It’s that time of the year again and we are gearing up for our Annual Trunk or Treat! Get ready for this fun

time for the entire family. Join us on Friday, October 27th here at Winwood . For those of you who are new

to Winwood this is one of our most popular events!

The children’s parade starts at 3:30pm in our parking lot– please see next page for additional details.

We will have a classroom party following the parade which includes games and art projects.

As always, please feel free to bring along neighbors, relatives or friends to join in on the fun!

Watch your email inbox and the lobby for more details!

Winwood Ashburn

43244 Hay Rd.

Ashburn, VA 20147

Diana Garcia, Director

Mon-Fri 9:30-6:30

Allison Richardson, AD

Mon-Fri 7:00-4:00

Notes From Our Director

The beautiful fall colors are beginning to show outside and we have a month

packed full of fun! As you saw on page one, our annual Trunk or Treat will be held

on Friday, October 27th! We encourage you and your children to dress in your

best Halloween costume, but we do ask that your children wait to put on their costumes until the

Parade gets underway. By not wearing their costumes during the school day we can ensure all cos-

tumes stay complete and in excellent condition. This event is open to all families and please feel

free to invite your neighbors, relatives and friends.

We are asking for a donation of 1 bag of candy, which the School Age classroom will be sending

to Our Soldiers through the Operation Gratitude Program the first week of November.

If you would like to participate in our Trunk or Treat event, please let us know asap, parking

spaces are assigned first come first served. If this is your first Trunk or Treat event, we ask for vol-

unteer parents to decorate their vehicle’s trunk and hand out treats to our children while they pa-

rade around our parking lot. After the parade, parents and guests are welcome to their children’s

classroom for a small party (except Infants).

Fall School pictures with Lifetouch are scheduled for Monday, October 16th (Infants, Toddlers,

Siblings & Preschool 2 classrooms) and Tuesday, October 17th (Preschool 3, Pre-K, Morning Pre-

school and Private Kindergarten).

Fall Student Assessments will be going home Friday, October 20th and parent teacher confer-

ences are scheduled per appointment only for the week of October 23rd-October 27th, as fol-

lows:

Monday 10/23, Parent-Teacher Conferences Infants & Toddlers

Tuesday 10/24, Parent-Teacher Conferences Preschool 2

Wednesday 10/25, Parent-Teacher Conferences Preschool 3

Thursday 10/26, Parent-Teacher Conferences Pre-K

Friday 10/27, Morning Preschool 1-2 pm.

Private Kindergarten will schedule their own Parent-Teacher Conferences directly with Ms. Te-

resa upon receiving their report card for the first period.

Ms. Allison will be going on maternity leave on Friday October 13th, her and baby Charlotte

will be returning in the middle of January 2018! We cant wait to meet her !

Ms. Lauren will be stepping into the role of Assistant Director during Ms. Allison’s leave.

Fall Assessments and Parent-

Teacher Conferences this

month

Brooks N. 10/1 Elliott C. 10/2 Brooklyn M. 10/4 Ryan A. 10/6 Akira K. 10/7 Layla D. 10/8 Bryson G. 10/12 Blake L. 10/8 Evan S. 10/15 Melanie D. 10/15 Tyler V. 10/16 Messiah S. 10/19 Anna A. 10/22 Faith H. 10/23 Grant L. 10/24 Atticus W. 10/26 Morgan H. 10/27 Jaden B. 10/30 Aabriella C. 10/30 Ms. Linda 10/17 Ms. Elena 10/13

If your child is celebrating a birthday this month, we hope your plans include scheduling a

Well Child exam for him/her.

Fall Assessments will be sent home this month– please check your child’s cubby on Friday, October 20th.

Parent—Teacher Conferences will be scheduled per appointment only as follows:

Monday 10/23, Infants & Toddlers

Tuesday 10/24, Preschool 3 (There year old class)

Wednesday 10/25, Preschool 2 (Two year old class)

Thursday 10/26, Pre K

Friday 10/27, Morning Preschool

Conferences can be arranged either in person or via phone

Soccer -Happy Feet– Fridays @ 9:30 am

The students learn soccer skills each Friday morning! Information can be found at the front desk if you are interested in signing up.

Ignite Athletes—Tuesdays @ 3:30 pm

Each month the class focuses on a different sport and the skills needed to master that sport! Sign up at the front desk!

Tiny Toes Dance—Tuesdays @ 10:00 am

Dance offers creative movement, ballet, jazz & hip hop starting at 2.5 years old.

Kiddy Keys—Music Discovery, Piano Exploration

Each Tuesday afternoon the Music class meets to go over different genres of music, learn music terminology and all about rhythms! See the front desk to sign up!

Move "C" hand from

neck upwards as if

tracing the neck of a

giraffe.

Brush open hands down chest several

times.

Place thumb at forehead.

Move first two fingers back and

forth.

The children will also be

introduced to the

following signs (when

appropriate):

candy, dog, cat, bird,

duck, sheep, cow, turtle,

pig

Parents are more than welcome to come in to their child’s class and entertain the children by

reading a story, teaching them a new song, singing and dancing, or doing a small art project.

Please work with the teachers in the classroom if you would like them to set aside a time for

this.

We also invite parents to ask their child’s teacher if there is anything they can do at home to

help like cutting, stenciling or preparing art! If you have the time we can use it!

October 25th–

Ms. Lauren has been with us for 7 years ! Ms. Lauren has a way of clearly and effectively teaching her class and we love her high ex-pectations! We appreciate all of the time and effort she puts into her students!

October 16th -

Ms. Tameekah has been with us for a year already! We love how Ms. Tameekah keeps the babies engaged and excited! Her positivity rubs off on everyone around her! We appreciate her flexibility and excitement!

Spinning Tops—Children will explore the effects of gearing, and balanced and

unbalanced forces on the movement of an object.

Movement

Push & Pull Early Simple Machines

Wheels & Axels

Gearing Up

Speed

Stable

Spin

Empathy and Conflict Resolution

0-2 year olds: Building a Foundation of Empathy

3-4 year olds: An Awareness of Feelings

5-6 year olds: Showing Compassion

Monthly Theme “City Life, Country Life”

Earth Science:

Leaf Chromatography /

The Rainbow inside a Leaf.

October After-School STEAM Program

Fall is in the Air and a Healthier You!

Educational STEAM Goals for October:

Science-Leaves changing color and animal/birds behavior in the fall

Technology-Camera continued all year

Engineering-Lego Engineering Activities

Art-Artist of the Month-Grandma Moses

Math-Cooking pumpkin seeds and making healthy snack choices

Fitness and Nutrition-Healthy Snacks

Community Connection—Letters to Our Soldiers

Play Zone: Outside time with a focus on team building, sportsmanship, physical fitness and healthy life-

style choices.

Brain Zone: Lots of great information will be presented in a fun way to the children.

Hand Zone: This will be the time for doing all types of projects—art, cooking, construction, creativity and

games.

Monday Tuesday Wednes-

day Thursday Friday

2

3

Dance @ 10

Jr. Athletes 3:30

Flag Football

4

Kiddy keys

4-5 pm

5

Music with

Ms. Linda

6

Happy Feet

9:30

9

LCPS closed.

Please sign up your

schoolager if he /she

will be here all day.

10

Dance @ 10

Jr. Athletes 3:30

Flag Football

11

Kiddy keys

4-5 pm

712

Music with

Ms. Linda

13

Happy Feet

9:30

16

Fall portraits

Infants, Toddlers,

2s & siblings

117

Dance @ 10

Fall portraits

3s, Pre-K, AM

PS, Private KG

Jr. Athletes 3:30

18

Kiddy keys

4-5 pm

19

Music with

Ms. Linda

20

Happy Feet 9:30

Fall Assess-

ments sent

home today

23

LCPS closed.

Please sign up your

schoolager if he /she

will be here all day.

24

Dance @ 10

Jr. Athletes 3:30

Flag Football

25

Kiddy keys

4-5 pm

26

Music with

Ms. Linda

27

Happy Feet 9:30

Trunk –or-

Treat 3:30 pm

30

31

Dance @ 10

Jr. Athletes 3:30

Flag Football

Parent/Teacher Conferences this week—per appointment only