11/17 Classroom Update

This week, we began to learn about the first Thanksgiving and engaged in lots of Thanksgiving themed literacy centers. During center time, we made hand/footprint turkeys that are on display in the hallway, planned our thanksgiving menus, shopped for groceries at our Preschool Market, made pumpkin pie playdough pies, sorted rhyming words and words by beginning sound, and much more. Here are some picture highlights from the week:

Building Turkeys and Pilgrims with Pattern Blocks

Shopping in our Preschool Market

Counting and identifying numbers

Making pumpkin pies

Making handprint and footprint turkeys

Writing Thanksgiving menus

Playing Thanksgiving Bingo

Playing in the corn sensory bin

Reenacting the story Run Turkey Run

Important Dates/Reminders:

Thanksgiving Break: WECC is closed Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24 for Thanksgiving Break. Classes will resume on Monday, November 27.

Scholastic Book Orders: This week, I sent home Scholastic Book orders in your child's folder. November book orders are due by Thursday, November 30th. 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. November orders need to be placed by this coming Thursday, November 30th.

Save the Date: Save the date for our Holiday Sing concert and winter party following the concert on Wednesday, December 20th at 2:30 PM. We can't wait to share with you all the songs we have been working on with Ms. Janet and to celebrate the winter season!

Second Annual Middle School Blood Drive: EGR Middle School is hosting a blood drive on Friday, December 22 from 10 AM-4 PM in the Learning Commons. The goal is to donate 100 pints of blood, and last year the middle school held the largest blood drive for any middle school in the state! If you would like to donate, you can schedule an appointment to donate here.

Winter Break: School will be closed Monday, December 25 through Friday, January 5 for winter break. Classes will resume on Monday, January 8.

Have a great weekend!

11/10 Classroom Update

I really enjoyed meeting with all of you this week at conferences! It was so wonderful to be able to share some of your child's successes and areas of growth. I am so proud of all our preschoolers and can't wait to see how they continue to grow over the course of the year!

This week, we learned about different types of weather and focused on the letter F. During circle time, we read about different types of weather, learned about where rain and snow come from, and conducted a science experiment where we made a cloud in a bottle. During center time, we made weather forecasters for at home, sorted clothes for hot and cold weather, matched lower case storm clouds to uppercase letter umbrellas, made rain at the water table, played with "snow," had cloud races, and much more!

 Playing with "snow"

Painting clouds after reading The Little Cloud by Eric Carle

Next week, we will begin our Thanksgiving theme and focus on the letter E. We will also have music class with Ms. Janet on Wednesday!

Important Dates/Reminders:

Cold Weather Attire: It looks like colder weather is here to stay :(. Please remember to label all hats, gloves, jackets, etc. since many students have the same or similar cold weather gear. We go outside as long as the wind chill is above 0 and it is not raining, so it is important to send cold weather gear every day as the weather can change quickly!

Picture Retakes: If you would like your child's picture retaken, please let me know and send in your child's picture proof. Picture retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 15th. To order pictures, please follow the instructions on your child's picture proof flier.

Thanksgiving Break: WECC is closed Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24 for Thanksgiving Break. Classes will resume on Monday, November 27.

Have a great weekend!

11/3 Classroom Update

Thank you very much to all of the parents that volunteered their time and resources to making our Halloween party such a fun experiences for our preschoolers! They loved having a special reader, making spooky wreaths, and eating a delicious snack mix! Below are picture highlights from the week:

Working on the letter L in our HWT workbooks

Building letters with playdough

Clapping and building the syllables in Halloween words

 Writing Halloween words

Practicing writing the letter L using Wet/Dry/Try

Next week, we are going to be learning about different types of weather and conducting many different weather experiments in the classroom. We will also be learning about the letter F, matching lower and uppercase letters, and recognizing the words "it" and "is." 

Important Dates/Reminders:

Preschool Conferences: Conferences for the 5's class will be held this coming Wednesday, November 8 from 3:30 - 6:50 pm, and conferences for the ECSE class will be held on Monday, November 13th from 3:30-7:00 pm. If you have a child both in the 5's class and the ECSE class, you only need to sign up for one conference on 11/13 as Carly and I will both be there for those conferences. Here are the links for conferences:

• 5's Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4daca62aa2fe3-fall1
• ECSE  Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4daca62aa2fe3-fall

Picture Retakes: If you would like your child's picture retaken, please let me know and send in your child's picture proof. Picture retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 15th. To order pictures, please follow the instructions on your child's picture proof flier.

Thanksgiving Break: WECC is closed Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24 for Thanksgiving Break. Classes will resume on Monday, November 27.

Have a great weekend!