Upcoming Field Trip and Classroom Updates

Field Trip Information:

This week, your child will be bringing home a permission slip for our first field trip of the year in their Thursday folder! We will be going to Schwallier's Country Basket on Thursday, October 15th to taste apples, pick pumpkins, and pet farm animals! We are looking for volunteer drivers/chaperones to join us on the trip. There is a fee of $5 per child and adult attending. Please keep an eye out for the permission slip in your child's folder and return the bottom portion of the slip by Friday, October 9th.

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Classroom Updates:

This week, we learned all about the letter E! We read stories that began with the letter E, we practiced identifying uppercase and lowercase Es, and as well as writing the letter E. We are working on making elephants that will soon be proudly displayed in our hallway for families to admire! Here is a look at some of the stories we read below:

     

This week, we also continued our "Kissing Hand" theme in class. We made our own Chester Racoon puppets for students to retell the story of "The Kissing Hand," as well as read many more stories about Chester. We read "Chester the Brave," and talked about how being brave doesn't mean not being scared, but trying something when you are scared anyway! 

This coming week, we begin our "All About Me" theme where we will discover what makes each of us special. We will focus on our names, discuss similarities and differences among us, and learn more about each other. We will also focus on the letter F, the sound the letter F makes, and words that begin with the letter F.

I hope you all had a relaxing and restful weekend. I'm looking forward to another great week!

Week One!

What a great first week! We had so much fun this week meeting news friends, exploring our classroom, learning new songs, reading lots of stories and practicing classroom routines. This week, we learned how to play with many of the toys in our classroom, played outside on the playground or in the sandbox, and made snack placemats that we will use throughout the year!

We read the following four stories this week to help with the transition from summer to preschool. In class, we talked about how it's okay to feel sad or miss someone while you're away at school, but that our loved ones will always come back! We even made "kissing hands" for loved ones that may miss us while we're away at school. 

   

Next week, we will continue to learn more about our classroom, including how to be good helpers! We will begin our classroom jobs, and a few friends will bring home Webster/Payton (our classroom mascots) or the Mystery Backpack. If you bring home Webster/Payton or the Mystery Backpack, please return them on the last class day (Thursday or Friday) of the week for your child to share with the class during morning or closing circle!

We will also begin our first focus letter: the letter E! Many of our centers will be focused on writing the E, letter E sounds, and words that begin with the letter E. We will also continue our theme of "The Kissing Hand" and read more stories about Chester the Raccoon. By the end of the week, students can retell Chester stories with a Chester the Raccoon puppet!

I'm looking forward to another great week!

*Reminder: Home folders will go home on Thursdays with all students work from throughout the week. Please return your child's folder on the following Friday or Monday.