November 21, 2007 Morning/Afternoon Editions

A Peek at the Past Few Weeks
Due to the busy schedule these past few weeks, this is a combined newsletter for the month of November.
Centers: a farm stamping/counting book, scavenger hunt for fall leaves, cleaning toys in the sensory table, listening center stories included “Inside a Barn in the Country” and “I went walking” and dot painting pictures. In the block center: barns with farm animals and props, lots of coloring activities, a thankful book, and kitchen were a few of the centers these past few weeks.
Vocabulary words: sheep, chicken, cow, horse, cat, dog, mouse, roster, chick, pig, and thankful.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
The students pretended to be trees and others the wind. The trees had colored scarves (leaves), which the wind blew off of them. Everyone got a chance being a tree and the wind, and enjoyed this creative activity.
Important Notices
*AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
* Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
*The last week of November the topic will be furniture/utensils. In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
* No school for the AM class on November 22, 23.
*No school for the PM class on Nov 21, 22, 23.
*Book orders are due November 29th.
Extra! Extra!
*What are some good gift ideas for your child for the holidays? We are sending home a list of suggested toys that was compiled by Margaret Root, OT. Hope this helps with your holiday shopping!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Thanks to Mrs. Valentin for the Velcro and foam soaps.
Have a nice holiday weekend!

November 1, 2007 Afternoon Edition

A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about apples. We did lots of fun activities around apples this week, including an apple tree counting book. We participated in the “dive into reading” assembly on Wednesday, which the students seemed to really enjoy.
Centers this week: paper apple puzzles, ocean headband project, orange playdough that smelled like cinnamon, kitchen making apple pies, sorting apples in the sensory table, shelf toys with more apple sorting activities, and coloring apple and pumpkin pictures.
Vocabulary words: fall/autumn, pumpkins, leaves, apples, changing, weather and jack-o-lantern.
Books read: Growing Apples and Pumpkins, Picking Apples and Pumpkins.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
No PT Group due to no school on Weds. We look forward to seeing Renee next week!
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. Also, your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
* Please be sure to sign in at the office if you are late and bringing your child to the classroom.
A Look Ahead…
* Next week will be more autumn fun. In November we will learn about autumn, leaves, farms, furniture and utensils.
* Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. The finalized schedule has been sent home. Please let me know if you have a conflict with your scheduled time.
*Picture retake day is Nov 7th.
* Reminder: No School Tuesday, November 6, Election Day
Extra! Extra!
*Thanks to Mrs. Zullo. She made apple tree counting books for us.
*Help, please…We are in need of the hook side of sticky Velcro. If you can help us out, that would be GREAT!
*To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!