*Who is our newest Superkid?  (Doc)
*What is Doc's special talent?  What does she like to do?  (fix broken toys)
*Please practice writing the upper and lower case letter Dd.
*What does the letter Dd say?  Can you think of some words that start with the letter Dd?
*We are learning a new prayer to say before meals.  Can you lead the prayer with your family before you eat dinner?  (Bless us O Lord....)
*We are learning about the first Thanksgiving.  If you lived during the first Thanksgiving, would you rather be a Pilgrim girl/boy or a Wampanoag girl/boy?  Why?
*Can you compare two groups of objects?  What group has more?  What group has less?
*Can you think of some numbers that are greater than/more than 7?
*Can you think of some numbers that are less than/fewer than 10?
*Please share some of our turkey poems/songs that we are learning with your parents?  A turkey is a funny bird....,  Gobble, gobble, gobble, quack, quack, quack......, I'm glad I'm not a turkey....
*We made a disguise a turkey craft.  What did you disguise your turkey as?
*What game did we play in gym with Coach P?  (fire and ice tag)  *Can you tell your parents how to play it?
*We know that Alf likes to go on adventures, Cass likes to cook, and Doc likes to fix broken toys.  What do you like to do?  *How did you answer our question, I like to _______?
 

*Happy Birthday to Owen A. What special treat did Owen share with us?  (ICEE's)
*We love learning about the adventures that our Superkid, Alf is taking.  *Where are some of the places that Alf has explored?  (the Artic, the ocean, Africa, the desert,....)  *Would you like to go on an adventure with Alf?
*Can you think of some words that rhyme with cap?  (map, sap, gap, lap, nap, rap, tap, zap)  *What sound do you hear in the middle of the words?  (a /a/)  *Is it the same sound that you hear at the beginning of Alf's name?  (yes)
*We are learning about the numbers 0 - 10.  Please practice writing these numbers.  
*Grab a handful of small toys, pennies, buttons, stickers,...  *Count how many you have.  Then grab another handful and count them.  Which group has more, less, or are they equal?
*What sound and letter do these words start with:  grape, apple, alligator, cookie, astronaut, goat, cow,....?  *Can you think of some words that start with the a /a/, g /g/, c /k/ sounds?
*Who is a veteran?  (people who have worked in the armed forces - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines)
*Veterans kept us safe and were very brave!  *Do you know a veteran?  *Do you know someone who currently serves in the military?  Please tell them "thank you for your service"
*We made a turkey craft.  How did you answer this sentence - Save the turkey, eat more __________?
*What color feathers did you put on your turkey?
 

*We had an election for President of the United States in our class.  Who received the most votes, Joe Biden or Donald Trump?  (Joe Biden)  It was very close, BIden got 13 votes and Trump got 12 votes.
*Who is our newest Superkid?  (Alf)  *What does Alf like to do?  (go on adventures)
*Where would you like to go if you could go on an adventure with Alf?
*Please practice writing the letter Aa.  Remember to start at the top when you are writing the upper case A.
*What are some words that start with the letter Aa, the sound that we hear at the beginning of Alf?  (ant, adventure, astronaut, apples,...)
*We are learning about our 5 senses.  *What are our 5 senses?  (hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smelling)
*We are learning about the numbers 8, 9, and 10.  Please practice writing these numbers.  Also, help your child count items and put them in groups of 8, 9, and 10.

**Happy Birthday to Presley.  What special birthday treat did Presley share with us?  (ICEE pops)
*Please practice writing the letter Gg.  *What sound does the letter Gg say?  (the hard /g/ sound that you hear at the beginning of Golly is the sound that we are focusing on)
*Where does the President of the United States live?  (in the White House in Washington, DC)
*Who is our current President?  (President Donald J. Trump)
*Election day is on November 3rd.  We will be holding our own class elections, voting for the person who we want to be our President for the next four years.  
*We are learning about the numbers 6 & 7.  Please practice writing 6 & 7.  
*Can you think of some words that end with the hard g /g/ sound?  (leg, beg, bag, sag,.... )
*Can you think of some words that rhyme with mug?  (bug, lug, tug, slug,....)
*What did God ask Noah to build?  (An ark)  *What did Noah fill the ark with? (his family and two of every animal)
*What did God send to Noah after the rain stopped?  (a rainbow - a sign to always remind us that God loves and cares for us)
*Coach P. showed us his special "Halloween friend".  Who did Coach bring?  (a full skelton)  *What would happen to our bodies if we did not have our skeltons to support us?  (we would not be able to sit up or walk, we would have to crawl around like a worm)
 

*We are learning about the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  Please practice writing these numbers
*We are learning about spiders.  *Are spiders insects?  (no, spiders have 8 legs)
*How did you answer our writing prompt, A spider makes a _____ pet because ........?
*Who is our newest Superkid?  (Golly)  *What kind of animal is Golly?  (a dog)
*We are learning about the letter Gg and the hard g /g/ sound that it makes.  *Can you think of some words that start with the same beginning sound as Golly?
*We are learning about fire safety and fire fighters. *Do you think fire fighters are heros?  Why?
*What are some things that are hot and we should never touch?  (fire, matches, lighters, the stove, the iron, candles,...)
*What is the phone number that we call if there is an emergency?  (911)
*Does your family have a safe meeting place outside of your house?  *Please have a family meeting to talk about your safe meeting place.
*Why is it important to get out and stay out if your smoke detectors go off?  *Why is it important to know at least 2 different ways to get out of your house?
*We are learning about the Creation Story.  Please read your book with your parents.
*We read the book, Creepy Underwear.  Can you tell your parents the story?  Would you want to buy and wear a pair of Creepy Underwear?  Why?
*We read the book, Creepy Carrots.  Can you tell your parents the story?  Why did the Creepy Carrots cheer when Jasper Rabbit built the fence and moat with the alligators around the garden?  (because Jasper would no longer be able to eat them)  
*We made our own Creepy Carrots.  How did you design your Creepy Carrots?  How did they look?  (creepy, scary, happy, excited, mad, crazy,.....)

*Happy Birthday to Jaiden.  What special treat did Jaiden share with us?  (popsicles)
*In our ABC Bootcamp, we learned about the letters Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, and Zz.  
*What sounds do these letters make?  What are some words that start with these letters? 
*Please read you letter book to you families.
*How do plants grow and change?  *What do the leaves look like in summer?  *What do the leaves look like in fall?  *What do the leaves look like in winter?  *What do the leaves look like in spring?
*Please practice writing the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  
*Did you enjoy playing Foxie, Foxie in gym?  *Can you tell your families how to play the game?  *Can you play it with your family?
*What is the Rosary?  What do Rosary beads look like?  (the Rosary has a crucifix, one large bead, followed by a group of 10 smaller beads)
*Who do we honor and pray to when we pray the Rosary?  (Mary, the Mother of Jesus - we pray the Rosary while thinking about the important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary)
*We did an amazing job at our Rosary gathering.  *Who led us in prayer?  (the 8th grade students)
*What prayers did we say?  (The Our Father and The Hail Mary)  
 

*Did you enjoy watching and listening to the Carnival of the Animals in music class?  *What was your favorite animal?
*In our ABC Bootcamp, we learned about the letters Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, and Uu.  What do these letters say?  What sounds do they make?  What are some words that start with these letters?
*What is the name of our newest Superkid?  (Oswald)
*What does Oswald like to do?  (learn about and draw pictures of odd animals)
*Can you think of some of the animals that Oswald likes to learn about?  (ostrich, octopus, ocelot, ox,...)
*Please practice writing the letter Oo.  
*What does the letter Oo say?  Can you think of some words that start with the letter Oo?
*Please practice writing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  
*Can you show 5 of an item?  Can you show 4 of an item?
*We learned about St. Francis of Assisi.  St. Francis loved God with all of his heart.  St. Francis also loved all of God's creation - animals, people, our Earth,....
*Fr. Joe, Fr. Michael, and Fr. Peter are all followers of St. Francis.  
*What special treat did Fr. Joe share with us in honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis?  (an ice cream treat)

*In our ABC Bootcamp, we learned about the letters Mm, Nn, Oo, and Pp.  What do these letters say?  What sounds do they make?  What are some words that start with these letters?
*On Monday, we said goodbye to the summer season.  *What season began on Tuesday?  (fall or autumn)
*What special treat did Stella give us to celebrate the first day of fall?  (a pumpkin)
*What will start to happen with the leaves on the trees?  (the leaves will change colors and fall to the ground)
*Our Superkid Cass loves the letter Cc.  Can you help Cass make some new words with her favorite letter?  Add a "c" to the beginning of all of these words - at, up, old, an, art, all.  What are the new words?  (cat, cup, cold, can, cart, call)
*We are learning about categorizing - identifying/matching items that go together.  What goes together with a sock? (shoes, feet)  What goes with a toothbrush?  (toothpaste, teeth, floss)  
*We are learning about the numbers 4 and 5.  Can you show 4 of an item?  Can you show 5 of an item?
*Please practice writing the number 4.  Say our poem as you write - Down and over, and down some more, that's how you make the number FOUR!
*Please practice writing the number 5.  Say our poem as you write -  Down and around and then we stop, we finish five with a line on top!
*Who was Johnny Appleseed?  Johnny Appleseed loved all of God's animals, nature, people, and he especially loved apple trees.  Johnny traveled all around planting apple seeds wherever he went.  He is known for planting the first apple orchards in our country.  Johnny was kind and nice to all living things.
*What game did we play in gym with Coach P?  (the pizza game)  *What topping were you? (pepperoni, cheese, sasuage, bacon, special,....)
*We had our first fire drill.  What do we do when we hear the fire alarm go off?