October 05th, 2021

October Curriculum
For October’s Curriculum, will be focusing on Autumn, Halloween, Pumpkin Harvest, Forest Animals, The Solar System, Magnets, and the continued study of North America. We will also have new songs to sing, books to read, and curriculum related painting and letter writing worksheets.

Excursions for October
For many years we have recommend Apple Hill and Bishops Farm for fun family trips during the Fall season. Outside activities help keep spirits up during this new normal we are living through.
Apple Hill, www.applehill.com, is an amazing collection of growers in the Foothills off of Highway 50, just north of Placerville. 
Bishops Pumpkin Farm, www.bishopspumpkinfarm.com, is a great place to visit to get into the Autumn spirit. Located north of Lincoln off Highway 65, in the town of Wheatland, they have many enjoyable activities for the whole family.

October Covid-19 Update
I am very thankful to all of the students that have been wearing masks to school to help reduce the spread of illness in our program. Reducing the spread of colds, flu, and covid is very important to safeguard the health of our families. We continue to eat our meals outside spaced apart at extra tables, and indoors we run our Dyson air filtration system continuously. At the beginning and end of each day we run our whole house fan to pull all contaminates out of the house, and at night we run our hospital grade sterilization uv light system in the classroom. I can safely say we are doing everything within our ability to reduce the spread of illness, and pray we have an illness-free holiday season.
Please remember- all children with fever, runny nose, chest congestion, cough, sore throat, vomiting and/or diarrhea cannot attend school and must remain home until they are symptom-free for a period of at least 72 hours, and 10 days if they test positive for covid. We must know immediately if a child tests positive for Covid-19 so we can alert the other families so they too can safeguard their loved ones.

Update on Front Yard
We are happy with the progress that has been made to the front yard, with the completion of our paver patio and steps. We hope to have the project completed by Halloween weekend. The wrought iron fence and gates for the courtyard patio will be installed by early Winter 2022 if not sooner. During this continued construction we ask that all children and parents remain on the paved areas and please do not walk on the dirt planter areas.
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October Curriculum Songs ~ Woodcreek Montessori School
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate.
The first one said, 
“Oh my, it’s getting late.”
The second one said, 
“There are witches in the air.”
The third one said, 
“But we don’t care.”
The fourth one said, 
“We’ll run, and run, and run.”
The fifth one said, 
“Let’s have some fun.”
OOOOOOH, went the wind,
And out went the light.
And the five little pumpkins
Rolled out of sight.

Space Action Song
Sing to: “London Bridges”
The planets spin around the sun,
Around the sun, around the sun.
The planets spin around the sun,
We live on Earth.
The sun is found in the middle,
In the middle, in the middle.
The sun is found in the middle,
It keeps us warm.
The stars are twinkling far away,
Far away, far away.
The stars are twinkling far away,
Now make a wish.

Autumn
In Autumn, when the leaves are brown,
The little leaves come tumbling down.
They do not make the slightest sound,
But lie so quietly on the ground.
Until the wind comes puffing by,
And blows them off towards the sky.

The Leaves are Falling Down
Sing to: “Farmer in the Dell”
The leaves are falling down,
The leaves are falling down,
Red, yellow, green, and brown,
The leaves are falling down.

One Little, Two Little,...Pumpkins
Sing to: “One little, two little,...Indians”
One little, two little, three little pumpkins,
Four little, five little, six little pumpkins,
Seven little, eight little, nine little pumpkins,
All for Halloween night.
Let’s get Dad to carve the pumpkin,
Let’s get Mom to carve the pumpkin,
Let’s all go to carve the pumpkin,
Just for Halloween night.
Don’t eat the seeds until Mom cooks them,
Don’t eat the seeds until Dad cooks them,
Don’t eat the seeds until we cook them,
Then they’ll taste just right.
Here come the trick-or-treaters dressed up,
Here come the trick-or-treaters dressed up,
Here come the trick-or-treaters dressed up,
Yes, it’s Halloween night.

I’m a Little Pumpkin
Sing to: “I’m a Little Teapot”
I’m a little pumpkin
Round and stout.
Packed full of seeds, 
That you can scoop out.
When I get all carved up,
Then I’ll be,
The cutest Jack-o-Lantern,
That you ever did see.

October Time
October time is pumpkin time,
The nicest time of the year.
When all the pumpkins light their eyes
(encircle eyes)
And grin from ear to ear.
(big grin)
Because they know at Halloween
They’ll have so much fun.
Peeking thru the window panes,
(put hands over eyes and look)
Watching children run.

I am a Trick or Treater
Sing to: “Twinkle, Twinkle”
I am a trick-or-treater set to go,
Here is my flashlight, I’ll walk slow.
I always say thank you for my treats,
And I never, ever, ever, run across the street!