Apple, Pumpkins, and brrrrrr....Cold!

We had so much fun learning about apples and pumpkins this week! We learned that pumpkins start as seeds and then grow into sprouts. The sprouts turn into vines and on the vines, grow
flowers. These flowers develop into little green pumpkins. Then the green pumpkins grow into the big pumpkins we can carve into jack-o-lanterns.

We even got to explore “the guts” of a pumpkin in class!

Our field trip to Hermanson's Pumpkin Patch was a blast! It was the first time on a school bus for many of our friends. At the farm we saw lots of animals and took a hayride through the pumpkin patch and saw pumpkins that were orange, white, yellow, striped, bumpy and more. Check out our photos on the photo gallery page!!!

Our costume party will be held on Monday, October 31st. Please keep the following details in mind when helping your child select a costume.

We do not permit:

• masks for safety reasons
• make-up
• guns/swords
• please also refrain from anything overly scary ;)

Finally, your child must still be able to get in & out of his/her costume easily on their own to use the bathroom.

Thank you for packing appropriate outerwear for your child each day! It is Wisconsin, one day can be sunny and 70 degrees, while the next is 45 degrees and windy. Layers are best so don't forget jackets, hats and mittens, just in case we need them. 

If you would like your child's information included in our class contact list, please be sure to return the info form by Monday, October 31st.

Unwanted photos and payments are now due!

Hurry, Hurry Drive the Firetruck

Wow! We learned so much about fire safety this week! We learned when to call 9-1-1. We practiced what to do if our clothes ever catch fire: Stop, Drop & Roll while covering our faces. We also found out how important it is not to hide from firefighters and to crawl below the smoke. Be sure to check out our newsletter for home fire safety tips, including making a meeting spot for your family.

We made lots of fun fire related projects this week too including a firetruck, a dalmatian, a fire hat and an edible firetruck.

The firefighters brought a fire engine to our school on Thursday. We even got to sit in it! Be sure to view our Gallery page for the slideshow of the visit.

Reminder that tomorrow is the mini-homecoming parade. If your family would like to sit with our group, see the newsletter for our location.

You will also notice on the newsletter that your child's conference date/time and student spotlight week are listed for you.

If you haven't yet returned the permission slip and payment for Thursday's field trip to the pumpkin farm, please do so by Monday. Also, unwanted pictures and payments are due Monday as well.

Open House, Conferences, Student Spotlight & More

First of all, thank you for your patience with our blog post...we ran out of time on Thursday since we were so busy preparing for the open house. Thank you to everyone who came to visit our classroom on Thursday night. We had an amazing turn out!! For those of you that could not make it, we had a number of sign-up sheets that we need your responses for.

The first item is fall conferences. Click here to see what dates/times are still available or to see what time you signed up for.

Next is our Student Spotlight week schedule. Click here for a description of the Student Spotlight Week Activities. And HERE to sign up for a week to feature your child.

Finally, if you would like to bring a fresh fruit or veggie snack during the month of November, please see our snack calendar here.

Please e-mail Mrs. Fox with your preferred sign-up dates/times, etc. Or send a note to school with your child.

Just a reminder that the school district policy is that children may not be dropped off more than 5 minutes prior to the start of class. Please be mindful of waiting until 7:55am or 11:55am to bring your child into school, even if the bus students arrive earlier. Staffing & prep time is an issue when too many children arrive prior to the actual start of class. Please also remember to sign your child in and out each day.

The firemen and firetruck will be here on Thursday! We are learning all sorts of fire safety throughout the week and look forward to telling the firemen all that we learned.

The purple newsletter in last week's folder had the permission slip for the pumpkin farm on it. Please return this along with payment ASAP. If you need another permission slip, please click on the Newsletter link on the left of this screen and print another.

Have a great week!