Happy Friday

This week we read Eric Carle's "The Grouchy Ladybug" and completed several activities related to this wonderful story: we took turns placing spots on a big ladybug (left side for beginning sounds, right side for ending sounds), made little ladybugs, learned about "left, right, centre, top and bottom" and started to learn about telling time. Next week we will be completing writing and art activities about feelings (grouchy, happy, etc.). The children loved the book and if you have a copy please be sure to read it together. If you would like to borrow my copy just let me know.

Our new poem is called Down, down:

Down, down, down, down
The leaves are falling down
In their lovely dresses
Of red and brown
Down, down, down, down
While the flowers sleep
Careful as you run along
Don't make a peep.

Thank you for your Scholastic Orders. They arrived in three separate shipments and I am expecting one more. Our next order (Christmas and holidays) is due on December 1st to ensure everything arrives before the holidays.

Please remember that your permission forms and 19.00 for "Seussical" are due on Monday.

If you have volunteered to do White Bags/Snuggle Books and can't come, please be sure to call the school to let me know so that I can do the bags/snuggle books myself in time for dismissal. Please remember to return your child's Snuggle Books in their white bag, NOT in their Library bag. Thank you.

Thank you so much to this week's volunteers:

Morning Class: Dana's mom was Mystery Reader and also did Reading Club.
Afternoon Class: Taylor's dad was Mystery Reader, Taylor's mom did Reading Club and Olivia's mom did the white bags/snuggle books.

A special Thank You to Angelina's mom who generously donated boxes of paper plates, cups and napkins. Thank you so much!

The Refridgerator Words for this week are UP, ARE and ME.

If anyone has a pair of (Spanish) castanets I would very much appreciate borrowing them to help remind the children of their new C/K sound.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!