• A little old lady is walking home through the forest on a cold October evening. She is accosted by some spooky figures trying to scare her: a pair of shoes, some pants, a shirt, a hat, and some gloves. This, however, is a singularly fearless old lady. Even when their leader, a grinning jack-o-lantern, tries to scare her with a big “Boo!” Saddened, they come to her door to ask just who they can scare. The old lady has an idea and whispers it to the pumpkin and his cohorts. The next morning she sees they have followed her suggestion. There is a Halloween scarecrow in her garden made from her spooky friends. This a charming and funny story that children delight in. Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child.
• We made scarecrows to hang in our class
• Our letter of the week was F. We practiced vocabulary words that start with the /F/ sound
• We continued our ULS lesson on Learning About Myself.
• For math this month, we are pairing objects with one and only one number
• Howe Great Lakes Apple Crunch was on October 17th. We counted 1,2,3 and crunched into apples together with all the kids in our school!
• The Creative Needs Project students from U of M came and put on a wonderful Trunk or Treat event for our kiddos. The boys carried the treat bags for our girls since they were all absent Friday. Such gentlemen!

Pictures of the Week

Parent Teacher Conferences

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Look Ahead

Tuesday 10/22 – Early Release

Friday 10/25 – Student 1/2 day

Monday 10/28 – Zoo Trip with Annnapolis Honor Students

Tuesday 10/29 – Early Release

Tuesday 11/5 – No School – Voting Day

November 12th EarlyRelease and Teacher/Parent Conferences

November 14th – Teacher/Parent Conferences

Tuesday 11/19 – Early Release

Tuesday 11/26 – Early Realease

Wednesday 11/27 -12/1 Thanksgiving Break

This little cutie joined our class today. Her name is Yasmeen. She is a ray of sunshine and we are so happy she has joined our classroom family.

Peek at the Week

• The Hungry Witch provided lots of Halloween fun this week. This story takes a look at a witch’s Halloween supper. She eates a wonderful meal of bugs and worms and spiders, but when she decides to add a few children to her plate, she gets a very different surpise. The brave children give her a big “BOO!” and off she runs. Children love being grossed out and this Halloween meal is delightfully awful. There’s a lot of new vocabulary and plenty of oppoirtunties for communication in this story, but its main attraction is Halloween fun.
• We also read I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont. This story goes with our ULS unit for the month of October, Learning About Myself
• Our letter of the week was E. We practiced vocabulary words that start with the /e/ sound
• For math this month, we are pairing objects with one and only one number

Going to the ZOO…

On Monday, October 28th, we will be going to the Detroit Zoo.  This is a very special trip as the Annapolis Honor students are paying our way and spending the day with us.  They fundraise throughout the year to have this special experience with our students.  It is always such a fun day.  Each student will need to send a packed lunch.  If your child is tube fed, we will feed them while we are there.  Please sign the permission slip and send it back by Oct 17, 2024. If you already sent it in, thank you!

We will be riding a school bus to the Administrative Service Center to go Trick or Treating this year.  We will leave around 12:30 p.m. and return when we are finished.  Please send in your child’s costume clearly marked with their name.  We will help the students get dressed after lunch.  We will be going on Thursday, October 31sr. The permission slip is attached.  Please fill it out and return it by October 17, 2024. If you already sent it in, thank you!

Pictures of the Week

Parent Teacher Conferences

Please remember to sign up with your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice

Look Ahead

Tuesday 10/15 – Early Release

Friday 10/18 – Trunk or Treat with U of M students from Creative Needs Project

Tuesday 10/22 – Early Release

Friday 10/25 – Student 1/2 day

Monday 10/28 – Zoo Trip with Annnapolis Honor Students

Tuesday 10/29 – Early Release

Wear your Detroit Tiger gear tomorrow or wear orange and blue to show our team spirit! Big game tomorrow.

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger. In this story an adorable group of children head off for a leaf hunt and discover all kinds of colorful leaves. Click the button below and enjoy the story with your child at home. Doing this will help make a connection between home and school.
• Our letter of the week was Dd. D is for dog.
• On Wednesday, we went out for community based instruction. We visited the Dollar Store, 5 Below, Marshalls, and Krogers. We bought all the supplies we needed for the month of October
• We celebrated Leslie’s birthday. She turned 66 on October 1st
• The U of M Creative Needs students came to decorate pumpkins with the kids.

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

Tuesday 10/8 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/15 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/22 – Early Release

Friday 10/25 – Student 1/2 day

Monday 10/28 – Zoo Trip with Annnapolis Honor Students

Tuesday 10/29 – Early Release

No school tomorrow on October 1st. See you Wednesday

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was Hello Autumn, Goodbye Summer by Kenard Pak. This colorful story illustrates the differences we experience between the two seasons. Click the button below and enjoy the story with your child at home. Doing this will help make a connection between home and school.
• Our letter of the week was C. C is Cookie. We made cookie monsters out of the letter C.
• We did studied The Changing Tree from Unique Learning System. We painted beautiful tree with broccoli using fall colors.

District Guide Lines for Illness

Look Ahead

Tuesday 10/1 – No School for Students

Tuesday 10/8 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/15 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/22 – Early Release

Friday 10/25 – Student 1/2 day

Monday 10/28 – Zoo Trip with Annnapolis Honor Students

Tuesday 10/29 – Early Release

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was Pete the Cat Rocking In My School Shoes by Eric Litwin. Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child. By doing this at home, it helps the students make a home/school connection and allows them the chance to let you know that they have been reading the story all week at school.
• We also read, The Wheels on the Bus using AAC devices. The children love reading to each other.
• We practiced our numbers 1-10 and sang songs about counting
• We learned about the letter B. We played with bubbles, balls, balloons. We made banana ice cream. B is such a fun and delicious letter.

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

Tuesday 9/24 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/1 – No School for Students

Tuesday 10/8 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/15 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/22 – Early Release

Friday 10/25 – Student 1/2 day

Monday 10/28 – Zoo Trip with Annnapolis Honor Students

Tuesday 10/29 – Early Release

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins. Click the Button Below and enjoy the story at home with your child.
• We made a class book, Me At School. It is all about the people we see at school through out the week.
• We practiced our numbers 1-10 and sang songs about counting
• We learned about the letter A this week
• Our core word focus right now is same and different as we learn and practice matching skills.

Pictures of Week

We play hard in school and we are all worn out!

Look Ahead

Tuesday 9/17 – Early Release

Tuesday 9/24 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/1 – No School for Students

Tuesday 10/8 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/15 – Early Release

Tuesday 10/22 – Early Release

Friday 10/25 – Student 1/2 day

Monday 10/28 – Zoo Trip with Annnapolis Honor Students

Tuesday 10/29 – Early Release