October 3, 2025

THE YELLOW ROOM TK

🔔REMINDERS

◾HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 9/15-

10/15

◾INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY (PUPIL FREE)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH

◾PICTURE DAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH📸

◾DIWALI CELEBRATION/FRIDAY 15, OCTOBER 17TH 9:15AM🪔

◾DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 9:15AM💀🌼🏵️🦋

◾HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION🎃👻

EARLY DISMISSAL 12 NOON

NO EXTENDED CARE

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THIS WEEK AT TCS- The ALL-SCHOOL NEWSLETTER for important dates and events.

GREETINGS, YELLOW ROOM TK FAMILIES AND FRIENDS!

WELCOME TO ANOTHER ACTION-PACKED, FUN-FILLED WEEK OF LEARNING AND PLAY!

THIS WEEK, WE WELCOMED THE NEW MONTH OF OCTOBER, CELEBRATED TWO BIRTHDAYS, PARTICIPATED IN OUR FOUR SPECIALIST CLASSES, AND HOSTED OUR GUEST READER IN THE LIBRARY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

IT WAS THE BUMBLEBEES' TURN TO FULFILL THEIR CLASSROOM JOBS AS THEY PROUDLY PERFORMED THEIR DUTIES!

FRIENDS CONTINUED TO PRACTICE THEIR LETTER AND NUMBER RECOGNITION AS THEY SHARPENED THEIR COUNTING SKILLS WITH A VARIETY OF MANIPULATIVES AND AN ART PROJECT.

WE COMPLETED OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ART PROJECT HONORING PURA BELPRÉ. FRIENDS COMBINED HER LOVE OF STORY-TELLING WITH THEIR OWN AS THEY CREATED COLORFUL BOOK-THEMED ART AND PARTICIPATED IN A LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITY!

THE YELLOW ROOMERS USED THEIR IMAGINATIONS AND COLLECTIVELY WROTE THEIR FIRST EPIC CLASSROOM STORY!!

WE HIGHLIGHTED THE LETTER "C" THIS WEEK AND CREATED COLORFUL C'S WHICH WE ADDED TO OUR "LETTER OF THE WEEK" ALPHABET DISPLAY!

THE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING-

PRACTICING MINDFULNESS

THIS WEEK, DURING OUR MORNING MINDFUL MOMENTS, WE CONTINUED EXPLORING WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A MINDFUL POSTURE IN ORDER TO BE ALERT AND AWARE OF OUR BREATH. WE DISCUSSED HOW WE CAN BE CONSCIOUS OF OUR SPACE THROUGH OUR SENSES, AND GENTLY ACCEPT OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS WITHOUT LETTING DISTRACTIONS INTERFERE.

INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS

OUR YELLOW ROOM FRIENDS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTED THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS, LETTER AND NUMBER RECOGNITION AS WELL AS THEIR CREATIVITY. THE CHILDREN BUILT UNIQUE STRUCTURES WITH MAGNETIC CUBES, PRACTICED THEIR PATTERNING AND COUNTING WITH PEG BOARDS, MINI BEARS AND BOXES. THE CHILDREN CONTINUE TO PLAY COOPERATIVELY WITH THEIR FRIENDS AS THEY SHARE MATERIALS, IDEAS, AND LAUGHTER BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM!

MUSIC CLASS

Teacher Lauren continued to reinforce the Yellow Roomers' recognition of slow and fast musical tempos and examples of musical soft and loud volume.

The children beat various sized drums to the song, Play, Play, Play Along, and afterward, they listened to "quiet and then loud" classical music selections.

Teacher Lauren introduced the children to the slide whistle which they loved!

Music class ended with a class favorite, a Freeze Dance set to Shakira's Try Everything.

ART

WITH

TEACHER MATT

THIS WEEK, FRIENDS PAINTED VIBRANT FLOWER-ART BASED ON THE COLORFUL MARIGOLDS THAT ADORN THE OFRENDAS DURING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATIONS.

TEACHER MATT INTRODUCED SOME PAINTING BASICS. FRIENDS WERE ENCOURAGED TO CLEAN THEIR BRUSHES AND WIPE THEM AS THEY ALTERNATED BETWEEN THE TWO COLORS PROVIDED...RED AND YELLOW.

CHILDREN PRACTICED COLOR-MIXING WHICH LED TO THEIR CREATING THE COLOR, BRIGHT ORANGE, ADDING IT TO THEIR UNIQUE RENDERINGS OF MARIGOLDS!

P.E. WITH COACH JEREMY

AFTER SOME WARM-UP EXERCISES, THE YELLOW ROOMERS HAPPILY PLAYED A "CAPTURE THE FLAG" VERSION OF ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE GAMES, WHAT TIME IS IT, MR. FOX?

GUEST READER

PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP TO BE A LIBRARY READER FOR THE YELLOW ROOMERS!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D49A9AF22ABFA7-58528276-yellow

THIS WEEK'S GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS MASON'S MOMMY, COURTNEY. SHE SHARED THREE UNIQUE BOOKS WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS!

OUTDOOR PLAY

THE YELLOW ROOMERS ALWAYS ENJOY BEING OUTSIDE ON THE PLAY YARD!

THIS WEEK, THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME PLAYING COOPERATIVELY IN THE SANDBOX, DIGGING AND BUILDING CASTLES AND VOLCANOES.

THEY ALSO BUILT COMPUTERS OUT OF LARGE WAFFLE BLOCKS, COOKED UP TASTY MEALS IN THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN OVEN, AND PLAYED "FAMILY."

SPANISH WITH TEACHER LEIDY

THIS WEEK, TEACHER LEIDY CONTINUED REVIEWING THE MANY SPANISH PHRASES SHE HAS TAUGHT THE CHILDREN. SHE ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW SONG ENTITLED, "LOS POLLITOS DICEN PIO PIO PIO," (THE CHICKS SAY PIO PIO PIO.) THEY ALSO PRACTICED A CLASS FAVORITE, "LA VACA LOLA," IN HONOR OF EZRA HANKOFF'S 5TH BIRTHDAY. LEIDY SHARED A CELEBRATORY VIDEO AS WE ALL SANG "FELIZ COMPLEAÑOS" (HAPPY BIRTHDAY) TO HIM! SOME OF THE NEW WORDS WE LEARNED WERE:

ESCUCHAR-LISTEN

VER-WATCH/SEE

MANO-HAND

THE YELLOW ROOMERS COLLABORATED ON A GROUP STORY DURING CIRCLE TIME. THEY FOLLOWED A STANDARD STORY FORMAT WITH A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END. THE CHILDREN USED THEIR IMAGINATIONS AND CREATIVITY TO SPIN A SILLY TALE ABOUT BEARS, TEETH, AND AN UNEXPECTED VISIT FROM SANTA!

LANGUAGE ARTS

EZRA'S 5th BIRTHDAY!

ON MONDAY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS CELEBRATED THEIR FRIEND, EZRA'S 5TH BIRTHDAY! HIS MOMMY, LAUREN, SHARED YUMMY DONUTS, FLORAL LEIS, AND A FEW FUN STORIES WITH THE CLASS!

SRIA'S BIRTHDAY!!

On Wednesday, we celebrated Sria's birthday in the Yellow Room! Her mommy, Hargun, set up fancy decorations and brought yummy mermaid-themed cupcakes to share with her friends! We were all excited to commemorate her special day!!