Happy Halloween!! We practiced our cutting skills this week, as our preschoolers cut apart 3 letters to make the word BOO out of a pumpkin and then they glued the pieces back together. We sang the Ghost go Flying and did the Five Little Pumpkin rhyme, which I added on the next page, so you can maybe do this with them at home as well. We also read a story about a square pumpkin that saved the day, by closing the hole in the fence where the round pumpkins were rolling through during the storm. We also took turns carving

Fall is Here!

Discovery Time

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a pumpkin on the SmartBoard. The boys and girls would make their face and then we could make it glow on the screen. The boys and girls were very excited about Halloween and going treat or treating, so I hope that you all had an enjoyable evening and that you dressed warm.

Have a wonderful weekend! See you next Tuesday!

Importance of Sleep

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Preschoolers typically sleep 11-13 hours each night and most do not nap after five

years of age. As with toddlers, difficulty falling asleep and waking up during the night are

common. With further development of imagination, preschoolers commonly

experience nighttime fears and nightmares. In addition, sleepwalking and sleep terrors peak

during preschool years.

Sleeping Tips for Preschoolers Maintain a regular and consistent sleep

schedule. Keep it simple

Have a relaxing bedtime routine that ends in the room where the child sleeps.

Child should sleep in the same sleeping environment every night, in a room that is cool, quiet and dark – and without a TV.

DID YOU KNOW?

*The lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity by 80% for every hour less than 8

hours of sleep

*That moodiness, depression, and binge eating are symptoms of chronic sleep

deprivation

*That studies have shown the loss of one hour of sleep over a period of time (3 days in one study) is equivalent to losing two years of cognitive maturation and development.