January 2022 - Newsletter & Songs

January Curriculum
For January’s Curriculum, will be focusing on Winter, Antarctica, Arctic Animals, Martin Luther King, Transportation Vehicles, Community Helpers, Safety and Street Signs. We will also have new songs to sing, books to read, curriculum related art and letter writing activities.
Excursions for January 
Since we are studying transportation and winter, here are a couple of fun excursions. For transportation, one of the places you might consider visiting is the California Railroad Museum (http://www.csrmf.org). They are open daily 10am - 5pm, and showcase the history of the Railroad in Sacramento, with 21 restored locomotives and cars. For Winter snow play, a place that might be fun to visit is Soda Springs, up Interstate 80 in the mountains (http://www.skisodasprings.com). They offer tube sledding and a specialized snowboard/ski area for children under 8 years old.

January Information Update
An updated Covid-19 Protocol will be provided to all enrolled families who must read and acknowledge they have received it. The updated Covid-19 Protocols will be located for public viewing on the back of the white A-frame in the front entry drop off and pick up area.
If a member of your family becomes exposed to the Covid-19 virus, your child cannot attend school and must self-quarantine for 5 days from their last date of exposure to the positive test individual (https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html). If your child develops symptoms within those 5 days they cannot return to school until all symptoms are no longer present. If a student exposes other students within our classroom environment within 48 hours of a positive test, we will have to close our school for 5 days to stop the spread of the virus. We are unable to credit tuition for school closures due to quarantine requirements issued by the California Department of Public Health.
California Department of Social Services - Community Care Licensing, requires everyone over 2 years of age must wear a mask in a regulated licensed childcare setting. To comply with this decree, all children must arrive to school each day with a mask on before entering our facility. If your child does not have a mask upon arrival, a surgical disposable child sized mask will be provided for your child to enter our indoor environment. Here is the document requiring masks of all children over 2 years old in childcare facilities: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CCLD/PINs/2021/CCP/PIN-21-29-CCP.pdf. This attachment was also provided with the 12/1/21 newsletter. Per the document, only children with a “written statement signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or other licensed medical professional practicing under the license of a physician, stating the individual qualifies for the exemption” may be allowed to not wear a mask. If your child does not have a written medical exemption on file with our school, they must wear a mask while in our CA licensed childcare facility. I must legally follow the requirements set forth by the State of CA to remain within compliance for my licensed childcare facility.

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​January Curriculum Songs ~ Woodcreek Montessori School
Cheer the Year
Sing to “Row, row, row your boat”
Cheer, cheer, cheer the year,
A new one’s just begun.
Celebrate with all your friends,
Let’s go have some fun!
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
A brand new year is here.
Learning, laughing, singing, clapping,
Through another year.

Freedom, Freedom, Let it Ring
Sing to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
Freedom, freedom, let it ring.
“Let it ring,” said Dr. King.
Let us live in harmony,
Peace and love for you and me.
Freedom, freedom, let it ring.
“Let it ring,” said Dr. King.

Little Red Caboose
Little red caboose, chug-chug-chug,
Little red caboose, chug-chug-chug,
Little red caboose, behind the train, the train.
Smokestacks on his back-back-back-back,
Going down the track track-track-track,
Little red Caboose behind the train, choo-choo!

Drive, Drive, Drive
Sing to “Row, row, row your boat”
Drive, drive, drive your car,
All around the town.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Up the hills and down.
Turn, turn, turn the key,
Make the engine roar.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Let’s go to the store.
Press, press, press the pedal,
Give the engine gas.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now were going fast.
Turn, turn, turn the wheel,
That is how we steer.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Make a right turn here.
Push, push, push the brake.
Make the car slow down.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we are in town.

This Little Train
Sing to: “This Old Man”
This little train, painted black,
It comes chugging down the track.
With a choo-choo, toot-toot,
Hear the whistle blow.
This little train goes chugging home.

This little train, painted blue,
It has seats for me and you.
With a choo-choo, toot-toot,
Hear the whistle blow.
This little train goes chugging home.

This little train, painted yellow,
It shimmies and shakes like a bowl of jello.
With a choo-choo, toot-toot,
Hear the whistle blow.
This little train goes chugging home.

This little train, painted green,
It’s the fanciest train you’ve ever seen.
With a choo-choo, toot-toot,
Hear the whistle blow.
This little train goes chugging home.

This little train, painted grey,
It takes you places far away.
With a choo-choo, toot-toot,
Hear the whistle blow.
This little train goes chugging home.

This little caboose, painted red,
It will take you home to bed.
With a choo-choo, toot-toot,
Hear the whistle blow.
This little train goes chugging home.

Here is the Engine
Here is the engine on the track
(count off fingers one by one, begin with thumb)
Here is the coal car, just in back
Here is the boxcar to carry the freight
Here is the mailcar, now don’t be late!
Way back here at the end of the train
Rides the caboose, through the sun and the rain