Week of November 2-6

Hi Families,

The children had a great time working with pumpkins this week! They created some observational drawings of the outside of the pumpkin and then had to the chance to scoop out the pumpkin seeds and goop. The children learned about the different parts of the pumpkin, such as the shell, stem, the veins (grooves on the outside) and the seeds. In small group the children began making their own pumpkin seeds counting book. We will be finishing up these books on Monday.

This coming week we will be working on patterns and pre-writing. The children have already been doing a great job signing in on the clip board in the morning, I cannot wait to see what they learn and how they progress with their pre-writing strokes.

Winter/Cold Weather Clothes:
I have sent home all of the children's extra clothes if they contained shorts or warmer weather clothes. Please send back warmer winter/fall clothes in a plastic bag with your child's name on it.

Also please make sure that you are sending your child to school in a jacket/sweater. The weather is very up and down, especially in the morning. We will be going outside everyday unless it is raining or below 25 degrees, which hopefully we won't have to worry about for a while :)

Fall Parties:
Fall parties will be taking place this coming week on Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th. The parties will be at 11:00am and 3:30pm on both days. If you would like to come in and volunteer to help I will be sending out a sign-up genius (what we used for conferences) so that we can get an estimate of how many families will be coming. If you would like to come make sure that you have a background check completed and turned in. Background checks are valid for 3 years. If you are not sure if you background check in still valid or has been approved please contact Kelly Wood and she will let you know. 

School Pictures:
Pictures are for NEW or absent students only. Pictures will be on November 10th at 9-10am. If your child does not come to school on Tuesdays you can still come to building have your child's picture taken. This is the only day that we are offering pictures to be taken for NEW students or for students who were absent on picture day at the beginning of the year. You should have received a school form for your child this week.

Please let me know if you have any questions and have a restful Sunday :)
-Ms. Rodriguez