Thankful Potluck

We had sooooo much fun at our potluck last week. Thank you to everyone who contributed to it's success. Be sure to go to the photo gallery page to see all the fun! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!!

Just a reminder that our trip to the Christmas Tree Farm is on Tuesday. (remember when you signed the permission slip, we noted that the date had to be changed to the 29th instead of the 30th as originally scheduled). Please be sure to dress your child in layers and send all outside gear...winter coat, snow pants, hat, mittens, boots...it is supposed to be very cold and windy. We will have Tree Farm photos posted at the end of the week as well!

Teddy Bears, Traditions, & Our Potluck

Don't forget! No school on Tuesday and class on Friday!!!!

This week we worked on a number of bear projects, including paper plate  bears that is decorating our classroom. On Tuesday, we made a gummy bear puppet using bingo daubers! They were really fun to use!!! We learned about our colors and positional words on Wednesday when we made a teddy bear book.

We also had a great time at our teddy bear pajama party where we read stories to our bears, made them some porridge, painted a bear  portrait  and made our bears a bracelet. We also made another page for our person book. It was a beary fun day!

Morning Pajama Party

Afternoon Pajama Party

 Show & Tell - Family Traditions

The theme for Show and Tell in November & December is Family Traditions. We would like your child to bring something related to one of your family traditions. This can be an item or photo, and relate to any family tradition you have, not just December traditions...July 4th, annual reunions, any tradition your family may have. If an explanation of the item/photo is necessary, please write that out and send it for the teacher to read to the class.

Thanksgiving Potluck

If you haven't turned in the yellow participation form from last week, please do so on Monday so that we can finalize the food contribution and helper schedule. Thanks!

Beary Busy Week!

This week we worked on a number of bear projects that you will get to see at conferences. We showed how we can sort sizes, make patterns, and order sequences. We are very excited for you to see all our hard work!

These are math skills you can work on at home as well. For example, you can have your child size dishes, pattern blocks or cars, and figure out steps for brushing teeth, getting dressed, etc.

Buckle Bear came to visit us on Thursday and taught us all about the safest way to ride! An information packet is in your child’s red folder.

Buckle Bear Visited Us Today!

Please note that if your child has had a fever, vomited or had diarrhea the night before or the morning before class, please, please, please do NOT send them to school. They are still carrying the infection even if they are “feeling better”. Your child must be symptom free (no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea), WITHOUT medication for 24 hours before they can return to school. 

While it might be an inconvenience for you, we cannot stress enough how critical it is for you to adhere to this school district policy. The health of all thirty-nine 4K kids, plus teachers, plus the pre-schoolers & daycare children that also attend here, is jeopardized when you send your child to school while they are still carrying infection.

If your child is staying home due to illness, please be sure to call us at 884-6162 anytime day or night.  We MUST hear from you or we will have to call you to find out where your child is...it’s the law. Also, let the bus company know if your child is a bus rider.

Please also encourage your child to use proper hand washing techniques, which means using both soap & warm water and washing for the length of time it takes to sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

We need help with the potluck on November 22. Please see the yellow sheet in your child's red folder.

Don't forget that next Thursday is Teddy Bear & Pajama Day!!!

Costume Party Fun

Our costume parties on Monday were a lot of fun! Be sure to check our our Photo Gallery Page to see everyone's cute costumes.

We got to play fun Halloween themed games!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed a fruit pizza snack with festive tableware.

AM 4K Class

PM 4K Class

Mario & Luigi

Cold Weather, Pajama Day, and Thankful Potluck

We had so much fun during our Spooky Week! On  Monday, we paint stamped ghosts with our FEET!!!

On Tuesday we mixed red and yellow paint for our orange jack-o-lanterns. We made ourselves into Wild Things on Wednesday and on Thursday we reenacted The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything.

Cold Weather
Wisconsin has crazy weather in the fall...some days are very cold and others are quite warm. And sometimes it is really cold in the morning and really warm by afternoon. So please dress your child in layers so that he/she can easily adjust to the changing temperatures. As it gets consistently colder, please send your child with a hat, warm jacket and mittens/gloves.

We do go outside nearly everyday. Sometimes it is too wet to play outside, but not still raining, we may take a walk around the school neighborhood. Please note that we will not be sending home a permission slip for these instances.

Please be sure all your child’s clothing is labeled, as we are not going to be familiar with his/her new coats, warm clothes, etc. Plus hats & gloves are often the same as our friends’.

Teddy Bear & Pajama Day

On Thursday, November 10th we will wear our clean pajamas to school! Please also have your child bring his/her favorite teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) for a day filled with special activities with our fluffy friends.

Thankful Potluck

On Tuesday, November 22nd, we are having a “Thankful” Potluck. We will be using the banquet area next door at Trinity Lutheran Church. The potluck times will be 8:45-10:00am & 12:45-2:00pm. Guests are encouraged & welcome!

We need volunteers to:

• Help Set Up
• Bring Potluck Items—turkey slices, buns, cheese, sausage, fruit, juice, or milk.
• Clean Up

Please call, e-mail bethfox71@yahoo.com, stop in, or send a note with your child to let us know what you are able to help with. Thank you!

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.