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PMP Chronicles

Precious Moments Preschool | San Jose · Sunnyvale · San Carlos

🍼 Infant Program (3–18 months) at San Carlos Campus

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🍁 A Note from Our Director

Welcome to PMP Chronicles — our fall newsletter! 🍂 As the leaves turn golden and the air grows crisp, our classrooms are alive with the wonder of autumn. Each theme this season is designed to meet every child right where they are — from our tiny babies (San Carlos) to toddlers and to our Preschoolers. We are so grateful for this community. Let’s learn, play, and jump in fall together!

— Priyanka Bansal, Owner & Director

📣 Announcements

Aug 28 — Friendship bracelet making day
Sep 4 — Friday through Monday, school resumes Sep 8
Sep 11 — Pajama day! Dress in cozy pajamas & bring your fav toy to share
Sep 18 — Friendship message day — a friend records a message, they sleep next to each other & exchange a snack from home
Sep 25 — Dress like a fairy tale character day! 🏰

🎂 PMP is a cake-free facility during birthdays. Only fruits will be accepted for birthday celebrations.

Age Key:

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Acorns & Squirrels

Week 1 — Fall Exploration & Nature Science

Touch & feel tray — soft leaves, smooth acorns, crinkle paper for sensory exploration
High-contrast leaf pictures held up for babies to track with their eyes
Crinkle leaf sounds — shake foil leaves near baby's ears gently
Tummy time on an autumn-coloured mat with leaf mobiles above

Acorn sensory bin — scoop, pour, and explore real acorns
Squirrel puppet play and simple peek-a-boo hiding game
Brown play-dough acorn squishing & rolling
Sing: "Grey Squirrel, Grey Squirrel, shake your bushy tail"

Acorn count & sort by size (big/small, math)
Squirrel life cycle sequencing cards
Nature walk: collect leaves & acorns, draw in nature journals
Fingerprint acorn art — brown paint thumbprints

Acorn graphing: sort by color and size — record on a chart
Write & illustrate: "If I were a squirrel I would…"
Why do squirrels store food? Talk about it and draw a picture
Make patterns with acorns, leaves, and stones

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All About Me

Week 2 — Identity, Feelings & Self-Discovery

Baby mirror time — caregiver holds baby in front of mirror, narrates what they see
Name song — teacher sings each baby's name in a hello song during circle
Texture touch book — baby explores soft, rough, bumpy pages
Footprint & handprint keepsake art — stamped in fall colours

Mirror play — "Who is that?" self-recognition activity
Body tracing on paper — trace hands and feet
My favorites board: food, color, animal (picture cards)
Sing body parts song with movement: head, shoulders, knees

Self-portrait drawing — "This is what I look like"
My family collage using photos from home
Feelings faces matching game: happy, sad, angry, surprised
All About Me mini book — one page per topic

Draw a detailed self-portrait and write your name underneath
"I am special because…" — share with the class in circle time
Listen to heartbeat and breathing — what does your body do?
Interview a friend — ask 3 questions and share what you learn

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Fairy Tales

Week 3 — Imagination, Story & Drama

Soft puppet play — teacher uses gentle animal hand puppets while singing quietly
Read aloud: simple board book fairy tale with bold bright pictures
Gentle rocking "Once upon a time" song — baby in caregiver's arms
Touch-and-feel story props — soft bear, tiny house, fabric pieces

Read aloud: "Goldilocks" — big book with picture walking
Three Bears dramatic play: big/medium/small bowls & beds
Porridge sensory play — warm oatmeal with spoons
Puppet show: The Three Pigs — simple retelling with teacher

Story order: beginning, middle, end picture cards — put them in order
Build the Three Pigs' houses — straw, sticks, and blocks
Who was kind? Who was tricky? Sort the fairy tale characters
Design a castle with recycled materials & paint

What happened first, next, and last? Retell a fairy tale to a friend
Draw and colour your favourite fairy tale character
Make up your own fairy tale beginning: "Once upon a time…"
Create a mini storybook — draw pictures and write or dictate words

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Apples, Friendship & Kindness

Week 4 — Science, Senses & Social-Emotional Learning

Apple scent exploration — hold a cut apple near baby for gentle smell sensing
Red & green colour visual cards — high contrast apple pictures for tracking
Soft apple rattle — shake and listen, reach and grasp
Caregiver-led tasting for eating-age babies — pureed applesauce on spoon
Gentle lap bouncing to "Apple Tree" song

Apple tasting: red, green, yellow — sweet vs. tart sensory
Apple stamping with paint — cut apple prints on paper
Applesauce making — watch and smell the process together
Sing: "Way Up High in the Apple Tree"
Sharing practice: pass the apple around the circle
"Kind hands" craft — trace hands and decorate with hearts
Feelings book read-aloud: "The Invisible String"

Apple parts: look at the skin, flesh, seeds, and stem
Will it sink or float? Drop the apple in water and guess first
Apple graphing: which colour apple do you like best? Make a chart
Apple life cycle: seed → tree → blossom → fruit
Kindness jar — add a pebble every time someone is kind
Draw your best friend and share three things you like about them
Compliment circle — say one kind word to the friend next to you

Cut open an apple — look inside and count the seeds
Apple stamping with paint — make a pattern on paper
Make applesauce together and taste it 🍎
Draw a picture of your best friend and write their name
Decorate a paper apple and give it to a friend as a gift
Add a link to our class kindness chain when you do something kind
Listen to a friendship story and talk about it together

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Sports

Week 5 — Movement, Teamwork & Healthy Bodies

Soft ball roll — caregiver rolls a soft ball slowly toward baby
Kick & reach — encourage kicking dangling soft toys during tummy time
Sensory movement — gentle clapping, swaying, and bouncing to music
Grasp & shake — lightweight bells and rattles for hand-eye coordination

Ball rolling back and forth — take turns with a friend
Bean bag toss into a bucket — aim and throw
Balloon tap: keep it up in the air!
Touch and explore different sports balls — big, small, bouncy

Mini Olympics day: running, jumping, and balancing stations
Team relay race — take turns and cheer for each other
Match the equipment to the sport — sorting activity
What sport do you love? — vote and make a class graph

Play team games — pass the ball and cheer for each other
Practice catching, throwing, and kicking outside
Talk about being a good sport — what do we do when we lose?
Draw your favourite sport and tell the class about it

📅 Fall Theme Overview

Week	Theme	Focus Area	Special Activity
Week 1	🐿 Acorns & Squirrels 🍼 Infant activities included (San Carlos)	Science & Nature	Nature Walk
Week 2	🪞 All About Me	Identity & SEL	Self-Portrait Gallery
Week 3	🏰 Fairy Tales	Literacy & Drama	Castle Building
Week 4	🍎💛 Apples, Friendship & Kindness	Science & SEL	Applesauce + Kindness Chain
Week 5	⚽ Sports	Movement & Teams	Mini Olympics Day

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✦ PMP Chronicles | Precious Moments Preschool

📍 San Jose — 330 S Monroe St, San Jose, CA 95128
📍 Sunnyvale — 830 W Evelyn Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
📍 San Carlos — San Carlos, CA (Infant Program)
📞 408-387-9666 | 🌐 priyaspreciousmoments.net

Made with love for every precious child in our care 💛🍂

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