Week of November 16th!

November Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

For the next five weeks, students will be learning about Recycling.  We will be discussing the different items that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.

Some of the books we will be reading this week are:

•What Happens to our Trash by D.J. Ward

•Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

•Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho

Lessons and activities for the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 

Art – Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.

Blocks – Students will have empty boxes of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.

Pretend Play – Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom read-aloud regarding recycling. 

Library - Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.

Reminders:

•     Parent – Teacher Conferences are this Friday, November 20th in the classroom.  Dismissal is at 12:00 p.m.

•      Due to state regulation, all students in Pre-K must be vaccinated with the flu shot before January 1^st.
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•     The school is having a canned food drive.  Donations are greatly appreciated.  OLQM partners with St. Patrick's Nursing Home to assist those who are home-bound during Thanksgiving.  Please bring donations to the classroom.

Recommended Home to School Connection: 

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 31  

Tuesday – Page 32  

Wednesday – Page 33  

Thursday –  Page 34  

Friday - Have a great weekend!

Family Partnerships: 

     We would like to ask families to contribute to our classroom "junk collection" by bringing in junk from home—items that typically get thrown away, e.g., paper towel rolls, old magazines, plastic bottles, cartons, and broken things. Please check all items and make sure they’re safe; rinse containers and remove items with sharp edges. Thanks so much!