UPCOMING EVENTS:
LUNCH BUNCH BEGINS on Monday (and Wed.)!
FALL BREAK is next week! School will be closed on October 1st & 2nd (Thursday & Friday)
FIRE DRILL & CHAPEL HILL FIRE VISIT- We will practice a fire drill sometime during the week after Fall Break. Then the firefighters will be coming on Oct. 12th at 9:15 to teach us about fire safety and show us their truck!
CONFERENCES take place on October 13th & 14th. We look forward to chatting with you about your child’s first weeks of school. Each conference will be about 20 minutes. Ms. Carina will be teaching with a sub in the classroom with the children, and I will be meeting with you across the street in the church office building at 105 Market Street. Here is the link to the sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4CAEAA2DA5F94-66089991-2026
TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT- School will be closed on Friday, Oct 16th
FALL PHOTOS - The Yellow Ducks photo day is scheduled for Wed., October 20th with photographer David Gellatly outside under the bell tower.
HALLOWEEN- The Yellow Ducks will join the Blue Whales for a Halloween parade around Southern Village on Thursday, October 29th shortly after arrival time. More details coming soon.
Lunch Bunch
On Monday we will have our first Lunch Bunch. Please label your child’s snack & lunch and pack them separately. We ask that you continue to put their snack in their cubby and just leave their lunch in their backpack. Please remember to pack a nut and sesame free lunch and snack and include any needed utensils, napkin and water bottle.
Lunch will be every Monday and Wednesday and pick up will be inside at 1:00. Some of our friends may not be ready for a longer day and that’s ok! If you feel that your child isn’t ready for lunch bunch, feel free to pick them up at 12pm - they can always join us at any point during the year!
YELLOW DUCK NEWS:
We started our week with a fun visit from 2 former Duck students. Jacob’s sister, Lucy, and her friend, Reese- both 1st graders now- read us stories at circle time. It was such a treat to hear them READING!! I think our little Ducks were inspired by these big kid role models! Some day soon, they will be able to read, too.
We had our first chapel and music class this week. Everyone did well following our new routine.
We have been talking about what makes each of us special, our likes and dislikes, families, etc. This week we learned about our physical bodies- muscles, veins, heart, lungs and brain. We discussed our 5 senses and used those senses to describe popcorn. We sang Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes and Where is Thumbkin? and used our big muscles to sit & spin and do yoga. It was fun making our own puppets, too, and putting on a show for our friends!
Next week we will talk about signs of Fall and make an apple treat. If your child has, or finds, an item related to the Fall season, we’d love for them to bring it and display it on our science shelf!
Enjoy the beautiful weather with your sweet Ducks!
Miss Sue & Miss Carina