Wow! We have been very busy this week! We continued focusing on the letter C by sharing the “Cowboy Carl “objects from home and reading Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? and Counting Dots. The boys enjoyed a cookie themed day estimating how many cookies they could stack to make an Oreo tower. We also reviewed sets by building towers and playing spin a number game.

 The community helpers theme was a big hit! They loved dressing up!  We learned what a community is and even made our own commuinity on a map.  We learned about many community helpers such as teachers, construction workers, doctors, postmen, etc.  We even mailed ourself a letter so make sure to check the mail tomorrow!  The boys loved playing in our new community helpers center!   We want to send out a big thank you to our moms who volunteered to help with this!  On Friday, we had special visits from a Navy submarinist, a pediatrician, a radiologist,  and one of our very own workers at PDS.  They explained their job responsibilities and how they impact our community! Thanks to all of them for taking the time out of their busy day to talk to our boys!

 Have a great weekend! We look forward to seeing you at the Jamboree tomorrow morning! It will be fun!

 Reminders:

- PDS Jamboree is this Saturday morning from 9-12

- Thursday, September 16 is Individual Picture Day

- Invitations for Donuts with Dad have been sent home in folders. Please RSVP by

Friday, September 17!

- JK Donuts with Dad is Thursday, September 23

-Parent/Teacher Conferences will be Friday, September 24

What another fun week!  The boys learned the letter C, continued identifying numbers 0 through 5, and focused on our all about me theme.  We introduced the C sound by making our camera letter card, looking at objects in our C buckets and brainstorming words that begin with the letter C. Other fun activities included a language arts activity on the laptops, a bean bag toss into numbered cups,  playing a great fine motor clothesline game, where the boys had to place certain C items on the clothesline. Also, this week, we have loved learning even more about your boys during our all about me theme!  We painted self-portraits after looking at several different famous artists’ portraits on the SmartBoard.  The boys paid very close attention to the detail in these portraits and did a great job painting their own!  We also read several books that encouraged each boy to realize how special they are as well as how special their family is!  We discussed many likes and differences in our families and emphasized that everyone in our classroom is a special gift from God!  Thank you for sharing your boys with us! We look forward to another great week!

Reminders:

-       Labor Day Holiday is this Monday, September 6 – No School

-       Next Thursday is Community Helper Dress Up Day – Please have your son wear shoes that coincide with dress code (tennis shoes) with his costume. Thanks!

-       Next Friday send something that begins with "C" for Maggie Shares!

Our first full week of school has been a blast! We continued the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom theme by introducing the numbers 0-5 and reading fun books such as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 1-2-3. The boys were very excited about all the fun activities we did this week! We played a fun coconut game, where the boys had to identify numbers under different coconut shells and played two games where the boys had to roll a dice and identify the number rolled. The first game was building a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree and the second game was a jump race in the hallway! We also played a memory match game with pictures of each boy and did a thinking routine, “ I see, I think, I wonder,” with a real coconut.  They brainstormed ideas about what they thought is inside a coconut and had very creative questions and thoughts! They really enjoyed watching the coconut being cracked open! The boys ended the week with a special ice cream treat! Thank you for another great week! We love having your boys!

Reminders:

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