
Classroom phone # 535-6702


October 4, 2009

Hello Parents:

Please be sure to dress your child for the fall weather and be sure to send a light sweater or jacket with your child to school as the weather becomes cooler.  Some children become chilly when we are outside- especially the girls that wear dresses or skirts without thick leggings or pants underneath.  

We have begun our exploration and study of apples and gourds/pumpkins.  If you come across an interesting gourd and would like to donate it to our science center we would gladly appreciate it.  

In conjunction with our gourd and pumpkin study we will begin our first author study.  Our first author will be Eric Carle.  On Thursday October 8th there will be a nation wide Reading Is Fundamental project occurring where early childhood classrooms around the U.S. will all read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and do activities relating to the video.  The children will each get their own copy of the book as a celebration gift.   

Please remember to send your child’s library book back either Monday or Tuesday of each week.  Please remember that children may choose to check out the same book over and over again….this is perfectly natural and should be supported.  Children feel successful when they can “read” or retell the story and may want to read and reread the same story over and over.  Please simply bare with the repeated readings and just remember that your child is gaining self confidence and a love for reading when reading the stories.  

Dates to Remember:

Monday, October 12, 2009- Columbus Day- No School
