Fall Fun

     Since Fall Festival, everything has been about apples, pumpkins, and everything Fall. The children have listened to Pumpkin Town by Katie McKy, Picking Apples & Pumpkins by Amy & Richard Hutchings, and Albert's Fieldtrip by Leslie Tryon. We've been using these stories to reflect on our own Fall Festival trips. We had a few minutes before heading off to music class yesterday, so we made "thank you pictures" for Carvins Cove and Jeter Farm.  The children drew pictures of their favorite part of each trip. If your child didn't attend our FF, he/she drew a picture of their favorite thing about their trip. The bubbles were popular at Carvins Cove while the slides were the favorite at Jeter Farm. We will stuff them in an envelope and mail them to each place.

 

     In Math Workshop yesterday, we played with different shapes and positional words (above, below, etc). In the midst of playing with shape magnets, the children got very interested in magnets. The discussion quickly turned into what things are magnetic and what things aren't. Each of the children predicted if something they picked out would "stick" to our magnet wand or not. We had fun finding metal objects around the classroom. 

     Today during Literacy, we reflected one more time on our FF trips and did a journal page. We had drama this morning after fruit break recess and the children got to put on costumes and get into character once again. I heard we had several pirates, cowgirls, race car drivers, and lizards. Be sure to ask your child what they dressed up as.

     Later this morning, we had Science Discovery. I put out several different sensory activities on the tables that the children rotated through. We used moon sand, water beads, and magnets. 

     Thank you to Lila and her mom for baking us an apple cake that we each enjoyed during fruit break this morning. If your child didn't eat all of the fruit break you packed, that's why! :) YUM. Next week in class, we will be making applesauce from scratch.Have I mentioned how much I love Fall?!? 

Remember all of the chatter about Bake Sale during Gatherings? If you checked Quick Notes this week, you know the first Bake Sale was today! If you'd like to, you can just send in a couple dollars for your child to use over the course of the next several weeks(Bake Sales are every Wednesday), I have a special place where the children keep their money. They can just go grab their $0.50 when needed. I'll let you know when it's time to refill their stash. 

Check out our Facebook group for some added photos. 

Catch Up and Fall Festival

     While I have a few minutes to break away from Fall Festival preparations, I'll update you on the highlights of this week!

Monday morning, we were joined by "Doc" and "Grammy." Rose's grandparents were in town visiting from California and stopped in to read us a story. Doc read Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins.

     

Thank you so very much for squeezing time for us into your visit! 

     Today, we had another special treat. Katrina, a middle school teacher at CS, kicked off our very first Math Workshop. She first read Apples, A to Z by Margaret McNamara. In this book, each letter has something to do with apples (C is for Cider, etc.). The children then did a taste test of 3 different types of apples: red delicious, honey crisp, and granny smith. We then did a chart to see which apple was the favorite. Honey crisp was the tie breaker.

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     The children are so excited about Fall Festival! We will leave promptly tomorrow morning, so please be here on time. If you are needed to come to CS to pick up a child that will ride with you, a blue note is taped on your child's folder. Please take note of the following chart. If you're child is listed to meet at Community School and travel with us, they are either riding with someone else or you as the parent are driving children in addition to your own. If your child is under the list to meet us at the field trip location, you're only driving your child and we'll see you there around 9:30am! If your child is riding with someone other than you, I must have their labeled car seat left at school during morning drop off. 

     If you have ANY questions, please don't hesitate to email me. I will check my email this evening and in the morning before school. If I don't reply, I didn't get it!