10/4 Classroom Update

It's hard to believe it is already October - the past seven weeks of school have flown by! This week, we learned all about apples! We learned about the life cycle of an apple tree, how apple trees change throughout the seasons, and conducted experiments using apples. We learned about the letter F, worked on recognizing rhyming words, and identifying beginning sounds! Here are some picture highlights from our week in preschool:

Working on our fine motor skills by lacing an apple!

Learning how to write the letter F using the multi-sensory method wet-dry-try! 

Playing with farm animals!

Working on our letter books - we turned the letter F into a frog!

We explored what is inside of an apple and made our own apples!

After reading The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, we learned about and recreated how apple trees change throughout the seasons!

We used a balance scale to measure how heavy an apple is!

We worked on identifying and matching the letters in our name!

Sorting apples based on beginning sounds!

Important Dates/Reminders:

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 this coming Tuesday, October 8th. Picture make-ups will be taken on Wednesday, October 30th. 

Preschool Fall Field Trip: 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. If you have not yet let me know whether or not your child is attending, please send me to confirm whether or not your child will be attending at kbillmei@egrps.org.

Halloween Parade & Parties: Join us for a Halloween Party on Thursday, October 31 from either 10:30-11:15 am for the AM class or 2:15-3:00 pm for the PM class. Costumes are encouraged :) Please meet in the gym at 10:30 am or  2:15 pm for our Halloween parade, followed by a party full of Halloween fun in the classroom afterwards!

• If you would like to help out with the AM 3's/ECSE Class party, please sign up here.
• If you would like to help out with the PM 5's Class party, please sign up here.

*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!