On Monday this week we will continue our Halloween theme finishing out our ghoulish, ghostly, and Boo-tiful centers.  We will finish out our day by frosting sugar cookies and decorating them to look like a Jack-o-Lanterns.

During gym class we will be bowling over ghosts, batting down some pumpkins (orange balloons), and a Halloween bean bag toss to finish it out.

The rest of the week we will be finishing our study of trees and what we can make from trees.  We will be making our own paper in the classroom.  Our dramatic play this week will be the post office in which they can “mail” letters written to each other on paper and other products made from trees. Our letter this week is C so in fine motor area this week we will be Cutting out Coupons and Cutting Catalogs and looking for items that begin with the letter C.

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!     GO TRIBE!!

Since Halloween falls on a Monday it just didn’t make sense to do pumpkin and Halloween themed activities all next week after Halloween is over.  So we decided to step away from our trees study and do pumpkins and Halloween themed centers this week.  For dramatic play we will have dress up outfits and Halloween costumes for the children to play with and use their imagination.  We will have Pumpkin Playdough, Math centers using candy corn to count, along with books about bats and other scary Halloween friends.  At the end of the week we will investigate a pumpkin by figuring out if it will sink or float, what is inside and what does it feel like.  There will also be a surprise in the sensory table this week!!!

Our letters this week is a review of all letters we have learned so far..M R S T P N

Tuesday this week is the World Series Opener and Indians day in the building….wear your Tribe apparel

GO TRIBE!!!

On Halloween we will be having a building wide parade that starts at 9:45.  AM class children come to school dressed in their costumes and come in the classroom as usual. (parents make sure to either put the costume over their clothes or pack clothes to change into…we will change out of our costumes after the parade).  Then we will head over to the gym at around 9:30 and there will be donuts and a craft to keep everyone busy while we get organized for the parade. (parents/grandparents can join the kids to do the craft and to have donuts)

If weather permits we then walk out the back doors of the gym and parade around the building.  Parents, Grandparents etc then stand outside along the sidewalks and take pictures as the kids parade around the school.  Anyone is welcome to watch.

PM students and family are welcome to join the parade as well.  Just go straight to the gym with your child in their costume and partake in the donuts and craft.  We will all walk together (AM and PM)

This week we will continue our study of trees and talk about what grows on trees.  We will be talking about apple trees and other fruit trees. Our apple activities will include making an apple tasting graph, apple prints and apple cinnamon Playdoh.  Our math lessons this week will focus on measuring so we will be measuring trunks of trees and comparing. Our letter of the week this week is P which is perfect for Thursdays cooking activity of making apple Pies!

This week is one of may favorite weeks filled with wonderful Fall activities and the smell of Fall.  I hope your children will enjoy it as much as we do.

Happy Fall!

We have a busy week this week and lots to learn!

This week is Fire Prevention Week!  We will have visitors from the Fairview Park Fire Department. We will also have a Dad who is a Fireman come into our rooms and speak to the kids.  We will be talking about fires safety and prevention. This is always an exciting time for the kids.

We will also be continuing our study on trees this week.  We will be doing trunk rubbings, measuring trunks, counting rings in trees to see how old they are and talking about who lives in trees.

Our letter of the week this week is N!  So we will be talking about nests in trees, nuts that come from trees and any other N words the kids can come up with.

Also, Wednesday is Picture Day!!  Paperwork for purchasing photos/packages was sent home in back packs last week.  We have extra forms if you need then.  Remind the kids to bring their best smiles to school on Wednesday!

Lastly, thank you to all of the PM parents who volunteered for our first field trip last week.  A great time was had by all who attended.

This week in DAP promises to be AMAZING!!!!

The week is SPIRIT WEEK!!!   On Monday we are able to remain in our PJ’s when we come to school. Tuesday students are welcome to wear their best super hero outfit.  Wednesday is Hat Day and Thursday is Spirit Wear Day.  Anything with Fairview Warriors on it will do!!

We are starting a new unit called The Tree Study.  The tree study will be filled with fall and exploring trees on the EEC property. Students will become more aware of the trees that surround them and what they bring to us.  We will have an Arborist visit us along with Firefighter Adam the week of Oct. 10 for Fire Safety week.

We will begin Music on Tuesday’s for each class provided by Miss Alicia from Music Beyond Words.  It will be a fun time for all the children.

On Wednesday afternoon our students have gym with Mr. Kull .  They are learning about “self space” and “group space.”  He always has amazing activities for the students.

The letter of the week is Tt.

ATTENTION PM FAMILIES:

This Monday begins our visits from the University Circle Initiative.  We begin with a visit from the Dunham Tavern Museum staff and the children will explore an array of items all week that they have given us to explore. Then on Thursday afternoon we will go on our field trip to the museum and explore.  Please be at school at 11:45 AM and go to your respective classroom.    We will leave the EEC promptly at 12 PM and return at 2:30 PM.  If you have any questions or concerns please give us a call or email us.

We are so excited for our field trip and know that children will have an awesome time!!