9/12 Classroom Update

This week, we focused on friendship and how to be a good friend. We read lots of friendship stories, came up with ideas about how we can be good friends to others, and discussed potential solutions for when problems with friends arise. We also introduced all the letters in the alphabet, met the ZooPhonics letter animals, and learned the sounds/motions each letter makes. Here are some picture highlights from the week:

Working in our classroom "Flower Shop." Our florists took orders, wrote cards for friends, built bouquets, and even planned for a wedding! 

We read the story "Have you filled a bucket today?" and made our own buckets. We practiced giving each other compliments to fill each other's buckets!

We learned how to use a tripod grasp when holding a crayon and practiced it by coloring a night sky and fireworks!

We practiced using scissors to cut card stock scraps! 

Admiring our beautiful bouquets in the flower shop! 

We practiced writing our names in title case and measured our names using fun classroom materials!

We engaged in "buddy building" to practice working together with a partner!

Both classes enjoyed making music with Ms. Janet!

Preschool Fall Field Trip: Tuesday 10/29 to Schwallier's Country Basket!

Our fall field trip is to Schwallier's Country Basket on Tuesday, October 29th. The morning class should plan on arriving at Schwallier's at 9:15 am for a 9:30 am tour, and the afternoon class should plan on arriving at 12:15 pm for a 12:30 pm tour. Due to state licensing changes our field trips must now be done differently. We can no longer arrange transportation to and from our trips or assist in carpooling arrangements. All adults who transport children to the field trip must also attend. There will be NO preschool classes held on 10/29 - the field trip will be our preschool class for the day. If your child is in Childcare, it is your responsibility to transport them to and from Schwallier's and childcare. This week, I sent home an information sheet about the field trip with a permission slip at the bottom. Please sign and return the permission slip by October 1st indicating whether or not your child will be attending the field trip. You may also email me your response if you prefer. You can find more information about Schwallier's Country Basket here.

Important Dates/Reminders:

Scholastic Book Orders: Last week, I sent home Scholastic book orders in your child's folder. September book orders are due by this Friday, September 13th. 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 and mail in 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. September orders need to be placed by tomorrow Friday, September 13th.

3's Class Book: We made a book in class called Children, Children, Who do you see? to help us learn each other's names. Each child will have a turn to bring it home to read it with someone at home. When it is your child's turn, please read it with your child and return it back to class the following class day. 

5's Class "All About Me" Book: Thank you for helping out with our "All About Me" Class Book! It was so fun to learn more about all the friends in our class. Each child will have a turn to bring it home to read it with someone at home. When it is your child's turn, please read it with your child and return it back to class the following class day. 

Picture Day: Picture Day for both the 3's and 5's classes is Tuesday, October 8th. 

Preschool Fall Field Trip: Tuesday 10/29 to Schwallier's Country Basket! Our fall field trip is to Schwallier's Country Basket on Tuesday, October 29th. The morning class should plan on arriving at Schwallier's at 9:15 am for a 9:30 am tour, and the afternoon class should plan on arriving at 12:15 pm for a 12:30 pm tour. Permission slips are due by Tuesday, October 1st.

*This blog features information for both the T/Th 3's class and the PM 5's class. Information pertaining only to the 3's class will be in blue, and information pertaining only to the 5's class will be in red. General information for both classes will be in black/grey.

Have a great weekend!