WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2nd

WELCOME TO NOVEMBER!
*Food Drive continues throughout this week.
*Book Fair continues this week through Wednesday, November 4th.
*SCHOOL PHOTO RETAKE DAY IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17TH

Monday 11-2-09--Our last Community Helper visit!

Tuesday 11-3-09--We will meet and visit with the visiting author, Kalli Dakos.

Wednesday 11-4-09--We will introduce our new theme of study, "Colors".

Thursday 11-5-09--COMMUNITY HELPER DAY
*Don't forget to come to school dressed as a community helper and
bring your homework with you.

Friday 11-6-09--NO SCHOOL
*Teachers will be attending the ISACS conference in Columbus.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

The Halloween Party was a huge success and lots of fun! Thank you to all the parents who organized and supplied the snacks, games, and crafts. Check out the costumes below. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

SENSATIONAL "S" WEEK

ASK ME ABOUT:
~telling you the story of "Seal's Silly Sandwich". It's very silly!
~what we put on the letter "S".
~the "Animal of the Week".
~which friend in our class has a first name that begins with "S".
~which friend in our class has a last name that begins with "S".
~which learning center I did this week.
~the community helpers that visited us this week.
~our "Star of the Week", Emmanuel.
~my community helper homework.
~the new activities we could do at Free Choice.


STAR OF THE WEEK:

Emmanuel was our Star of the Week. Be sure to ask your child about Emmanuel's favorite things.

NEW FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES:

Robert draws a face on a pumpkin.

Ian drawing a face on a pumpkin.

Charlie practicing his counting skills.

Maren shows the snake that she made.

Ethan shows the spider web that he wove.

In this activity, plastic spiders are hiding in the rice. A child has to scoop up the rice and a spider and with the slotted spoon sift the rice until the spider is the only object left in the spoon.

Cooked, colored spaghetti in the sensory tub was a fun, silly activity!

Reese using her problem-solving and spatial reasoning skills to fit all the pieces into the square.

She did it!

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK:

LINEMAN VISIT

Today Talor's dad and his co-worker, "Mr. Kim", visited our classroom to share with us about being a Lineman for an electric company. We learned about how electricity reaches our homes; saw some of the HUGE tools a lineman uses; and tried on some of the safety equipment a lineman wears.

AMBULANCE VISIT

Today Ethan's dad visited our classroom and explained to us how ambulances are built. Then, we went outside where a real ambulance was waiting for us to see. We toured the inside of the ambulance and heard the horn and siren, too.

VETERINARIAN VISIT

Today, Dr. Agrawal visited us to share about her job as a veterinarian. She demonstrated on a stuffed animal how she examines a dog. Dr. Agrawal also brought in some interesting x-rays for us to examine. See if you can determine in the x-ray below what the dog in the x-ray swallowed. Your child will give you the answer!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 26TH

MONDAY OCTOBER 26TH--On-line registration opens at 8:00a.m. to schedule a day and time for upcoming Parent/Teacher conferences.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 27TH--We have another Community Helper visiting our class. Be sure to ask your child who it is!

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28TH--Some volunteers from the Lower School Book Fair will visit our Pre-K classroom to read a story and share some of the books being sold at this year's Book Fair. A complete list of books will be sent home via your child's folder.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH--We have another Community Helper visiting our class. Be sure to ask your child about this visitor!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH--Pre-K Halloween Party--10:30-11:30
Children should wear school dress code and bring their costume to school. We will begin changing into costumes at 10:15. Any parent assistance would be GREATLY appreciated. We will parade through the Lower School and then return to our classroom for the party. Parents are welcome to join us for the festivities!