We had a great week learning more about each other and learning all about the letter C. I will be sending home a permission slip for our first field trip soon. It is for our trip to Johansen's Pumpkin Farm in Bollingbrook. It will be on October 22nd. I can't believe it is almost October! We are having a lot of fun learning new things. Here are plans for next week...

Monday: Ms. Shelly will be in to work with the students. We will be introducing the letter D and focusing on our fine motor skills.

Tuesday: We will be working on our addresses and doing a fall activity. We also will go over different D words and make a little book about the letter D. There will be a station for the students to fish for the letter D.

Wednesday: We will be doing an activity with our names and tracing the letter D. We will also have a play dough station and Mrs. Will and Mrs. Navarro will be running a station.

Thursday: This will be our picture day. It is going to be a little out of order so we will be playing different games, working on puzzles, and we may have the chance to watch a movie. We will also work on the letter D some more.

Friday: Mrs. Navarro will be in to help us with stations. The students will be able to go on the computer and will also review the letter D. We will also review our numbers and colors.

Our letter B week was a success. We were able to do many different activities dealing with the letter B. We also got the chance to learn more about each other. Each day our transitioning gets easier. I am really excited to see how this year is going to turn out. Here are plans for next week...

Monday: We will be introducing the letter C. We will work on tracing our name as well as the letter C. We will also be working on our fine motor skills with a cutting activity. Mrs. Strong will be in to work with the students as well.

Tuesday: We will be having an early dismissal today. If your child gets picked up by you they will be dismissed at 10:30 with the preschool. If your child takes the bus they will be boarding the bus around 11:05. If your transportation changes for this day be sure to tell me as soon as you know. Thanks! Our stations today will be making a self portrait, tracing the letter C, sorting, and a number game.

Wednesday: We will be decorating a blank face during stations. We will also complete a coloring leaves project. Another station will be a cutting practice station. Mrs. Navarro and Mrs. Will are going to run our last station.

Thursday: We will be working on another letter C page. We will also be making an all about me book. One of our stations will be play dough. We will also be fishing for the letter C.

Friday: Mrs. Navarro will be in today to do a large group project. We will also be doing some stations that will review the letter C and working with our counting skills.

Our first week with the preschool went really well. We were able to follow directions and get everything done. All of your kids are experts on the letter A. Next week we will begin working on the letter B and we will continue of all about me unit. Here are plans for next week...

Monday: We will be introducing the letter B. We will be using magnets and sandpaper to work on the letter B. The game we will play will be button BINGO.

Tuesday: We will be painting with bubble wrap. We will also be tracing our silhouettes and tracing the letter B. Our last station will be an art project with bears.

Wednesday: One of our activities today will be dealing with learning our address and phone numbers by completing an all about me star. We will also be working on writing our letter B. Mrs. Will and Mrs. Navaro will be here to do a station.

Thursday: We will be marble painting leaves today as well as playing a number game. The students will get the chance to fish for the letter B and to also make an all about me poster.

Friday: We will be reviewing what we learned this week. We will go over B words and pictures of B words. We will also trace the letter B and review our phone numbers and addresses.

We had a great 2nd week of school! We accomplished a lot. We were able to play outside and get some art projects done. We read lots of books, played games, and listened to music. We are looking forward to next week when the other preschool students start. Here are the plans for next week:

Monday: No School because of Labor Day.

Tuesday: Today the preschool will start with us. We will work on tracing the letter A and writing the letter A in shaving cream. We will also be doing a left and right hand project. We will read If You Take a Mouse to School.

Wednesday: Today will be our expressions day. We will be working on different kinds of expressions by doing an activity with stamp pads. We will also use a card game and mirrors to practice different expressions. Our other station will be a number game.

Thursday: Today, we will be making personalized place mats. We will also be doing a project that is about the letter A. Our last station will be apple painting.

Friday: We will review the letter A by singing the A song. We will be tracing the letter A and will also go over words that start with A. Our story will be I Like Me.