December Newsletter – Carrington Academy

Links to Learning Curriculum Goals

***This is a glimpse of what each classroom will be focusing on in the upcoming Month. Please see the classroom bulletin board for more detailed lessons.

Infant

Baby Sign Language this month is “Daddy”. To sign this word, tap your thumb on your forehead repeatedly.

Beginner

This month, your child will continue to use descriptive words, understand the concept of three, and share her family holiday traditions.

Intermediate

This month, your child will learn to use sequence vocabulary (i.e. first, second), recognize the meaning of holidays, and identify how families’ customs and traditions are similar or different.

Pre-K

This month, your child will give verbal clues to describe objects, count from 1-100, and order the days of the week and months of the years sequentially.

Read Together, Talk Together

***This is a glimpse of what books will be introduced this month. Please see classroom bulletin boards for additional themed books.

Books:

– The day the Goose got Loose.

– Duck

– Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore

Vocabulary Words:

Wreath, Giving, Holiday, Tradition, Tree

Monthly Spotlight

Christmas Wreaths

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Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

30 large marshmallows

1 1/2 teaspoons green food coloring

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups cornflakes cereal

2 tablespoons cinnamon red hot candies

Directions:

Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows, and cook until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in the food coloring, vanilla, and cornflakes.
Quickly drop heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto waxed paper, and form into a wreath shape with lightly greased fingers. Immediately decorate with red hot candies. Allow to cool to room temperature before removing from waxed paper, and storing in an airtight container.

From our Education Department

Helping Children Develop the Spirit of Giving

December, 2016 | Topics: Citizens of the World, Social Emotional

The holidays are a busy time for all of us, filled with family traditions, get-togethers, shopping and traveling. With the hustle and bustle of it all, it’s important to pause and reflect on our many blessings and invite our children to do so as well. It’s a great time to[.....]
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