All About Pumpkins!

It’s pumpkin week in PreK!  This is one of my favorite weeks!  We opened a pumpkin to investigate the parts and used our 5 senses to observe what is inside the pumpkin.  We compared and sorted small pumpkins, tested to see if pumpkins float, created pumpkin crafts and had so much fun!  We’ve also been enjoying singing Halloween songs and rhymes.  Check Class Dojo and the website for pictures from this week’s activities.
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FANTASTIC FOURS

• Religion – We completed our unit “God Made the Bible.”  We read several Bible stories that taught us about God’s love for us and learned that we can tell God how much we love God by praying.
• Literacy – We have completed the letters through F.  We were able to identify the letter Ff in our names, used our Smart Books to make the letter Ff with stickers and rainbow write.  We played games to practice the sound that Ff makes and to review all of the letters of the alphabet.
• Math – We practiced sorting pumpkins by different traits and counted the seeds we found inside the pumpkin.
• Science – Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins!  We explored the inside of the pumpkin, and used our senses to investigate.  We did an experiment to see if pumpkins sink or float.

 
TERRIFIC THREES

• Religion & Science – We wrapped up this week with the last of our 5 senses, taste.  The children can now sing the song about all 5 of our senses!
• Literacy – We’ve been doing a lot of fine motor work in our “Smart Books.”  This week we created a pumpkin patch by drawing a pumpkin vine with a green marker and adding pumpkin stickers to it.  We’ve been learning to identify our names by playing “Who Stole the Pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch?”  We read and acted out We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt.

• Math – This week we learned about the color green.  We made a sticker collage in our Smart Books.  We practiced sorting pumpkins by different traits and counted the seeds we found inside the pumpkin.
• Science – Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins!  We explored the inside of the pumpkin, and used our senses to investigate.  We did an experiment to see if pumpkins sink or float.

HALLOWEEN
This year our Halloween celebrations will look a bit differently than years past, but we are still planning on having a fun day!  The children are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes on October 29 & 30.  Please have them wear play clothes underneath and sneakers.  If the children become too hot, we will help them remove the costume.  Please leave any costume accessories home.  We will have a little parade through the halls.  I will purchase a special snack for the day. We will have many Halloween themed games and activities for the day.  Parents are welcome to send in treat bags for their child to pass out.  Please remember if you choose to do this, any food items must be individually packaged from the store.
IMPORTANT DATES

• October 24 – Fall Fest
• October 29-30 – Halloween celebrations
• November 5 – Terrific Threes Picture Day (*Please note the date change!)
• November 7 – Food Truck Fundraiser
• November 10 – Sub Sale Distribution
• November 20 – Mega-Shambucks Day
• November 25 – 30 – NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
• November 29 – First Sunday of Advent
• December 1 – 3 – Secret Santa Workshop (More information will be coming soon!)
• December 21 & 22 – PreK Christmas Program at 8:30 AM (TENTATIVE)
• December 23 – Early Dismissal at 11:45 AM
• December 24 – January 1 – NO SCHOOL (Christmas Break)

 
REMINDERS & UPDATES

• As the weather gets chillier, please make sure your child has a jacket for outside play.  Please put your child’s name in the jacket.  Also, it is very helpful to us if you practice with your child putting on and zipping jackets.
• Please check the website or Class Dojo for pictures of our activities.
• There is also important school information in the Shamrock Newsletter that is sent out each week.