Thank you all for taking time to meet with me for conferences this week!!! I enjoyed having time to connect with each of you and share how your Ladybug is doing in class. While we were meeting, the children were busy being construction engineers in the classroom! They used problem solving skills to configure a marble maze, followed blueprints to build items with shape blocks, and used drills to construct cars and tractors. Their fine motor skills were put to work using nuts and bolts to build, also.
We read The Three Little Pigs and retold the story using felt pieces on our feltboard. We also read Not a Box and imagined all the things a box could be. My neighbor just happened to be disposing of a couple VERY large boxes, so the children decorated one and used it to be a house, a boat, a rocket, and many other things. It was especially fun to count how many friends fit into the box!!
On our art table we used hammers, instead of paintbrushes, to make paintings with bubble wrap.
In our sensory table we used construction trucks to move kinetic sand and rocks around. Kinetic sand is so fun and helps children learn about textures, shapes and cause & effect. It is mesmerizing to watch as it goes from a firm ball to a soft growing pile of sand. And it is so calming (which some children….and teachers….may have needed with all the banging of hammers in the room! 🤣).
We celebrated John’s 4th birthday on Tuesday with cupcakes and a story with his mom. Happy Birthday, John!
Picture Day will be on Tuesday, Oct. 15th and Wednesday, Oct. 16th, with family pictures on Saturday the 19th.
Please send a pie pumpkin (it’s the small size…not tiny. I’ve heard they’re available at Trader Joe’s for $2.50) to school by Friday, October 18th.
As the weather gets cooler, please change out your child’s extra clothes with long pants and warmer shirts. Don’t forget a coat (even if they are off in the carseat, we need them to go to the playground each day!) and write your child’s name or initials on the tag inside. You would not believe how many times we’ve asked whose coat is lying on the floor and no child claims it!! LOL
We will have a costume parade with the Frogs class through Ascension Hall on October 30th & 31st shortly after dropoff. Please stay a few minutes to watch, cheer and take photos! Our class will celebrate Halloween with a party in the classroom afterwards thanks to the wonderful organizing help from our room reps. You will hear more about our plans from them soon.
**It is best to put your child’s costume over their school clothes, so that we can easily take it off when they’re ready. Most children usually want to shed them to play more comfortably. If that is not possible, please stay for a moment after the parade to help your child change. Thanks!
Have a wonderful weekend with your little Ladybug!!