December with Teacher Kim

Hello Vaughn Families!

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family and

love!

We will begin the month of December reading The Gingerbread Man. We will practice reading

this story throughout the next couple of weeks and be ready to read the story to our families

during our gingerbread house decorating potluck on December 14. We will also be reading

different versions of The Gingerbread Man and talk about how they are the same and/or how

they are different. We will end the month of December reading Jan Brett’s The Gingerbread

Baby, always a class favorite!

I am looking for volunteers to help make the gingerbread houses on Thursday December 6 and

Friday December 7 during class. Please let me know if you are able to help

Thank you so much for all that you do for our preschool, I couldn’t do it without you!!

Happy Holidays,

Kim

Holiday Quick Tips

The holidays are here. Yep. I said it. Now is the time to get your safety game ON! Here are some things to do NOW:

1. Make a game of it! Practice with your kids about what to do if they get separated from you in public. Practice finding a parent with kids or a stroller. Let them know it is OK to ask for help.

2. P.I.C.K! Parent In Charge of Kids! Assign a designated grown 20 minute "shifts" to walk through and check on the kids now and then during holiday parties. Kids love to get into stuff when adults are not paying attention. Especially at parties.

3. Uh-Oh Here come the Kisses! Talk to your kids about how to handle unwanted affection from grownups and older kids. Kids learn about being in charge of their bodies at home. Give them a voice and power over their own bodies by letting them chose who they show affection to.
Kim from Savvy Parents Safe Kids 

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