October



= Important Dates & Reminders =

Please have your child wear their gym shoes to school on their gym day.
 * [[image:tenpenny/dont_forget.jpg width="73" height="67" align="left"]]Gym Class**
 * Every Tuesday and Friday**

Please send your child's order envelope to school with them on or before this day.
 * [[image:tenpenny/class-picture-day-color.gif width="80" height="68" align="left"]]Picture Day**
 * Tuesday, October 3rd.**

Please send your child to school with **one apple**- to be used for fun activities and snack.
 * [[image:tenpenny/apple.gif width="75" height="75" align="left"]]Apple Day**
 * Wednesday, October 4th.**


 * No School**
 * Friday, October 13th- Teacher Professional Development**
 * Friday, October 20th- Conferences**

Be sure to email your top 3 choices.
 * [[image:tenpenny/toy bag.jpg width="64" height="68" align="left"]] 4K Literacy Bag Checkout weeks[[image:IMG_3825.JPG width="360" height="480" align="right" caption="Look... polar bear hands!!"]]**
 * Monday, October 2nd - Friday, October 6th.**
 * Monday, October 23rd- Friday, October 27th.**


 * It's Fire Safety Month!**
 * Fire Fighter Ashley Visits Our Class.**
 * Date -Wednesday, October 11th**

Our room Moms will be sending you details about our exciting costume parties!
 * [[image:tenpenny/pumpkin.gif width="70" height="70" align="left"]]Halloween Party!**
 * Tuesday, October 31st.**

GiGi- 9th Molly- 26th
 * Happy Birthday To You...**

**Important Future Dates.** The following dates are coming up and we thought you may want some advanced notice. More details will follow closer to the event.


 * Friday, November 3rd**- Noon Dismissal for SFB School, **No AM 4K Class, (the PM Class comes in the Morning).**
 * Wednesday, November 22nd & Monday, November 27th - No School- teacher inservice**


 * Gingerbread house building (Parent and Child Activity) & Christmas song program- Friday, Dec. 15th**

= From The Teacher's Desk = Wow, it's hard to believe a whole month has passed already! The kids are really starting to settle in and become much more comfortable with our classroom routines and their new friends. I hope all of you are feeling comfortable with our schedules, routines, and communication as well. Please always feel free to contact me with any questions and/or concerns. The following is the format for my newsletters each month. Each important area is hi-lighted, with the individual skills we will focus on listed below. Our classroom themes for this month are "All Things Fall" (apples, owls, fall leaves, spiders, pumpkins and Halloween). = Literacy =
 * Understanding whether the story is real or fantasy
 * Answer questions about a story to demonstrate understanding
 * Discuss beginning, middle and end of a story
 * Practice with identification, the sounds and writing the letters- F, E, D, P, B,

= Math =
 * Rote counting practice
 * Identifying and naming basic shapes
 * Identifying AB patterns
 * Understanding 1 to 1 correspondence
 * Simple graphing concepts

= Science =
 * Learning about objects from careful observation
 * Observe living things in their environment
 * Using our 5 senses to learn about the things around us.
 * Observe how things look on the outside and on the inside

= Religion =
 * Celebrate uniqueness of ourselves and others
 * Practice new prayers
 * Discuss why and how to pray
 * Continue practicing the sign of the cross

= Fine Motor Skills =
 * Using different materials/activities to strengthen our fine motor skills, such as:
 * Leaf and texture board rubbings, using screwdrivers and wrenches to tighten nuts and bolts "sewing"/ lacing, and tracing, and opening locks with keys.