Scarecrows and Thanksgiving

Last week our theme was "Scarecrows." We made a colorful scarecrow and learned what scarecrows do. We also talked about the number 5 and 6 and the letter Hh. Please review these numbers and letter with your child to help them recognize them in the world around them. 

Thank you to all of the families that came to the Bowling FBI event last Friday. It was a lot of fun! The next FBI event will be cookie decorating on Dec. 6th at 1:45. If you have not signed up but still want to please let me know as soon as possible. 

This week and next week we will have the theme "Thanksgiving." We will be making several turkey projects and talking about what it means to be thankful. We will also be working with the numbers 7, 8, and 9. Our letter for these two weeks will be the letter Tt. 

Night time and Scarecrows

Last week we had the theme "Night time". We made owl and raccoon crafts and had a great pajama party day. We read to our stuffed animals that we brought in. We watched a movie and had a popcorn snack. The letter we learned about was Kk and practiced the numbers 3 and 4. We had a vision screening to check how well we could see distance, close-up, and colors. 

This week we are talking all about "Scarecrows." We will be making a big scarecrow and learning about the letter Hh and the numbers 5 and 6. For those students who were signed up, we will be having our first teeth varnishing. Report cards will be going home this week. 

Thank you to all of the families who have donated items to our classroom. They will be used to create all sorts of projects!!

Just a reminder: The weather is starting to get a lot colder than we have been used to. Please send your child with a warm jacket, hat, gloves or mittens. Some days it might be more comfortable for your child to have boots and snow pants too-even though we don't have snow hills to play on yet. 

Halloween

This week we finished up our "Halloween" theme and celebrated with our parties at the end of the week. Everyone had a great time getting dressed up and walking in our parade through the halls and classrooms. Trick-or-treating in the classroom was a big hit too! 

Next week our theme will be "Night time." We will be making raccoon and owl projects. We will be having our pajama day on Wednesday and Thursday. Please send your child in warm pajamas since we will still be going outside for recess. We will be talking all about the letter Kk and the numbers 3 and 4. Please take the time to count daily with your child and point out words beginning with the letter Kk. 

Reminders:

--Early Release on Tuesday Nov. 5th.
--Bowling slips/money for additional bowlers is due on the 4th and 5th of this week. 
--Turkey feather projects are due on the 6th and 7th of this week. 

Pumpkin Carving

     I just wanted to thank all of the parents who signed up and attended our first Families Being Involved event that was held last Friday morning. It was a lot of fun to see the students and parents working together to carve their pumpkins!!! Several people chose to take their pumpkin seeds with them. I hope they taste great once they are roasted or turn into huge pumpkins if you choose to plant them!

Hibernation & Migration

     This week our theme was "Hibernation & Migration". The class learned what it means to hibernate and migrate and all sorts of animals who do one or the other. We made turtle and geese projects and talked about bears. Our letter of the week was Mm, because this was a short week we will continue with the letter Mm as we move into our "Halloween" theme. 
     For the next two weeks we will have "Halloween" as our theme. We will be making some really neat crafts including: glitter bats, pumpkins prints, cookie cutter paintings, spider headbands, and spider hands. We will be celebrating Halloween on Oct 30th and 31st. Please send your child with their costume that day to change into for our party that afternoon. We will "trick-or-treat" in the classroom. You are welcome to send a store-wrapped treat if you like. There are 16 students in the Monday/Wednesday class and 16 in the Tuesday/Thursday class. We do have students with milk, egg, and nut allergies in our classes. 

REMINDERS:
--There is no school on Friday the 25th.
--The PBIS Fall Festival will be on Tuesday the 29th

Leaves & Fall

     This past week our theme was "Leaves & Fall." We made fall scenes with paper scraps, painted water color leaves, and painted acorns. We talked about why leaves change colors and about the changing weather. We practiced a bus evacuation and learned a new pumpkin song! This week we also had a school wide focus on Anti-Bullying and being "good friends" and wore orange to help support the cause.

     Next week we have NO school on Monday because of Parent/Teacher conferences and NO school on Thursday because of Child Development Day. Our theme will be "Hibernation & Migration." We will be making migrating geese and hibernating turtles.

REMINDERS:
-If you signed up, the first Families Being Involved event is taking place Friday, Oct. 18th at 8:30.
-Parent/Teacher conference times are set aside in 15 minute intervals, please arrive at your scheduled time to ensure everyone can be seen in a timely manner.

Fire Safety

     This week our theme was "Fire Safety." We had an amazing visit with Mr. Mike and Mr. Troy from the Medford Fire Department! Mr. Mike talked to us about how we need to be prepared by having our smoke detectors checked regularly, having child stickers on the windows of our bedroom so they can find us quickly if we are still inside, and how it is important to have a family meeting spot outside of our home so we know that everyone has made it out of the house. He showed us all of his gear that he would be wearing at a fire so that we would know he is a helper and not to be afraid of a firefighter if we see one. Mr. Troy showed us all of the important things on the new fire truck! We were able to climb in, sit in the seats, and even got to hear the loud siren and see the flashing lights!

     In class we made a fire scene, and painted a dalmatian "fire dog". We learned a new fire truck song. We read books about being safe around campfires and grills. Our letter of the week was Ff and we talked about all sorts of things that begin with that letter. 

     Next week our theme will be "Fall and Leaves." We will be making some neat art projects and talking about the changing weather. We will be making our first class book too! 

Reminders:
-Parent/ Teacher conference reminder slips have gone home this week. Please be sure to attend during the time scheduled because there are a lot of families to see in a short amount of time. Your child does not need to attend the conference with you!
-I will have a Giving Tree set up in the classroom. On the leaves there will be supplies that we will be using for various projects throughout the school year. If you would like please take one and send the needed item along with your child to school. THANKS!!
-Pumpkin Carving Event: Permission slips are due Oct. 7th and 8th. The event will be held on the 18th from 8:30-9:30
-Family Pumpkin Project: Due Oct. 9th and 10th. Please be creative and enjoy the time spent with your family to decorate the pumpkin that was sent in your child's folder this week. 
-There will be no Pre-K class being held on Mon. the 14th due to Parent/ Teacher conferences and no Pre-K classes held on the 17th due to Child Development Day