send me an email and will get back to you as soon as possible. Have a wonderful evening!


-Ms. Rodriguez