Week of October 19th

October Theme – Clothes

For the next four weeks, students will learn about clothes.  We will be discussing how to put on and take off clothes, comparing clothes, and adding clothing details to drawings.

Some of the books we will be reading are:

•Wash and Dry by Trish Holland

•Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

•The Mitten by Jan Brett

•Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley

•The Girl Who Wore Too Much by Margaret Read MacDonald

Art – Children will have materials for designing clothing.

Math – Students will be able to sort buttons by color.

Pretend Play – Students will have laundry baskets and multiple clothing sets to dress dolls and themselves.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of their favorite articles of clothing. 

Blocks –  Students will be able to use blocks to 'iron' scarves or 'shine' their shoes. 

Reminders:

•  Picture day is Friday October 23rd. Students may wear dress up clothes or their school uniform for picture day. Please return picture money envelopes.

•   A 20-minute informational parent-meeting will he held on Wednesday, October 28^th at 8:30am.  The meeting will be held in the parent conference room on the first floor.  We will briefly discuss the curriculum.

•  Halloween Parade on Friday, October 30th. Students may come to school dressed in their Halloween costumes!

•  During drop off time in the mornings, it is school policy that parents are to remain outside of the classroom. 

Recommended Home to School Connection:

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 16  

Tuesday – Page 17 

Wednesday – Page 18  

Thursday –  Page 19  

Friday - Have a great weekend!