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• This week we started a farm theme to prepare for our upcoming field trip.
• The children finger painted pigs in mud with chocolate pudding. It took some of us longer than others to find out that we were using pudding instead of paint, but everyone got around to tasting.
• We read “I went Walking” during story time and practiced making animal sounds of the animals in the book.
• We sang “Old McDonald had a Farm” over and over. 🙂 The children took turns pulling farm animals from a bucket to decide which order we would sing in.
• The students helped make butter! We poured heavy whipping cream into a container with marbles and shook it until it became a cream like consistency.  We tried our butter on crackers at snack time.
• The children worked on their fine motor skills with our button and peg jars. This is one of our favorite activities to do when we have some extra time.  The children love practicing and cheering for one another.
• Some of us took a trip to the farm! We got to ride horses, pet all sorts of farm animals, feed a baby goat, and go on a hay ride!  We had so much fun.

REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS

• Picture Day is this Monday, October 10^th. If you would like to order pictures please return your order form with payment.  You can also order online if you choose.
• Friday, October 14^th is a half day of school. Dismissal is at 11:45.

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• On Monday we had our first group therapy session with Mr. Joe and Mrs. Gallery. The students made apple prints with Mr. Joe and read a story about farm animals with Mrs. Gallery.
• Later in the week we used the apple prints we made with Mr. Joe for math. We all took turns rolling a large die, then we counted how many dots it landed on and put that number of seeds on our apple prints.
• We conducted a fun apple bubble science experiment. We cored apples, filled them with orange juice, and then blew bubbles into the juice with a straw.  Next, we added milk to the orange juice and blew more bubble.  We found out that the bubbles lasted longer when the milk was added.  We all tried to blow bubbles, but it was tricky so I blew bubbles for the kids and let them pop them with their fingers or straws.  They loved popping all the bubbles!
• During story time we read, “There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed some Leaves!” The children were able to help tell the story with props.  Each child had a chance to “feed” the old lady something from the book.
• We painted cinnamon scented apples by adding a sprinkle of cinnamon to our paint and we used our handprints for the apple leaves.
• The children explored the sensory table for the first time! It is currently filled with oats.  We used spoons, cups, and bowls to fill, dump, and scoop the oats.

REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS

• Please return your free/reduced lunch forms as soon as possible. If this form is not completed you will be billed at the end of the month.
• Send in any box tops you are collecting at home. The school wide contest is still going on.
• Picture Day is October 10^th. If you would like to order pictures please return your order form with payment.  You can also order online if you choose.
• Our field trip to the Real Life Farm is October 6^th.  If your child is not attending the field trip with us they will have to stay home that day.   If you have changed your mind and want your child to come it is not too late to send in their permission slip.  Parents are welcome to come, however you will need a background check ASAP.  Our secretary in the office can do this for you.  Once you have it done you are all set for 3 years.  Please call or e-mail me with any questions.

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• This week we worked with the letter B. The children put band aides all over their “b” page for their alphabet book.  We used our fine motor skills to peel the paper off the backs of the band aides and to open the packages.
• We attempted to make applesauce, however we had an issue with the crock-pot so instead we peeled and cored the apples then tasted them as is. Some of us liked the apples better when they were cut into spirals rather than slices. 🙂
• The students completed a journal page.
• We read the book, “Mouse’s First Fall” to celebrate the first day of the new season.
• The children made leaf prints by painting over leaves with fall colors.
• At story time, we read “Ten Apples Up On Top!” and practiced counting to ten. We also used Legos as our “apples” and stacked them 10 blocks high just like in the story.  We worked on patterned during this time as well as we used red and green Legos to make our apple tower.
• We had our first tornado drill of the year. All of the students did a great job being quiet in the hall as we waited for the drill to be over.
• The students practiced their fine motor skills with peg and button jars, puzzles, and bingo markers.

REMINDERS

• Please return your free/reduced lunch forms as soon as possible. If this form is not completed you will be billed at the end of the month.
• Last Chance! Field Trip forms are due by Monday September 26th. If you would like to join us you will need to have a background check done as soon as possible.  Please see the secretary in the office.  She will need your license.

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Don’t forget the following forms are due by Friday:

• Spiritwear order form
• Real Life Farm Field Trip Permission Slip

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• We read an interactive, “Wheels on the Bus,” book. The students helped match pictures on each of the pages.  We also practiced the hand movements that go along with the song.
• The students’ marble painted yellow buses. We watched the marbles roll around the box as we shook it up!
• We began our alphabet book with the letter “A” and stamped red apples all over the page.
• We painted the bottom of the students’ feet to make a bulletin board decoration for our classroom that says, “We’ve jumped right in with both feet!” Some of us are very ticklish!
• The school had a practice fire drill on Wednesday afternoon. We practiced being very quiet as we waited to be let back into the building.
• The children colored in their journals for the first time this week. Some of us were all about.  Some of us are not so sure yet. 🙂
• We practiced counting with touch math and the story “10 Little Bluebirds.”
• We enjoyed the beautiful weather and had some outside time.

Therapy Schedule

• Mr. Joe (occupational therapist) will see us on Monday mornings. He will also join us for lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays.
• Mrs. Gallery (speech therapist) will see us on Tuesday mornings.
• Ms. Letrisha (physical therapist) is still working on her schedule. As soon as she knows what days she will be here I will let you know.  She will most likely be joining us for gym class as well as seeing us during the morning one day a week.
• Every other Monday morning, Mr. Joe and Mrs. Gallery will hold a group therapy session in our classroom.

REMINDERS

• Please return your free/reduced lunch forms as soon as possible.
• If you are ordering a school spirit shirt you have until Friday, September 23^rd to return your order form.
• Field Trip forms are due by Friday September 23^rd. If you would like to join us you need to have a background check done as soon as possible.  Please see the secretary in the office.  She will need your license.

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Please return the following items as soon as possible:

• Reviewed and signed emergency card
• Free/reduced lunch form
• Spiritwear order form – if you wish to make a purchase (no later than Friday September 23rd)

Thank you for your help!

Please call with any questions you may have…313-827-6250

Welcome!

The first week of school is off to a great start!

We started the week by getting to know our classmates, exploring the play area, singing songs, reading books, and leaving the classroom for gym with Mr. Moyer.  We also had music and art in our classroom with two different subs Mrs. G and Mr. G.

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• We read the story “Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes” and used bingo markers to decorate a first day of school hat
• The students created learning plans for the year by choosing what they would like to focus on in reading and math 🙂  This is a school wide assignment
• We worked with the first letter of our names and used stickers to decorate our letters. They are hanging on a bulletin board in the classroom
• During Daily 5 we practiced reading to ourselves and handling books the correct way (right side up and turning pages one at a time)
• We read a book about caring for others and reviewed the district’s Upstander Pledge for the Stop Bulling campaign and signed the pledge with our thumbprints

Here is our current specials schedule:

Monday: Music 12:50 – 1:35

Tuesday: PE – 12:00 – 12:45

Wednesday: PE – 12:00 – 12:45, Music – 1:40 – 2:25

Thursday: PE – 12:00 – 12:45

Friday: Art – 12:00 – 12:45

Music- Mrs. G (long term sub for Mr. Stinson)

PE- Mr. Moyer

Art- Ms. Zechar

*Please make sure your child is wearing tennis shoes on PE day*

REMINDERS

NO SCHOOL – MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH

• Please return your free/reduced lunch forms as soon as possible.
• After reviewing your child’s emergency cards and making any necessary changes send it back to school.
• If you are ordering a school spirit shirt you have until Friday, September 23^rd to return your order form.

MEET OUR CLASS

Jawaher

Mohamed

Elijah

Daniel

Wiam