"A" Week and the Apple Orchards

Week of September 24-27
Sound of the Week - A
Book of the Week - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay

Thank you to our wonderful September Moms of the Month for all of your generous blessings to our classroom this past month.  We have enjoyed the wonderful Topic of the Week library books, your time in the classroom, special snacks, Nature Walks and many extras.  You blessed us incredibly.  Both Allie and Andrew love having their parents as a part of their school day.  

This Week:
Tuesday, 25th - Making apple pies in class this day.  Thank you to Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay for providing all needed supplies for this favorite activity.

Wednesday, 26th- Late Start!  Students may be dropped off at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, 27th -Class trip to Reece Apple Orchards.  Thank you Alex Holck for making all plans for this special trip.  If you are not one of the families meeting at school, then plan to meet us at the Orchards at 10:00 a.m.  Please send sack lunch for your child to eat at the Orchards or in the car on return trip home.  Please have your children wear play clothes and tennis shoes.

Some fun things that we will be doing with "A" this week.  
Alphabet activities, animal charades, fingerprint ants and our own Book of Seasons of the Apple Tree

The Book of the Week - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World 
by Marjorie Priceman
This is another favorite in my own household.  It is a delightful, creative and humorous adventure that your children will enjoy for years to come.  We'll use the recipe at the back of the book to make an apple pie on Thursday.  Ask your child to trace the locations of the book on a world map this week. 

Last Week:

We received a couple of questions from parents about the notes that came home from another student in their backpacks!  These notes were from our Class Partners from Ms. Amor's 4th Grade Class. Our school is making special efforts this year to return to the wonderful tradition of giving each K-3 grade student a special partner in an older grade.  We are sorry that we did not notify you about this special meeting.  We actually did not learn that we were meeting our partners until the night before.  Our plans are to meet with our partners monthly.  They will read to our class, help with special Christmas crafts, attend our pageant.  We will share monthly blessings with our partners as well (which will be prepared at school).   Please see photos on right.  Gage, your partner is Sam Aycock.  He looks forward to meeting you soon.

The Make Way for Ducklings Lapbooks were sent home on Thursday.  Thank you for your kind comments.  Rhonda and I loved creating a "lap book" with the students.  This type project was "the thing" when we received our Education degrees in the 80s..we laughed that many of the parents in our class were young enough to remember having made their own. We will plan to make another very soon.