October
Theme – Clothes
For
the next three 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:
•Something
from Nothing by
Phoebe Gilman
•Abuela’s
Weave by
Omar S. Casteneda
•The
Paper
Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
•The
Girl
Who Wore Too Much by
Margaret Read MacDonald
Lessons and activities for the week:
Art –
Children will have materials for designing clothing.
Math –
Students will be able to sort buttons by shape.
Pretend
Play –
Students will have multiple clothing sets of different cultures 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:
•A 20-minute
informational parent-meeting will he held this Wednesday, October 28th at 8:30am. The meeting will be held in the parent
conference room on the first floor. We
will briefly discuss the curriculum.
•Parents
are welcomed to come to our 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
20
Tuesday – Page
21
Wednesday – Page
22
Thursday – Page 23
Friday
- Have a
great weekend!
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