Strawberries, Blueberries, and Mud!

Messy Fun!

What a fantastic week, I was so proud of all of your children this week. Everyone was so brave and had a fun time making new friends at school. It was nice to have all of our students in attendance and to begin establishing our school routine.

I am still waiting for the green light from the office staff before I can begin posting pictures on the blog. Hopefully by the end of next week all of the FOIP forms will be sorted out and I can share the cuteness overload that has been happening in here!

This week was all about our good friend Pete the cat! We read two different Pete books and engaged in some fun Pete themed adventures.

Pete's School Tour

After reading about Pete discovering his new school in Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin, we enjoyed a school scavenger hunt of our school where we challenged our students to find the places within our school that will be familiar to us this year: the library, the office, and the gym.

We also spent time reading Eric Litwin's book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. In this story Pete steps in strawberries, blueberries, mud, and water! This motivated us to explore with these materials at school as well. 

Pete's Pizzas

We used strawberries, blueberries, and mud to build our very own Pete Pizzas! Okay, maybe we switched out the mud for Nutella, but this was a delicious activity none-the-less! Check out our recipe:

• Rice Cake
• Nutella
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Cool Whip
• Enjoy!

Pete's Sensory Walk

You might have noticed some dirty toes coming home last week - sorry about that! We re-enacted Pete's story by stepping in strawberries, blueberries, mud, and water ourselves! This was the ultimate sensory experience. Some of your children absolutely loved it, some were NOT going to go in! I can't wait to share the rest of the pictures from this messy activity.

Welcome Mrs. Kaluza!

We are thrilled to announce that Mrs. Kristen Kaluza will be joining our morning class. Mrs. Kaluza will be team teaching with Mrs. Porter in the mornings. This will likely begin the week of September 30th. 

Pre-Kindergarten Pick Up

In Pre-K we often end our day at the park. I have created signs to hang on the front door of the school that will help parents know where to find us at pick up time. The signs will designate which park we are at and have an arrow to point you in the right direction. Please try to get in the habit of checking the front doors for a sign when you are picking up your child. If there is no sign, that means we are inside and will come upstairs at home time like usual.  

Picture Day!

Picture day is coming up! The photographer will be here on Wednesday, September 25th and Thursday, September 26th to take everyone's pictures. 

• The PUF and M/M funded students will have their pictures taken on Wednesday
• The Monday/Wednesday students will have their pictures taken on Wednesday
• The Tuesday/Thursday students will have their pictures taken on Thursday

Coming Up

Our next theme is going to be apples. Important upcoming dates:

• September 25th & 26th - Picture day
• September 30th & October 1st - Orange shirt day
• October 2nd & 3rd - Early dismissal days
• the morning class will dismiss at 10:45 am
• the afternoon class will dismiss at 2:25 pm
• October 14th - Thanksgiving Day, no school
• October 21st - PD Day, no school