Friday, September 5, 2014

September 2014

Hello Pre-K Families,
Please take a minute to check out the tabs on top!  There is a lot of useful information as well as fun games for your children to play at home!  I will update the blog monthly, as well as add pictures of any fun projects or activities we may do throughout the course of the year.  These are the themes and letters we will be covering for the month of September:

September 8-11 : Shapes
We will focus on the four basic shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle.  We will be making some fun projects as well as playing shape games and singing the Shape Hokey Pokey!  Our first family project is due back this week!

September 15-18 : Apples "Aa"
*We will have our first day of Library on Monday and Tuesday.  Your child will be able to check out a book during next week's library time.  Please remember your child will need to return his/her book before a different library book may be checked out.

*We will be learning about where apples come from and how they grow.
*We will be learning about letter Aa.

*The FFA students from the high school will be coming to our classroom on Wednesday and Thursday morning to help us make applesauce!  Please send a baking apple with your child on or before Wednesday, Sept. 17th or Thursday, Sept. 18th.

*Our first Early Release Day is this Wednesday, September 17th.  Students will be dismissed from school at 1:52 P.M.

September 22-25 : 5 Senses "Yy"
*We will be learning abouour 5 senses and taking a 5 senses walk on the Kuse Nature Trail on Monday and Tuesday (weather permitting).
*We will be learning about letter Yy.

September 29-October 2 : Leaves and Fall "Ll"
*We will be learning leaves and the season of fall.
*We will be learning about letter Ll.

*Our October family project will be coming home during this week!  You will get to decorate a fall pumpkin to hang up on our bulletin board in the hallway!

REMINDERS:  
Child Development Day is Wednesday, October 15th.  There is no school for Pre-K students this day.
Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for Oct. 16th.  There is no school for all students this day.