Monday, February 6th - Friday, February 10th, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for February 6-10, 2012

The children did a great job talking about the Ocean animals that they learned about at home. They realized some ocean animals migrate too. I will make a classroom book with all of the research papers and drawings. Each child will get a chance to take it home and share it with their families. There will be a follow-up activity to do at home.

On Thursday, February 2nd we talked about Ground Hog Day and looked for our shadows. Though we did not see our shadows we heard on the radio that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.

Next week
We will work with the letter P this week. We will talk about pennies (please send in 10 pennies in a bag or small plastic container for your child to use), puppies and The 3 Little Pigs. We will learn about Polar Bears and the North Pole. We will learn about Penguins from the South Pole. We will also talk about the math concept, pair, and continue to count by twos. Show and share objects should begin with Pp or be pink, purple or plaid.

On Friday, February 10th we will celebrate the letter P. Children are invited to wear pink, purple, or plaid clothes.

Dance class is on Friday this week. Please remember to have your child wear soft pants that they can move in. The girls need hair elastics. I will put them in if you wish just before dance class.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, January 30th - Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for January 30-Feb. 3, 2012

We worked with the letter O this week. We made Oatmeal for morning snack. We read books about Opposites and the children took turns describing different sets of opposites. We worked with the opposite on and off. The children acted out Little Boy Blue or Little Girl Blue.

We had an ORANGE celebration on Wednesday. I was so happy to see all of the children in their orange clothes with orange show and share items. We made orange crowns with ovals on them.

We will continue to work with the Letter O this week as we explore Ocean Animals. I have asked the children to learn about any animal that lives in the Ocean. They might want to learn about an animal which they also have as a stuffed animal toy. The animal does NOT have to begin with O. I gave them a paper to help guide their research. You might get a book from the library or go on the computer. Please help your child record the facts about the animal. Help your child find or draw a picture of the animal. Your child will be invited to tell his/her classmates about their chosen animal any day this week. The paper is to help me assist them with remembering the facts. I do not expect your child to read the paper.

We will have a Super Bowl Party on Friday. Feel free to dress up in your team's colors. Go Patriots! And Giants too! We're equal opportunity when it comes to parties!

We will continue to work with nursery rhymes and opposites. We try to get out each day that the temperature goes over 32 degrees. Please leave snow clothes at school.

Report cards for Kindergarten Students will go home this week. Please go over them with your child, sign them and return them to me. I would love to meet with each of you to go over your child's progress. Talk to me about a convenient time. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, January 23rd - Friday, January 27th, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for January 23-27, 2012

Thank you for sending in snow clothes each day. When the temperature is around 32 we can go out. The children have really enjoyed playing in the snow with their classmates. Everyone is remembering the sequence of putting on snow clothes. Now we need to learn how to put away all of our wet clothes.

Last week we talked more about Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream for all people to be treated fairly. We talked about being kind and playing nicely with others. We worked with the nursery rhymes: Jack Be Nimble, Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill, Little Jack Horner and Little Boy blue and acted them out. We have started to learn to count by twos. We have been working with craft sticks to make bundles of 10. We also measured with a standard foot measurement.

Next Week

We will talk about the Chinese New Year on Monday. Children are invited to wear Red.

We will work with the letter O. Children are invited to wear orange clothes on Wednesday for our orange celebration. We will talk about Opposites and work with some more Nursery Rhymes (Old Mother Hubbard and There was an Old Women Who Lived in a Shoe). We will learn to make ovals. We will look at dimes and count by tens. We will talk about owls and octopus. Look for the ocean report forms in your child's folder on Thursday. The reports can be brought in any day the following week instead of Show and Share.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, January 16th - Friday, January 20th, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for January 16-20 2012

We have enjoyed all of the objects that began with the letter N that the children have brought in and talked about during our show and share time.

We have continued to read many books about snow, snowmen and winter. We talked about animals that hibernate. We also learned about Mrs. Carolyn's favorite winter bird, the cardinal. We made flying cardinals too.

We traced our feet and used them to measure objects in the classroom. I sent home a Math school to home link to help you measure with your child.

We started a unit on Nursery Rhymes. We will continue nursery rhymes next week. We learned about Martin Luther King Jr. We talked about being fair to all people.

We enjoyed playing the drums with Mr. Moran and Mr. Weaver from the Rhythm Room on Wednesday and Thursday.
· There is no school on Monday, January 16, 2012 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

We will try to go outside every day. Please have your child wear boots to school. If the temperature is around 32, we will try to go out. Please have your child bring snow pants, water proof mittens, and a hat. Extra socks might be good too. Please label all of the clothes. The Lost and found shelf is in the corner of the foyer. Please look through it. There is already a big pile of forgotten clothes. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, January 9th - Friday, January 13th, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for January 9-13, 2012

We have enjoyed all of the new objects the children have brought in and talked about during our show and share time.

We have read many books about snow, snowmen and winter. We made snowmen at the felt center. We have read some poems about winter, snowflakes, and snowmen. We talked about the new season, winter, and the new month of January.

We reviewed the letter M with two versions of the story, The Mitten. We talked about camouflage since the white mitten was lost in white snow. We sequenced the animals that went into the mitten to get warm. We designed our own pair mittens. We talked about symmetry to make both mittens look the same.

Next week, we will start the letter N. Children are invited to bring in objects that start with the N sound. Have them practice talking about the object. We will start a unit on Nursery Rhymes. We will learn about Martin Luther King Jr.

We will try to go outside every day the temperature is over 32. Continue to send in those cute warm hats and mittens or gloves. Please have your child wear boots to school and bring snow pants if there is snow on the ground. Extra socks might be good too. Please label all of the clothes. The Lost and found shelf is in the corner of the foyer. Please look through it. There is already a big pile of forgotten clothes. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, January 2nd - Friday, January 6th, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for January 3 - 6, 2012

We all had lots of fun finishing our last Christmas ornaments and presents for our families. I hope the children remembered to give out the presents they made for their families. We also talked about writing thank you notes to Santa. I hope all of the children are reading their little books and reviewing spelling words.

After vacation the children are invited to bring in anything new from Christmas to talk about at show and share.

We will read books about snow and winter. We will talk about the New Year and the new Month of January.
We will continue working in our Math Workbooks.

I hope you all are having a great Christmas vacation.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, December 19th - Friday, December 23th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for December 19 -23

On Wednesday, the Polar Express arrived. We had a Pajama Party and read the Polar Express. We decorated cookies and had hot chocolate for morning snack. All the children received a ticket and a bell.

We made Milk paint on Thursday and painted Christmas trees on white bread.

This week we learned about the real meaning of Christmas. The children drew Manger scenes on paper plates. We all had a great time at the Christmas party singing our songs in English, Spanish and sign language and visiting with Santa Thank you for sending in all of the party goodies.

Next week we will make wreathes to hang at home. We will make stockings to hang by our classroom fireplace. We will work on a special surprise for parents. Your child has been instructed to give it to you after he/she opens their presents from Santa.

There is NO Show and Share this week.

We will talk about the first day of winter on Wednesday.
We will finish our Christmas ornaments.

Have a Very Merry Christmas!
Reminder:
Friday, December 23th is the last day of school before our vacation.
School will be back in session on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, December 12th - Friday, December 16th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for December 12-16, 2011

We worked with the letter L this week. We made lighthouses on the rocks. The children found their names on Santa's list of good boys and girls. We made candle holders and learned about Advent wreathes.

The children have been working very hard on their Good Morning Journals. They are all trying to remember to put a "finger space" between their words. They all love to talk about their special objects from home that go with the letter of the week during Show and Share. We are starting to learn how to ask questions about the objects.

Next Week
We will work with the letter M next week. We will color menorahs for Hanukkah.

The children are invited to wear pajamas and bathrobes on Wednesday for our reading of the Polar Express. We will decorate cookies and have hot chocolate.

The children will continue to practice saying Merry Christmas in Sign Language and Spanish. We are also preparing songs to sing with sign language, Spanish and English for the Christmas Party on December 16. The children will begin singing at 9:45 sharp. Then we will have our special visitor. Parents are welcome to attend. Please try to be in the building by 9:30. Please bring in any nonperishable goods for Friday's party on Thursday.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, December 5th - Friday, December 9th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for Dec. 5 – 9, 2011

We had great week learning about Koala Bears and
Kangaroos from Australia and Kincachoos from South American. We found Australia on the globe. Kermit the Frog came to visit our class each day. Ask your child what Kermit did when they said the letter "K". We made Kites and flew them outside. We painted Christmas trees at the easel.

We are learning Holiday songs and poems in English and sign language. We will sing them at the Christmas party on December 16th at 9:30AM.

We started putting together a Christmas is Coming booklet.

Next week

We will work on the letter L. We will continue working in our Christmas is Coming booklet to read at home. We will start to decorate the school for Christmas. We will be making a special Christmas ornament for your child to take home. Please send in a picture of your child that can be cut and used in the ornament.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, November 28th - Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for Nov. 28 – December 2, 2011

The Mayflower arrived at the Little Village Schoolhouse. The children enjoyed pretending to be Pilgrims as they learned how to plant from their Native American Indian friends. We finished putting together their Thanksgiving Books. I hope you will have your child read these to you over and over again. This book has three of the sight words your child should know for first grade (here comes the). Your child also took home a mini book called Turkeys. Please have your child practice reading every day for at least 10 minutes. Use the reading log to record what books your child reads.

We enjoyed a special Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday with corn bread, turkey, grapes and milk. Most of the children even tried the Native American Indian succotash (beans and corn with maple syrup over them. Parents, thank you so much for sending in everything we needed.

We enjoyed learning about Pilgrims and Native Americans from our special visitor from Joy Tales.

Next week we will work on the letter K. We will talk about kangaroos, koala bears, and kites. We will begin talking about different December holidays and traditions. We will learn some songs and poems.

Save the date of Friday, December 16th for the Little Village Christmas party from 9:30 – 1:00.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, November 21st - Friday, November 25th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek for November 21 – 25, 2011

This week we worked with the sound the Letter J makes. We did jumping jacks outside. We made Native American Jewelry. We painted with feathers. We talked about the journey the pilgrims made on the Mayflower. We completed a dot-to-dot, A to Z, Jelly fish. We made jelly fish.

We sang songs and danced with Tulip the Turkey. She gave us ice cream stickers and coloring pages. We completed dot-to-dot turkeys.

We made Thanksgiving cards for our families. We worked on pages in our Thanksgiving Booklets. We are starting to learn how to write our last names.

We will not start a new letter next week. Children can bring in something they are thankful for as the show and share item.

The Mayflower will arrive after its long journey, bringing the Pilgrims ashore. The children will take turns being Native Americans and Pilgrims. We will learn about a Day in the life of a Pilgrim girl and boy.

On Tuesday, the children will have a mini Thanksgiving snack with Native American corn bread and succotash (corn and beans with maple syrup).

Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, November 14th - Friday, November 18th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek for November 14-18, 2011

This week we talked about the two sounds that the letter I makes. The long I sound in Ice cream and the short I sound as in iguana. We graphed the children's favorite kind of ice cream after learning a poem about ice cream. We made ice cream sundaes on Tuesday and Wednesday.

We sang a song about being thankful for the Veterans. We talked about the United States of America flag. We counted the stripes and talked about how many stars are on the flag. The children worked very hard to make their own flags and had a parade to patriotic music.

We used Weekly Readers to open a discussion of things we are thankful for. We sang a song about being thankful for our friends and family.

We started learning about the Native American Indians and will continue that next week. We have created a wigwam to pretend to sleep in. We have learned to fish, garden and cook over a pretend fire. We made Native American jewelry and headbands.

We will start the letter J with the Journey of the Pilgrims.

Our spelling words are: of, the

We are putting together two new Activity Book Bags. One is using the We Made BlueJell-O cooking story. The other is using a book about leaves the children illustrated with a partner. Please try to use the bags within 3 days and return them so another family can use them. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, November 7th - Friday, November 11th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for November 7-11, 2011

We wrote stories about what we did on Halloween. We included what we pretended to be, who we walked with, and what our favorite candy was.

We tried honey on saltines for morning snack. The children learned to say ice cream in Spanish, "el helado".

Following up on our pony rides, we learned that horses travel in a herd. A baby horse is called a foal. We galloped like horses and pretended to feed the horse in the playground. We colored big and little hippos, counted them, and filled in our first addition problem. We talked about Healthy Foods and other ways to keep our bodies healthy.

The children have been given a homework assignment to draw a picture of their house and learn their home address.

This week we will work with the letter I and the two sounds it makes. We will do math with ice cream as a theme, reviewing the number 8 and graphing our favorite kind of ice cream.

The children will learn to do research as they look through books about Native American Indians that lived in New England. We will create a small wigwam, weave mats to sit on and create Native American jewelry. The children will be invited to pretend to garden, fish, collect shells, and cook by the wigwam.

If you have any wooden bowls, wooden spoons or other Native American artifacts that the children could use to add to the center, they would be much appreciated.

There is no school on Friday, November 11 for Veteran's Day.

Thank you, Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, October 31st - Friday, November 4th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for Oct. 31 - November 4, 2011

We had a GREAT week learning about the letter G. We worked on the concept of sequencing with the steps to grow pumpkins. We created a classroom garden area with work gloves, seeds and vegetables. We talked about the colors Gray and Green. We talked about giraffes. We made ghosts popping out of pumpkins. We worked with a poem about black cats with GREEN eyes.

We had lots of fun at our Halloween Party on Friday. The children really enjoyed talking about their costumes. They each got to pretend to be adults and hand treats out to their classmates when they came knocking on our classroom door. The children also enjoyed their pony ride on Shiloh. They all had great big smiles as they rode around the playground.

There is no homework this weekend. I hope to see you all at the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon and Fall Family Fun Day on Saturday between 10 and 12. This is our second annual Trike-a-thon. Donations to the research hospital can be made until November 12th. There will be face painting, bubbles and Halloween games.

This week we will work with the letter H. We will start the week on Halloween with a Haunted House project. Children are invited to wear their costumes again. Children can bring in a HAT any day to talk about. We will talk about ways to stay Healthy. We will to talk about people we are thankful for. We will sing about being thankful for our families and friends and the Veterans. Our color words this month are yellow and brown. We will review the words THE and HE. We will talk about homes different animals live in.

Objects that begin with H and Hats are always welcome.
Mrs. Carolyn

Monday, October 24th - Friday, October 28th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week For October 24 – 28, 2011

This Week:
We learned that bats fly at night and look for fruit and insects to eat. We sorted animals by forest or farm habitats. We also talked about food and where it comes from. The children were very surprised to see how big a tuna -fish is. They are used to seeing just the can. We made Fall Foliage pictures.

We have started talking about bike safety in preparation of the Trike-A-thon on Saturday, October 29th. Please make sure the permission slips are in, even though parents stay for this school activity.

We are learning many new things and having fun in our weekly Spanish, Sign Language, Music and Dance classes.

Next Week
We will work with the Letter G and the two sounds g makes (hard G as in GO and soft G as in giraffe). We will read and act out Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We will create a garden area to reinforce Math -sequencing and Science –plants. We will play Duck, Duck Goose. Children can bring in objects that begin with G. Children can wear green any day.

We will have pony rides on Wed. or Thursday. (Please be sure permission slips are in for Pony rides)

We will have our Halloween party on Friday, October 28th. This is a change of plan. Please remember to have your child wear his/her Halloween costume to school. Children should wear clothes under their costumes or have clothes to change into. PLEASE label all costume pieces and provide a labeled bag for you child's costume. We will have a lighter snack on Monday.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, October 17th - Friday, October 21st, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for October 17-21, 2011

We read a great story about Earl the Squirrel with a scarlet scarf who learned to find acorns. The children learned how to make expressive eyes and put them on Acorn art projects. They are on display in the foyer.

Last week the children got very excited learning about all the different animals (beside chicks), that hatch out of eggs: turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, frogs, fish, and caterpillars. We have started learning many new Halloween poems and songs. We enjoyed all of the elephants that came in for Show and Share. The children acted out an elephant poem.

This week we will work with the Letter F. Our topics will include: "Food and where it comes from", "Is it a fruit or vegetable?", "Making and keeping friends", "Animals that live in the forest", "Animals that live on a farm", and "Flying bats".

We will continue to learn our sight words as we look at the words in our Halloween songs. In Math, we will work on same & different, patterns, counting, and sequencing using the Halloween theme.

We will also talk about how pumpkins grow. We will have an artificial pumpkin vine just inside the door of the school. Please look for changes as "flowers" and "pumpkins" start to appear. We will make pumpkin decorations too.

We will also talk about bike safety as we prepare for the Little Village Trike-A-Thon. Please return the permission slip as soon as possible. You are welcome to collect donations even if your family can not attend the event at school.

Parents: The children will be invited to wear their Halloween costumes to school on Oct. 31st but please Do Not tell them about it yet. They do not have a good sense of time and the anticipation of having to wait a whole week will be difficult for them.

Spelling Words: FUN, FALL

Please review: Dog, Dad, Egg, We, and The

Sincerely, Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, October 10th - Friday, October 14th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for October 10 -14, 2011

We all had a great time learning about objects that begin with the letter D. We painted dinosaurs with water colors. We pretended to be Doctors and Dentists. We played with dinosaurs and talked about meat eaters and plant eaters. We learned to spell DAD and DOG.

We talked about Christopher Columbus and his discoveries. The children made Columbus hats and learned a song about the Nina, the Piñata, and the Santa Maria.

We had a visit from a Fire Fighter and talked about fire safety. We got to see all of the tools fire fighters use. We even got to climb up into a Fire truck.

The children are learning so much in our weekly classes in Music, Dance, Spanish and Sign Language.

Next Week

There is no school on Monday for the Columbus Day Holiday.

The children have a Get in the Reading Mood Family Fun Activity to work on. They can choose any book for an adult to read to them.

We will work on the two sounds that the Letter E makes at the beginning of words. We will talk about the power of the silent E at the end of words. We will read books about engines, elephants, and eggs. We will make scramble eggs for morning snack.

Thank you for helping your child try to remember his/her folder each day.

We love all of the great show and share items. Objects from home make great connections with the letter of the week.

I have started to put together Book Bags with activities to do with your child. Each child will get a chance to bring the bag home and share the book with his/her parents. You can keep the bag for three or four days, so you will not feel rushed to complete the activities.

Save the Date:

The children will be asked to participate in a Trike-A-Thon to support Hasbro Children's Hospital on Saturday, October 29th from 10am to 12 noon. We will invite the children to bring a ride on toy (tricycle, scooter, or bike) and helmet to the Little Village Schoolhouse. They will get to ride in the playground practicing the safety skills we will work on each day.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, October 3rd - Friday, October 7th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for October 3 – 7, 2011

Thank you for working with your child on the Family FUN Birthday Activity. The children loved showing their photos and talking about them. We all enjoyed looking at the photos. Please continue to ask your child when his/her birthday is.

The Kindergarten class started the week by reviewing the Letter B sound with the life cycle of butterflies. We used butterflies to make patterns and practiced writing BbBb underneath. We made caterpillars from egg cartons.

We learned some new songs about Community Helpers. The children were invited to draw a picture of the community helper they would like to be.

We also worked with the poem, Ship Shape, to review the different shapes: circle, square, rectangle and triangle. We worked with patterns, shapes and color words in our weekly reader.

We had our first Spanish class of the year with Miss Lauriana. We also had our dance class with Ms. Jo-Ann and music class with Ms. Ann Marie. Next week we will begin Sign Language class.

Next Week –

We will work with the Letter D while continuing to review A, B and C. We will set up a Little Village Doctor's office. We will learn how to make diamonds. We will look at the heads and tails sides of dimes. Please send in 10 dimes in a small zip-lock bag. We will talk about the concept of same and different. We will work with the nursery rhyme Hey, diddle, diddle. We will talk about Christopher Columbus' discovery.

Each Friday, the children have a spelling test. The new words for this week are Dad and dog. Please review our past words: ME, I, RED, Apple, BIG, BLUE, CAT, and SEE. The children are learning to spell these words, write these words, and read these words.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, September 26th - Friday, September 30th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for September 26 – 30, 2011

LAST WEEK
We all had a great week working with the Letter B. We free painted with "Bird" feathers using RED and BLUE paint. The children got very excited as purple, started to appear on their papers. Science, at its best.

We started talking about the signs of fall: birds flying south in a V formation and colder weather. (Try to dress your child in layers with short sleeves as the bottom layer. It still gets very warm in the afternoon.)

We worked on the Math concept BIG and small, with Barn animals and airplanes. Some children learned to spell BIG.
We made BLUE Jell-o and some children learned to spell Blue. We tried Brown Bread and butter and bananas at morning snack. Look for our surveys in the foyer.

We talked about car safety and made Buckle Up For Safety Bears.

NEXT WEEK
We will work with concepts that begin with the sounds Letter C makes. We will talk about Community Helpers, caterpillars, clowns and circles.

I would like to invite any of the parents that are community helpers: firefighter, police officer, nurse, doctor, postal worker, car mechanic, teacher, librarian, carpenter, and plumber etc., to talk to me if they would like to talk to the class about their work.

I will host an Open House on Wednesday, September 28th to meet with the parents of Kindergarten children to go over the daily schedule and the Kindergarten Objectives.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

Monday, September 12th - Friday, September 16th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the Week for September 12-16, 2011

Last Week: We had a great second week of school at the Little Village Schoolhouse. The children are becoming more comfortable talking about their Show and Share Objects. They are using complete sentences to describe their objects. Have your child show you his or her Show and Share A-Z Book where they have drawn pictures of their show and share objects.

We counted shells in Math and looked at them under magnifying glasses in Science.

We sang a song about RED. The students learned to spell RED. We made RED crabs. We recited poems about Sandcastles and the beach. We drew pictures and did kid writing in our Good Morning Journals.

I really enjoyed all of the photos on the Summer Fun homework paper. The children really enjoyed talking about their pictures. They are hanging up in our classroom. Come in and take a look at them.

The children made pencil cans as gifts for their Grandparents for Grandparent's Day on Sunday.

I hope you all saw the September calendar with the letter of the week for each week. I am planning to have an Open House for parents on Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30.

Next Week: We will start the letter A. We will talk about Apples, airplanes, and Animals. You might help your child remember if he/she has been on an airplane and where they went. We will begin working in our new Math workbooks.

We will also have a visit from the Librarian on Thursday.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

**Please note** The web Designer for The Little Village Schoolhouse's web site will be unable to make web site updates from September 11th to September 25th. Please pick-up a printed copy of your child's Peek of the Week from your child's teacher during this time.

Tuesday, September 6th - Friday, September 9th, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn's Peek of the week for September 6 – 9, 2011

Last Week
The first week of school was filled with new rules and new experiences. All of the children did a great job meeting new friends and playing together. Many of the children brought in objects from home that started with the letter S for our daily show and share time. We talked about the sea, sand and seashells. We made sandcastles inside and outside. Some new words we added to our vocabulary were shore line (where the water meets the land) and bivalves (2 part shells like clams, scallops and mussels).

I started to access the children to start to setting objectives for each of them. We have started writing in our Good Morning Journals each day.

Next Week
There is no school on Monday, September 5th due to the Labor Day holiday. Maybe it will be nice enough to go to the beach one more time.

The Summer Fun Family Activity papers are due back next week. Your child should have brought home a paper, on Thursday, with the instructions and a paper to bring back to school with the completed activity.

We will continue our unit, Down by the Seashore. We have discussed ocean, sand, and sun. We will talk about crabs and lobsters. We will talk about the color Red.

Children are invited to wear red clothes this week. They can bring in red objects or objects that begin with S or objects that begin with A. Please have your child practice talking about the object.

Thank you for helping your child remember his or her folder every day. Please remember to empty it each night and go over the daily sheet, projects and school notices.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop