This week we will take a walk outside to collect small, medium, and large acorns. We will place them in our Nature Center to sort, and we will observe and draw the Oak tree that is growing from the acorn and seedling that we planted last year. We will also gather small brown items for a brown collage. We will shell and examine peanuts and talk about how they grow as part of our study of seeds (and the color, brown). We will read "What Happens in the Autumn", and plant broccoli and chard seeds into our garden.
We will begin a new Fairy Tales/Nursery Rhymes Unit this week. We will read and act out Jack in the Beanstalk, Pat-A-Cake, Humpty Dumpty, and Jack and Jill.
In Music we will continue to practice our spatial concepts with Hula Hoops and practice our listening skills with "Can't Sit Still" and "The Listening Song."
In Bible we will work on our Creation Book and make a Day 6 page. We will also read "Patience at Play" and watercolor the illustration from A Child's Book of Character Building.
Our fall party is on Wednesday, October 28 (there will be a sign-up sheet in the hall). The children may come to school in costume (a Fairy Tale or Nursery Rhyme costume would be great).
Our field trip to Mainstay Farms is on Thursday, October 29. Please return the permission slip attached. The cost is $7.00 per person. Also, please let us know if you will be able to attend.
