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Events in January 2025

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December 30, 2024(1 event)

All day: Kwanzaa Feast

All day
December 30, 2024

 

*Activity: Share a community meal and reflect on the Seven Principles

 

*Craft: Children design colorful placemats for the feast
December 31, 2024(1 event)

All day: New Year’s Eve Celebration.

All day
December 31, 2024

*Activity: Countdown to “Noon Year’s Eve” with confetti and balloons.

 

*Craft: Create sparkly party hats and noise makers.
January 1, 2025(1 event)

All day: New Year’s Holiday (Closed)

All day
January 1, 2025

January 2, 2025(1 event)

All day: Reinforcement

All day
January 2, 2025

Activity: *Reinforcemen
t lessons will
be taught
across the
domains to
conclude the
theme:
“Holidays.”
*Outdoor play
weather
permitting
*Students and
Staff return to
school for the
New Year 2025.
January 3, 2025(1 event)

All day: Completing, incomplete activities.

All day
January 3, 2025

Activity:
Teachers
will
conclude
last month’s
theme by
doing
incomplete
activities.
Getting
children to
relate on
activities
using
language
learned.
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting.
January 4, 2025
January 5, 2025
January 6, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:1-Introducing the theme: “Winter.”

All day
January 6, 2025

Activity:
* Children
to observe
large
pictures of
winter
scenes and
discuss
promoting
language.
and visual
perception

*Sing songs
related to
the season.

Example:
“Little
Snowflake.”
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting
January 7, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:1- Familiarizing children with season changes.

All day
January 7, 2025

Activity:
*Observing
and relating
on pictures
showing
changes in
seasons.
*Repeating
rhymes and
singing songs
to reinforce
the concept.
Example:
outdoor
“Happy

Snowman”
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting
January 8, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:1- Identifying, naming and discussing winter wear.

All day
January 8, 2025

Activity:
*From a
variety of
large pictures
children will
identify,
name and
discuss
different
types of
winter
clothing.
*Draw and
colour winter

clothing from
an exhibit.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting
January 9, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:1- Introduce animals that hibernate.

All day
January 9, 2025

Activity: *Using
large pictures
children will
learn about
hibernating
what it means
and animals
hibernate.
*Listen as
stories are read
about these
animals.
*Start creating
a collage on
hibernating
animals using

cutouts and
other resources
brought in by
teachers.
*Outdoor play
weather
permitting
January 10, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:1- Review hibernating animals. Activity:

All day
January 10, 2025

*Continue
listening to
readings
about these
animals.
*Continue
working on
collage
showing
animals in
hibernation.
*Singing
songs about
animals.
(“Six Little Penguins).
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting
January 11, 2025
January 12, 2025
January 13, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:2-Math Skills

All day
January 13, 2025

Activity: -
*Sorting
plastic and
cutout
animals by
Size and
colour.
*Counting
sorted
animals and
choosing
the correct
number
from the
set.
Promoting
number
sense.
*Children
will start
learning a
poem to
celebrate
Dr. King’s
birthday.
January 14, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:2- Storytime.

All day
January 14, 2025

Activity:
*Children will
listen to a
story about
winter. (The
Hungry
Caterpillar’s
First Winter”)
*Answer
questions
about the
story.
*Draw a
picture about
their favorite
part of the
story.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting
January 15, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:2- Winter Craft

All day
January 15, 2025

Activity:
*Children will
be involved in
creating
winter trees
using painted
hand/ finger
prints, cotton
balls for
branches
Promoting
sensory -
motor
development.
*Singing
songs and
repeating
rhymes
related to the
theme.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting
January 16, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:2- Nature Walk.

All day
January 16, 2025

Activity:
*Children and
teachers will go
on a short walk
around the
neighborhood
to observe and
relate on what
happens to
tree and plants
during winter.
*Draw a
picture of
something
seen outdoors.
*Promoting
memory and
visual
perception.
*Outdoor play
weather
permitting
January 17, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:2- Craft and Storytime.

All day
January 17, 2025

Activity:
*Listening
to short
stories
about the
life of Dr.
King.
(“Young
Martin”)
*Children
will create
cards to
celebrate
Dr. King.
Using
painted
hand and
finger
prints.
* Children
will record a
poem about
Dr. King
created by
teachers for
parents.
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting.
January 18, 2025
January 19, 2025
January 20, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:3-Dr. King’s Day (Closed).

All day
January 20, 2025

Closed
January 21, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:3- Math Skills.

All day
January 21, 2025

Activity:

*Tracing,
counting and
numbering
Small
animals that
hibernate (1-
5).
*Promoting
number
concept.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting.
January 22, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:3- Nature Walk.

All day
January 22, 2025

Activity:

*Scavenger
hunt.
Children will
look for
leaves of
different
colors.
*Try to point
out the trees
they came
from.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting.
January 23, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:3- Storytime and singing.

All day
January 23, 2025

Activity:
*Listening to
stories and
singing action
songs related
to the theme.
*Promoting
language
development
and rhythm.
*Outdoor play
weather
permitting.
January 24, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:3- Craft.

All day
January 24, 2025

Activity:

*Children
will create
cards
related to
winter by
using cutout
pictures,
hand and
finger
prints.
*Fix picture
puzzles
related to
the theme.
*Promoting
problem
solving
skills.
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting.
January 25, 2025
January 26, 2025
January 27, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:4- Morning Circle Time.

All day
January 27, 2025

Activity:
*Children
will sing,
clap and
dance to
their
favorite
theme
related
songs while
using
musical
instruments
. Promoting
rhythm.
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting
January 28, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:4- Large Group- Science.

All day
January 28, 2025

Activity:
*Children will
observe,
assist and
discuss the
making of
snow from
vinegar and
baking soda
as teacher
demonstrate
s and
explains.
*Promoting
cognitive
development
.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting
January 29, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:4- Craft.

All day
January 29, 2025

Activity:
*Children
guided by
teachers will
use paper
plates to
create an
animal in
hibernation
as
reinforcemen
t to previous
lesson.
*Outdoor
play weather
permitting
January 30, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week:4- Winter games.

All day
January 30, 2025

Activity:
*Children will
play winter
games such as
“Freeze” to
reinforce the
theme and
promote gross-
motor
development.
*Outdoor play
weather
permitting.
January 31, 2025(1 event)

All day: Week: 4- Craft.

All day
January 31, 2025

Activity:
*Children
and teacher
will create a
paper roll
penguin
assisted by
teachers.
*Promoting
eye-hand
coordinatio
n and
creativity.
*Outdoor
play
weather
permitting.
February 1, 2025
February 2, 2025
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