Welcome to November Preschool Families!  This month is going to go by so quickly, but it is going to be another fun one.  I have a few bits of information and reminders I would like to start with and then I will share some Halloween party pictures.  Spoiler alert:  we had a mummy paper fight!

Boxtops

Your older students may have already shared with you that we are having a box tops contest at Wellman Elementary.  We are trying to collect 2,000 box tops by Nov. 13.  We sent home a turkey paper to return your box tops on yesterday.  Please check your student's folder and send back what you can!

Classroom rewards

In our classroom we are using DOJO as a behavior management/reward system.  We have used it very little until now, but this week both class decided on the prize they would be working towards.  The morning class has decided on a party day and the afternoon class has decided on a pet day.  These are ideas straight from their little minds and we are more than willing to make it happen when we reach our goal.  Individual students can also pick a prize from the prize box when reaching their individual goal.

Book Orders

We will be sending home book orders tomorrow.  There are some great rewards for November so check it out.  Books make fantastic Christmas gifts, so order now.  Our class order code is PDVY2.  Orders will be due on November 18 in order to ensure delivery before Christmas.

Family Project

Friday we will be sending home TWO feathers for our first family project.  We would like you to be creative and decorate the bigger feather with anything from home.  (macaroni, glitter, stickers, cereal, paint, whatever you choose)  For the smaller feather, have a discussion as a family about what it means to be thankful.  Choose the thing you are most thankful for and write it on your feather.  We will be using these for a family bulletin board.  PLEASE take this time to spend as a family.  Life is so busy and hectic these days, we could all use a little extra family time. We cannot wait to see what you come up with!

Weather

This is a quick reminder about appropriate outside wear for your students while at school.  We spend a minimum of 20 minutes outside when the weather is appropriate and our playground is not shielded from the wind.  We would prefer to have your students dressed too warm and be able to take layers off as appropriate.  Please send hats and gloves and coats as appropriate.  Soon, we will be needing snow pants and all that get up.  EEEEK!

Also, we are working hard to encourage independent dressing as the cooler weather approaches.  When there are 14 preschoolers needing help with every outside item they wear the process of getting outside can be very overwhelming. If you are willing and able, we would appreciate your help in teaching and encouraging this independence in your student at home as well.  Please feel free to practice putting on coats, snow pants, gloves, and boots/shoes.  Zipping practice is also needed.



Ok, now for the fun stuff!  Halloween party pictures!  We had a blast partying together and working hard for our treats.  Again, we really appreciate all of the donations and volunteers that helped to make the party possible!

We played 5 games. The Spider game, Witch game, Pumpkin game, Mummy game, and Halloween Toss.  It was almost unanimous that the spider game was their favorite.  I hope you didn't miss out on the picture of Ms. Stacia demonstrating how to play the Witch game. ;)