This past week we worked on letters Ss and Tt, numbers 29 and 30, the octagon shape and the sight word "the". We made a fall colored tree by tearing brown construction paper into a strip for a tree trunk and smaller strips for branches. Then we used red, yellow and orange paint to finger paint leaves on the trees. They came out so cute! I bought ghost and spider lights for our tree and the kids love them! They look great on the tree!
This week we will be working on letters Uu and Vv, numbers 31 and 32, the rhombus shape (previously called a diamond), the Bible verse Luke 18:14 "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted." and our sight word will be "up". I will be bringing in a pumpkin and cutting off the top so the kids can explore all the "guts" inside the pumpkin. I will also be bringing in some small different color shape and size gourds for the kids to examine. We will be guessing the height (how many cubes high) of our pumpkin, doing some estimating and graphing and call me crazy, but we are going to try to make some "ghost mud"...http://happyhooligans.ca/ghost-mud-ice-cream/ and reading some Halloween books.
Our party is on Thursday and even if your child does not attend on Thursdays, you are more than welcome to bring them. Costumes are welcome and if you are bringing a change of clothes, please make sure it is something they can easily take on/off themselves.
We still need parent volunteers to help make snacks and help out with games, etc!!!
Leader Calendar for the week of October 28th-November 1st:
Monday: Cole
Tuesday: Griffin
Wednesday: Dylan
Thursday: Jason
Friday: Lila
Reminders:
Weather this time of year is very unpredictable and can be 65 degrees one day and 45 and windy the next. Please keep your on the forecast so you will know what type of clothing and coats your child should wear to school. We go outside every day unless it is pouring rain, really hot or really cold (below 25 degrees) Please make sure your child has a coat/hoodie/sweater to put on when we go outside. Wal-Mart has their hat/glove sets out and I usually recommend parents pick up one of those $1/$2 hat/glove sets to keep in their tub at school. This way you know they have it for school and don't have to bring one back and forth every day. We don't keep extra hats and gloves for the kids and don't let the kids share hats. An extra pair at school comes in handy! I bought an extra set for me so I don't have to worry about bringing it back and forth everyday!
With the change of the seasons, please change out your child's extra set of clothes and include pants and a long sleeve shirt.
If your child has been sent home sick or has been sick at home, they may not return to school until they have been fever, vomiting and diarrhea free for 24 hours without medication. This is to help prevent the other children and staff from becoming sick as well.
If you would like to pack your child's lunch for them, per our food program guidelines, please make sure they bring a nutritiously balanced lunch including fruit and/or veggies and some protein. If you pack them juice, it has to be labeled 100% juice or we can not give it to the children.
Things for the kids to practice at home:
Blowing noses
Buttoning
Zippering
Putting on a coat
Putting on their shoes and tying them
Have a great weekend!
....Mrs. Wendy
Some pics from this week:
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