Halloween Hoopla!

The kiddos have been patiently waiting for this week to arrive ALL October!  On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon we celebrated Halloween by having our very own Halloween extravaganza!  We started off by dressing up in our costumes and going on a little parade through some of the other classrooms.  The 3rd and 4th graders were the most excited to see the little ones all dressed up.  :)  Next, we did some trick-or-treating in our classroom and ended with having our Witch's Brew for snack.  What fun!!!!  I wanted to take a moment to send out a special "thank you" to all of the parents who supported this fun time by sending in ingredients for the Witch's Brew, treats for the kids, and costumes for them to wear.  Below is a picture of each class enjoying their party and their costumes!  You can click on the individual picture to make it larger.  :)

October 2015

And just like THAT...it's October!  The kids are adjusting very nicely to school.  We continue to work on following school rules and expectations and learning the routines of our days here.  They are working so hard!  Parent/Teacher conferences is right around the corner!  I look forward to meeting with each of you for your child's conference.  It is fun to share some of their work with you so that you can see the progress they've made in just a short time.  Please look for information in your child's folder regarding our first Families Being Involved workshop, as well as the Halloween parties, which will take place at the end of the month!

What a beautiful fall we have had so far!  I hope you continue to enjoy this beautiful weather!  :)

October 5-9: Fire Safety Week

*We will be learning about fire safety and will have special visitors from the Medford Area Fire Department.  *Tuesday's visit had to be rescheduled due to work conflicts for the firefighters.

*We will be learning about letter Ff.

*October's family project is due Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

*Students enjoyed short videos from our Scholastic - My Big World magazine that were found online.  Feel free to check out the Scholastic website for some fun activities and educational videos!

October 12-16: Hibernation and Migration

*We will be learning the terms hibernation and migration and making a fun book about bears.

*There will be no letter this week due to having only one day of school for each group.

*FBI slips are due on Monday and Tuesday.  Please let us know if your family will be participating in the pumpkin carving event.

*There will be no school for Pre-K on Wednesday, October 14th due to Child Development Day.

*There will be no school for all grades on Thursday, October 15th due to parent/teacher conferences.

*There will be no school for all grades on Friday, October 16th.  

**Ms. Brittany will have a sub on Monday and Tuesday of this week to complete PALS testing.

October 19-23 and October 26-30: Halloween

*We will be creating a lot of fun Halloween projects during this two week theme.

*We will focus on letters Mm and Jj and will begin learning about number 1 during week two of Halloween.

*Our Halloween parties will be on Wednesday, October 28th and Thursday, October 29th in the afternoon.  More information will be in your child's folder.

*This week will also be Red Ribbon Week at MAES.  Monday/Tuesday will be "wear red" day and Wednesday/Thursday will be "wear green or brown" day.  

*Picture retake day is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27th or Wednesday, Oct. 28th.