Thanksgiving

This week our theme was “Thanksgiving”.  The children made turkeys and worked on shapes, position words, colors and name printing.  We learned about the numbers 7 & 8 and our letter for the week was Tt. 

Next week our theme will continue to be “Thanksgiving”.  We will enjoy a special Thanksgiving snack, play games and use our “Cute Pictures” from home for a special project!  We will learn about the number 9.  (This is a short week so I won’t be sending another classroom newsletter home next week).  When class resumes after Thanksgiving break our theme will be “Cookies & Christmas Trees”.  Our letter of the week will be Cc and we will learn about the number 10. 

 Reminders & Updates:                                

*Thanksgiving Vacation: No School Nov. 27^th-29^th

*Pre-K Christmas Program: Wed, Dec. 18^th OR Thurs, Dec. 19^th

at 9:30 in the Library, you may take your child home with you after their program.

*Remember that books make a wonderful Christmas gift.  If you decide to order from our next Scholastic book order please make a note if your order is a gift and I can place it in a bag so your child can not see it.

*We play outside three times each day.  Please send warm winter mittens (NOT finger mittens) to ensure your child stays warm and has fun!

Scarecrows & Thanksgiving

This week our theme was “Scarecrows & Thanksgiving”.  The children made turkeys, Thanksgiving placemats & scarecrows.  We talked about what we are thankful for and also worked on name printing, number identification, counting, colors and patterns.  We learned about the numbers 5 & 6 and our letter for the week was Hh. 

During the next two weeks our theme will be “Thanksgiving”.  The children will be making turkeys and working on shapes, position words, colors and name printing.  We will learn the numbers 7 & 8 and our letter for the week will be Tt.  During our short week we will have a Thanksgiving celebration and learn about the number 9. 

 Reminders & Updates:                       

      

*If you still have not completed your family’s turkey feather please take time to do so and return it to school so it can be added to our classroom turkey.

*Remember to send a cute 4x6 picture of your child any time before Nov. 11^th or 12^th.  The picture should be in the landscape format (side-ways) and will be used for a project.

*Book Orders: Due by Nov. 14^th.

*Thanksgiving Vacation: No School Nov. 27^th-29^th.

*A special thanks to all of you that take the time to work with your child and complete the homework each week!  All of your extra work at home is really paying off! 

Nighttime

This week our theme was ‘Nighttime’.  We learned about the night sky and things that we do or see at night.  The children made a rocket, an owl and a classroom book about nighttime activities.  On Wednesday & Thursday we had pajama day and pretended to have a sleepover with our friends!  Our letter for the week was Kk and we learned about the numbers 3 & 4. 

Next week our theme will be “Thanksgiving & Scarecrows”.  The children will be making turkeys, Thanksgiving placemats & scarecrows.  We will talk about what we are thankful for and also work on same vs. different, name printing, number identification, counting, colors and patterns.  We will learn about the numbers 5 & 6 and our letter for the week will be Hh.

 Reminders & Updates:                                

        Access kid friendly games and websites on my blog by

choosing the “Only2Clicks” link found on the right side of

the page!

*Vision & Hearing Screening: Completed in our classroom on November 12^th & 13^th.

*Book Orders: Due by Thursday, November 14^th.

*FBI Bowling Event: Friday, November 15^th (for those that have signed up).

*No School: (Thanksgiving Vacation) November 27^th-29^th.

*Pre-K Christmas Program: December 18^th & 19^th at 9:30 in the library.  Cookies and punch in our classroom following the program.  Children are welcome to go home with you after the festivities.