DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Tuesday, September 10th—Picture Day (K-2)
-Monday, September 16th—Delayed Start (10:00)
SNACKS/SNACK CALENDAR:
Below you will find the updated Snack Calendar (scroll down to the bottom of the page). Please note that we now have 20 students in our class and allergies include broccoli and watermelon. The only other change I made was adding Liliana where Chadd was scheduled. Please be sure to send in 2 snacks on your child’s snack day. We have our morning snack at the table and our afternoon snack on the carpet (something quick). You don’t need to provide a drink. Also, please avoid sending snacks that need to be refrigerated or prepared. Here are some ideas of typical snacks students enjoy— crackers, cookies, granola bars, pretzels, cereal, fruit snacks, veggies, trail mix, Jell-O, pudding, homemade treats, etc.
PICTURES: Our picture day is tomorrow—Tuesday, September 10th. ALL students WILL be photographed for the yearbook and library cards. If you’d like to purchase pictures, please be sure to send in your payment and completed envelope by tomorrow morning. Don’t forget your SMILE!
READING:
The next few weeks we will be focusing on learning our letters and sounds by studying the letters in our names. We will introduce a letter each day and do several activities with the focus letter. Once we’ve made it through the entire alphabet, we will then start an in-depth study of each letter, spending a week on each letter. Our focus story for this week is Mary Wore Her Red Dress, which we will use to reinforce ‘parts of a book’ & reading aloud using the illustrations. We will also practice identifying colors and color words.
WRITING:
We will practice ‘speaking’ using our storyteller voices and ‘listening’ while others tell their stories aloud. We will also create a class book about the Gingerbread Man and complete a journal page about our friends at school.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will continue to read many books about starting school and what it means to be a ‘good friend.’ We will also begin learning about the lifecycle of a butterfly as we watch the process unfold in our discovery center. We will honor Patriot’s Day as we learn about the American Flag and learn the Pledge of Allegiance.
