1Thu, Oct 1
Kielbasa casserole (Cali blend veggies, white sauce, elbows), milkOctober Lunch Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2Fri, Oct 2
Chicken corn chowder, saltines, milk5Mon, Oct 5
Salami & cheese on wheat, pickles, coleslaw, milk6Tue, Oct 6
Sloppy turkey Joes on a bun, mixed vegetables, milk7Wed, Oct 7
Grilled cheese, vegetable tomato soup, milk8Thu, Oct 8
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Cali veggies, milk9Fri, Oct 9
Lentil vegetable soup, garlic bread, milk12Mon, Oct 12
ClosedProfessional Development Day
13Tue, Oct 13
Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, Cali blend veggies, milk14Wed, Oct 14
Egg salad on a bun, broccoli, carrots, milk15Thu, Oct 15
Hot ham & cheese on wheat, mixed vegetables, milk16Fri, Oct 16
Brunch for Lunch!Crispy chicken strips, French toast sticks, sliced apples, milk
19Mon, Oct 19
Hearty chicken noodle vegetable soup, oyster crackers, milk20Tue, Oct 20
Italian combo with cheese, coleslaw, shredded carrots, milk21Wed, Oct 21
Ravioli, veggie sauce, broccoli, milk22Thu, Oct 22
Pepperoni French bread pizza, green bean salad, milk23Fri, Oct 23
Shepherd’s pie (turkey, mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes), milk26Mon, Oct 26
Turkey & cheese roll-up, carrots, pickles, milk27Tue, Oct 27
Pasta fagioli (beans, carrots, celery, garlic, crushed tomatoes), grated cheese, buttered bun, milk28Wed, Oct 28
Cream cheese & jelly on rye, cheese stick, milk29Thu, Oct 29
Egg roll casserole (sausage, rice, broccoli, coleslaw), milk30Fri, Oct 30
Orange Day!Baked pumpkin mac & cheddar, carrots, yams, milk
🥜 Please help keep Cornerstone peanut/nut free.💧 Water is available at every meal.Cornerstone reserves the right to make occasional changes and substitutions.
October Snack Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1Thu, Oct 1
AMOatmeal, milkPMSliced apples, crackers, water2Fri, Oct 2
AMSliced oranges, crackersPMGraham crackers, milk5Mon, Oct 5
AMRaisin bread with butter, milkPMCinnamon applesauce, graham crackers, water6Tue, Oct 6
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMSliced oranges, crackers, water7Wed, Oct 7
AMOvernight oatmeal with fruit, waterPMPretzels, milk8Thu, Oct 8
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMSliced apples, crackers, water9Fri, Oct 9
AMSliced banana, Triscuits, waterPMbelVita crackers, milk12Mon, Oct 12
ClosedProfessional Development Day
13Tue, Oct 13
AMSliced banana, Triscuits, waterPMPretzels, milk14Wed, Oct 14
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMSliced apples, crackers, water15Thu, Oct 15
AMSliced oranges, crackers, waterPMbelVita crackers, milk16Fri, Oct 16
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMFruit smoothies, crackers, water19Mon, Oct 19
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMSliced banana, crackers, water20Tue, Oct 20
AMSliced oranges, crackers, waterPMChex mix, milk21Wed, Oct 21
AMSliced apples, crackers, waterPMRice cakes with cream cheese & jelly, water22Thu, Oct 22
AMOatmeal, milk, waterPMSliced pears, crackers, water23Fri, Oct 23
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMApplesauce; toddlers: pumpkin cookies, PS/PK: crackers; water26Mon, Oct 26
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMSliced banana, crackers, water27Tue, Oct 27
AMFruit smoothies, crackers, waterPMSliced pears, belVita crackers, water28Wed, Oct 28
AMWhole grain cereal with milk, waterPMPeaches, crackers, water29Thu, Oct 29
AMCinnamon bread with butter, milkPMToddlers: applesauce & graham crackers; PS/PK: apple crisp; water30Fri, Oct 30
Orange Day!AMOrange slices, belVita crackers, waterPMGoldfish crackers, milk🥜 Please help keep Cornerstone peanut/nut free.💧 Water is available at every meal.Cornerstone reserves the right to make occasional changes and substitutions.
Toddler Calendar · Leaves Are Falling!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1Thu, Oct 1
Blend yellow shaving cream with blue to discover…2Fri, Oct 2
Gather, identify and stack green, purple and orange items5Mon, Oct 5
Book of the Week: Leaves · Begin stuffing a scarecrow6Tue, Oct 6
🎵 Music with Ms. Sarah! · Collect leaves to make a leaf collage7Wed, Oct 7
Begin Duplo stamp painting — blending primary colors to create secondary (hard, strong)8Thu, Oct 8
Create a giant pumpkin using our hands and feet!9Fri, Oct 9
Explore leaves & gourds in the sensory table12Mon, Oct 12
ClosedProfessional Development Day
13Tue, Oct 13
Book of the Week: The Busy Squirrel · Learn the finger play “5 Little Pumpkins”14Wed, Oct 14
Measure & combine ingredients to create pumpkin-spice scented Moon Sand!15Thu, Oct 15
Concoct red & yellow playdough to discover… (soft, flexible)16Fri, Oct 16
Throw leaves in the air and watch them fall — then mimic it indoors with scarves!19Mon, Oct 19
Book of the Week: Jump Into Fall! · Gather and jump into leaf piles20Tue, Oct 20
Reverse squeegee-paint a fall tree21Wed, Oct 21
Collect and paint with leaves (add to our trees)22Thu, Oct 22
Crawl through a “spider web” obstacle course23Fri, Oct 23
Concoct and blend yellow & blue playdough to discover… (soft, flexible)26Mon, Oct 26
Book of the Week: One Leaf, Two Leaves! · Collect natural items outside, then reverse-paint with them27Tue, Oct 27
Explore the inside of a pumpkin (hard, soft, squishy, stringy)28Wed, Oct 28
Concoct and blend blue & red playdough to discover… (soft, flexible)29Thu, Oct 29
Make and bake pumpkin cookies for afternoon snack! (soft, hard)30Fri, Oct 30
Orange Day!Dress in orange and play “I Spy” Orange
🎃 Costume Day — Monday, Nov 2. Wear (or bring in) your Halloween costume! No weapons or sharp items, please, and check pockets for candy — we have highly allergic children.
Curriculum
A year of themes
Language & literacy, cognition, social-emotional development, social studies and health are woven into every day. Here’s how the school year unfolds.
September
Family, Friends, and Me!
- Focus:
- Understand self, family and a diverse community
- Math:
- #1 & 2 · sort by color, shape, size
- Letters:
- C, O
- Color:
- Primary colors
- Science:
- Body parts; graph skin tones; harvest our fall crop
- Celebrate:
- 1st Day of Fall & Yellow Day
This month
October
Awesome Autumn!
- Focus:
- Observe and chart changes in the environment
- Math:
- #3 & 4 · shapes
- Letters:
- G, A
- Color:
- Blend primaries into secondaries
- Science:
- Delve into pumpkins; sort seeds; till our garden
- Celebrate:
- Silly Sock Day, Open House, Diwali, Halloween & Orange Day
November
I’m Growing!
- Focus:
- My Healthy Plate; what we need to be healthy
- Math:
- #5 & 6 · 3D shapes, size, construction
- Letters:
- D, S
- Color:
- Brown
- Science:
- Classify foods; plan next season’s garden
- Celebrate:
- Costume Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving & Brown Day
December
Pack Your Suitcase!
- Focus:
- Celebrations and traditions around the world
- Math:
- #7 & 8 · left/right, measurement
- Letters:
- L, I
- Color:
- Silver & gold
- Science:
- Cooking: measure ingredients and explore heat & cold
- Celebrate:
- Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa & Pajama Day
January
Space Explorers!
- Focus:
- Outer space, spacesuits and spaceships
- Math:
- #9 & 10 · position & proximity
- Letters:
- T, F, E
- Color:
- Black & white
- Science:
- Liquids & solids; magnets
- Celebrate:
- MLK Jr. Day, 100th Day of Learning, Black & White Day
February
Things That Go!
- Focus:
- Transportation; cause & effect
- Math:
- #11 & 12 · puzzles
- Letters:
- H, B, R
- Color:
- Red
- Science:
- Wheels, gears and how objects move
- Celebrate:
- Groundhog Day, Friendship Day, Chinese New Year, Red Day
March
Once Upon a Story!
- Focus:
- Ways to share a story; author & illustrate a book
- Math:
- #13 & 14 · sequencing
- Letters:
- P, M, N
- Color:
- Green & rainbow
- Science:
- Weight, measurement, predictions, prisms
- Celebrate:
- Read Across America, St. Patrick’s Day, Green Day
April
Our Planet Earth!
- Focus:
- Our impact on nature; recycling
- Math:
- #15 & 16 · sorting
- Letters:
- V, W, K
- Color:
- Pastels
- Science:
- Life cycles; plant seeds; reduce, reuse, recycle
- Celebrate:
- Week of the Young Child, Earth Day & Pastel Day
May
The People in Our Neighborhood!
- Focus:
- Occupations and responsibilities
- Math:
- #17 & 18 · patterns, buying & selling
- Letters:
- Q, J, U
- Color:
- Purple
- Science:
- Transplant seedlings; observe weather
- Celebrate:
- Pre-K walking field trip, Preschool Celebration, Purple Day
June
Games Galore!
- Focus:
- Challenge our minds and bodies
- Math:
- #19 & 20 · compare & contrast
- Letters:
- X, Y, Z
- Color:
- Blue
- Science:
- Eye, hand & foot coordination
- Celebrate:
- Picnic Day, Blue Day & Pre-K Graduation
September
All About Me, My Family & Friends!
- Focus:
- Compare what makes each of us special
- Books:
- What I Like About Me, A Color of His Own
- Math & color:
- Counting #1 · primary colors
- Science:
- Body parts
- Celebrate:
- Music, Exercise & Ball Days, Yellow Day
This month
October
Leaves Are Falling!
- Focus:
- Observe changes in the environment
- Books:
- Jump into Fall!, The Very Busy Squirrel, Leaves
- Math & color:
- Counting 1–2 · secondary colors
- Science:
- Hard, soft, strong, flexible, transparent
- Celebrate:
- Nursery & Toddler Social, Halloween & Orange Day
November
Animal Kingdom!
- Focus:
- Animals and their habitats
- Books:
- Brown Bear, Franklin Wants a Pet
- Math & color:
- Counting 1–3 · brown
- Science:
- Stacking
- Celebrate:
- Costume Day, Thanksgiving & Brown Day
December
Little Cooks!
- Focus:
- Experiment with textures and tastes
- Books:
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series
- Math & color:
- Counting 1–4 · silver & gold
- Science:
- Measure, pour, mix, bake & devour
- Celebrate:
- Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa & Pajama Day
January
Brr… It’s Cold!
- Focus:
- Explore winter changes
- Books:
- The Mitten, The Snowy Day
- Math & color:
- Counting 1–5 · black & white
- Science:
- Melting, freezing & temperature
- Celebrate:
- Dress-Up Day, Black & White Day
February
Icky, Sticky, Squishy & Gooey
- Focus:
- Explore with our five senses
- Books:
- My Five Senses, The Listening Walk
- Math & color:
- Shapes, 1:1 correspondence · red
- Science:
- Each of our five senses
- Celebrate:
- Bubble Day, Friendship Day & Red Day
March
Things That Go!
- Focus:
- How different things move
- Books:
- Go, Dog, Go, The Wheels on the Bus
- Math & color:
- Up/down, in/out, on/off · green
- Science:
- Wheels, gears, water & wind
- Celebrate:
- Hat Day, Kite Day & Green Day
April
We Are Growing!
- Focus:
- Changes in the environment
- Books:
- The Tiny Seed, Inch by Inch
- Math & color:
- Measure height · pastels
- Science:
- Plant bulbs & seeds; sorting
- Celebrate:
- Stuffed Animal Day, Earth Day & Pastel Day
May
Creepers and Crawlers!
- Focus:
- Observe living things
- Books:
- Eric Carle’s “Very” books
- Math & color:
- More & less · purple
- Science:
- Nature and its inhabitants
- Celebrate:
- Bug Day, Gardening Day & Purple Day
June
Splish! Splash!
- Focus:
- What sinks and floats
- Books:
- Mister Seahorse, Little Quack
- Math & color:
- Heavy & light · blue
- Science:
- Manipulate materials, identify outcomes
- Celebrate:
- Rainy Walk, Picnic & Water Days, Blue Day
July & August
Summer Fun!
Spectacular summer themes announced each spring.
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