Dragonfly News
October 7th, 2013
Just a note
Pumpkin, our class guinea pig is not feeling so great :/. I will be keeping her home so she can hopefully start to feel better. She is an older guinea and I think going back and forth might be stressing her out. So for now we will keep her home. I will keep you posted on her.
Bathroom
We ask that you please take your child to the bathroom before class so they’re ready to go when they come to class or should I say they have already gone when they come to class ;) Even if they don’t need to use the restroom they can wash their hands before school. We appreciate this very much!
Classroom Help
During the next few weeks we will be doing assessments for parent conferences and we would greatly appreciate your help during class time. If you can help us between 10:40 and 11:40 for am classes and 12:30 until 1:45 please email me so I can schedule you. This hour can be counted towards your volunteer time.
Pumpkin Patch
Our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch is next week! We will meet at BiZi Farms on next Thursday & Friday (Oct. 17th & 18th) at 10:00 for the morning classes and Thursday at 1:30 for the afternoon class. We like to meet about 15 minutes early if you can. Little Acorn pays for each child that is enrolled for one trip to the pumpkin patch with one adult. If siblings are joining us the cost is $5.00 for each extra child. You can pay for siblings in the store on the day of the field trip. The owners of the farm ask that your child be able to carry the pumpkin that the take home, they provide a bag for easier carrying. It can be a little muddy (if it rains between now and then) so boots are a good idea and towels for car can never hurt! The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin. Remember to bring some quarters for grain to feed the goats!
This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be talking about apples! We will be doing a taste test with different apples, painting with apples, making apple trees, and making apple patterns.
Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Ff. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.
Letter of the Week
Oct 13th Ff
Oct 20th Ee
Important Dates
Oct 11th ASQ’s due back
Oct 17th BiZi Farms 10:00 and 1:30
Oct 18th BiZi Farms 10:00
Oct 24th Kindred 10:15 & 2:00
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30-7:00
Oct 31 Halloween Party 10:30 and 2:00
Nov 7th Parent Conferences
Nov 8th No School (Church event)
Nov 11th No School Veterans Day’s
This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class
Make new friends
Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold.
A circle is round,
it has no end.
That's how long,
I will be your friend.
Upcoming Themes
Pumpkins
Farms/Scarecrows
Real or Pretend
Classroom Needs
Copy Paper for creative art
Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla
