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SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

Bonjour to our 8 Point Learning Program Families!

September 2022 has just flown by with much excitement! Below please find some of the great learning experienced by all.

SCIENCE

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Meteorology and more.
The process presented in our program uses the Scientific Method and involves hands-on experiences and daily experimentation.

Some daily experiments and scientific studies:

Slime-making
Making play dough
Experiencing senses
Germ study with pepper and dish soap
Exploding lemons
Catapult construction and play
Experiencing gravity fun
Color mixing
Water/color transfer through absorption
Making a pin-ball machine demonstrating energy transfer
Hovercraft assembly and science

MATH

Adding
Subtracting
Counting
Sorting
Patterning/sequencing
Abacus play
Math board games
Multiplication (some)
Dice play

ARTS

Various sports including bowling, soccer, throwing, catching, relay races, balloon bounce, etc.
Dance
Stretch and Flexibility
Challenging obstacle courses
Gym mats
Drawing
Painting- various techniques
Sculpting
Coloring
Singing
Piano

SOCIALIZATION and CREATIVE EXPRESSION

Manners
Friendship
Sharing
Caring
Individual and group play as well as theory of teamwork
Kindness
Turn-taking
Winning and losing
Story telling
Acting
Show and tell
Book making about our individual likes and preferences

CULTURE/GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY

Map puzzles
Holidays as historical events and in different countries
Similarities and differences

TECHNOLOGY

Use of interactive videos and songs for math, numbers, letters, days of the week, months in the year,planets and more.

LITERACY

English
Basic French and Spanish
Letter reading, writing and sounding
Letter combinations
Vowels
Spelling
Book reading daily

FINE and GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

Combined/listed in other Learning Points

Your remarkable children have taught Miss Caroline and me so much this first month and we can’t wait to continue the fun throughout October!

Au Revoir,

Miss Deb and Miss Caroline