November



Newsletter for November 2017 = 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**

Be sure to email your top 3 choices- include **bag numbers** in your email please.
 * [[image:tenpenny/toy bag.jpg width="64" height="68" align="left"]]Literacy Bag Check-out week**
 * Monday, November 6th - Friday, November 10th**


 * [[image:tenpenny/Calendar_Icon.jpg width="86" height="86" align="left"]]No School:**
 * Friday Nov. 3rd** **__for the morning 4K class__-** In an effort to keep the days equal between AM and PM 4K, the afternoon 4K class attends in the morning that day.
 * Wednesday, Nov. 22nd- Monday, Nov. 27th- Inservice days and Thanksgiving Break**

Please click on the above link for a full explanation of the fun project
 * Family Tree pictures due!**
 * Monday, November 13th**



Both 4K classes will go together in the morning.
 * Field Trip to the Piggly Wiggly**
 * Friday, November 17th- 8:40-11:25**

Our room Moms will be sending you details about our "I am thankful" celebrations.
 * [[image:tenpenny/thanksgiving.gif width="82" height="79" align="left"]]Thanksgiving Celebration**
 * Tuesday, November 21st.**



If you would like to volunteer (it counts for fundraising hours) please contact Mrs. Tenpenny
 * Nov. 23rd- S.F.B. __Thanksgiving Day__ Turkey Trot**
 * 5K run and 1.8 mile walk**
 * 10:00 am start**
 * Register at: [|SFBTURKEYTROT.COM]**


 * Happy Birthday To You...**
 * Anna- 16th**

**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.


 * Gingerbread house building (Parent and Child Activity) & 3K, 4K, 5K Christmas song program- Friday, Dec. 15th**

= From The Teacher's Desk = I can't believe it is November already. Time sure does fly when you are having fun! I hope that by now you are feeling settled in as a 4K family and that our routines and activities are all making sense to you. I hope that your children are telling you little bits of what they do at school, and that the information on the website has helped you to be able to ask them questions about their days. I really enjoyed meeting with you at Parent/Teacher Conferences, I love to share all the great things your child is doing in the 4K classroom! 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 food/nutrition, family, and Thanksgiving. = Literacy =
 * Using listening skills to identify rhymes, repetitive language, and patterns of language.
 * 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- a review of all "frog jump" letters and L, H, K[[image:IMG_3841.JPG width="400" height="300" align="right" caption="Free art fun!"]]

= Math =
 * Rote counting practice
 * Identifying numbers and representing them with a quanity
 * Continuing to practice AB patterns
 * Following 2-3 step directions and sequencing events/stories
 * Simple graphing concepts

= Science =
 * Learn about how models represent real things
 * Discuss that bad elements can hurt our environment
 * Learn that science has changed through time
 * Discover that tools can help us to gather information

= Religion =
 * Celebrating and being thankful for all that God has provided
 * Practice new prayers
 * Learning about families and that we are all a part of God's family
 * Continue practicing the sign of the cross

= Fine Motor Skills =
 * Using different materials/activities to strengthen our fine motor skills, such as:
 * Picking off indian corn and grinding it with a mortar and pestle.
 * Practice zipping, buttoning, lacing, and snapping.
 * Setting the table
 * Following steps to draw a shape or a turkey.