Weather

Welcome Back Families!

I hope that you all enjoyed a time of feasting and celebrating with laughter and good food!

Now we are entering a new month and a countdown to another festive holiday season!

As the seasons change, so do the temperatures! We will be talking about different types of weather, and how we need to prepare ourselves to keep safe and warm.

Here is a Peek of the Week:

Monday: We will be doing some experiments with wind. We will be looking at different items that we can blow around and with what force we need to move them.



Tuesday:We will be making rain drops with eyedroppers and water.



Wednesday: We will be making tornado in a bottle.



Thursday: We will create some colorful umbrellas.



Friday: We will create a winter scene.



For Show and Tell:

Please bring items that are related to the weather theme. This could be an item of clothing or a book about weather, an umbrella etc.



Vocabulary words will include:

sunrise, gust, blow, snowflake, freezing, blizzard, sunny, sun rays, hot, melt, foggy, tornado, shelter, shadow, hurricane, weather, puffy, clouds, wispy clouds, dark, stormy, umbrella, raindrop, rainy, windy, rainbow, thunderstorm, lightning, twister, sunset.

Thanksgiving

Hello Families!
We have a short week this week as we enter our Thanksgiving holiday. I hope that you and your loved ones enjoy this season and are blessed with a wonderful time together making memories and giving thanks for every good thing!

Monday : We will be cooking with the children to get ready for our feast on Tuesday.

Tuesday: Please join us to enjoy the feast that your children help to prepare. We will be meeting in the lunchroom a 11:15 and eat in the Fellowship Hall. We look forward to seeing all of you there!

There will be no school on Wednesday through Friday with school resuming on Monday.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

Hello Families~
Let Us Give Thanks For all Good Things!
This is a time to prepare our children for the message and fun with the holiday season.
We will be talking about the Pilgrims, and American Indians, and recreate the story of the Mayflower.
As history showed us, the feast was bountiful with plenty to eat for everyone!

Here is a Peek of the Week
Monday- Field trip to the Dodge Nature Center - we learn all about Owls
Tuesday- We will make a colorful American Indian headdress
Wednesday- We will make a Pilgrim hat
Thursday- We will tell the story of the 1st Thanksgiving and have fun with dramatic play
Friday- We will make some interesting turkeys

Show and Tell

Please follow the schedule as last week:

Tuesday- Lucy and Matteo
Wednesday- Mitchell and Liam
Thursday- Mae and Deyon

Thanks for all the great show and tell items!
Please bring in something related to the Thanksgiving theme. This can include a book, a picture of the family, a food item for that is related to the Thanksgiving feast (potato, carrot, can of cranberries, ) oven mitts, apron, etc.

Here is the vocabulary that we will work on:
cranberries, potatoes, pumpkin pie, pie crust, mashed potatoes, cooked turkey, feast, pie tins, rolls, tomatoes, turkey, rolling pin, American Indian, Mayflower, pilgrims, oven mitts, taste, grocery bags, children, family, measuring spoons, pots, spices, thank you, apron

A Pot, A Pan, and a Wooden Spoon

Hello Families!
I am back from a long week at Jury Duty. I will be anxious to get back in the swing of things with the students, as I missed them all!
Last week continues into this week as we get prepared for Thanksgiving.
We will be continuing lessons in language on the theme of cooking.

A Peek at the Week looks like this...

Monday- We will pretend to bake different culinary delights as the students pat, roll, cookie cut, and squish shapes with Play Doh.

Tuesday- Today we will take what we learned from yesterday's experience and make some edible cookies. We will use our cookie cutting and decorating skills.

Wednesday- Have your child come ready for a Tea Party! We will use our social skills and also make some finger sandwiches as we enjoy each others company at the Tea Party!

Thursday- Dramatic Play as we have fun playing the roles at a restaurant.

Friday- We will start to prepare for our field trip to the Dodge Nature Center which will be next Monday the 17 th. We will make paper bag owls.

Show and Tell
Please bring items in that have to do with the theme. This can be any fun kitchen gadget or perhaps a book about cooking, an apron, or even something simple to taste that you and your child has made in the kitchen.
Here is the schedule for Show and Tell:
Monday- Weekend News
Tuesday- Lucy and Matteo
Wednesday- Mitchell and Liam
Thursday - Mae and Deyon
Friday - Book or Game Day

**I will try to keep to this schedule as it give each child a chance to share. Please write your day down to remind you when your child has Show and Tell.

Some of the vocab for this week include these words:pot, spatula,apron, can opener, whisk, stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, sink, oven mitt, timer, recipe, rolling pin, electric mixer

Moving into November

Dear Families,
When you arrive this morning you will notice a change. Unfortunately, I will be out for several weeks due to Jury Duty. Your children will be well cared for as the other skilled teachers take over in my absence. You can go to either Tanya's or Jackie's Blog to find out the current Lesson Plans for the week. Hopefully, if I am chosen to serve, the case will be short lived and I will return to work sooner than the 2 week period.
Thank you for understanding in this situation. I will look forward to returning to be a part of your children's lives. Until then, take care! Tell your children, I will miss them!
Joanne