Children's Book Week!

We had a BLAST this week celebrating National Children's Book Week. We had great fun dressing up for our theme days; as well as reading lots of new books! We read several books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Over the River: A Turkey's Tale by Derek Anderson , and Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin. Our class also participated in the PreK Children's Book Door Competetion, in which we won Most Realistic. We also made pumpkins to look like cows and chickens from Click, Clack, Moo. The highlight of the week was definately our Book Character Parade. Our class, along with Mrs. Taylor's and Mrs. Burrill's class, dressed up like characters from the story The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Check out our pictures below of this week's activities.

Digital slideshow generated with Smilebox

There will be no school next week, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holidays. When we return, we will be getting ready for the Winter season. Please remember that we are still collecting items for our baskets for our Winterfest Basket Auction. Our class is doing an arts and crafts basket and a sweet and salty basket. Please send any items that you would like to donate for our baskets with your child as soon as possible. Please see below for a list of items that we are in need of for our baskets.

•  Arts and Crafts Basket:
•  Glue
• Construction Paper
• Glitter
• Paint Brushes
• Yarn
• Googlie Eyes
• Pom Poms
• Paint, Crayons, Markers, Pencils, etc
• Sweet and Salty:
• Cookies
• Popcorn
• Candy
• Chips
• Cook Books

As always, thank you so much for your support.  Ms. Lowe and I hope that you and your families have a safe and happy holiday!



Free Myspace Comments

Our Very Hungry Caterpillars!

We have had a great week learning all about healthy habits! We read the story Autumn is for Apples by Michelle Knudsen and learned about the letter D. We also spent the week preparing for National Children's Book Week, which is next week. Our students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and made butterflies and caterpillars for our classroom door competetion. Next week we will be having lots of fun reading all sorts of children's books including The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, Click Clack Moo...Cows that Type  by Doreen Cronin and  Betsy Lewin, and Over the River: A Turkey's Tale by Derek Anderson. Don't forget to dress up for each day's theme.

Monday: Silly Sock Day

Tuesday: Tacky Day

Wednesday: P.J. Day

Thursday: Hat Day

Friday: Book Character Day:  Please send your child to school wearing jeans and a red t-shirt so that we can dress up as Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3, etc. for our parade.



Mrs. Oakley and Matthew love school!




Check out Kyle's very hungry caterpillar!



Circles, Triangles, Rectangles, Squares!

We have had lots of fun this week reviewing our shapes and our ABC's. Check out the video below of one of our favorite songs from this week's activities.

Next week we will be talking about healthy habits. We will learn about healthy and unhealthy foods; as well as exercise and sleep. We will read the story Autumn is for Apples by Michelle Knudsen. Thursday we will be painting with apple prints and making applesauce for a healthy snack.

FYI-

• There will be no school Friday, November 11th in observance of Veteran's Day.
• Children's book week is November 14th - 18th. See below for each day's theme.
• Monday: Sock it to me with Reading! Students can wear mismatched socks.
• Tuesday: We're crazy about Books! Come dressed in mismatched clothing.
• Wednesday: Curl up with a good book! Students can wear pajamas.
• Thursday: Hats off to Reading! Wear your favorite hat.
• Friday: Book Character Day! Our class will be representing Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat. Our student's will be dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2 , so dress your child in jeans and a red t-shirt. Thanks!
• Thanksgiving break is November 21st-25th. Have a wonderful time giving thanks with your families!

Once again, thanks so much for all you do to make this PreK program a success! Ms. Lowe and I look forward to spending another week with your children!

Mrs. Oakley and Ms. Lowe