Ladies and Gentlemen...
Fall is here. The weather has been great so I hope you have been able to find time to get your family outside. The leaves are turning and falling and it is magnificent out there! Go enjoy it.
We will have just three full weeks of class during this month so I know it's going to go fast. We will talk about fire fighters and fire safety. The children love to pretend to hop in the fire truck and go, go, GO! The fall changes bring lots of conversation about the weather and the flora around us. We'll go outside and see the changes as well as rake lots of leave to jump in. We have our own take on Thanksgiving by talking a lot about being thankful for the important things in our lives and by learning the classic fable of Stone Soup and making a soup of our own. We'll follow that up with a whole meal at our Friendship Feast. It's going to be tons of fun.
The children are learning a lot and becoming great friends. I am enjoying them so much. I am thankful to have them in my life. Thank you for sharing them with me. The following list is what we will be doing for the month. Please remember that I use this as a skeleton of what to plan-sometimes the children need something different or guide me in a different way and I will change things. I let the children by my "boss." Have a great month.
Monday, Nov. 4: We'll make gathering pouches, put color on blotter-paper leaves and read the story Leafman. Amy Peck will be my substitute today.
Wednesday, Nov. 6: 3s~We'll make hot plate leaves, decorate a "Leafman", and put together our monster book from last week. 4s~We'll make hot plate leaves, use our gathering pouches to gather leaves and natural materials and make a "Leafman" of our own.
Friday, Nov. 8: 3s~Individual children's pictures are today. Craig Huston will be here to take the children's photos. Information on how to order will come out soon. We will read the book Leafman and make a book about our Leafman and his/her adventures. We will make a leaf with paint and walnuts and a plastic container. It will be sent home for homework next week. 4s~Individual pictures today. We'll rake leaves and tell a story about a leaf leaving its tree. We'll make a leaf to send home next week for homework.
Monday, Nov. 11: NO SCHOOL TODAY VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY
Wednesday, Nov. 13: 3s~Fire safety week. We will make badges and necklaces today, paint a fire truck, and learn a song about a fire truck. A leaf will come home today for the family to talk about and send back to school as soon as possible. Directions will accompany the leaf. 4s~We'll make badges and necklaces, cut out a firetruck shape, and learn a new song. Children will come home with a leaf that they made to talk about what they are thankful for. This is a family homework assignment. Directions will be included.
Friday, Nov. 15: 3s~The fire department will come visit us today. The truck will be here right after school starts. We'll make a ladder for the fire truck we painted on Weds. We'll talk a little about our Friendship Feast coming up on Nov. 22. The children will tell me what vegetable they would like to bring for their soup. 4s~FIELD TRIP DAY! We will go to the fire department at 2:30. WE WILL LEAVE SCHOOL AT 2:30 TODAY. You will either need to be at the school to transport your child or arrange a ride for him/her. We will start school at 1pm at the school and leave after our snack. We will end school at the Canby Fire Department. You will need to pick your child up there or arrange a ride. A permission slip will be coming out soon.
Monday, Nov. 18: We'll make a fall tree picture and read a story called Stone Soup. The children will tell their own story about stone soup. We'll talk about and strategize our Friendship Feast coming up. Your child will come home with a slip telling you what vegetable they have chosen to add to the soup.
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 3s~We will make a tree picture and cut the vegetables the children bring to school for our soup. Please send your child to school with the vegetable of their choice today. A slip will come home letting you know what they have chosen. The children will have a chance to do some free painting and paint mixing. 4s~We'll paint mix and finish our tree picture from Monday. We'll talk about what makes us thankful and cut vegetables for our soup for the Feast today.
Friday, Nov. 22: 3s AND 4s~Today we will make the foods for our Friendship Feast. The children will make biscuits and butter, cut fruit for a fruit tray, and arrange cheeses on a platter. We'll ask parents to bring some supplies for the feast. Be looking for a sign-up sheet by the sign-in area. We will have our feast in the last 40 minutes of class. Families are welcome to join us. We will also be putting pictures in our scrapbooks and talking about our Thankful Leaves that went home.
Monday, Nov. 25: TODAY IS A MAKEUP DAY FOR THE 3S CLASS. TODAY IS A MAKEUP DAY FOR THE 3S CLASS. COME TO SCHOOL AT 9:00 A.M. TODAY IF YOU ARE IN THE 3S CLASS!! 3s~We will go for a looking walk, rake leaves, and do some paint mixing. 4s~FIELD TRIP DAY!! We will go on one of three nature walks today. We meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormon church) on the corner of 13th and Elm street. 1285 S Elm Street. We will do this walk in each season that the children are in school. We will meet at the far corner of the church parking lot (closest to 13th ave.). Parent helpers need to arrive at 12:50 p.m. We will leave the parking lot at 1:10-1:15 and walk down to the city park behind Safeway. We will play on the playground, eat snack, walk to the river, and walk back to the parking lot. Everyone is welcome to join us. The trail is NOT stroller-friendly. If you have little ones that are immobile or unsteady a back pack would be best. Please dress your child accordingly. We will go rain or shine and it would be best if the children are comfortable. It has been COLD, WET, MUDDY, and very inclement in the past. We will go regardless of weather so send your child in appropriate clothing for the weather of the day. In the past we have cut it short so if you decide not to join us please be available by phone if we need to call you for pick up. More information will come as it draws near.
THE REST OF THE MONTH IS OFF DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. Enjoy some family time-whatever your traditions are. Be safe in your travels.
Thanks again for the pleasure of getting to know your children. I am having such fun with them. Happy Fall. ~Anne.
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