Week of Oct. 17th

For the next two weeks our theme will be “Halloween”.  (Due to the short week and Halloween parties I will not be sending a classroom newsletter home next week). During the next 2 weeks we will make/have made jack-o-lantern windsocks, ghost feet, glitter bats, a painting with cookie cutters & spider hands.  We will continue to work on name printing, matching, cutting and counting. Our letter for this week was Jj!

On Tues. & Wed. of next week we will have our Halloween Party!  The children will make spider hats, help me scoop out and carve a pumpkin, play games and trick-or-treat in the classroom!

During the first week in November our theme will be “Hibernation & Migration”.  The children will be making raccoons and Canadian geese.  We will learn what hibernation & migration means and decide which animals sleep/fly away for the winter.  The children will begin to learn about numbers starting with 1 & 2 and our letter for the week will be Mm. 

 Reminders & Updates:                                    

*Halloween party: Oct. 25^th or 26^th.  Please remember that all treats must be wrapped (we will not have time to eat everything), you child should be able to put their costume on over their clothes (by themselves) and no weapons or face paint are allowed.

*No School: Thursday, Oct. 27^th & Friday, Oct. 28^th.

*Book Fair: Held in the SES library from Oct. 31^st to Nov. 7^th.

*FBI Bowling Event: Permission slips due by Nov. 2^nd Or 3^rd.

*Early Release: Tuesday, Nov. 8^th.  Please be sure to send a note if your child needs to go somewhere other then their normal drop off point.

Classroom News: Week of Oct. 10th

 This week our theme was “Fall & Leaves”.  We learned about the letter Ll, made a leaf book, used watercolor paints to make a leaf and painted an acorn.  The children also made fall trees, a pumpkin booklet and created a page for our first classroom book about Having Fun In Fall.  The children are also bringing a fall memory game home, which they can cut out and play with you over the weekend!

Next week our theme will be “Halloween”.  There is no school on Monday due to parent teacher conferences.  (The children that miss school on Monday will be catching up on the work they miss during Monday of the following week).  This week we will be making a jack-o-lantern windsock, ghost feet, glitter bats, a cookie cutter painting and spider hands!  We will continue to work on name printing, matching, shapes, following directions, cutting and counting.  Our letter for the week will be Jj.

 Reminders & Updates:                                    

       *P/T Conferences Oct 17^th: Each conference is only 10 minutes

long; please remember you do not need to bring your child.

*Family Ghost Projects & Book Orders: Due Oct. 12^th or 13^th.

*If you have a pumpkin you would like to donate to our classroom please bring it in any time before our party.  

*Halloween Party: Oct. 25^th OR 26^th Your child can bring a costume to be put on over their clothing.  You can also send wrapped treats to be handed out when we go ‘trick-or-treating’ in our classroom!

*No School: Oct. 27^th & 28^th

Week of October 3rd

Classroom News

This week our theme was “Fire Safety”.  We made a fire safety book, painted a Dalmatian, made a fire scene and made firemen hats.  The Stetsonville Fire Chief also came to visit us and talked to the children about the tools firemen use and what to do in an emergency.  We got to see the fire engine and learned how to STOP, DROP & ROLL!  Our letter for the week was Ff. 

Next week our theme will be “Fall & Leaves’.  The children will be making a watercolor leaf, acorn, leaf booklet, fall trees and a pumpkin book.  The children will also bring home a fall memory game, which they can make & play with you!  We will even make a page for our first classroom book called Having Fun In Fall.  We will continue to work on shapes, colors, matching and counting.  Our letter for the week will be Ll.

 Reminders & Updates:                                

*P/T Conferences: Oct 17^th -please return your confirmation slip ASAP!  Each conference is only 10 minutes long; please remember to be on time.

*Family Ghost Projects & Book Orders: Due Oct. 12^th or 13^th.

*If you have a pumpkin you would like to donate to our classroom please bring it in any time before our party.  (More information will be sent home regarding the party next week).

*Pumpkin Carving FBI Event: permission slips due Oct. 10^th or 11^th

*Reward Books: Around the end of each month your child will receive a free book from the pre-K department.  These books have white stickers on the back indicating that they are a reading reward.  Please take the time to read this book with your child, it is yours to keep!

*No School: Oct. 27^th & 28^th

^{*View our photos from this week under the tab at the top called "Photos".}