Weekend Update

Another busy week! We used the laptop computers in the classroom, along with visiting the computer lab. This week they will visit the Starfall website along with Tumblebooks. We have been listening to different versions of favorite nursery tales such as Goldilocks, and Chicken Little. This week we will read Chicken Big. The children are writing their own stories, using their own experiences, their own drawings, and their own spelling! We are learning that stories have a beginning, middle and end, and have lots of details. In Reading Streets we are already on story three. Reading groups begin this week. While some children are in reading group, others are working in centers. Ask your child about his/her centers for the day. The discovery center will open tomorrow. In this center, the kids will examine and write about natural treasures they have brought from home. Help your child look for really interesting treasure, like bird nests, feathers, sparkly rocks etc. Soon we will be able to study beautiful fall leaves.