Weekly Newsletter

This Week

Not only is it the first full week of October but it’s also fire safety week. We watched a fire safety video and learned what to do in case of a fire (http://clifford.scholastic.com/issues/10_02_14). Most important is “Get out & stay out!”

During art we made red fire truck pictures. This activity helped us match simple shapes (circle, square and rectangle) as well as identify and label the shapes and colors. We also painted our hands red to make a “Five Little Firefighters” picture.  We sang, “Stop, Drop and Roll” and “The Wheels on the Fire Truck.” We read Curious George at the Fire Station and Clifford, the Firehouse Dog. Curious and Clifford both begin with the letter “C.” And speaking of the letter C…

Our letter of the week is “C.”  This is the letter “C” in sign language:

We named many pictures that begin with the letter “C” (ask me about them), read My C Book by Jane Belk Moncure, sang “I’m Crazy for C” while dancing & watching the video (http://youtu.be/GDnzj88O6aQ) and also walked the letter “C.” We ate oreo cookies for snack because we all know, “C is for Cookie, that’s good enough for me!”

Our “C” yoga poses this week were the Candle, Cat, Chair, Cobra, and Cow.

Ask me which friend’s name begins with the letter “C.”

During table top time we played with play dough, put puzzles together, and built with Legos as well as some other blocks.  All of these activities help to strengthen our fine motor skills, allow us to use our imagination, and learn how to share with our friends. Some of us also practiced our pre-writing skills and some of us practiced writing our letters.

We also began a new year long project this week.  You might wonder why some of our work doesn’t come home. Well, that’s because at the end of this school year we’ll have a big surprise for you. You’ll need to be patient! But it will be worth it!

Looking Ahead

Remember: No school on Monday, October 13, 2014. Enjoy your Columbus Day!

Our new letter of the week will be “D.” Do dinosaurs dance during dinner?

We will begin decorating for Halloween! We will be having a Halloween party in class on Thursday and Friday, October 30th & 31st so everyone can participate! Parents are invited. Stay tuned for details.

Creative Kids Center will also have a community Halloween party on Friday, October 24, 2014. Check out the community calendar on the website for details!

Our friend, Ben is having a birthday on Sunday. We’ll celebrate in school next Thursday.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Ben!

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend!