The letter T and the color brown and the Oval

This week we are going to be working on the letter T and the sound it makes.

We will be learning about the color brown.  

The oval shape.

We will be making pumpkin pie with brown and orange construction paper and cotton balls for whipped cream and using cinnamon for a sensory activity.

We will be learning the Teddy Bear song:

Teddy Bear, Teddy ear on the move, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch the ground. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear shoe me your shoe, Teddy bear Teddy Bear that will do! 

We will be using bubble wrap and painting with brown paint to make a bubble wrap teddy bear.

We will be making the letter T and turning them into a tea cup and a tea bag.

We will be doing a turtle activity, the children will draw what a turtle would carry on his back., we will be making a turtle from a paper plate.

Bible Verse:  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17

WEDNESDAY IS TIE DAY, have your child wear a tie to school.

Thursday is our Thanksgiving Feast, there are still spots open to donate and to help, we will eat at 11am and parents are invited.  All day students will NOT need a lunch that day. 

If you have not signed up for a Conference Time yet there are several spots open.

If you have not paid tuition  it is now due.

The letter I, the number 10

This week we will be learning about the color green and the number 10 and the letter Ii.
We will be making a green iguana an ice cream cone with sprinkles.
We will be using a green pipe cleaner and colored beads to make an inch worm.
We will be playing a learning game with square blocks with the letters Ii and the children will be using tongs to pick up the ice cubes and putting them in the correct bucket.
We will be filling up a insect jar with 10 thumb prints ( insects)
We are building a igloo and walking in the snow ( bubble wrap)

Our bible verse is: I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the father except through me.  John 14:6

ALL DAY STUDENTS PLEASE BRING IN A PAIR OF GLOVES OR MITTENS ON WEDNESDAY as we are making ice cream in plastic bags.

We will also be using Icing in plastic bags to practice writing  the letter I and the number 10. 

We are still collecting Yams for Thanksgiving Baskets.
Sign up sheet is on classroom door for Conferences.

Star student this week is Leah
Tuition is due =) 

Review Week

Thank You so much too all the parents that helped with our Halloween Party, fun was had by all!!

We will be reviewing this week and accessing for report cards.
Watch for a sign up sheet for Conferences, they will be on Monday November 25th  from 8 am to 4 pm 15 mins each, if you can not schedule  that day we can work something out.

We are collecting Yams in cans, so bring them in now until November 15th.  We will be helping needy families in our area!!


We will be having our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Feast November 21 and we invite parents to come eat a Thanksgiving Dinner with their students.  Sign Up for donations will be posted.:   Need can corned, Turkey lunch meat, gravy and stuffing and rolls  Thank You in advance for your help.  We will also need parent volunteers to heat everything up/ ALL PRESCHOOL CLASSES WILL BE DOING THIS but eating in their classrooms.  NO lunch boxes needed for the full day students on that day.

Letter H, the color orange and the number 9 and Hexagon

This week will be all about the Letter H and the sound it makes.  We will be making haystacks and pumpkins.  We will also be making ghosts using white paint and our feet, so please do not be alarmed if your child comes home with white paint on their feet ( we will be using baby wipes to wipe off but just in case )
Our color this week is ORANGE 
Our bible verse this week is: Honor your father and mothers.
The children will be building houses from blocks and learning about the different kind of houses that people live in....( igloo, tee pee, )
We will be working again on building our hand strength by picking up pom pom balls with tongs and practice our cutting skills.
Our number is 9, we will be counting 9 orange Fruit Loops and then eating them.
The all day students will be making and tasting pumpkin bread on Wednesday afternoon.
Don't forget all day students to check your pumpkin seeds at home and on the window too see which one is growing so we can do our graph.

Our Halloween Party is Thursday from 9 am to 10 am, your child may wear his or her costume ( no mask and bathroom friendly please) we still have a few spots left to volunteer for this fun morning!We will be watching Spookly with the other pre school classes following our party.

Katie and I hope that you had as much fun at the zoo as we did with the kids. A BIG Thank You to all who went with us.  They loved the bus!! ( by the way)
We look forward to more field trips later in the year.

Library Books are due on Wednesdays

OUR PUMPKIN AND SEED PLANTING AND TASTING

Our K kangaroos 

Our rectangle bulldozers

Our classroom of Astronauts 

Letter K, number 8, black and the rectangle

This week we will be learning about the letter K and the sound it makes.
Our number this week is 8 and the color black
We will be making kangaroos and spiders using the number 8
We will be traveling to the zoo on Wednesday, it is suppose to be chilly, only in the 50's, please dress warmly.

Our star student is Isaac please provide snacks for 16 students =)

We will be making some Halloween crafts, like pumpkins and bats and spiders, and even some ghosts!
Our all day students will be opening a pumpkin up and feeling the insides of the pumpkin and then counting out 8 seeds and planting them in cups.  Mrs. April and Mrs. Nettie's class will be joining us for this activity.

Fun with paint in a bag

We have been learning a Halloween song:
Five Little Pumpkins sitting on a gate
The first one said
Oh my its getting late
The 2nd one said
But we don't care
The 3rd one said
There are witches in the air
The 4th one said
Lets run and run and run
The 5th one said
I'm ready for some fun
OOHHHHH went the wind and out went the lights ( clap hands)
and the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Up Coming Events

• October 23rd ~ Mesker Park Zoo field trip!! Bus is leaving at 8:30 am , so please take your child to the bathroom before hand.  And please be here at 8:15am .
• October 27th ~ Neighborhood Party w/ Tailgate Treats -3pm-6pm
• October 31st ~ Halloween Party - 9am-10am  sign up sheet is by our door, and we still need plenty of volunteers =) after party all pre school classes will be watching Spookly the Square Pumpkin movie in our room.

The letter X the color gray, the octagon and the number 7

This week we  will be learning about the letter X, and making xylophones and x rays.
We start a new unit this week and it is Space so we will be making astronaut helmets with the children making their own faces.
We will be making rockets from toilet paper rolls and pretending to fly them around the room.
Our number this week is 7,we will be counting 7 m and ms and eating them.

We will be making stop signs from red paper.and writing the word stop in dots and the children will trace the word.

The all day students will be going on a X marks the spot scavenger hunt, and then eating a special snack in the afternoon.

Our color is gray and we will be mixing black and white paint and putting it in zip loc bags and taping them too the desks and letting the children practice writing X and the number 7.

We are going on our first field trip to the zoo on OCT 23 ( rain date is OCT 24) 
Permission slips will be sent home and if you would like to accompany your child, please let us know!!

We will be having a Halloween Party... more info will be coming with a sign up sheet for volunteers and items that we will need.

DON'T FORGET THURSDAY IS  WEAR GRAY DAY and Tuition is due if you have already not sent that in.    

Review Week

This week is our review week on the letters: M, N and Z.
Our numbers 4, 5 and 6 
Our colors:  yellow, blue, and pink.
Shapes are: 

and  Diamond.

We will be making a shape collage, glue newspaper on the letter N.
We will be using our dry erase markers and boards to practice writing our letters and numbers.

Our Star Student this week is: Gavin, please bring a snack from our approved list and show n tell to share with your friends.

Picture Day is Oct 8 for half day students so wear your finest and bring a smile!
Full Day Students are Oct 9th!!
We will be sending home the prices and proofs as soon as we get them. 

The children had so much fun with making zucchini bread and then tasting it 

and having our zucchini car races!!

We took the children outside on Thursday for some street chalk fun and look what Will did all by himself!!!  Ms. Katie and I are very proud of him!!