kdinelli
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min read

Fire Prevention and Spirit week

Pre-K welcomes Evander to our class. Evander was in Pre-k last year and came back to join us for more fun and learning. The friends who new Evander from last year were so happy to see him back. We are all excited have Evander as a special friend.

Fire Safety week.

Pre-k started a unit this week on fire safety. We started out by creating our own fire truck. We also learned many safety tips. Check out the video of Stop, Drop and Roll on the Pre-k facebook page.

Pre-K firefighters reporting for duty.

So much fun was had in Pre-K when they transformed in to firefighters during creative dramatic play. Read more about the benefits of dramatic play.

Dramatic play is defined by experts as a type of play where children assign and accept roles and act them out. For example, pretending to feed and rock a doll to sleep, fix a leaky tap in the play kitchen, or blast off to the moon in a space ship.

And while this type of play may be viewed as frivolous by some, it remains an integral part of the developmental learning process by allowing children to develop skills in such areas as abstract thinking, literacy, math, and social studies, in a timely, natural manner.

There are basically six skills children work with and develop as they take part in dramatic play experiences.

Role Playing – This is where children mimic behaviors and verbal expressions of someone or something they are pretending to be.
Use of Materials/Props – By incorporating objects into pretend play, children can extend or elaborate on their play. In the beginning, they will mainly rely on realistic materials. From there they will move on to material substitution, such as using a rope to represent a fire hose.
Pretending/Make-Believe – All dramatic play is make-believe. Children pretend to be the mother, fireman, driver, etc. by imitating actions they have witnessed others doing. As the use of dramatic play increases, they begin to use words to enhance and describe their re-enactments.
Social Skills/Interaction – Dramatic play promotes the development of social skills through interaction with others, peers or adults.
Communication – Dramatic play promotes the use of speaking and listening skills. When children take part in this type of play, they practice words they have heard others say and realize that they must listen to what other “players” say in order to be able to respond in an appropriate fashion. It also teaches them to choose their words wisely so that others will understand exactly what it is they are trying to communicate.

I hope this helps provide a better understanding of how your child can benefit from including dramatic pretend play as part of their daily schedule.

Hurry hurry drive your firetruck......... And they're off.

Creating a firetruck.

The children were given basic shapes and asked to create a firetruck. They're amazing!!

A little more dramatic play.

As you might have noticed in the photos there were many small pieces of tubing to use as pretend fire hoses. A few friends wanted to see how long it would be if they connected them together.

24ft. of hose!!!!!

Fire engine walk.

On Friday we went on a firetruck walk. it was so fun! who new not all firetrucks looked the same.

Pre-K fun.

Evanston Rose Garden.

Does anyone know of this hidden gem? It's located a few blocks from Roycemore. In the summer it's blooming with a multitude of beautiful roses. We were lucky to walk through before they were all gone.

Specials

Art Class

The children also finished up a class mural they were working on.

French Class

This week we learned the color Verte (green).

We also reviewed the colors we have learned. ask your children about colors in french. They are pretty good.

PE Class

Fun with coach B.

Library

Checking out books with Miss Hilda.

SPIRIT WEEK. ROYCEMORE DAY.

Celebrating Roycemore's birthday. A visit with Royce the Griffin and dancing fun. Watch the video on Pre-K Facebook for the hokey pokey fun!!

Important Dates Coming Up.

NO SCHOOL on Monday - Teacher Professional Development Day

Field Trip

There has been some questions regarding our field trip so I wanted to make sure everyone had all the necessary information:

When: Friday, October 22 (We will leave school at 9 am and return at 12 pm).

Where: The Grove - Fall Program

Who: Early Childhood (PK, JK, K)

What: We will go on a hayride, trail walk in the Savanna Woodlands and visit the Interpretive Center

Other important info:

Please make sure to pack a brown bag lunch that day. We will have a picnic lunch before returning to school.

Please have your child wear their Roycemore field trip shirt that day!

If you haven’t already, please send $10 in with your child to cover the cost of our bus. You can send in cash in an envelope with your child’s name and “Mrs. Aksimitowski.” Please let us know ahead of time so we can make sure to look for the envelope in your child’s backpack.

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On October 22nd, RFA will be hosting two fall activities for Roycemore families!

Early Childhood and Lower School families are invited to Pumpkin Decorating and then Trunk or Treating in the upper parking lot.

Middle School families will be hosting the Trunk or Treat, with a theme of Superhero, and we highly encourage everyone (kids, parents, and cars) to be dressed up!

We ask that you RSVP to each event that you plan on attending with the corresponding links below. For Middle School families who want to decorate their trunk, please reserve your spot first, as we only have 24 parking spaces to utilize. Please note this must be done in addition to the general event RSVP.