Important Wednesday Info

Wednesday, November 21 The Early Learners are making a special snack together, so please DO NOT pack a fruit break snack for your child.  Also, NO BACKPACKS should be brought to school on Wednesday as we are walking from our campus to Hollins for the luncheon and the students will be dismissed from Hollins.  I will be out on Tuesday and Wednesday travelling to Maine for the holiday.  Cherilyn (Harris' mom) will be our sub.  Please let her know before you take you child home on Wednesday from Hollins.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

November 14

Tomorrow is Lunch-A-Month and bake sale.  The menu is hot dogs, chips, fruit and a drink.

We loved reading our new Elephant and Piggie book!!!

New Unit on Eating Healthy

This week we are starting a unit on eating healthy and the food groups.  We have been talking about this throughout the Halloween season.  This time of year, we all have food on our minds, so the class with learn how to make good choices about food.

Happy Halloween!

MONSTER MAYHEM!!!!

Today we read monster books, made paint blob monsters, danced the Monster Mash and the Monster Pokey.  At recess, we used the hollow tree stump to make monster stew.  We even wrote our own monster 

song:  

If You're A Monster and You Know It

If you're a monster and you know it...

show your teeth (Harris)

If you're a monster and you know it...

Stomp your claws ( Pax & Jupiter)

If you're a monster and you know it...

Scare your friends (Maryn)

If you're a monster and you know it...

Pop your eyes (Royce)

If you're a monster and you know it...

Growl and Roar (Ethan)

If you're a monster and you know it...

Shake your tail (Tilda)

Halloween

Halloween has the class buzzing with excitement. 
October 31st activities are as follows:
10:30 Halloween Party (snack and activity volunteers needed)
11:30 Halloween Parade
11:45 Recess 

Field Trip

Pinkalicous   

We are taking a field trip on Wednesday, October 24th to the Roanoke Children's Theater.  Remember to leave your child's car seat by the fence on Wednesday morning.

Today we will listen to the original Goldilocks story.  

Then we will read the Mo Willems version and talk about the similarities and differences.

We just can't get enough of Mo Willems!!! 

He's our favorite!

Turtle hunters

The weather today was perfect for a turtle hunt along the creek.  We took a short walk over to Hollins to explore the sunny banks of the creek.  We didn't find a turtle, but we did find a school of fish in a shallow pool.  When we got back to campus, we went to Emilie's class in Middle School to meet her turtle, Taco.

Pictures are posted on the class facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/285748471540930/

Pizza Day and Bake Sale and other stuff

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Pizza and Bake Sale Day.  The cost for bake sale items is 50 cents.  

Also, now that the weather is cooling down, you may want to switch the clothing in your child's extra clothes box to cool weather clothing.

You child made a craft at fall festival which is too fragile to send home in backpacks.  Please pick up the picture frames from the classroom.  They are on the top of the cubbies as you walk in the door.  Thanks.

Weekly Poem

5 Little Leaves
Five little leaves so bright and gay,
Were dancing on a tree one day.
The wind came blowing through the town,
And one little leaf came tumbling dow.
(Continue with leaves 4, then 3, 2, &1.)

Bake Sale

Bake Sale begins this week.  Bake sale is offered on Wednesdays after lunch.  Children can purchase a sweet treat for 50 cents.  The money goes to special causes for the hosting class.  This week Keri's class is hosting the bake sale.

Pickin' and a grinnin" (pumpkins) at Jeter Farm

Fall Festival at Carvins Cove

Apple tasting and pumpkin art for Fall Festival

Weekly Poem October 1

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, turn around.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, jump up and down.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, arms up high.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, wink one eye.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, bend your knee.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, flap in the breeze.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, climb into bed.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, rest your head.

Drama Class

Books are the portal to learning

This week the turtles have been reading several versions of this book.  We look for and expand on the rhyming words in the text.  This is a very good literacy skill.

Say Cheese!!!

SMILE!!  Tomorrow is school picture day for Early Learners.