September 2, 2011 Newsletter

Reminders

No School Monday September 5, 2001 in observance of Labor Day. 

Grandparents Breakfast is September 8^th for children whose last names begin with the initials A-M and September 9th for children whose last name begins with N-Z.  You will eat in the classrooms with your grandchild after getting your breakfast.  Come visit and see where your grandchild spends their day. 

Read to Me Week at JME

             

·         Monday September 19^th Kickoff Assemblies.

·         September 20^th –dress as your favorite book character.

·         September 20-23- special classroom activities and guest readers

·         September 12^th through the 22^nd- Student book drive.  We need gently used books to donate to local non- profit agencies and charities.

Our class needs a few volunteer readers.  You must be cleared as a volunteer by FCPS in order to do this but we would love to have you come and read to our class.  If you would like to do so send me a note or an email. 

Science News

We are observing meal worms in the classroom to see the metamorphosis they go through as they change into beetles.  We also had a white moth to lay eggs in a container.  Mrs. Cook arranged to get some monarch caterpillars which have now formed a chrysalis.  We are watching daily!  The Smartboard has been very engaging as we have found and watched several quick videos on life cycles. 

Workshops

1.      Math- Number writing 7 to 10- The children finished their number books this week and now know all the number poems for number writing.  Help them remember to form the numbers correctly. 

2.      Literacy- Shaving cream writing- the children wrote letters, words and sentences on trays lathered with shaving cream.  FUN!

3.      Literacy- Writing Workshop- We read and sang the rhyming book “Oh, A Hunting We Will Go”- Then each child wrote their own page to go into the class book.

4.     Math- Pattern block patterns. The children used pattern blocks to make and draw patterns.  Then they played a match me type game copying patterns onto a grid.

5.      Science- Life Cycle of a butterfly.  The children colored pictures of a butterfly life cycle and put it in the correct order of the cycle.  

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!