Room 15, Ms. Margaret

Show & Share is currently on hold right now!
*Please have your child choose 1 item that begins with the letter of the week and bring it in on Thursday or Friday.  They need to have 2-3 clues and the item brought in a non-see through bag.

      We have been moving right along and worked on the letter C this week.  Our focus was on the letter C and colors.  We started the week out reading, "If You Give A Cat A Cupcake."  We decorated a cupcake using puffy paint and "sprinkles."  Then we wrote what we would put on our cupcake and sequenced the story.  We also read, "Pete the Cat, I Love My White Shoes."  The students colored in Pete's shoes their favorite color and then added them onto a picture of themselves and wrote the color word.  We made a Pete the Cat color book and a letter C flipbook.  I asked all the children to read their letter C flipbooks to you.  If your child did not do this, please ask them to read it to you.  This is a great way to review and I told them you would be so impressed that they can "read!"  We finished the week reviewing and sequencing the Creation Story.
      Next week we will be working on the letter D and starting to learn about apples.  We will study apples for a couple of weeks. We will be taste testing apples and making applesauce.  I have set up a Sign-up Genius if you would like to volunteer to send in a couple of apples.  Please see the link below to sign-up.
      Pictures are next week.  Please have yo CutKeyboard shortcut Ctrl+Xur child dressed and hair fixed the way you would like it for pictures.  If you would like them to change after pictures, please send me an email and let me know.  Also, if your child has a sibling in another class and you would like their picture taken with their sibling, please let myself or the office know.
      Many students are starting to come to school with runny noses and coughs.  I know this is the time of year when we will start to see an increase in these things, due to allergies and colds.  We want to continue making sure that we keep everyone as healthy as we can throughout the school year!  Please work hard with your child at home about covering their sneeze or cough with their arm, NOT their hands and washing immediately after.  
     Please remember that Ms Kim (Rm. 16) & Ms. Carlene (Rm. 17) are our buddy rooms.  If I am not here, running late or had to leave early, your child will be in one of those rooms.  Those are the only two rooms, besides mine that your child should be in.  

Link to sign up for apples(you will need to copy & paste):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084CAFA92EA4F49-apples

  
Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

                                                                                            God Bless,
                                                                                            Ms. Margaret

**Important Reminders**

** Next week is letter D & Apples
** Pictures Tuesday, September 22 & Wednesday, September 23
** Please remember to check your child's folder outside the classroom at pick-up!



 

 Understanding Motor Development in Children: Hand Dominance  http://www.pre-kpages.com/understanding-motor-development-children-hand-dominance/
Does your child W-sit?  PLEASE READ:  http://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-01-primitive-reflexes-the-answer-behind-w-sitting-and-how-to-fix-it/
  Developmental Charts:     http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/ect/behavior_development/dev_charts.htm
  Developmental Stages of Writing:        http://www.education.com/reference/article/developmental-stages-writing/
"Evolution of a Child's Writing" - article. Very interesting & gives examples!
http://scholarlylions.edublogs.org/2012/04/12/evolution-of-a-childs-writing/