Aren't the colors around us so beautiful? This week, the kids and I enjoyed looking at the leaves, comparing sizes and colors. We went on a leaf hunt and made beautiful collages with the leaves and hung them in our room. What was most interesting was learning that different tress have different leaves. The kids filled my room with maples leaves that they picked up before coming to school but as their teacher, I was so proud when they identified what type of leaf it was. We learned about the letter P, practicing the sound and how to properly write the letter P. The children loved coming up with words that start with the letter P. We enjoyed painting brown paper bags orange and turning them into jack-o-lanterns using shapes. It was great to use the jack-o-laterns to indentify emotions by looking at their faces. Practicing patterning with pumpkins was fun too. In our art center we enjoyed leaf rubbing. The computer center was very popular this week. The children really are doing a great job moving the mouse around on their own. Please remember that next week is red ribbon week. Monday will will kcik off Red RIbbon Week by wearing red. On Tuesday, we will all be wearing camouflage in the fight against drugs. Also, picture retakes will be Tuesday. If you would like your child's picture retaken, please return the unwanted photos. Next week, I will send home information about our Halloween party. Thank you to those who volunteered as classroom Mom. Have a great weekend. Mrs. Gilberti