10/15 Classroom Update

 Important Dates/Reminders:

School Pictures: On Monday, I sent home your child's picture proof card in their backpack. Please hold onto this card to access your child's pictures online as no paper proofs will be sent home. It can take a few days for pictures to appear on the website, so keep checking if they are not up yet. Make-up/retake pictures will be taken on Wednesday, November 3rd. Please let me know if you would like to have your child's picture retaken. 

Halloween Parade: We will be holding an outdoor Halloween Parade on Wednesday, October 27th in the AM and Thursday, October 28th in the PM (weather permitting) on the field next to the WECC parking lot. We ask that families line up around the perimeter during the parade. The morning parade will be held at 11:00 am with dismissal from the classroom exterior doors at the end of the parade. The afternoon parade will be held at 2:45 pm with dismissal from the classroom exterior doors at the end of the parade. You may send your child to school dressed in their costume for the day or send their costume in if you prefer to have them change ahead of the parade. Your child also does not have to dress up if they prefer. This year, we will also be engaging in Halloween learning fun all week in class to celebrate in lieu of a party.

Costumes: Please avoid scary masks and scary make-up. And as always, no weapons of any kind are allowed at school, even when they are part of a costume. 

No School 10/29: There are no preschool classes on Friday, October 29th.

Thanksgiving Break: There are no preschool classes Wednesday, November 24th through Friday, November 26th for Thanksgiving Break. 

T/Th 3's Class:

This week, we've focused on the letter D and what it means to be kind and a good friend! We discussed the importance of kindness and sorted behaviors that are kind versus unkind. 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, using a nice tone of voice, etc), while sandpaper words feel hurtful and can "scratch our feelings" (ex. mean words, a mean voice, calling names, yelling). We read The Rainbow Fish and worked on different strategies for sharing (i.e. how to ask to play with something, taking turns, playing together, etc.)! On Friday, we worked together to bake friendship treats by adding in all the ingredients that make a good friend! We thoroughly enjoyed eating them at snack time too :) Next week, we will continue to learn about friendship and feelings, as well as learn about pumpkins! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's:

PM 5's Class:

This week in 5's, we learned all about pumpkins and the letter E. We learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin, what pumpkins can be used for, and explored the inside of a pumpkin. Many of us thought it was great fun to touch and play with the slimy pumpkin pulp! We also reviewed building and drawing Mat Man, played a pumpkin number recognition/counting game, worked on subtraction by hiding mini pumpkins and solved rhyming riddles. We also enjoyed making pumpkin pies and jack-o-lanterns using our pumpkin pie playdoh! Next week, we will learn about our 5 senses and engage in several scientific explorations using our senses! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:

Have a great weekend!