This week was a short week in preschool. I didn't even see the morning class and saw the afternoon class only once! We didn't get to a letter of the week this week. Next week's letter will be N. We have some new works out in our classroom including; cornmeal sifting, making a marshmallow snowflake, and mitten cutting. We have snow dough (corn starch and shaving cream) in the touch table. The afternoon class really enjoyed exploring the snow dough!
Progress reports will not be sent home this week due to multiple snow days. In order to ensure that I have an accurate picture of each student's progress, reports will be sent home February 3rd. Thank you for your understanding.
Reminders...
*No School on 1/27 - Teacher In-Service
* We need hand soap and dish soap for various classroom works. If you would like to donate, please send in at any time.
Other News:
At the beginning of the year I intended to send out a newsletter on a weekly basis. I realize I have missed some weeks due to scheduling and other responsibilities. For the remainder of the year, I will try to send newsletters every other week and upload photos to the Shutterfly.com site monthly. There will be limited photos available this month, because our camera was not working. It seems to be working now and I will resume taking pictures next week.
Check out www.donorschoose.org/katie.plunkett to learn about our classroom grant project. I have written a grant to request some classroom materials including reading furniture and storytelling props.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Wonderful Winter
Welcome to 2014! I hope everyone had a wonderful break and enjoyed the time off. I know I did! We are off and running in the New Year. There are many new works out in the classroom. Some popular works this week included: salt painting, liquid pouring with a funnel, cut and glue a snow man with small, medium, and large circles, and letter stamps. Other works that the children have continued to show an interest in include; brown stairs with pink tower, free choice art, and science discovery shelf. All of the children are also working hard on writing or tracing their name each day as part of our sign in procedure. Some of the children are even starting to write their last name!
We did not have a letter of the week this week, but reviewed the letters we have learned so far. Letters we have learned so far: M, S, T, A, P, F, C, E, R, B, L. The children are learning the letter names and sounds in preparation for reading. Letter names and sounds are also taught through sandpaper letter and other works in the classroom. The Ohio Early Learning and Development Standard in this area is for children by end of preschool to "Recognize and name some upper and lower case letters in addition to those in first name."
Another literacy skill we have been working on includes blending and segmenting syllables in words (mostly the children's names). You can practice this skill at home by clapping out the syllables in different words. For example: You would clap 3 times when saying the word dinosaur. Saying it in syllables "di-no-saur" and clapping for each syllable. Then have your child try it.
The Ohio Department of Education has some good resources available related to preschool and Early Childhood Education. Check them out here:
ODE Early Learning
This week we read the book "Snowmen at Night." The children are doing very well with reading comprehension questions for books that have been read multiple times. Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for school success and something that we work on each day. Click the link for tips to develop reading comprehension.
5 Tips for Reading Comprehension
This week, I will begin assessments for 2nd quarter progress reports. 3rd and 4th quarter progress will be reported by the substitute who will be here during my maternity leave.
*I hope to upload pictures to Shutterfly.com soon, but I'm currently having a technical problem with the camera.
*We need a few bags of white mini marshmallows for a snowman project. If you would like to provide a bag, please send them by 1/16. Thanks!
REMINDERS...
*For the safety of the students, parents/adults need to walk their children to the classroom door and remain with them until the teacher arrives. This is in the Preschool Handbook, page 6.
If you have misplaced your copy of the handbook or want to review it, you can find it online by clicking the link below or go to www.norwoodschools.org, then click Williams Elementary on the left, click "School Forms" on the left, then click Preschool Handbook.
Preschool Handbook
Thank you for taking the time to review the handbook!
*Sign up to volunteer in our classroom - we can always use an extra set of hands.
*No School 1/20 and 1/27.
*Progress Reports sent home 1/28.
*Parent-teacher conferences 2/13 and 2/20. Sign up sheets sent home 1/13.
* I am planning to go on Maternity leave at the beginning of March. I hope to meet with parents at conferences to discuss your child's progress and also plans for next school year.
*Coming Soon - Enrollment information for the 2014-2015 school year.
We did not have a letter of the week this week, but reviewed the letters we have learned so far. Letters we have learned so far: M, S, T, A, P, F, C, E, R, B, L. The children are learning the letter names and sounds in preparation for reading. Letter names and sounds are also taught through sandpaper letter and other works in the classroom. The Ohio Early Learning and Development Standard in this area is for children by end of preschool to "Recognize and name some upper and lower case letters in addition to those in first name."
Another literacy skill we have been working on includes blending and segmenting syllables in words (mostly the children's names). You can practice this skill at home by clapping out the syllables in different words. For example: You would clap 3 times when saying the word dinosaur. Saying it in syllables "di-no-saur" and clapping for each syllable. Then have your child try it.
The Ohio Department of Education has some good resources available related to preschool and Early Childhood Education. Check them out here:
ODE Early Learning
This week we read the book "Snowmen at Night." The children are doing very well with reading comprehension questions for books that have been read multiple times. Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for school success and something that we work on each day. Click the link for tips to develop reading comprehension.
5 Tips for Reading Comprehension
This week, I will begin assessments for 2nd quarter progress reports. 3rd and 4th quarter progress will be reported by the substitute who will be here during my maternity leave.
*I hope to upload pictures to Shutterfly.com soon, but I'm currently having a technical problem with the camera.
*We need a few bags of white mini marshmallows for a snowman project. If you would like to provide a bag, please send them by 1/16. Thanks!
REMINDERS...
*For the safety of the students, parents/adults need to walk their children to the classroom door and remain with them until the teacher arrives. This is in the Preschool Handbook, page 6.
If you have misplaced your copy of the handbook or want to review it, you can find it online by clicking the link below or go to www.norwoodschools.org, then click Williams Elementary on the left, click "School Forms" on the left, then click Preschool Handbook.
Preschool Handbook
Thank you for taking the time to review the handbook!
*Sign up to volunteer in our classroom - we can always use an extra set of hands.
*No School 1/20 and 1/27.
*Progress Reports sent home 1/28.
*Parent-teacher conferences 2/13 and 2/20. Sign up sheets sent home 1/13.
* I am planning to go on Maternity leave at the beginning of March. I hope to meet with parents at conferences to discuss your child's progress and also plans for next school year.
*Coming Soon - Enrollment information for the 2014-2015 school year.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Welcome Winter Weather
November just flew by and we are already into December. This year is flying by! Last week, we began our study of winter holidays including Christmas and Hanukkah. There are several holiday related works out in the classroom including decorating a Christmas tree, making a bead candy cane, matching big and small ornaments, and numbers and counters with gifts. There are also some other new works keeping the children busy including grating bar soap, making bubbles with an egg beater and smelling bottles. Some of the children have also been very interested in writing and drawing lately. I have put out some theme related vocabulary cards with pictures and words on them for the children to write and draw. Paper punching continues to be a popular work as well. After Winter Break, some of the children will start working on writing journals. This past week we also started a special, secret project for our parents! The children have been so busy all around the classroom. Paper punching continues to be a popular work as well. This month we have candy cane punching. This work involves using an over sized push pin to poke holes around the outline of a picture. This work requires a great deal of concentration and coordination. It helps develop the fine motor control needed for writing tasks. Another new work on the shelf is crayon peeling. The children peel the paper off the crayon, break it into small pieces and then sort the crayons by color. After we have peeled, broken, and sorted enough crayons, we will melt them into new crayons. This lesson develops fine motor skills, visual discrimination, and we are also learning about recylcing and re-using.
We continue to build our letter name and letter sound awareness with sandpaper letters, letter of the week, and alphabet exercises. We've also been playing some rhyming games and a new game called "Doggy, doggy, where's your bone." We will continue to study Holidays this month. In January we will be studying winter.
HOLIDAY PARTY
- We will have a casual Holiday Party on Thursday December 19th. The party will include making a candy Christmas Tree. Check your child's folder this week for more details.
REMINDERS...
*Cold and flu season is in full swing. Please be courteous to members of our classroom and keep your child home when he/she is sick.
*Please help your child remember to wear a warm coat, hat, and gloves/mittens on cold weather days. We try to get out side as often as possible when the weather is above 32 degrees.
*During drop off time, please help your child remember that they need to wait quietly next to the building until the door opens. This allows other parents and children to get to the back side of the building. Please also remember that children need to be walked all the way to the classroom door by an ADULT.
*Volunteers are always needed to help with special art and classroom projects. Sign up for 1 day or a recurring day.
*New pictures will be posted to Shutterfly.com this Friday.
We continue to build our letter name and letter sound awareness with sandpaper letters, letter of the week, and alphabet exercises. We've also been playing some rhyming games and a new game called "Doggy, doggy, where's your bone." We will continue to study Holidays this month. In January we will be studying winter.
HOLIDAY PARTY
- We will have a casual Holiday Party on Thursday December 19th. The party will include making a candy Christmas Tree. Check your child's folder this week for more details.
REMINDERS...
*Cold and flu season is in full swing. Please be courteous to members of our classroom and keep your child home when he/she is sick.
*Please help your child remember to wear a warm coat, hat, and gloves/mittens on cold weather days. We try to get out side as often as possible when the weather is above 32 degrees.
*During drop off time, please help your child remember that they need to wait quietly next to the building until the door opens. This allows other parents and children to get to the back side of the building. Please also remember that children need to be walked all the way to the classroom door by an ADULT.
*Volunteers are always needed to help with special art and classroom projects. Sign up for 1 day or a recurring day.
*New pictures will be posted to Shutterfly.com this Friday.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Fruit and Vegetable Fun
I can't believe it's November already! The school year is flying by. We have been so busy this year and before we know it, it will be time for Winter Break.
Last week we started our study of food and nutrition. We read the book 'Eating the Alphabet" by Lois Ehlert. The book depicts fruits and vegetables for every letter of the alphabet. We also read the book "The Cake that Mack Ate." The children made a list of all of the fruits and vegetables they knew. I was impressed by some of the things they came up with. You may be wondering why we are always making lists or recording the things we know or learned. This helps children learn the purpose for writing and they are seeing writing being modeled for them. The children are also learning answer questions and predict or recall. All of this listing and chart making is related to our state standards and they are also skills the children will use later in school. You can check out the state standards by clicking on the link:
Ohio Early Learning Content Standards
The afternoon class had a visit from a parent who is a Dietitian. She helped the children sort fruits and vegetables and talk about healthy foods. The children really enjoyed this and learned a lot.
This week we are continuing our study of food. We are reading the book "Gracias, The Thanksgiving Turkey." The children have also been working on weaving place mats for our Thanksgiving Celebration next week. We are hoping to complete a few more Thanksgiving crafts including a paper plate turkey if we have enough parent volunteers. New works this week include; name tracing, food sorting, and food matching. I will also be introducing the continent map as well as continent tracing.
Your child will be bringing home a paper feather to cut out, write what they are thankful for, and decorate. We will put these feathers on a large turkey in the hall. Feathers will be sent home on Monday next week.
New pictures will be posted to Shutterfly this Friday (11/15).
REMINDERS...
*Parent-teacher conferences finish up this week on 11/14.
*Thanksgiving Family Celebration on 11/21. Please turn the form if you plan on attending and remember to be fingerprinted at the BOE.
*Please help your child dress appropriately for the weather. The playground is mostly shady, so it's a little cool back there.
*We need parent-volunteers to come in to help with special art projects. The projects are all set up and ready to go, we just need an extra set of hands in the classroom to help the children put the projects together. Please sign up on Shutterfly, call, email, or write a note if you would like to come in once or on a recurring basis.
*This week we need food coloring and rigatoni noodles for some classroom works.
*Thanksgiving Break: 11/27-11/29
Last week we started our study of food and nutrition. We read the book 'Eating the Alphabet" by Lois Ehlert. The book depicts fruits and vegetables for every letter of the alphabet. We also read the book "The Cake that Mack Ate." The children made a list of all of the fruits and vegetables they knew. I was impressed by some of the things they came up with. You may be wondering why we are always making lists or recording the things we know or learned. This helps children learn the purpose for writing and they are seeing writing being modeled for them. The children are also learning answer questions and predict or recall. All of this listing and chart making is related to our state standards and they are also skills the children will use later in school. You can check out the state standards by clicking on the link:
Ohio Early Learning Content Standards
The afternoon class had a visit from a parent who is a Dietitian. She helped the children sort fruits and vegetables and talk about healthy foods. The children really enjoyed this and learned a lot.
This week we are continuing our study of food. We are reading the book "Gracias, The Thanksgiving Turkey." The children have also been working on weaving place mats for our Thanksgiving Celebration next week. We are hoping to complete a few more Thanksgiving crafts including a paper plate turkey if we have enough parent volunteers. New works this week include; name tracing, food sorting, and food matching. I will also be introducing the continent map as well as continent tracing.
Your child will be bringing home a paper feather to cut out, write what they are thankful for, and decorate. We will put these feathers on a large turkey in the hall. Feathers will be sent home on Monday next week.
New pictures will be posted to Shutterfly this Friday (11/15).
REMINDERS...
*Parent-teacher conferences finish up this week on 11/14.
*Thanksgiving Family Celebration on 11/21. Please turn the form if you plan on attending and remember to be fingerprinted at the BOE.
*Please help your child dress appropriately for the weather. The playground is mostly shady, so it's a little cool back there.
*We need parent-volunteers to come in to help with special art projects. The projects are all set up and ready to go, we just need an extra set of hands in the classroom to help the children put the projects together. Please sign up on Shutterfly, call, email, or write a note if you would like to come in once or on a recurring basis.
*This week we need food coloring and rigatoni noodles for some classroom works.
*Thanksgiving Break: 11/27-11/29
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Happy Halloween
This week we finished up our study of Fall. We read the book "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" and used felt story props to help tell the story. This book has a great predictable and repetitive text with motions to go along with it. The felt story props and the book were put on the shelf for the children to use during work time. Many of the children enjoyed retelling the story using the props.
We also started "Alphabet Exercises" this week. This activity takes place during our group meeting. The children review the letters we have covered during our letter of the week lessons. The children look at a large picture card and say the letter name (arms up over head), letter sound (arms on shoulders or making the tactile cue for the sound), and name the picture (touch toes). This gives children a change to practice letter names and sounds and associate them with a movement. The state standard related to this activity is for preschool students to learn some letter names and sounds in addition to those in their first name by the end of their preschool experience.
The Get It, Got It, Go! assessment of early literacy skills was also given this past week by our itinerant preschool teacher, Ms. Alicia. This state assessment looks at children's skills in the areas of picture naming, rhyming, and alliteration (words that begin with the same sounds). This timed test is given in the Fall and Spring to all preschool students. The children are asked to do rapid picture naming (1 minute), rhyming (2 minutes), and alliteration - words that begin with the same sound (2 minutes). The number of correct responses is recorded. I also use this information and information from the beginning of the year screening, baseline testing, and observations to complete your child's progress report. I look forward to discussing your child's progress at conferences during the next 2 weeks.
In November we will be studying food, nutrition, cooking, and Thanksgiving.
REMINDERS and UPCOMING EVENTS...
*Parent-teacher conferences 11/7 and 11/14. Please arrive on time and wait in the hallway for your conference. So that we can discuss your child's progress without any distractions, please make childcare arrangements.
*No School 11/5 and 11/11.
*Scholastic Book Orders due 11/8. Order now to make sure the books arrive before the holidays.
*We'd love to have you volunteer to help in our classroom. Sign up on our class Shutterfly site under the volunteer tab. https://williamsmontessoripreschool.shutterfly.com/
*Parents MUST wait with their child at drop off until the classroom door is opened. Once the door is opened, please walk your child to the door and make eye contact or say hello to the teacher. This is to ensure your child's safety.
*Thanksgiving Celebration - Thursday 11/21. Check your child's folder for more information.
*As the weather gets cooler, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately. We will be playing outside on days when the temperature is about 32 degrees.
*Thank you to all the parents who have been sending in supplies as we need them. This week we need food coloring (classic colors).
We also started "Alphabet Exercises" this week. This activity takes place during our group meeting. The children review the letters we have covered during our letter of the week lessons. The children look at a large picture card and say the letter name (arms up over head), letter sound (arms on shoulders or making the tactile cue for the sound), and name the picture (touch toes). This gives children a change to practice letter names and sounds and associate them with a movement. The state standard related to this activity is for preschool students to learn some letter names and sounds in addition to those in their first name by the end of their preschool experience.
The Get It, Got It, Go! assessment of early literacy skills was also given this past week by our itinerant preschool teacher, Ms. Alicia. This state assessment looks at children's skills in the areas of picture naming, rhyming, and alliteration (words that begin with the same sounds). This timed test is given in the Fall and Spring to all preschool students. The children are asked to do rapid picture naming (1 minute), rhyming (2 minutes), and alliteration - words that begin with the same sound (2 minutes). The number of correct responses is recorded. I also use this information and information from the beginning of the year screening, baseline testing, and observations to complete your child's progress report. I look forward to discussing your child's progress at conferences during the next 2 weeks.
In November we will be studying food, nutrition, cooking, and Thanksgiving.
REMINDERS and UPCOMING EVENTS...
*Parent-teacher conferences 11/7 and 11/14. Please arrive on time and wait in the hallway for your conference. So that we can discuss your child's progress without any distractions, please make childcare arrangements.
*No School 11/5 and 11/11.
*Scholastic Book Orders due 11/8. Order now to make sure the books arrive before the holidays.
*We'd love to have you volunteer to help in our classroom. Sign up on our class Shutterfly site under the volunteer tab. https://williamsmontessoripreschool.shutterfly.com/
*Parents MUST wait with their child at drop off until the classroom door is opened. Once the door is opened, please walk your child to the door and make eye contact or say hello to the teacher. This is to ensure your child's safety.
*Thanksgiving Celebration - Thursday 11/21. Check your child's folder for more information.
*As the weather gets cooler, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately. We will be playing outside on days when the temperature is about 32 degrees.
*Thank you to all the parents who have been sending in supplies as we need them. This week we need food coloring (classic colors).
Friday, October 25, 2013
All About Apples
This week we learned all about apples. Thank you to everyone who sent in apples. The children listed (and I recorded) all the things we know about apples. They came up with some great ideas! Each child peeled their own apple and added it to the pot to make applesauce. We followed a picture recipe to make the applesauce. On Wednesday, the children tasted apple pie, applesauce, apple slices, and apple juice. Then, we made a bar graph to show our favorites. Apple pie was the winner in the morning and afternoon classes. We counted the names in each column and discussed which one had the most and least names. Popular works this week include; pumpkin hammering, torn paper jack-o-lantern, Mat Man building, drawing with dry erase markers at the easel, shaving cream and corn cob tweezing. This week, we drew Mat Man for the first time. The children will draw Mat Man once a month and the drawings will be collected in their portfolios to show progress.
We will continue with additional apple works next week and also talk about pumpkins. We might even have pumpkin "guts" in the touch table one day.
Thank you to all the parents who have been volunteering in the classroom. The children enjoy the 1:1 time and the chance to work on special projects.
REMINDERS...
*If you would like to volunteer in the classroom, you can sign up on our Class Shutterfly site (click the link to go to the site).
*The cold weather is here. Please make sure your child has a warm coat each day. We will go out to the playground most days as long as the temperature is above freezing. Also, please help your child learn to put on and zip his/her coat.
*Please send in a winter change of clothes to keep at school. We will send home the summer set when we receive the winter set. Bathroom accidents and spills happen at school and I don't want anyone to have to wear shorts in the snow! Please send a change of clothes is a Ziploc bag marked with your child's name.
*We need cans of shaving cream. Original Barbasol is preferred.
*Don't forget to sign up for parent-teacher conferences (11/7 and 11/14) if you haven't already. Conference confirmations with your conference time will be sent home by 11/4.
*Progress reports will be sent home the week of 11/4.
*Classroom pictures are now being posted on a Shutterfly.com share site. Click the link to go to the page. Class photos
*No School 11/5 and 11/11.
*Scholastic Book orders due 11/8. Books make great holiday gifts! Order now and get your shopping out of the way early. Scholastic Book Clubs Online ordering
We will continue with additional apple works next week and also talk about pumpkins. We might even have pumpkin "guts" in the touch table one day.
Thank you to all the parents who have been volunteering in the classroom. The children enjoy the 1:1 time and the chance to work on special projects.
REMINDERS...
*If you would like to volunteer in the classroom, you can sign up on our Class Shutterfly site (click the link to go to the site).
*The cold weather is here. Please make sure your child has a warm coat each day. We will go out to the playground most days as long as the temperature is above freezing. Also, please help your child learn to put on and zip his/her coat.
*Please send in a winter change of clothes to keep at school. We will send home the summer set when we receive the winter set. Bathroom accidents and spills happen at school and I don't want anyone to have to wear shorts in the snow! Please send a change of clothes is a Ziploc bag marked with your child's name.
*We need cans of shaving cream. Original Barbasol is preferred.
*Don't forget to sign up for parent-teacher conferences (11/7 and 11/14) if you haven't already. Conference confirmations with your conference time will be sent home by 11/4.
*Progress reports will be sent home the week of 11/4.
*Classroom pictures are now being posted on a Shutterfly.com share site. Click the link to go to the page. Class photos
*No School 11/5 and 11/11.
*Scholastic Book orders due 11/8. Books make great holiday gifts! Order now and get your shopping out of the way early. Scholastic Book Clubs Online ordering
Friday, October 18, 2013
Trees, Trees, Trees
This week we continued our study of trees. We read several books including; The Apple Pie Family, Who Lives in Trees, and Trees Count. We also started learning Yoga this week. First we practiced our breathing while laying on our back with our hands on our bellies. We also learned "Tree Pose." The children pretended their toes were the roots of the tree and pushed them down into the ground to help them balance. We will be practicing Yoga throughout the year. Pumpkin punching (the children use a push pin to punch out the outline of a pumpkin) has been popular this week. This work develops concentration and coordination (fine motor skills). Mat Man was also introduced this week. Mat Man is part of the Handwriting Without Tears program and teaches body awareness and fine motor skills.
Check out the link to learn more about Mat Man and Handwriting Without Tears.
Mat Man and Handwriting Without Tears
Another popular work this week has been pumpkin hammering. The children are using a (real) hammer to pound golf tees into a pumpkin and then use pliers to pull the tees out again. The children have also been very interested in making leaf pattern headbands. When children complete this work, they are doing more than gluing shapes and making a hat, they are working on developing patterning skills needed for reading and math.
HOMEWORK...
*Bring an apple or apples on Monday or Tuesday. We will be making applesauce on Tuesday. We will also be tasting red, green, and yellow apples next week. We are also hoping to taste apple pie. Please let me know if you are interested in sending in an apple pie.
*My Book of Leaves - A leaf book will be sent home in your child's folder next week. Take time to complete and read this book together. No need to send it back to school, but I hope you will take the time to work with your child on this book.
*Help your child practice putting on and zipping his/her coat.
REMINDERS...
*Montessori Information Night - Thursday 10/24 4:30-5:30. Please RSVP if you haven't yet.
*Spirit Cup Fundraiser starts next week. Check your child's folder for more information. I ordered several sets last year as gifts for family and friends. It's not too soon to start your holiday shopping.
*Scholastic Book Orders Due 11/8. Order some books and check another item off your holiday shopping list!
*If you plan to volunteer in the classroom or attend celebrations, you must be fingerprinted at the Board of Education in advance. Fingerprints take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays and there is no charge. Fingerprints generally take 2-3 days to process.
New Photo Sharing Site-
From now on, I will be uploading photos to a Shutterfly web album. If you are signed up to receive emails from me, you should have received an email invitation for the photo sharing site. Only people who are invited to view the site have access and I will not be posting student names. If you did not receive an email invitation to the site, please let me know and I will add you. I may also change over to using Shutterfly as our newsletter site if the format works out. I will keep you posted. The Shutterfly site allows me to quickly and easily upload several photos at once and therefor I can share more photos with parents! Shutterfly also gives you the option to order photo prints.
Thank you...
A big thanks to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer in the classroom. There will be ongoing opportunities throughout the year to help in the room.
Check out the link to learn more about Mat Man and Handwriting Without Tears.
Mat Man and Handwriting Without Tears
Another popular work this week has been pumpkin hammering. The children are using a (real) hammer to pound golf tees into a pumpkin and then use pliers to pull the tees out again. The children have also been very interested in making leaf pattern headbands. When children complete this work, they are doing more than gluing shapes and making a hat, they are working on developing patterning skills needed for reading and math.
HOMEWORK...
*Bring an apple or apples on Monday or Tuesday. We will be making applesauce on Tuesday. We will also be tasting red, green, and yellow apples next week. We are also hoping to taste apple pie. Please let me know if you are interested in sending in an apple pie.
*My Book of Leaves - A leaf book will be sent home in your child's folder next week. Take time to complete and read this book together. No need to send it back to school, but I hope you will take the time to work with your child on this book.
*Help your child practice putting on and zipping his/her coat.
REMINDERS...
*Montessori Information Night - Thursday 10/24 4:30-5:30. Please RSVP if you haven't yet.
*Spirit Cup Fundraiser starts next week. Check your child's folder for more information. I ordered several sets last year as gifts for family and friends. It's not too soon to start your holiday shopping.
*Scholastic Book Orders Due 11/8. Order some books and check another item off your holiday shopping list!
*If you plan to volunteer in the classroom or attend celebrations, you must be fingerprinted at the Board of Education in advance. Fingerprints take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays and there is no charge. Fingerprints generally take 2-3 days to process.
New Photo Sharing Site-
From now on, I will be uploading photos to a Shutterfly web album. If you are signed up to receive emails from me, you should have received an email invitation for the photo sharing site. Only people who are invited to view the site have access and I will not be posting student names. If you did not receive an email invitation to the site, please let me know and I will add you. I may also change over to using Shutterfly as our newsletter site if the format works out. I will keep you posted. The Shutterfly site allows me to quickly and easily upload several photos at once and therefor I can share more photos with parents! Shutterfly also gives you the option to order photo prints.
Thank you...
A big thanks to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer in the classroom. There will be ongoing opportunities throughout the year to help in the room.
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