Hello Friends! I can't believe we are already 4 weeks into the new school year. It has really flown by! This was an eventful week to say the least. We began the week by introducing our new sound of the week "o" and making Octopus art projects. They came out adorable and the children all enjoyed making them. I tend to have artistic children in my class. ;) On Tuesday we learned how to write "o" using the "magic c" technique. Please ask your children what that means. I also made tie dyed shirts with the children in art class. That was a very fun and messy project! On Wednesday, we had a decent amount of share items. I am still hoping for a week of 100% participation on share day. Reminder: no toys allowed! I am still getting a lot of items that aren't relative to the sound of the week and/or on the restricted list of items. :( If you have questions on appropriate share items please ask me. Lastly, Friday did not disappoint! We had another wonderful food project making Octopus out of all beef hot dogs! It was so cute! The children enjoyed saying they ate octopus. Lol. We then ended the morning with Instrument Music Class again. The children had the opportunity to try new instruments this week. They did a great job remembering what they were all named. :) Fun Fun Fun!!!
A couple side notes:
*Book Orders should be in by early next week.
*I (Ms.J) will be out again on Monday due to my baby's health. He was diagnosed with early pneumonia on Wednesday and needs to remain home the entire course of his illness. So my family and I are taking turns being home with him. Thank you for understanding! All kind thoughts and prayers, etc are welcome :)
*School begins promptly at 8:30am. Any children arriving after this time Must enter the classroom on their own without a parent. Please let me know ahead of time if your child will be tardy or absent.
I am having so much fun blogging! I am so eager for each Friday so that I can share all the awesome things we are doing in class with all of you. Thank you for reading!
-Ms. J
I had to see it to believe it! Matthew raved about the octopus snack. He has been really having lots of fun with sound of week and points out the "o" we see on way home. What constitutes a toy? Want to be sure we are in compliance with share items and we have a ton of the animal figurines which are easy sound examples. Thanks for your hard work! Baby Drake is in our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Anyways, the kids thought it was so cool they were eating "octopus." I'm glad to hear he went home excited to tell you about something he did at school. I must be doing something right. ;)
The share stuff is a little confusing. I am basically aiming for anything that begins with the sound of the week. It can be a stuffed animal, animal figure, action figure, etc. I just ask it be brought only on Wednesdays and that it corresponds with that weeks sound. Random trinkets, coloring books, backpack full of toys, etc are not permitted. Hope that helps.
Thank you for the happy thoughts for Drake! I'm glad we caught it early and are able to work it out so he can get the rest he needs. However, you wouldn't know he was sick by looking at him. He's as playful and happy as ever!
Warmly,
Ms. J