Week of 11/15 - 11/18

Hi Bumblebees,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We are so thankful to God for each and every one of you, your children, and your families! Have a very blessed vacation. Enjoy the pictures.

Reading Chester's journal about his fun weekend with Zach!

We spent a lot of time this week reviewing the letters we have been learning!
Drawing a picture of what we are thankful for!
Learning the story of the Pilgrims coming to America on the Mayflower!
We did ALL the letters and exercises with Alphabet Al for the letters we know!
Practicing counting, recognizing numbers 1 through 5, and our one-to-one correspondence.
We got lots of chances to retell the first Thanksgiving story. Here the Pilgrims are on their rocky voyage to America aboard the Mayflower!
The nice Native Americans are waiting with turkeys and corn!
The Indians shared their food with the Pilgrims....and the Pilgrims said thanks!
Our turkeys helped us review our letters!
We are so thankful for beautiful weather, just right for a picnic!
Making Indian corn, just like in the first Thanksgiving story!
Thank you so much for helping us with our kid-friendly Thanksgiving meal!




We had a great time, and couldn't have done it without your help!
Happy 5th birthday, Kaylee! We're so glad you're a Bumblebee! Thanks for the yummy cupcakes too!
One last chance to retell the first Thanksgiving story (ask your kids the story, they know it pretty well!)
NEXT WEEK:
*No School! Enjoy your vacation with your loved ones!

WHEN WE GET BACK (MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29):
*The letter J (if you get a chance over vacation, please have your child cut out a J picture for the letter envelope)
*Outer Space
*Starting to get ready for Christmas!

Please practice with your child:
*Our Christmas song! (We will be practicing daily with the zebra class once we get back from vacation, it will really help us if you go over it with your child!)
*All letters and sounds A through I

Class wish list:
strawberry jelly
grape jelly
1 loaf of bread
1 bag of jelly beans
any of those $5 books and/or stuffed animals they have at Kohls

Week of 11/8 - 11/11

Hi Bumblebees!
Happy Veterans Day to all of our parents and relatives who have, are, or will be serving in the military! We are so thankful for all you do to ensure our freedom!
Enjoy the pictures!

Reading Chester's journal about his fun weekend with Sammy!
It's all about the letter I this week!
I is for ice cream, of course! What is your favorite flavor?
Josue showing us the great I items he brought in the class sound box
Yeah for ice cream! Thanks to all our families who sent it in! We had enough to have TWO ice cream parties this week!
Check our our super-yummy ice cream cone!
I is for instruments....
...which we like to play really, really loudly!
The itsy-bitsy spider caught 10 insects in its web (please practice counting 10 items with your child)
Alphabet Al's I word is isometric. Ask your kids what this really big word means!
BROWN DAY show-and-tell!
Brianna took our letter-of-the-week book home. The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani!
Making our itsy-bitsy spider houses, complete with a waterspout!
Working on our new AAB pattern on our calendar!
Working on our newspaper about making healthy choices!
Cute itsy-bitsy spider houses!
What do you like to eat? (Please read this mini book with your child. We are working on recognizing the words 'yes' and 'no')
A quick overview of the food pyramid
Congratulations to our many star students this week! Keep up the good work!
Have fun!
NEXT WEEK:
*No letter-of-the-week next week (the fact that there is no letter-of-the-week envelope in your child's folder today is for once NOT a teacher mistake!!). We will be reviewing all letters A through I.
*Thanksgiving (please do not expect a large variety of turkey craft projects to come home next week. We will spend most of the week learning the story of the original Thanksgiving day, and reviewing our alphabet.)
*WEDNESDAY--our class Thanksgiving meal. If you signed up to send something in for this, a reminder went home in your child's folder today. Thank you!

Please practice with your child:
*All letters A through I
*Our Christmas program song!!

Class wish list:
jelly beans
1 jar of grape jelly
1 jar of strawberry jelly

Week of 11/1 - 11/4

Hi Bumblebees,
Can you believe it's November already and we're getting set for the holiday season?!? This year is flying by! Enjoy the pictures.

Reading Chester's journal about his fun weekend with Kaylee
It's all about H this week!
Shapes are everywhere! Making our shape pictures
Mackenzie showing us the great H items she brought in the class sound box!
Hop is our new word with Alphabet Al this week!
Riley took our letter-of-the-week book home. A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle!
We got to retell the story of the hermit crab with the flannel graph!
Painting the bottom of the ocean with sand to make hermit crab trails!
We are learning a new pattern this month. AAB!
Shape BINGO!
We met Mrs. Honey on Hat Day. The kids loved her and her story...ask them to retell it for you!
HAT DAY!
Our hermit crab trails!
Sorting shapes
Yeah for hot dogs! Thanks to all our families who sent in food for our hot dog lunch!
Practicing more shapes with our tangram pictures.
A lot of star students this week! Keep up the good work!
Please check this picture and your child's backpack to see if they are responsible for anything this weekend. Have fun!
NEXT WEEK:
*The letter I
*Food and Nutrition
*TUESDAY--BROWN DAY! Please wear brown and bring one brown item for show-and-tell

Please practice with your child:
*basic shapes (and some harder ones like diamonds, ovals, etc)
*All letters and sounds A through I

Class wish list:
*small/individual ice cream cups (you can't study the letter I without eating ice cream!) We'd like these early in the week, Monday if possible, so if you can send them in please let me know asap. Thanks!