9/7 Classroom Update

This week, we read the classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and focused on our names! We practiced recognizing our names, identifying letters in our names, building our names, and writing our names. We also had our first music class with Ms. Janet on Wednesday afternoon. Here are some picture highlights from the week:

Playing the "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" letter game!

Our names crawled up the coconut tree!

Building our names with playdough!

We learned the song "Pick Up a Crayon" which helps teach proper crayon grip. Then we practiced while doing an aim and scribble exercise!

Searching for our names and building names in the sand table!

Music and movement with Ms. Janet!

Magic name painting!

We sorted letters that are in or not in our names, built our names with magnetic letters, and tried with our friends' names too!

Magic name painting!

Important Dates/Reminders:

All About Us Class Book: In the coming weeks, your child will be bringing home the All About Us book to read and share with your family. Please return the class book the following day so that a new friend can have a turn to share our book with his or her family!

Country Basket Field Trip: On Thursday, October 4th, we will be visiting Schwallier's Country Basket for a fun afternoon learning about the farm, pollination, and growing apples and pumpkins. At Schwallier's, students will get to pick a pumpkin and apple, pet and feed baby goats, and explore different outdoor play stations. 

• Plan to get to class a few minutes early on 10/4. We will be leaving promptly at 12:00 pm.for our tour at 12:30 at Schwallier's. 
• If you are interested in driving on the field trip, please sign up on the bulletin board outside our classroom indicating the number of children you can drive or send me an email at kbillmei@egrps.org.
• There is a fee of $5 per child that will be charged to your monthly preschool account. Adults attending will pay $5 at Schwallier's.
• All children will need to be transported in a car seat. Please bring booster seats pre-labeled with your child's name on the day of our trip. 

Field Trip Drivers: Any adult transporting a child other than their own will need to fill out a self-reporting form and provide proof of insurance, driver's license and registration in the WECC office. All parent volunteers for the field trip must fill out a volunteer form. This form can be found at www.egrps.org under Quick Links. 

Parent Information Forms/Blog Permission Slip: Thank you to all the parents who have returned your forms to us so quickly! If you have yet to turn in your forms, please do so at your earliest convenience. If you need another copy of either form, I am happy to send another one home!

Have a great weekend!