Dates to remember
Mon October 12 Chapel Hill fire dept. will visit CCP. Tues./ Thurs. green frogs are welcome to join us in ascension hall at 9:15 for a brief presentation and then we go out to see /sit on the blue fire truck.
Tues. October 13 and Wed. October 14 are fall parent teacher conferences. Since the green frogs do not have conferences till the spring if you have question or concerns about anything please let us know so that we can set aside time to talk.
Fri. October 16 school is closed for children as the teachers participate in a professional development program.
Tues. October 20 and Wed. October 21 are picture days. Our photographer will set up in front of the church, weather permitting. If you think your child would smile better for you feel free to arrive a few minutes early to have their pic done.
Wed. October 28 and Thurs. October 29 are Halloween parade days. The green frogs and the ladybugs will, in costume, parade through the school at about 9:15 if qyou have a few minutes after drop off to stay and join the fun. We do have one request, if your child is one that will get upset seeing you please try to keep your presence hidden. Your child can either wear their costume and bring a change of clothes or bring their costume and we will help them into it before we parade.
That’s a lot of dates to remember this month but many other things are happening in the classroom daily. The tears are fewer and for shorter time and most have learned our classroom daily schedule. We have learned to use our “ring rope” and are enjoying singing and dancing to new songs in music and movement with Ms. Crysta-Anne. Many have figured out which animal chair is theirs and are working on saying their name when they see their animal on their placemats at snack time. We are still working, usually a year long endeavor, to stay seated on a green spot on the floor for a short circle time story. We have been experiencing crayons, markers and colored pencils. We have painted with glitter paint, dot paints and paint stix. We have also used our glue sticks and stickers to make some fabulous apple trees. For those of you not seeing many originals coming home take a minute to look at our ever changing bulletin board. We can usually convince everyone to make the class art project that helps decorate our room. We have also been building big muscles outside climbing and sliding, riding bikes, scooters and driving cars and trucks ( sometimes with heavy loads )
As the weeks continue to fly by we will stay focused on improving these skills. We will learn the difference between a pumpkin and a jack-o-lantern. We will also learn what a scarecrows job is and then have some Halloween fun, it’s hard but we will try to touch on all the special days between now and the new year. After Halloween we will start working on the song we will sing in our holiday concert. I will try to send the words to the song to you so you can help your child practice at home. Between our circle time songs and music I think we have a few budding stars in the green frog class.
We have celebrated a few birthdays already Ms. Melissa and I want to thank you all for the cards, flowers, treats and generosity you showed us on our birthdays, hardly a week apart.
Please remember to look at the pictures Ms. Melissa posts daily and you will probably see all the things we do that your child may not tell you about.
Thank you, Ms. Linda and Ms. Melissa
