Hello Parents! Please be reminded as the weather changes that we will still be going outside if the weather permits. Heavier jackets, hats, gloves and scarfs are encouraged for when we go outside during our Playground time. Also, thank you so much to all of the volunteers that are sending in treats for our Halloween Orange Day celebration. I can’t wait to bake those Monster Trash cookies with the children!!
Important Reminders:
- Wednesday, October 26th is our field trip to White Post Farms from 10 am – 1pm! You may stay later if you wish. An adult must accompany their child at all times. If you choose not to attend, there will be no school on the 26th.
- Monday, October 31st is our Orange Day celebration! Students can wear anything Orange! No costumes may be worn to school. More details are on our Classdojo regarding special treats!
We are continuing with the theme “My Family” and starting unit 3 titled “Family Fun”. BIG Idea: I share special times with my family. Knowledge Focus: Children learn about family members, family roles, and the unique qualities of families. Social-Emotional Focus: Kindness. The theme vocabulary words include: celebrate, holiday, relatives, thankful and together. Math vocabulary words include: fewer, greater, less and more.
We will be learning the letter Ee, color orange, oval and number 7. We will be reading the books “Celebrations!”, “What Mommies Do Best”, “What Daddies Do Best” and “Feast for 10”. We will also be reading the “It’s Pumpkin Time!” and “Parts of a Pumpkin” Scholastic weekly reader. For our afternoon instruction, we will continue to complete a fall booklet that focuses on developing listening comprehension skills. Every Friday, we will continue to recap the week in our Journals.
We will continue to talk about pumpkins this week and will conduct various science experiments! One will be a fizzy exploding pumpkin, another will be opening a pumpkin and using our 5 senses to explore the different parts of a pumpkin. Lastly, we will read the “Pumpkin Jack” book and watch our pumpkin decompose in a container. We will finish up any crafts from previous weeks and hang them on our community wall. I will post pictures on our Classdojo so all can see what a great job the children have done! In our sensory bin, there will be orange colored rice, tweezers, spiders, bats, eyeballs and other Halloween themed manipulatives. The students will have to use their fine motor skills to squeeze the tweezers and take out each object.
For music and movement, we will continue to sing our “5 Little Pumpkins” song, dance to our Skeleton dance using GoNoodle.com and listen to our “Spooky Walk” song were the children have to listen to the directions and act out what is going on using their imagination.
For Jesus time, we will continue to sing the song “Jesus Loves Me”, continue to discuss the story of Jacob and Rachel and their blessed baby, and add on how Jacob takes care of Joseph. We will also continue to recite our new snack/lunch time prayer.
Specials:
Art: Tuesday from 9:15 – 9:45
Gym: Wednesday from 11:25 – 11:55
Chapel: Every other Wednesday at 9:30
Library: Thursday from 11:25 – 11:55
Computers: Friday from 10:45 – 11:15
Important Upcoming Dates to Remember:
1. October 26th – Fall Field trip to White Post Farms
2. October 31st – Orange Day celebration
I will be sending home homework packets on Monday which will be due back the following Monday. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please reach out to me on our Class Dojo app or via email at [email protected]. All communications from me will be posted on Class Dojo. If you are reading this blog, send me a ghost emoji via classdojo!
Have a wonderful week! ?