Halloween!

Theme: Halloween 

Social Learning Goal: Inviting friends in play 
Academic Learning Goal: AB/ABC Patterns, sorting by color, letter 'H/h' 
Spanish: amarillo (yellow), gracias (thank you)

Books:
Haunted Party by Iza Trapanni
10 Trick-or-Treaters A Halloween Counting Book by Janet Schulman
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things by Judith Viorst
The Graves Family by Patricia Polacco 
Arthur's Halloween by Marc Brown
There's No Such Thing as Ghosts! by Emmanuelle Eeckhout
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

We are having a Halloween party this Thursday from 10:15-11:15. Please join us in your favorite costumes (parents too) for trick-or-treating fun, games, and treats at school. If your child is staying all day, please send an extra chance of clothes for after our party ends. If your kiddo doesn't come to school on Thursday, please don't hesitate to join us! There is a sign up sheet for treats, etc in the walkway, check that for sign ups. Looking forward to it! 


Ariann's Project: Lollipop ghosts, AB/ABC patterns, halloween memory, halloween songs

Julies' Project: AB patterns, counting spiders
Karla's Project: Clothes pin bats

Montana Animals Week 2

Theme: Montana Animals 

Social Learning Goal: Appropriately expressing feelings 
Academic Learning Goal: Letter 'm' and 'a' recognition and sounds, #1-10 recognition, beginning sounds in 'm' and 'a' words, AB/ABA patterns 
Spanish: anaranjado (orange), por favor (please), gracias (thank you) 


Books: 
Who Grow Up in the Forest? By Theresa Longenecker 
Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin 
Lost in the Woods By Carl R. Sams II
Ten in the Meadow by John Butler 
Let's Play in the Forest by Claudia Rueda 


Ariann's Project: 
Brown Bear Masks
AB patterning 


Julie's Project: Montana animal bingo
Karla's Project: Clay porcupines 

We will be taking a field trip to the Museum of Natural History on Friday, October 22nd. We will be leaving school at 9:25, so if you would like to join us, please be here then. We are taking the Mountain Lion bus, and we will return back to school around 11:45. We would love to have parents come along. I won't be able to go, so having a few extra hands would be great! It should be a great trip, and they are looking forward to having us. If you are interested, leave me a post on the blog, email me, or talk to me at school. 


Looking forward to another great week at school! I am really working with your kiddos on expressing themselves in healthy ways and talking through their problems with each other (and not tattling). At school, when someone is doing something that we don't like I have asked them to say to one another, "what you are doing is hurting my feelings" and then to have the person respond with, "I am sorry, and I won't do it again." This is great language to use, and could be something to use at home with your children. We are also working on expressing our feelings without crying, and using our words. Also something you could work on with your child at home. It is important for your child to be able to express their feelings, and "use their words" to explain and describe how they are feeling. 


Parent-Teacher Conferences this week! Looking forward to meeting with all of you to discuss your child.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

I will be putting sign up sheets for conferences in the entryway. They will begin on Monday, October 18th- and will continue until Friday, October 22. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to have time to talk to  me about your child and how they are doing at school. You will have the opportunity to discuss any concerns you have, look over your child's assessments, and then set goals for your child this year. 

If none of the conferences times work for you, please let me know and I will find a way to work around your schedule. Either send me an email ariannhess@gmail.com, leave a post on the blog, or talk to me at school. Thank you!

Montana Animals

This week and next week we are talking about Montana Animals. A fiel trip to the Museum of Natural History will most likely be taking place next week-- I will keep parents posted, and again, would enjoy parent volunteers!

Parent-Teacher conferences will begin next week (Tuesday). I will put up a sign up sheet today, or tomorrow for parents to schedule a time to meet with me. The meetings will last 30 minutes, and it will be a one-on-one with me. Looking forward to them!

Theme: Montana Animals
Social Learning Goal: Sorting by size, #1-10 recognition, letter 'm' sounds/recognition
Academic Learning Goal: Expressing feelings
Spanish: negro (black), el libro (book)

Books:
The Treck by Ann Jonas
Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins
Duck Rabbit  Amy Krose Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
Jackalope by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Grummel

Ariann's Project:
Bear graphing/counting
popcorn sheep

Julie's Project: Decorative grizzly bears
Karla's Project: "Goldilocks and the three bears" (acting out with props)

It has been a great morning, so far! More pictures to come tomorrow of Karla's readers theatre! 

Community Helpers Week

We have had a great morning, and done some wonderful arts and crafts, and dramatic play! We have been working on rules for fire safety. Please review these with your child.

• What do you do when there is a fire? Leave the house and go to your safe spot
• What do you dow when there is smoke in your house? Stop, drop, and crawl (ask to see hand movements) 
• Where is the safe spot for your family during a fire? 
• What number can they call in case of an emergency? 

I have attached a link to my blog from the preschool classroom link on the missoulachildrenscenter.com website.


Our field trip to the fire station was a huge success today! Thank you to the parents who came along. We had a wonderful time, and learned a lot! The children asked great questions, and it was a beautiful day for a field trip!