Stranger Danger

 Ms. Amanda and Officer Mark Pote visited our class this week to discuss stranger danger and also discussed how to stay safe while trick-or-treating.  We had a great time with them and learned sooooo much!  THANK YOU!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 9th

NO SCHOOL DATES

Sooooo sorry for the late notice, but because Ballard does not have school on Friday, November 9th, we will follow the same schedule.  We apologize for any conflicts this may cause.

We are also off November 16th for professional development. 

Thank you!

                                                          

Spiders!

Unit Study- Spiders

Handwriting- Letter H

Math- Counting to 8 and one-to-on correspondence to 8

Literacy- The Itsy Bitsy Spider- Story Retell

Science- Magnets and “spider legs”

Important Dates-  Monday, October 29th- Officer Pote will be coming to discuss stranger danger.

Tuesday, October 30th- Class Halloween/Fall Party

We will have a day of fun and games on Tuesday!  Have your child wear their costume to school for our costume party. Some of our large motor games and parading will by in the sanctuary and will begin around 10:30.  You are all welcome to come and take pictures. 

If you would like to bring a healthy snack for our party, just let me know.  We already have someone who will be bringing hot cider.  :)

Remember to sign up for conferences.  

Photo Shoot

 A few shots of our photo shoot in action!  While the students were waiting to go out to have their picture taken, we played, "FIND SHAPES IN OUR ROOM".  The kids had a blast finding different shapes and did great!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!

We Have Models!

Cameras, photo shoots and LOTS of FUN!  Thank you Sara and Grandma for coming and spending the morning with us and taking such adorable pictures of the students at Ms. Hollie's Preschool.  The pictures turned out amazing and will be treasured.

I honestly don't think these children could get any cuter!

Halloween Party and Conference Sign-Up

Our Fall Party will be on Tuesday, October 30th.  Your child may come to school in their costume and we will have  crafts and games throughout our time together.  If you would like to supply our class with a healthy treat, please let me know.  Parents are welcome to come and join in on the fun or take pictures throughout our party as well.  It will be a WILD day and we will just roll with it!

If you have not signed up for conferences yet, please do this as soon as you can.  Sign up sheet is in the lobby of the Church right outside our classroom.  Children and siblings are welcome to attend.

October 22-26 Cameras!

We will continue our study of cameras this week and also introduce the letter E!  The students have been doing great with their handwriting and are coming up with lots of words that make the letter sounds!  We are so proud of their hard work.  Continue working at home on the letters we focus on at school each week, as well as practicing writing their names.  We practice each day with our names, but some of us need to practice at home too.  Thanks for your help!

We will begin this week by using our disposable cameras to take pictures for our journal and document the activities we do in school.  The students are so excited to get to use their own cameras!  They are learning so much about how to aim at the object they want to take a picture of and how to keep those fingers away from the camera lens. :)

I will be uploading pictures from our FUN photo shoot last week!  The students had a blast getting all dressed up and posing for the camera.  Thanks so much Sara(Max's mommy) for planning this fun activity!  I think it was a great warm-up for our actual class pictures on Tuesday! 

Please see the sign-up sheet for conferences in the lobby of the Church and sign up for a time that works with you.  Children are welcome during conferences, so no need to find a babysitter for your children. 

Conferences will be November 19 and 20th.  We will not have school on November 21,  22 or 23rd as we celebrate Thanksgiving. 

BIG hugs,

Ms. Hollie and Ms. Malissa

Cameras

 Ms. Hollie brought in some real pictures of barns and the students made replicas with the blocks.  These two boys did an amazing job working together. 

 I got my picture taken a lot this week!

 Exploring cameras with Ms. Malissa.  Comparing and contrasting different cameras! 

 Dressing up for pictures!

 Still building...

 More dress-up.

 Our own photography studio with order forms. 

 Ms. Hollie was performing at "The Nationals"...not sure what this was all about, I just did what I was told. 

 Getting my picture taken at "The Nationals."

 The band is playing and being directed by another student during "The Nationals".

 Using feathers that fell off the boas to make crafts.  Such resourceful little ones.

 Underwater cameras in the sensory table.  Messy and fun!

 Silly faces in the photo booth.

 Journaling about what we want to take pictures of in the classroom.



So far, we are having lots of fun with cameras! 

REMEMBER!  School pictures will be on October 23rd!