Room 15, Ms. Margaret

*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.

This week we worked on the letter Pp.  We read the story, "Secret Pizza Party," by Adam Rubin and then made a letter P pizza.  We also read, "If You Give a Pig a Pancake,"  made a shape pig and talked about cause and effect.  We finished the week off with a popcorn and pajama day!   

We will be celebrating our annual Thanksgiving Feast next week on November 14 & 15.  Please note that we will be eating later than usual.  Our feast time will be 12-12:45 on both days.  My M/W/F class is asked to bring a dessert to share and T/TH is asked to bring a side dish to share.  Food items can be dropped off the morning of the feast.  Please label the dish SHIFT 2 and make sure any dishes or serving utensils are labeled with your name if you need them returned.  People in the past have asked how many their dish should serve and I would say try and make something to feed 10-12 people.  Please make sure to turn in your RSVP for the feast ASAP!  Please remember that we ask that only 2 guest attend the feast, this is mainly due to seating limitations.

I have attached the links to the children's Christmas songs below in the Links Our Kids Love section below.  They are listed at the end.  Please make sure you find the correct songs for your child.  T/TH class only has one song listed because the other song is not on Youtube.  I will be sending home a copy of the words to their 2nd song.  Please start practicing these with your child at home as we have started practicing at school.  Thank you!  

I am trying to gather a number count of children that will be here on Wednesday, November 21.  If you know your child will NOT be here on that Wednesday, please let me know.
 
Many people have not changed out their child's extra clothes to winter wear.  Please do so ASAP.  Accidents happen and they need to have the appropriate clothing just in case.  Also, please make sure you are dressing them for the weather.  We will go outside as long as the weather permits.

We will be doing letter review next week.  We will be reviewing letter A, C, D, G, I, L, O, P, Q, and T.

As always, if you have questions please feel free to send me an email.

                                                                              God Bless,
                                                                              Ms. Margaret

 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/