9/25 Classroom Update

 Important Dates/Reminders:

Scholastic Book Orders: Last week, I sent home Scholastic book orders in your child's folder. Today is your last day to order before I send in the order! You can order books online by completing the steps below. There is a larger selection of books online to choose from than in the flier. 

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 flier. Our default flier is the "Early Childhood" flier; however, you may order from any of the fliers. You can view more details about each book and add them to your cart by clicking on them in the flier. 
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. September orders need to be placed by Friday, September 25th.

Picture Day: Picture Day will be Monday, October 12th for the 5's class and Tuesday, October 13th for the 3's class. Picture Retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 4th.

Thanksgiving Break: WECC will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving Break.

T/Th 3's Class:

This week, we learned about apples and the letter A! We met our friend Ally Alligator, practiced making the short and long A sounds, and identified words that start with A. During circle time, we sang a few apple songs and  read about how apples grow. In centers, we painted apples, played in our classroom apple orchard, counted apples, played apple hopscotch, made playdough apples, and taste tested different types and colors of apples. Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's:

Next week, we will be reading the classic story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and participating in many fun alphabet centered activities!

PM 5's Class:

This week, we learned about different feelings and how to identify how other or ourselves are feeling. We focused on what causes certain emotions and how those emotions feel. We sorted feelings using facial and body language clues and acted out different feelings in "Feelings Charades." In our discussions about feelings, we also talked about different problems that can arise with friends and strategies to solve problems in a kind manner to make everyone feel better and ready to play (some of the strategies are pictured below). We also worked on reading a simple book that follows a pattern, along with "reading" the pictures to identify the feelings and sentence endings. Our math focus skill this week was learning about the attributes of a square. After reading The Perfect Square, we created our own square art! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:

Next week, we will learn about Fall and many of the different changes the season brings! 

Have a great weekend!

9/18 Classroom Update

Important Dates/Reminders:

Scholastic Book Orders: This week, I sent home Scholastic book orders in your child's folder. September book orders are due by Friday, September 25th. You can order books online by completing the steps below. There is a larger selection of books online to choose from than in the flier. 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 flier. Our default flier is the "Early Childhood" flier; however, you may order from any of the fliers. You can view more details about each book and add them to your cart by clicking on them in the flier. 
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. September orders need to be placed by Friday, September 25th.

Picture Day: Picture Day will be Monday, October 12th for the 5's class and Tuesday, October 13th for the 3's class. Picture Retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 4th.

Thanksgiving Break: WECC will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving Break.  

T/Th 3's Class:

This week, we continued our exploration of colors - particularly colors we see in the Fall! We talked about how Autumn leaves change colors and fall. We sorted leaves by color, identified colors that leaves can be, painted leaves, and danced with leaves along to an Autumn leaves song! We also talked about signs of Fall and went on a Fall scavenger hunt outside! Ms. Carly led us on a leaf hunt, and we made leaf rubbings in our own leaf books. We also enjoyed lots of outside time, making apple patterns, playing with leaf sensory bags, and playing in our classroom Flower Shop. Next week, we will learn more about apples and the letter A. Here are some picture highlights of our week in 3's:

PM 5's:

This week, we focused on how we can be a good friend both in and outside of school. We discussed the importance of kindness and what it means to be kind. We also learned about cotton ball and sandpaper words. Cotton ball words are kind words that feel good (ex. thank you, compliments, please, encouraging others, etc), while sandpaper words feel hurtful and can "scratch our feelings" (ex. mean words, a mean voice, calling names, yelling). Next week, we will continue to talk about ways to solve disagreements and problems using cotton ball words versus sandpaper words. On Wednesday, we baked a special friendship treat that included important ingredients for a good friend - this was a big hit! We also read the story "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" and thought about how we can make others and ourselves happy! This week, our dramatic play area was transformed into a Flower Shop where preschoolers could make bouquets of flowers for each other and make cards! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:

Have a wonderful weekend!