Hello Parents and welcome to our blog.

It’s so hard to believe that November is already here.  Times flies when you are having fun – especially in P3

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Please read on to learn of our upcoming studies and events, including our first Kindergarten field trip.

Quote of the week:

“Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.” – Maria Montessori

It is getting close to jacket season, so please make sure you label your child’s jacket, sweater and other belongings.

We wanted to thank those moms who shared some “fun” Halloween treats with the children on Wednesday.  The children enjoyed reading Halloween stories and especially enjoyed The Pumpkin House story:  while reading through the story and using scissors to cut out a few shapes, the story ending with a jack-o-lantern.

Practical life area:

The children will look forward to using and exploring new works in the practical life area this month.  Practical life helps  to develop fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and independence.

Cultural Studies:

North America will be our continent focus for this month.  We will learn all about the countries, oceans, rivers, and mountains.  We will study the culture of people, animals, plants and history of this magnificent continent.

Kindergarten Field Trip:

On Thursday, November 15^th, Our Kindergarteners will be going to Red Rock Canyon.  We will be leaving at 10:15am and returning by 2:45pm.  We will ask all the children to wear their FMS t-shirt with comfortable shoes for hiking.   We will  pack a sack lunch to bring with us and will be hiking the Children’s Discovery Trail.

Upcoming Events:

Friday, November 9^th – no school for Teacher-in-Service Day

Monday, November 12^th – no school in observance of Veteran’s Day

Thursday, November 15^th – Kindergarten Field Trip to Red Rock Canyon

Have an Awesome Weekend Everyone!!!!

Hello Parents and thank you for visiting our blog.

What a busy week it’s been!!

The children are really enjoying “reading buddies” on Fridays.  They are becoming more comfortable with their buddy and love spending time with them.

The focus of this week has been ICD – International Children’s Day.  Our classroom was transformed into China and the children were very excited to experience the land.  We want to give a VERY BIG thank you to all the volunteers that helped support this day and for their time and effort spent.  Also,  thank you to Mrs. Pinter for organizing the whole event for us.  We couldn’t have done it without all your help!!

International Children’s Day – WOW what an event!!!  The children had a blast!!!  They all had passports that were stamped from each continent that they visited.  They enjoyed experiencing the different continents from each room,  tasting different foods, making art projects related to the continent, and learning about each culture.

We want to also thank Mrs. Evensen for coming to our Kindergarten class on Tuesday and presenting an art project with the children.  They were thrilled to be making a skeleton using white packing peanuts as the bones.

Our next big event will be the amazing Fall Festival which will be held on Friday, November 2^nd from 5:00pm-8:00pm.  Our classroom will be donating a basket for the festival to be raffled off and the theme is ice cream.  Mrs. Pinter (our classroom mom) has offered to buy the items needed for the basket. However, we are requesting a donation from P3 families to cover the cost of the items.  Your donation is very much appreciated.

Upcoming events:

Friday, November 2^nd – Fall Festival from 5:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, November 9^th – No school – Teacher-In-Service Day

Monday, November 12^th – No school  in observance of Veteran’s Day

Friday, November 16^th – our Kindergarten assembly @ 8:30am.  Please have your Kindergartener here by 8:15am so that we are ready for the assembly.

Hello Parents!  Thank you for visiting our blog.

The children are really starting to enjoy the nice fall weather we are beginning to have!!

This week we covered a lot of science and math with our pumpkin study.  We estimated the weight and number of lines on the pumpkin, and made predictions on whether it would sink or float.  We discussed the different parts of the pumpkin from seed to pumpkin.  We also added several new pumpkin works to the practical life area.

 This week we received Fall leaves sent from New York (from Ms. Michele’s family) and added them to our Fall sensory table.  The children also had fun doing leaf rubbings with them in the art center.

In our Cultural studies, we did the world map and explored the 7 continents and learned more songs.

International Children’s Day- We are looking for Volunteers to help out in the classroom at different stations that will be set up on Thursday, October 25^th for ICD.  The times needed will be from 8:15-11:15am.  There is a sign-up sheet outside our classroom for those that are interested.  We appreciate any help you can give.

Upcoming events:

Thursday, October 25^th – International Children’s Day.  ½ day dismissal @ 11:15

Friday, October 26^th – No School  Nevada Day

Have a marvelous weekend!!

Hello Parents!

We are pleased to have had the opportunity to speak and share information with you at parent/teacher conferences last week.  We enjoyed getting to know everyone and discussing all the great things your child/children have been doing in class.

This year our classroom will be changing into China during International Children’s Day.  The children have been practicing a song related to China called – “My Name is Panda”.

This week we will be focusing on pumpkins and how they grow.

In our Cultural area:  We will be learning about the 7 continents.

On October 22nd, we are having a special visitor during Kindergarten.  She will be doing a class project with the children working with the parts of a skeleton.

Upcoming events:

Tuesday, October 16th is Picture day

Thursday, October 25th is International Children’s Day (1/2 day dismissal @ 11:15am)

Friday, October 26th No School – Nevada Day

Have a wonderful weekend!!