Happy Halloween

Do you recognize any of these masked creatures?  They are pretty scary!  It was a day of wiggles and lots of excitement.  At the end of the day the brave ones sampled Mrs. Thomas' Magic Witches Brew and ate cookies.  Then it was out the door and on to a night of trick or treating.

Fabulous Field Trip

Our field trip to the Hands On Children's Museum was awesome!  The kids spent two hours exploring all the exibits and working up an appetite.  We ate our lunch on the capitol campus lawn.  The big trees had lost a lot of their leaves and provided plenty of leaf throwing fun.  Then it was back to school.  A big THANK YOU to the chaperones -- we couldn't go on field trips without you.

Leaves and Trees

Since it wasn't raining today we went on a walk to look at the trees and their leaves.  Everyone had a magnifying glass and their science journal.  They each did a bark rubbing in their journal and then explored the leaves and trees with their magnifying glasses.  We found a big piece of bark on the ground and underneath were several bugs which were passed around and carefully examined, we looked at a spider and watched it wrap its prey in silk, and then we found worms!  What could be better than that!

Lego Mania

The Lego center is a big draw at choice time.  Each day their creations become more elaborate and I like listening to their explanations of what they have made.  What I like the most is that they play well together and share the Legos. 

Assessments

Math assessments will take place November 15-18th.  At that time your child should be able to do the following:

• Count to 51
• Recognize numbers 1-10 (out of order) and then put them in order
• Count ten items
• Make a simple AB pattern
• Sort items by attributes (color, size, shape)
• Demonstrate knowledge of position terms (over, under, next to, below, above, beside, in between)

We are working on all of these skills at school as a group.   My time to work with each child individually is very limited so I REALLY encourage you to practice these skills with your child at home.  Thanks for the interest you take in your child's education.

Color Collages

We have finished our two week color unit and our color collages turned out GREAT! We learned our colors and created a great project from recycled materials.   Thank you for helping your child remember to bring in the color of the day to glue on our collage.  Families will be able to see them when they come in for parent/teacher conferences the end of October.

October Field Trip

Our first field trip will be Wednesday, October 19th to the Hands-On Children's Museum in Olympia.  We will leave the school at 9:00 A.M. and return at 1:30 P.M.  We will be at the Museum from 10:00-12:00 and then we will eat our lunch on the State Capitol lawn.   The cafeteria will be providing lunches for all the children.   I will need 4 or 5 volunteers to chaperone the children.  There is no charge for the chaperones. 

Remember your child's $15.00 field trip fee is due October 1st.  That covers the cost of three field trips.  If you have any questions, call me at school.