Events in January 2025

  • New Year’s Holiday (Closed)

    New Year’s Holiday (Closed)

    All day
    January 1, 2025

  • Reinforcement

    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.

  • Completing, incomplete activities.

    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.

  • Week:1-Introducing the theme: “Winter.”

    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

  • Week:1- Familiarizing children with season changes.

    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

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

    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

  • Week:1- Introduce animals that hibernate.

    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

  • Week:1- Review hibernating animals. Activity:

    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

  • Week:2-Math Skills

    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.

  • Week:2- Storytime.

    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

  • Week:2- Winter Craft

    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

  • Week:2- Nature Walk.

    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

  • Week:2- Craft and Storytime.

    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.

  • Week:3-Dr. King’s Day (Closed).

    Week:3-Dr. King’s Day (Closed).

    All day
    January 20, 2025

    Closed

  • Week:3- Math Skills.

    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.

  • Week:3- Nature Walk.

    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.

  • Week:3- Storytime and singing.

    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.

  • Week:3- Craft.

    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.

  • Week:4- Morning Circle Time.

    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

  • Week:4- Large Group- Science.

    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

  • Week:4- Craft.

    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

  • Week:4- Winter games.

    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.

  • Week: 4- Craft.

    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.