December 1 - 4, 2025 Podcast Newsletter

Hello, Cottonwood families! Welcome back to the next edition of the Cottonwood Podcast for our classroom!

*I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving and it was restful and filled with good memories featuring family and friends and most of all, thankfulness to our God for all the blessings that He has given us.

*This week, owing to the weather we had last week, we will be studying snow.

My learning goals for the end of this week include

*In science - Being able to explain that salt melts snow faster than if it melted on its own

*In math - continuing to be able to count with a one-to-one correspondence so that your child can have a concept of five to ten

objects.

*In language development - your child will continue to learn to write their own name and recognize the letter S independently

*In art - continue to express themselves through artistic expression through collages, puffy paint, torn paper art, and cutting

practice.

*Throughout all of this we will continue to work on their fine motor and large motor skills while playing with the snow that God

has graciously given us.

*In Jesus time, we will be summing up the season of Advent in a week with the focus theme, "God Always Keeps His promises" and will focus on the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham, the Red Sea, and then when God tells Mary she will have a baby. We will begin the Christmas story next week and focus on a weekly, rather than a daily story.

Please remember that it is our policy at the center that there is no such thing as bad weather, only clothing that is insufficient for the weather. As such, if it is above 0* with the windchill factored in, or below 100*, we will be going outside, and please dress your children accordingly. Hats, coats, boots (which are a must in the snow), scarves, and gloves or mittens are necessary for comfortable play outside.

A couple of dates for you to remember: December 20 at 4 - 5 will be our Christmas program. We will provide more information in the coming days. Also, December 23 - January 2, the CDC will be closed for the Christmas holiday.

If you have any questions, just let me know in ProCare! Until next time, I'll see you in the classroom! Thanks for tuning in!