Teacher Messages

Happy Autumn!  Our Science table is filled with things that show us that a new season has begun.  We use our magnifying glasses to explore the colors and textures of pine cones, pods and beautiful fall leaves.  The tree we made in the hallway is filled with our handprints painted in red, yellow and orange.  It's a Fall Fiesta!!  We dance and sing to this song during circle time and have great fun celebrating the  season of Autumn.

September was a very busy month.  We are happy to say the students transitoned into our daily routine nicely.  Our month was spent learning our friends' names and mastering snacktime, lunch bunch and outside playtime.  We had a monster visit our room and we taught him some rules of our school.  We made monsters to hang in the room with some important rules that we follow each day.  In our Religion lessons we learned about Peter, James, John and Andrew who were special friends of Jesus.  We are called to be part of this special friendship in our class.  We are practicing the sign of the cross each day.

We had great fun studying apples this month.  We compared and contrasted 7 differnt types of apples.  We weighed them measured them, and tasted them.  Each day we predicted the apple that would be our favorite and we kept a log of our findings.  Our math and science skills are growing each day. 

The Blessing of All Living Things took place in the classroom and outside on October 2nd.  The children loved bringing their stuffed animals to school. The story of St. Francis teaches us to be stewards of the Earth and to love God's creation.  We like to call ourselves Earthkeepers.  The next saint that we will be focusing on will be St. Marguarite D'Youville who is the foundress of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart.  Your children will love sharing the stories of these saints with you.

This is Fire Prevention Month.  We will be learning about rules to keep us safe.  Talk to your child about having a meeting place outside your house in the event you ever have a fire.  The mailbox or a favorite tree are always good spots. Review the stop drop and roll drill.  We will be writing a book about fire safety that we will share with you. 

We are looking forward to our trip to the pumpkin farm.  A map and further details will be sent home.  Our tour is about 1 hour and 20 minutes.  You will have plenty of time to get back to school if you are picking up any siblings.

Our room will soon look spooky and scary as we get ready for Halloween.  It is fun to learn about bats and spiders and skeletons.  Information about our Halloween Party will follow soon.

Thank you to all our parents for your smiles and kind words each day.  We love working with your children. 

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