*PPLA MONTHLY ACTIVITY THEMES*

*Circle Time, Art Projects and Storytelling are focused around the monthly themes

AUGUST: GETTING TO KNOW OUR SCHOOL & NEW FRIENDS, DENTAL CARE

SEPTEMBER: FALL EQUINOX, PLANT LIFE $ COLOR RECOGNITION
(LATINO HERITAGE MONTH)

OCTOBER: BODY AWARENESS, CULTURAL IDENTITY &
ALPHABET SOUP (NAME RECOGNITION)

{Halloween Festivities & Chemistry Week}
*Parent Conferences

NOVEMBER: FRIENDSHIP & SHARING, MANNERS & GIVING,
MATH CONCEPTS (NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH)

DECEMBER: CELEBRATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY, FAMILY &
MOTHER EARTH (WINTER EQUINOX)
*WINTER CONCERT ~PPLA WILL BE CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK, 2 WKS.

JANUARY: FIVE SENSES & HEALTH EDUCATION (HIGENE)

FEBRUARY: LUNAR NEW YEAR (CHINESE FESTIVITIES) &
SOLAR SYSTEM (BLACK HISTORY MONTH)

MARCH: OUR NRIGHBORHOOD, RECYCLING &
SPRING EQUINOX (St. Patrick Day and Cesar Chavez Day)

APRIL: PETS & ANIMAL KINGDOM (DINOSAURS)

*Parent Conferences (end of the year portfolios and Kindergarten readiness assessment)

MAY: MARINE LIFE & WATER PATTERNS (Mother’s Day),
(Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month)

**SUMMER PROGRAM BEGINS, MAY 20-JUNE 20

JUNE: WEATHER PATTERNS, SUMMER SOLSTICE}, & OUTDOOR
SAFETY, STRANGER DANGER, (Father’s Day)

*PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM GRADUATION AND FAMILY POTLUCK!

JULY: NUTRITION & EXERCISE
~PPLA WILL BE CLOSED FOR SUMMER BREAK, 2 WKS.