9/30 Classroom Update!

It's hard to believe that it is already almost October - the month of September seemed to just fly by! This week, we focused on Fall and the letter F. Here are some highlights from the week:

This week, we had so much fun playing in our classroom Apple Orchard. At our apple orchard, we could pick, sort, and sell apples and other goods at the Apple Orchard store.

We used apples to stamp and paint fall trees, as well as made tissue paper leaves on fall trees.

  

After reading The Leaf Man, we collected and used leaves to make our own leaf men!

  

We also began working on our letter books. Each week, we will make a new letter so that at the end of the year we have a full alphabet book to take home. This week, we made our F is for Frog page.

Next week, we will learn all about apples and focus on the letter E!

Important Reminders!

Spirit Week: We will be having an EGR Spirit Week this coming week (10/3-7) at Woodcliff. Here are the themes for each day:
           Monday: Pajama Day
           Tuesday: Crazy Hair/Hat Day
           Wednesday: USA Day
           Thursday: Favorite College/Team Day
           Friday: Blue and Gold Day

Apple Orchard Field Trip:  We will be visiting Schwallier's Country Basket on Tuesday, October 4th. Our morning class will be leaving promptly at 8:30 am, and our afternoon class will be leaving promptly at 12:30 pm. Because we need to leave right at our usual class start time, I will be opening the classroom doors at 8:15 am and 12;15 pm in order for us to try to leave on time. Here are a few important reminders for the day of the field trip:

• Please dress in layers and wear boots/shoes that can get muddy. Right now, the forecast is for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 72. Hopefully it will stay nice!
• Please remember to bring your child's car/booster seat pre-labeled with your child's first and last name on the day of the field trip.
• If you are joining us on the field trip, please fill out a volunteer form here. If you volunteered to drive other students than your own child, you will also need to stop by the office to fill out a driving self-report form with your drivers license, proof of insurance, and registration.

Scholastic Book Orders: September book orders have shipped and should be arriving this week. October book orders went home this week and are due by Thursday, October 13. You can order books online by completing the steps below. You may also turn in your paper order and payment to me and I will input your order for you.

1. Go to the Scholastic Reading Club Website here.
2. Click Connect to your Teacher and enter our class activation code: PJFBX.
3. Then click to order from this month's flyer. Our default flyer is the "Early Childhood" flyer; however, you may order from any of the flyers. You can view more details about each book and add them to your cart by clicking on them in the flyer. 
4. After selecting your items, click on the cart to create an account or sign-in to your existing account in order to check-out.  
5. October Orders need to be placed by this coming Thursday, October 13th.

Have a great weekend!