October is flying by....

I know I say it often, but WOW, time is flying by.  As you can see from our photos, we have been experimenting with a lot of different things.  This time of year provides many wondrous things to explore.  We are taking full advantage of them. We have gone on walks discussing the changing colors, started collecting new leaves, pine cones, acorn tops etc for our science table.  We put magnifying glasses in there for them to take a minute to see the changes. The sunflower got yucky, but we kept a bunch of seeds for the table.

They LOVE the science table.  This is a great thing to do at home! Get a little rubbermaid tub  with a top and change it every other week.  You can go by season or let them choose.  We put rice, corn, pom poms, beads, clothes pins, small boxes, leafs, seeds and so much more in there.  We even put snow.  It might sound messy, but it is sooooo fun and it really gives them a chance to play without their gloves on.

We continue to work on The 3 Bears.  They heard 4 different versions and we compared and contrasted them.  We looked at the pictures but also the stories themselves.  This unit focused on the color blue and the concepts of over vs. under as well as left to right. We incorporated this unit right into our ongoing theme of Fall/Autum.  We discussed hibernation and what it means.  Don't forget to ask them about that word and others you see on this blog.  We want to encourage regular vocabulary at all ages.  They LOVE "big" words.  Later this week we begin La Tortuga, A personal favorite.

In Religion, we finished talking about families.  I love the collages and I thank you for taking the time to do them.  We will have them hanging for a while.  We have been learning some new songs and we continue talking about Joseph.  He is an important part of the Old Testament stories, so we are spending this next week finishing him up.  They are going to learn about forgiveness this week. 

Some housekeeping:
PLEASE turn in your permission slips by the 16th latest.  ALL children are encouraged to come to the performance, even part time children. 

PLEASE remember if it is cold, dress appropriately.  We go out 2 times a day and it is often cooler in the morning.

If your child has an accident, replace the clothing with new warmer clothes and place in a ziplock bag.

We will start collecting Pennies for Pies this week.  Every child that participates will get to wear pajamas on Halloween. (we don't do costumes)

Finally, Fridays are SPIRIT DAYS! School tshirts or blue and gold are encouraged. 

As always, I thank you for sharing your child with me.
Blessings on your week!
Tanya Boyle