Week of October 26, 2020

EEEEEEEKKKKKK Week!

We loved some of our smelly marker scents more than others!

Building triangles with popsicle sticks was so fun!

Triangle eyes and noses were fun to put on our jack-o-lanterns but deciding whether to make them grumpy or happy was the best part!

Painting our plates green was the first step to making our scary monsters!!

Egg balancing is a lot trickier than it looks!!!

We have been doing such an amazing job lining up and walking in a straight line!

Wait until you see our MUMMIES!!!!   (They are still drying in our classroom...)

Playing on our playground is such a ball!!!

EEEEEKKKK!!!!!  Did our Halloween monsters scare you?  Or maybe our Witch song did?  Ask your little pumpkin to sing it to you if they haven't already. If they need a prompt, it starts like this, "Stirring and Stirring."  That should get them going!  They've already learned two others as well so you may be hearing them around the house too!

This week was so exciting!  Letter Ee, elephants, eggs, egg balancing games, monsters, mummies, jack-o-lanterns, sense of smell and Halloween songs were just a few of our highlights!  Did your little monster point out their jack-o-lantern's TRIANGLE eyes and nose?!?  They have been doing so well learning their shapes!  

Did your little stinker tell you which was his/her favorite and least favorite smell during our smell test?  (Garlic was an almost unanimous least favorite and favorite was a toss up between cinnamon and syrup but most surprising, coffee was one of our little munchkin's favorite smell!!!)  

This upcoming week will be a review week in PreK-3.  We will focus on all of the letters we've learned so far, Aa-Ee.  We will also be working on our sense of touch.  And we will finish off the week by celebrating HALLOWEEN in our classroom!  I can't believe how quickly the weeks are flying by!

This Week's Focus will be on:

Letter of the Week: Review of letters A - E
Number of the Month: 2 
Colors of the Month:  Orange
Shapes of the Month:  Triangle
Themes:  Signs of Fall, Counting 0-2, Sorting, Halloween, Spiders, Pumpkin Science, Measuring, Observations, Sense of Touch and a Review of all the Senses
Religion:  Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals, "The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep"

Show & Tell:  On Friday, October 30th our Halloween Costumes will be our Show and Tell!

Dates to Remember:

October 30th:  Halloween in PreK

November 13th:  NO SCHOOL - in honor of Veteran's Day

November 20th:  School pictures retake day

November 25th: NOON DISMISSAL for all students- No After School Care
November 26-27:  NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December 5th: HSA possible Breakfast with Santa
December 23rd: NOON DISMISSAL for all students- No After School Care
December 24- January 3rd: NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break

Week of October 19, 2020

 FALL FUN DAY was so much FUN!

                                      

                                                             Look at our class spider!

It was so fun to make together!

Thank you Mrs B. for all of your help!

The magician's dove was so soft to touch and the hand sanitizer was so cold afterwards!

Our pumpkin pie play dough smelled so good!

We heard geese flying south for the winter but Mrs Dobres was too slow with her camera to take a picture of them because she was too busy enjoying listening to our giggles on the playground!

We used our eyes to look for the perfect pumpkins in our pumpkin patch!

We play so nicely together, inside and out!

We love Show and Tell Fridays!!

Look closely at who is eating our pumpkin outside!

 Fall Fun Day was even fun for the squirrel!

I am so proud of all of the children for coming back to school, after a full week off from the PreK-3 classroom, without missing a beat!  They all remembered our routines and came right in ready to learn and play!

Fall Fun Day was so much fun!  A big shout out to Mrs. Reed for organizing such a successful day and a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all of our amazing parent volunteers who went above and beyond their volunteer posts to ensure that all the children had a great time!  A big thank you to Mr. Reed for making the amazing play dough that we all had so much fun playing with and sniffing!

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year so we will celebrate it on Friday, October 30th in PreK.  We will not be having a parade this year due to social distancing requirements but we will still be dressing up and celebrating in our classroom!  Please refer to the information coming home through your child's folder on Monday with all the specific information for the day.  

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held in January for PreK and K. Please disregard any communications from the office regarding conferences in November as they do not pertain to our class.  Also, even though the rest of the school will have noon dismissals on those days in November, PreK will be in session full day.

This Week's Focus will be on:
Letter of the Week: Ee
Number of the Month: 2
Color of the Month:  Orange
Shape of the Month:  Triangle
Themes:  The Five Senses, Signs of Fall, Counting 0-2, Sorting, Halloween
Religion:  Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals, "The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep"

Show & Tell Friday:  On Friday, October 23th, please bring in something that starts with the "E" sound (envelope, elephant, Easter egg, elf, eel, tell about an "exciting" time, eagle, etc.) or something orange or something triangular to show and tell our friends about.  If you have a hard time finding something, you can always send in a print out of a picture.  The children really do look forward to sharing their items with one another!  ALSO, PLEASE COME TO SCHOOL DRESSED  IN HALLOWEEN COLORS FOR AN 8th GRADE TAG DAY!  I can't wait to get a group photo that day!

Dates to Remember:

October 23th: Tag Day- Wear your favorite Halloween Colors or outfit
October 30th:  Halloween in PreK

November 13th:  NO SCHOOL - in honor of Veteran's Day

November 20th:  School pictures retake day

November 25th: NOON DISMISSAL for all students- No After School Care
November 26-27:  NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December 5th: HSA possible Breakfast with Santa
December 23rd: NOON DISMISSAL for all students- No After School Care
December 24- January 3rd: NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break


Hope you have an "E"xtra special  week.  I know it will be an "E"xciting one in PreK-3!
Paula Dobres

Week of October 12, 2020

Who know that our class was so good at solving puzzles?!?

Be sure to ask your little expert to show you how to put together their fire fighter puzzle that came home on Wednesday!

Sponge painting our leaves was so fun!

What until you see this fire-y creation!!! (It may still be drying in our classroom!)

Some of our Masterpieces are on Display in the Learning Center Hallway!

We packed this short week of school full of learning fun with letter Dd, Dogs, Fall, Halloween, Firefighters, Firefighter Bingo, Virtual Fire House Field Trip, Puzzles, Singing and Dancing and so much more!  This upcoming week will be just as much fun!  We will be exploring the Season of Fall with all of our senses at Fall Fun Day!  We will also be finishing up our unit on firefighters as well as finishing up with letter Dd!  

Fall Fun Day is this Wednesday, October 14th.  Please dress your child for the weather as we hope to be outside for a large portion of the morning.  Also, please pack your child a towel to sit on outside.

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year so we will celebrate it on Friday, October 30th in PreK.  More details to follow.

This Week's Focus will be on:

Letter of the Week: Letter Dd
Numbers of the Month:  2 and review of 0 and 1
Color of the Month: Orange
Shape of the Month: Triangle
Themes: The Five Senses, Season of Fall, Counting 0-2, Sorting, Halloween, Fire Safety & Community Helpers
Religion: Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals, "Jesus is the Good Shepherd"

Show and Tell:  Friday, October 16th-  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 9th and 12th- No School - Teacher Professional Day & Columbus Day

October 14th- Fall Fun Day (dress for the weather and bring a towel to sit on)

October 30th- Halloween (details TBD but we will be dressing up in PreK!)