*Please dress your child up in something that he/she can play games in and be comfortable.
*Please bring 12 wrapped treats for your child to pass out to each student in his/her class.
*Do not be concerned about bringing a Halloween bucket/bag - one will already be provided for.
*No doughnuts/cupcakes. Treats that are individually wrapped are cleaner and less messy for each child.
The children in my 4-5 year old classes are moving along very well with their sight words. Thanks you so much for helping them at home.
I am still drilling each one of them in understanding each letter we have learned (A,B,C,D,E,F) the letter, the sound of the letter and being able to identify a word that starts with that letter. In general they are all coming along well. Please encourage them at home by just writing a letter down on a small card or piece of paper, then having them identify, tell you the sound and tell you a word that starts with that letter.
I still have a few children struggling in writing their names - please if your child cannot write his/her name they may need a little extra help at home practicing. I will be happy to give you a few extra name sheets so you can copy them for your child, if that would help.
The 3-4 year old class are learning how to write their names by tracing. It is still very hard for some of the children to push their little fingers hard to trace but we are working on it. We do have some children that are writing their names very well and it amazes me. They are still developing their fingers, their speech and their movement. I am working on all three in helping them progress and feel confident in themselves. I do not want to push them too hard but only encourage and give them the structure.
Tautphaus Park Zoo from Idaho Falls came today and what a treat for the kids. Each of them got to touch a rabbit, a hedgehog, a chinchilla, but the blue tongue lizard we did not touch because of their rules..
The children learned that each of us are mammals and please ask your child why? Because we have hair/fur!
