FRIDAY NEWSLETTER

We had such a busy week in preschool! We finished up our unit on apples by learning about Johnny Appleseed. We continued to discuss the different colors of apples and used our imaginations to do as Johnny Appleseed did, and planted our seeds in soil, water them and shine down on them as the sun would. We even created our own apple orchard by using an apple shaped sponge and paint. We practiced counting as we stamped our apples and sang our song (to the tune of 10 Little Indians), about our "10 Little Apples." Speaking of stamping, it was neat to match colors while stamping apple prints with real apples! We even had an apple taste test. Everyone enjoyed this activity! After tasting red, green and yellow apples, we each chose our favorite apple, colored a paper apple the same color of our favorite apple and graphed it. The winner in preschool was the yellow apple and our least favorite was the green. We continued to explore big and small, and more or less.

In your child's folder you will find a fun activity that will help you to reinforce what we were learning in class with your child. This sheet does not need to be sent back but if you would like to send it in with your child, I will be sure to place a star sticker on his/her sheet, to show that I am aware of his/her efforts! Also, because the weather is changing, please send in a change of clothing that is better suited for Fall weather. I will send home what I have in class as the change of clothing comes in. Last week, a few of the PTA Entertainment books were sent home with your child. If you do not plan to purchase the book, and have not already done so, please return it with your child.

I can't believe it is that time again, but yes, it is time to purchase your "Pumpkin for your Pumpkin." For those of you that are not familiar with this, if you send in a dollar to your child's homeroom by October 14th, then on October 31st, the K-Kids will deliver a pumpkin to your little pumpkin, in class. You can send one to a friend or purchase more than one. Be sure to place payments in a labeled envelope.

Thank you again to all who have sent in wipes and sanitizers. I promise you that we make good use of it all! I hope that everyone enjoys their weekend!

Mrs. Gilberti