Saturday, October 7, 2023

Week of October 9, 2023

 


We  are so excited to welcome our new friend to PreK-3!


We loved learning all about Firefighters this week!


Firefighter Bingo was so much fun!



We colored...


We solved puzzles...




We played with toy fire trucks and a toy fire station...



We mixed yellow and red paint and made...


ORANGE!


And then we painted pretend fire scenes with it!




We colored our firefighters...




We "squirted" water from our firehoses!





We made our own fire trucks!



We sang and acted out Fire Fighter Songs...


๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽœHere we are pretending to squirt the water with our arms...๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽœ


Our Five Day Friends did so well with their firefighter color by number activity!


As well as their prewriting hose squirting practice!


WE LOVED OUR FIREFIGHTER VISIT!!!



We learned so much!


A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to our Roxbury Fire Department for a wonderful presentation and for the goodies they gave us too!


Our Junior Firefighter Hats are SO COOL!


We had so much fun at the Walk-a-Thon too!
Look who joined us!!


We put our finishing "Touches" on our hand spiders!
They are now on display in our classroom.



Our Five Day Friends learned how to play memory games this week!



The weather was perfect for playing outside this week!!










And most importantly... WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!

Weekly Recap:  

We had a short but very busy week learning about firefighters and fire safety!  Ask your little one all about it!

A Peek at our Week Ahead:

We will be learning Letter Dd and working on Number 2 this week as well as continuing to explore the season of Fall.  

Dressing for the Weather:  As the weather begins to get colder (maybe not this week but soon), please dress your child for outdoor play.  I recommend sending your child in a well fitting, warm hat as opposed to wearing a hood as their vision is obstructed with their hood as they run and play on the playground.  Layers are always a good idea as well as we will continue to keep our classroom windows open (even with the heat on) throughout the upcoming months to better ventilate the classroom.  Having a sweater or sweatshirt over their outfits in addition to outerwear is always a good idea so they can peel them on and off if they get warm or chilly.  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE label everything with your child's name!!  If you can't find a good spot, use a sharpie and write their name or initials on the washing instructions tag on the inside of the garment.  

Emergency Clothing Bags:  If your child has had to dip into their supply, please send in additional items.  Now is also a good time to send in long sleeves and long pants (if you supplied us with warmer weather outfits) for us to have in your child's bag in the event of an emergency change of clothes. 

Donation Request:  Thank you to all the families who donated classroom supplies.  We have been using lots and lots of baby wipes as we clean our hands frequently with them throughout the school day.  If anyone is able and willing to donate more baby wipes in the next few weeks we would be so appreciative.  We are well stocked with disinfecting wipes and tissues right now.  Thank you so much for your generosity.

This Week's Focus will be on:

Letter of the Week: Letter Dd
Number of the Month:  2
Color of the Month: Orange
Shape of the Month: Triangle
Monthly Themes: The Five Senses, Season of Fall, Counting 0-2, Sorting, Halloween, Fire Safety & Community Helpers, Pumpkin Science
Religion: Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals, Helping and Caring for One Another

Show and Tell:  Friday, 10/13 -  Please bring in one item that starts with the "D" sound (dog, dragon, dinosaur, dots, a picture of Daddy or someone else whose name starts with the letter D, etc.) or fire fighter related to show and tell our preschool friends about.  (The children have been so excited to share their items as well as listen to their friends sharing their own.  It's never to early to practice public speaking as well as being a good audience!!)


Dates to Remember:

October 6th and 9th- NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day & Columbus Day

October 11th - ๐Ÿ•ฎScholastic Book Orders are due     https://orders.scholastic.com/TPRXP

October 18th morning (rain date 10/20)- ๐Ÿ‚๐ŸFall Fun Day๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ Volunteers Needed

October 27th (Friday) 11:15am๐ŸŽƒPreK Halloween Parade๐ŸŽƒ Families and Friends invited!  Details coming home soon... Our Parade is separate from the Big School 10/31 AFTERNOON Parade.  For those interested in attending, the STS Trunk or Treat is in the evening on 10/27 as well.  DETAILS COMING HOME THROUGH YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER THIS WEEK.

December 8th 9:00am:  Save the Date- ๐ŸŽ„Tentative PreK Combined 3's and 4's Christmas Show๐ŸŽ„

Hope you have another dynamite week!
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚
Paula Dobres

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