Week of Oct. 2
*October family projects due this Friday.
*Book Fair Wed.-Fri. Preschoolers may go with a grown up after school. They do not visit the book fair in class. Online ordering in our class account is still available, also.

Mon., 10/2
-In the story, Little Owl's Night, when was owl awake? (At night time.) What do we call animals that are awake at night? (Nocturnal.) Can you tell me any other nocturnal animlas? (Skunk, cricket, racoon, badger, fox, bats, etc.)
-Can you sing the bat song?
-Share your Clifford My Big World paper with me. What do you see in the sky at night? (Moon and stars.)
-What special did you have today? (Music.) What is your favorite instrument to play?


Week of Sept. 25
* Reminder: cookie money is only $1 and must be sent in on Fridays in a marked envelope inside your child's folder. Cookies are optional. :)

Fri., 9/29
-What story did we finish up in our reading lessons today? (Little Red Riding Hood.) * Reading folders are going home today, as we finished Unit 1. Please empty the folders and return them Monday for future use at school.
-In the story, why couldn't Fletcher the Fox put the leaves back on the tree? (The leaves were falling off to get the tree ready for winter.)
-What kind of yoga did you do today? (Apple tree yoga.)
-What did you paint today? (A fall leaf.)
-Who came to visit the classroom today? (Our Buddies from 5th Grade.) What did you do with your buddy? (Made a book togeher and read books too.)

Thurs., 9/28
-NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day

Wed., 9/27
*Reminder, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow for faculty prefessional development! See you Friday!

-What artwork did you bring home today? (Our apples from the Berlin Fair.)
-What did you make in art class today? (Pete the Cat's buttons.)
-There was a big noise today. Do you know what it was? (A fire alarm / drill!) Tell me all about it.
-What did you practice in your reading lesson today? (Underlining the matching pictures, cutting and gluing matching pictures.)
-Tell me about the story, Red Leaf, Yellow leaf. What pattern did we make after the story?

Tues., 9/26
-Who did you learn about in library today? (Jonny Appleseed.) Why? (Today is his birthday.)
-Do you remember the Jonny Appleseed prayer? Sing it for me. 
-What letter did you learn today? (A) How do you make it? (Big line down, big line down, little line across.)
-Name some words that start with A. 
-Why was the Little Squirrel so busy in the story? (He was gathering food for winter.)
-Tell me about the Leaf Jumping Game.
-Did the apple boats float or sink in the water? (Floated.)


Mon., 9/25
-Share your Colors of Fall book with me. What colors do you see in the fall? Can you find those colors in or around your home?
-What was inside the mystery box today? (An acorn.) What letter does it start with?  (A.) Have you seen any acorns outside this fall? Sing the Acorn song for me.
-Tell me about the story today. What did Little Acorn turn into? (A big oak tree.) How did that happen?
-What did you do in music class?
-How do you play the "Doggy, Doggy, Where Is Your Bone" game?
-What was your favorite table top center during inside recess?



Week of Sept. 18
*Thank you for sharing your Berlin Fair photos. The children were excited to tell us about them and see them!

Fri., 9/22
*Thank you to Mila's dad who provided extra money for friends who did not bring a dollar for a ccokie today. Those with allergies did not have one. Cookie day will be every Friday unless otherwise noted. Cost is $1 each time. Please put money in a labelled envolope in the folder. 

-What colors did you use in your handwriting book today? (Red, green, purple, and yellow.)
-Did you try the light box today? What did you put on it? (Letters and numbers.) How was that box special? (It lights up the toys on it.)
-What game did you play on the smartboard? (sorting apples.)
-Tell me about the story, "What Should Danny Do?" How did you help him with your power to choose? (We chose the ending by helping Danny make good choices!)
-Why did you get to play with Kindergarten legos? (We filled up the Kindness Jar!)


Thurs., 9/21
-In the Kelly story, how did Kelly use her helping hands? ( Helped feed the baby, dressed the baby, gave her a toy, mixed pancake batter.) How do you use your hands to help your family at home? Who gave us our hands? (God.)
-Where did you play at gym class? (In the gym and on the playground.)
-Tell me about the story, The Leaf Thief. Who was the leaf thief? (The wind.)
-What did you create with Mrs. Rappi? (Apple sequence.) Show me the picture. Tell me about the order of the apples. 
-Did you use your journal today? What did you draw?

Wed., 9/20
-How many apples did you draw on your apple trees? (1-5)
-In reading, we underlined things that looked the same. Can you find 2 things in your house that look the same? Can you find something that is red?
-Tell me about the story, The Falling Leaves. Why did the wind blow the leaves into the mud puddle? (They were not being kind.) Where did the yellow leaf land? (In the lake.) Why? (She was kind.)
-What did you make in art class? (Fall trees.)


Tues., 9/19
-Tell me about the pirate story you heard in library today.
-Show me how you made straight lines in Reading today. What color did you use? (Red)
-What did you use to paint with today? (Apples) What did you see inside them? (The star.)
-Sing one of your new songs for me. (Autumn Leaves, Farmer Brown, Way Up High in The Apple Tree, etc.)


Mon., 9/18
-What did you color in your handwriting book? (Ants, ladybugs, and bees.)
-What craft did you make with Mrs. Rappi? (Apple tree or apple pie.)
-Can you sing me one of your songs from music class?
-What was the Clifford story about ? (Autumn / Fall)
-Did you taste the apple sauce that we made? What senses did you use? Tell me about it.

Week of Sept. 11
-Thank you for sending in the apples for our apple study!

Fri., 9/15

NO SCHOOL, BERLIN FAIR DAY


Thurs., 9/14
* Remember, school is closed tomorrow! for Berlin Fair Day! Look for our apple art there! Have a good weekend!

-Did you like the red or the green apples better? Why?
-What did you use to explore the apples? (Our 5 senses: eyes, ears, hands, nose, mouth.)
-Did you help make the applesauce? Why couldn't you taste it? (It didn't finish cooking in time.) When will you get to try it? (Next week.)
-Do you remember the story called "The Apple Pie Tree?" Tell me what you learned about how apples grow. 
-Did you play outside or inside in gym class? (Both!)
-Who did you make a thank you card for? (Emma's Daddy.) Why? Because he gave our class an air conditioner! :)


Wed., 9/13
-What did you color in your handwriting book today? (Fireworks.)
-How did you create your apple? (Tore red paper and glued.)
-Tell me what you learned about Jonny Appleseed. (Planted apple trees, wore a pot on his head as a hat, went barefoot, etc. ) 
-Show me the Jonny Appleseed puppet you made. What is in his hand? (A basket of apples.)
-Sing me the Jonny Appleseed prayer. (The Lord is good to me...)
-What did you make in art class? (Fall leaves.)

Tues., 9/12
*Thank you to so many who came out to Back To School Night last night!

-Where did Clifford go to pick apples in the story? (To the orchard.) What things wrere made from apples ? (Apple cider and apple pie.)
-Show me how to underline, like you did on your reading paper (Little Red Riding Hood.)
-What did you do in the library? (Listened to a Pete the Cat storyon the smartboard.)
-What did the playdoh smell like today? (Cinnamon.)

Mon., 9/11
-Share your My Big Worls paper with me. How many seeds did you look for on your apples ? (5) Can you tell me another word for apple seeds? (Pips.)
-How many apples did the characters try to balance on their heads in the story? (10.)
-What is the name of your new music teacher? (Mrs. Comeau.)
-What was your favorite apple center today?



Week of Sept. 4
-Thank you all the lovely All About Me projects! We will be sharing them a few at a time over the next couple of weeks.

Fri., 9/8
-What did you color in your green handwriting book? (Stars, fireflies, the moon, the quilt, etc.) How did we color them? (Aim the crayon and color one at a time.)
-Can you sing the alphabet song / ABC song? Can you SAY it instead?
-Were there more boys or more girls today? (Girls.) Does that mean that girls are better? (No, God created all of us and loves all of us.)
-Why did you have a popsicle today?( For Bennett's birthday.) What color did you get? Thank you, Bennett!


Thurs., 9/7
-What special thing did God give you that you can share with others? (Your smile!)
-Who will you give your smile cards to? 
-Where did you have gym class today? ( In "the upstairs gym"/ the library.) What did you do there? ((Played exercise games on the smartboard.)
-How can you earn a Kindness heart to fill up the jar? (Do something extra kind or helpful, do a good job at a special, get a compliment from another teacher in the hallway, etc.)
-What kind of yoga did you do with Mrs. Rappi today? (Betsy the Banana yoga.) Show me some of your yoga moves!

Wed., 9/6
-Happy Birthday, Bennett!
-What color crayon did you use in your reading book today? (Red.) Why? (For Little Red Riding Hood.)
-What story did Mrs. Rappi read today? (The Color Monster.) Tell me about the monster's feelings and what color they were. (Red- angry; Blue- sad; Yellow- happy, and Green- calm) What color was he that is not on the Mood Meter? (Grey- afraid.)
-Can you sing the song, Hello Neighbor?
-What did you do in Art class? (Used paint sticks!)
-Why did everyone leave early today? (It was too hot!)

Tues., 9/5
-What story did you hear on the CD? (Little Red Riding Hood - from our Reading program.)
-What colors did you use to draw yourself today? Did you see yourself in the mirror?
-What was your favorite color / feeling in the Little Spot of Feelings book? How do you feel today?
-What did you do in Library today? (Listened to stories and watched a video - Curious George Goes To The Library.)
-What was your favorite thing to play today?

Mon., 9/4
Labor Day, no school

Week of August 28, 2023

*Please return all forms asap, including signature pages. Thank you!

**Thank you for the kind and thoughtful donations to our Amazon classroom wish list! They are much appreciated!** :)

Fri., 9/1 Have a nice long weekend!
-Tell me about the mystery box. What was inside? Was it something very special that God made? (It wa a mirror where we saw ourselves!)
-Sing the "I Am Special " song for me!
-Do you remember the story today? ("I Like Myself!") Tell me about it.
-What did you find on the smartboard game? (shapes.)
-Did you do a happy Friday dance today?


Thurs., 8/31
-Did you make your person collage yet? How did you do it? (With markers, glue and foam stickers.) (To be continued tomorrow.)
-What did you make with scissors and glue this morning? ("My Emotions mini book") Is it ok to have all those feelings sometimes? (Yes.)
-What did you find with Coach P. in gym class? (The chameleon!) Where was it hiding? (In Father's garden.)
-Who was rockin their school shoes in the story? (Pete the Cat.)
-Who did you play with today?


Wed., 8/30
-How were you feeling on the mood meter today? What color were you on?
-What story about colors did you hear today? (Brown Bear, What Do You See?)
-What was that fun song you acted out ? (The Bear Hunt.)
-Tell me about the story, We Do Not Eat Our Classmates. What did the dinosaur do?( She ate the kids.)
Can that really happen? (No, dinosaurs are extinct.) What did she learn? ( We don't eat our friends/ Be nice to our friends.) Why? (Because she did not like it when the goldfish bit her finger.)
-What did you make in Art class? (Painted apples for the Berlin Fair!)

Tues., 8/29
-What did you do in library today?(met Mrs. Nesci and listened to some stories.)
-What did you learn about being a god friend? (helping, being kind, using nice words and gentle hands, sharing, etc.)
-What do you do when when you do something extra kind in your class? (A kindness heart.)
-Where did you go for music class? (The library.)

Mon., 8/28
-Today, we learned about different ways to get to school. How do you get to school?
-Which silly character had to go to school today in the story? (The Pigeon.)
-Where did you go for music class? (The library.)



Week of August 21, 2023

Friday, 8/25
-Can you tell me your teachers' names? (Mrs. Rappi, Mrs. K. and Mrs. A.)
-Can you tell me some of your friends' names?
-What was the story about today? (Spookley the Sqare Pumpkin's First Day of School.) Was it like your school?
-Did you go to the Pep Rally today? What colors were all the teachers wearing? (Red, yellow, blue, and green.) Do you remember what color your teachers were wearing? ( Green - for feeling relaxed, calm, grateful, blessed, etc.) How do you feel today?

Thursday, 8/24
-How was your first day of school? What was your favorite thing?
-What did you do in gym class? (Played games in the gym.) What is your gym teacher's name? (Coach P.)
-What did the bunny keep saying in the story? ("You're finally here!") How did he feel? (Excited to see you!)
-When does Shy Guy the class turtle puppet come out? (When everyone is quiet and ready to listen.)
-Did you color today? What did you make? (A first day hat!)














































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