Review Week: Z,N and M

This week we wil be reviewing Z,M and N and yellow,green and black.
Our shapes the    and the 

and our numbers 5, 6 and 7.

We will be making Ninja Turtles

doing a number walk and shape walk.

We will be using paint and letter stamps and stamping a large piece of paper and then finding our letters that we are reviewing.

We will be rolling a dice and then counting the correct number of 

acorns out.

We will be making a class wreath to be sent to Easly SC where it will be enjoyed by some seniors at a seniors facility.

We will be popping bubble wrap to work on strengthing our fingers and hands for scissor cutting.

In chapel this week we be learnng about how god keeps his promises.  Psalm 145:13

and we will learn about Joseph and the coat of many colors.

We will be making a coat and use many colors of tissue paper.

Our star student this week is: Gracie, please bring snacks from the approved list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Dont forget about our Mission Moment on October 25th, please return permission slip.

Our Halloween party is Wednesday Oct 28th 

Our field trip to Goebel Farms from 8:30 -11:00am.

Please return permission slip.

This weeks letter is Z

This week we will be learning about the letter Z, the square and the number 7.

We will be making a zebra: we will be using a white crayon and drawing stripes on it and using water color paints and painting over the stripes.

We will be drawing 7 stripes.

We will be using fall colored buttons and making indian corn for a fall fun craft.

We will be making playdough Z's. 

In the afternoon we will be using  rick rack ribbon and making Z's and also using 7 squares and gluing them onto black paper.

In Chapel we will be learning about Day 7 of creation: God rested.

Please allow your child to wear his or her pajamas to school on Wednesday. NO SLIPPERS PLEASE 

Our Star Student is: Ella please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

New blog, Letter N

This week we will be learning the letter Nn and the color green and the number 6 and the square.

We will be tearing up newspaper and making newspaper art.
We will be going on a nature walk (weather permitting) and finding acorns, twigs and leaves and then making a class nature art project.
We will be digging in the sand table to find the letter N, #6 and green things.  We will be practicing our scissor skills and cut out a nest and then gluing straw on it and gluing in birds with feathers.

We will be using foam squares with letter N's on them and using golf tees and a toy hammer and hammering the tees into the N's,
We will be counting 6 gumballs on a counting sheet and coloring them green.

In chapel we will be going over that God said " Let there be people and animals"  Please allow your child to bring a stuffed animal to school to take to chapel.

On Thursday we will be having an in school field trip with Silly Safari and we are very excited to have them come to our little school. 

Our star student this week is: Cora, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Dates to remember:

October 25th is our Mission Moment 
October 28th is our Halloween Party{we will need parent volunteers}

Letter M

I would like to thank everyone for donating your pennies to Lukes Heart.  I know the Chapman family will apprciate our kindness.

I also hope that everyone had an enjoyable time at our Fall Family Picnic.  

This week  we will concentrate on the letter M and the number 5 and the color yellow and the triangle.

We will be doing a writing prompt on Tuesday morning that will make the children think of something that they eat that starts with the letter m.  The mouse wanted to munch on...

We will be gluing macaroni on the letter M.  We will be playing a color matching game that includes eating some m and m's.

We will also be painting with marbles and using yellow paint.

In the afternoon centers we will be using yellow mustard and tracing the letter m's on hot dogs that have been made from construction paper.

We will also be using counting bears and counting to the number 5.  We will be using a flannel board and playing a shape game.

In chapel we will talk about what god created on day 5.

God said "Let there be birds and fish."

We will be gluing fish and birds in to our journals.

Our star student is: Camron, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Important Dates

September 22: Picture Day so wear your smiles!!

October 25th: Mission Moment {more info to follow}

October 28th: Halloween Party { more info to follow}

As always, Thank you for sharing your child with us!!

Review Week

It is time for our first review week!  So we will be reviewing the letters A, V and W.  The numbers 1, 2, 3 and introducing the number 4. As well as our shape the circle and triangle.
We will be making an aquarium by using masking tape and making a rectangle with it and then using blue tissue paper as the water and then decorating our fish by using the colors, purple, pink and white.
We will be making a W watermelon from a red and green W and using a q tip for the seeds.
We will be practing our scissor skills by cutting and snipping  with playdough, yarn,paper.  ( please practice at home too)
 We will be using the dry erase boards and practice writing the letter V.
We will also be practicing our eye hand coordination by fishing in the classroom.

We will be making a circle and triangle clown to review our shapes.

We have been doing some very simple math skills adding and subtracting using our number of the week.

In chapel this week we will be learning about Day 4. God said "Let there be, the sun, moon and stars"

Our Star student this week is: Brycen, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday!! 

Its Book Fair Time!!!! So come join us before and after school and get a start on the Christmas shopping!!!  Will be here all week!

DONT FORGET

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 is our FALL FAMILY PICNIC 
{rain or shine}  at 11 am.  Come early and find the perfect spot for your blankets and bring your pennies so we can fill our bucket for Luke's Heart.  {all the monies are going to Luke Chapman who is on the national heart transplant list}
We will meet you on the lawn!!! This is for ALL students, so please pack lunches for all students. Half Day students will be dismissed from the picnic.
There will be a fire truck, ambulance and Kono ice and lots of Home For Your Heart Love to go around!! So bring those pennies and dollars!! 

More Important Dates:
Picture Day is September 22, so wear your smiles!!
Mission Moment is October 25 more information to follow.

Letter W blog #3

This week we will be learning about the letter W, the color white and the number 3 and the triangle.

On Wednesday Sept 9, is WaCkY WeDnEsDaY!!!
Please allow your child to dress crazy and silly, mis matached socks and or shoes. Striped shirts with polka dot pants!! Have fun getting silly with your child. We will be doing silly things all day Wednesday and even reading the story Wacky Wednesday.

We will be making a walrus from paper plates

We will be allowing the children to practice their scissor skills by cutting triangles out and then decorating them.

We will be using shaving cream to practice writing 3's and w's and triangles.

We will be doing some fine motor skills as well. We will be using tongs and picking up cotton balls and putting them in the pop corn container.
Also we will be using the game shape shuffle, which allows the children to match the correct shape with the picture.


In Chapel we will be learning about day 3 of creation.
God said" Let there be land and plants" 

Our star student is: Braylan, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and enough for 16 students.
Please allow your student to bring a show and tell on Thursday.

IMPORTANT DATES

Sept 17- Fall Family Picnic.  Please pack a lunch for all students ( full and half day) and meet us on the lawn and save your dollars for a special treat!!  
Sept 22- Fall Picture Day  (information will be going home this week)

As always, Thank you for sharing your child with us as they learn and grow! 

#2 blog Letter V #2, circle, and pink

This week we are doing our first science experiment of the school year.  We will be heading outside to make a volcano using vinegar,baking soda and food coloring.
We are using scissors for the first time this week, and will be learning how to hold them and that our thumb leads.  We will be cutting straight lines.  Please allow your child to practice his or her scissor skills at home.

Our letter is V and our color is pink.  We will be using our letter V's and flowers and making vases.   Our shape is still a circle and we will be incorporating it in to our centers as well by making our own faces.  We will be using  yarn for our hair, googly eyes and the children will be drawing their own noses and we will be using pink tissue paper as a pieced of popped bubble gum.

We will be using frogs and counting the correct number out and placing them on the log.

In Chapel we will learn about day 2 and that god created the sky and the clouds.  We will be coloring a blue sky in our journal and then allowing the children to place cotton clouds on their paper.

Our Star Student this week is Audrey, please bring enough snacks from the approved snack list and also a show and tell on Thursday.




As always, Thank you for allowing us to watch your child learn and  grow.  If you have any concerns, or questions don't hesitate to contact one of us.