Room 16, Ms. Gabby

This Week and Next
We had our Halloween parties to start the week off! The kids had sooo much fun. I really appreciate the room parents for putting it all together! I got some pictures of my own but if you have any pictures of your kiddo at the party/with their friends, please send them my way so I can share and add them to their memory book! The rest of the week we focused on letter i. We talked about vowels and how their special sound is their name. We played insect I Spy and then made our own I Spy sheets to play with friends. Next week we will focus on the letter J and start talking about Thanksgiving!

Assessments
Fall assessments went into your child’s folder this week. As a center, we use Teaching Strategies as our curriculum. We complete observation and documentation. From that, I create a goal sheet to help your child get the most out of Pre K and prepare for Kindergarten. If you have questions or concerns about your child’s assessments please let me know. Ms. Brooke and I are wanting to make ourselves available to families prior to our February conferences. This is NOT mandatory. It is designed for parents who have questions about their child’s progress or would want to talk about Kindergarten readiness. We have created a sign-up for next week. If you would like to meet but these times do not work, please send me a message and we will find a time! This has been a great start to the new year. I want to keep going in a positive direction. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Optional meeting sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4AA5A72AA57-45838422-fall

Thanksgiving Feast
Each year, our families come together to enjoy and Thanksgiving lunch! This year our Thanksgiving Feast dates are Wednesday, November 15^th at 12:00 and Thursday, November 16^th at 11:00. The kitchen serves turkey, mashed potatoes and green beans. We ask that each of our families bring a side dish. Each kiddo can have up to two guests (as well as younger siblings). If your child will not have a guest attending, please let me know so that I can make sure to have a seating arrangement for them! Hope to see you there

Pretend Play Center
We will be switching our classroom dramatic play center into a grocery store soon! If you have any empty food boxes/containers, we would love to have them. Nothing that contained peanuts please!

Reminders and Upcoming Events
-Wednesday/Thursday: optional conference
-Thursday: religion lesson at church 9:00, Letter J Show and Share
-Friday: Letter J Show and Share