FRIDAY NEWSLETTER
Friday, September 10, 2010

We have had a very busy week! This week, we focus on the colors red, yellow and green. We used apples and paint to stamp our colors onto black paper and match our color words to it. We also had an apple taste test! After graphing our favorite tasting apple, we learned that in our preschool room, yellow apples were preferred the most and green the least! Our letter of the week is, “A” and we all know what sound the letter “A” makes, as well as, that the word apple begins with “A”! We also did a great job with our, “Question of the Week” board! This weeks question was, “Where did you see the color red?” Our, “All About Me”, board looks great too! Every Friday, for the next 3 weeks, 4 friends will bring home a chart to fill out over the weekend and bring in on Monday to share. This is a great way for all of us to learn a bit about each other.

The big news is that preschool was the first class to be awarded a popcorn cut out for the schools C.O.R.R.E.C.T. board, located outside Mr. Magnuson’s office! We worked hard to show courage, optimism, respect, responsibility, empathy, citizenship and trustworthiness and because of that we reached our 1st goal of earning 10 tickets! Once we reach our goal for the year of 100 tickets, we will celebrate with a popcorn party!!! There will be more information on this at Back To School Night, on this school wide approach to reinforcing positive behaviors. Speaking of Back To School Night, it is scheduled, for preschool families to attend, on Tuesday, September 14th, at 6pm. If you cannot attend, please let me know in advance and I will send home a packet of information, about our program, home with your child.

Also, on Tuesday, September 14th, the PTA Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the library. If you would like your son/daughter to purchase books, please send in money, in an envelope and we will bring him/her down to the library. Only those children who bring money will be brought down to the library between 9:25-10:20 a.m. Parents can also purchase books from the Book Fair during Back To School Night. We would like to send a special thank you to all who have sent in wipes, tissues, and hand sanitizers for our classroom. Please continue to check out our blog for photos and special dates. Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Gilberti