Week of 10/22

Dear Panda Room Parents,


 
We had a great week in the Panda Room learning all about Fall.

Books we read:

• The Enormous Elephant Show, by Liza Charlesworth
• The Leaves on the Trees, by Thom Wiley
• We're Going on a Leaf Hunt, by Steve Metzger
• Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

 
Places we went:

• Art was collage day!!! We only used black and white materials
• Library was spooky this week! Lindsay kept the lights off and read a spooky story
• In Music, Noel gave a sneak peak of some Halloween songs, like "Poison Ivy"

 
Classroom Activities:

• Had our Letter of the Week “E”
• During centers we worked on our number recognition and counting. Every got a tree with a number on top. The children had to recognize the number, count that many leaves and glue them on.
• We also practiced making Mat Man. We are getting very good and are started The children had a fun cooking segment during "In the Kitchen with Miss Tracey" making Apple Pillows! 
•  During classroom art we made Fine Motor Fall Splatter Paint. They will be displayed so take a look- they are usually a fan favorite!!

 
Theme this week:

• We talked about Fall
• Next week we will continue to discuss Fall, Apples, Leaves and Trees with some Halloween sprinkled in!!

 
Reminders:

• 11/9 - Leaf Hunt-- EVERY CHILD NEEDS AN ADULT
• Halloween Party-- more info to come soon!

Have a great weekend,

The Panda Room Teachers