Party Feedback from the Children

"Um... um... My favorite part was BARNEY! I danced with him. The music came out of his mouth. He had little dots in his mouth and the music came out from there."

"I saw the five little pumpkin puppet show."

"Neil's mom had a scary costume!"

"Neil's mom had a mask. It covered her face... I was scared of her!"

"I made an Ariel cupcake... a little one."

"I was Minnie. My baby sister Emimy (Emily) was Minnie. Mommy was Minnie too. Chocha was Minnie. Daddy was Mickey."

"Miss Shanam and Siona were pennnnguins!"

"Mr. Sean dressed up like a hippo." (he was dressed as a Doctor)

"My mama dressed up like a fairy godmother!!! A fairy godmother is a type of fairy."

-SS

Five Little Pumpkins

We have been doing creative, imaginative fall-themed activities. Today
we are sending home the classic children's poem, Five Little Pumpkins.

We have introduced this poem to the children as both fingerplay and
dramatic play. We suggest you post it on your refrigerator. Talk about
the different emotions the pumpkins must feel (i.e. the third pumpkin
is feeling grumpy/cranky, etc.). Children enjoy learning ordinal
numbers while they characterize each of the pumpkins, so emphasize
this. Role play with your child to stimulate his or her imagination
and increase self-regulation. Have fun with it!

Skills: comprehension, story sense, interest in reading, dramatic play, listening, communicating, ordinal numbers

-SS