Friendly School Reminders

School Reminders!

Please remember to send your child into school each day ready to play! We try and go outside everyday. If your child is wearing boots to school please include an extra pair of shoes/sneakers in his/her backpack. When there is snow on the ground have your child wear snow pants into school since playground is typically our first activity.

Scholastic Books orders are due 12/6/18.

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for next Friday 12/14/18...Please call the front office at (508) 541-8166 to schedule your child's conference. There is NO school on this day!

Our 2nd Annual Family PJ/Cookie Decorating Day is scheduled for Thursday December 20th from 12:15-1:15! Be sure to RSVP by 12/11/18.

No School ~ Winter Recess 12/24/18-1/1/19

Family Traditions

The winter season has many wonderful holidays that are celebrated in many different and exciting ways.  Over the next several weeks we would love to invite you into our classroom to share some of your family’s non-religious customs with us. Food is often a big part of holiday celebrations, however, due to allergies, we cannot share food in our classrooms. Families are invited to bring in story books, wear traditional clothing, bring in pictures or collages or even short videos. We are excited to learn about you and your family. If you are interested in sharing your traditions, please contact me at hackneyr@franklinps.net

Have a wonderful day!

Miss Becky

~Motor Room~

We always have fun on Motor Room Mondays!
This month our Motor Room was all about Our Community (Community Helpers).  We soared on the bolster swing like an airplane pilot, picked up the "trash" (i.e., weighted balls) and put it in the barrel like a trash collector and we helped each other on the court as we pretended to be a basketball coach!

Pictures from our "My Family" unit

Working hard at the Writing Center ~ Writing our letters!

At the Math Center, we sorted a collection of objects based on one attribute
(i.e., vehicles, blocks, beads).

Family Portraits!

At the Science Center, we explored The States of Matter ~ Solid, Liquid and Gas! Click on the link below to listen to a song we learned in preschool.
"Move Like A State of Matter"
We explored States of Matter within our Discovery Centers.  We explored "Liquids" in the sensory table (water play with liquid measuring tools), "Solids" at the art table (Ice Painting) and for "Gas" we felt the cool mist (fog) from a humidifier.  We even played a fun movement game where everyone had an opportunity to choose a "State of Matter" picture card, identify what the picture was, then move across the rug to land on a Solid (Rock), Liquid (Wave) or Gas (Cloud) cut-out!

State of Matter ~ Movement Game 

We had a GREAT month!

Theme 3 ~ Our Community

Dear Families,

Next week our class is beginning a new theme on “Our Community.” We will be exploring ideas about places in the community, people in the community, transportation, and taking care of the environment!

The goal of this theme is to have children develop responsibility in their daily lives while learning good citizenship.  Here are some ways you can show community involvement and teach responsibility at home.

• Take your child to community places and events, such as story hour at the public library or a high school sporting event.

• Talk about community workers, such as crossing guards and store clerks, and how to be respectful of them.

• Point out community resources that are part of your daily life, such as trash collection, mail delivery, bus service, and so on.

• Teach your child how to “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!”

• Give your child the responsibility of a daily job. This theme strives to make children responsible for their actions, now and in the future.

The concepts and life skills they learn will be invaluable. Make “going green” a family activity!

Our Community Literacy Tip

Reading signs in and around the community is an important part of developing literacy. Help your child read community and street signs, store signs, signs outside and inside buildings, and signs posted in store windows.

School/Home Connection

Connecting School to Home In science, we will learn that objects can be made from paper, metal, and glass. Help your child identify the materials to help you sort items for recycling.

Take a photo of a favorite place in the community that your family likes to visit (i.e., park, restaurant, playground, hiking trail, etc.).  Write a few sentences on the back of the photo telling us what your family enjoys doing there!
Please send the photo into school or email it to me at hackneyr@franklinps.net by Friday November 9th :) We will be sharing at circle!



Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Miss Becky, Miss Denise & Miss Deb