These past few weeks we have enjoyed exploring the many sights and sounds that let us know how quickly we are approaching the holiday season.

We have taken many walks to observe the changing and dropping of the leaves as we crunch and rake them around the grounds. We’ve read stories about where apples come from, the many colors they come in, and the many ways to prepare them. We’ve made jack-o-lanterns and had creepy crawling spiders and spooky ghosts join the classroom. We finished the month by showing off our costumes in a parade through the school. The next few weeks are going to fly by as we prepare for the next holiday season.

On Monday 11/3 the fire department will visit and give us a brief presentation on the wardrobe and job of the firemen/women and then get a tour of the firetruck. Tuesday/Thursday class is welcome to join us at ~9:30. Our spirit days are 11/5 and 11/6 so please wear your school t-shirt or class color. We will be closed on 11/11 to observe Veterans Day.

We have all enjoyed singing spider, ghost and pumpkin songs the past few weeks and now we will move on to the songs we will be singing in the annual CCP Holiday Concert. I will be sending home the words to the songs so you can practice at home with your child.

Reminders

1. Please be sure your child’s clothes are up to date (size and season) in their cubby.

WELCOME FALL

Many wonderful things have been happening in the green frog classroom these past few weeks. The tears at drop off are almost nonexistent, and when they do start, they only last a minute. We have learned to use our “ring rope” to keep us all together and safe whenever we leave the classroom. We have gone to music with Ms. Viki and enjoyed some new songs and movement. We are still getting use to sitting on a green dot for circle and story time. Most have learned their animal chairs to sit in at snack time. I guess what I really mean to say is that we all are settling into a good routine.

Our big muscles {gross motor skills} are getting a lot of use on the playground and our little ones {fine motor skills} are learning all about crayons, markers and paintstix, glue, glitter and all things artsy crafty. Some have enjoyed doing these things and others not so much. We encourage all to make something to bring home, but it doesn’t always happen, so don’t be too upset if your child doesn’t have art in their cubby, it just means they had better things they wanted to do that day, maybe next time. Also take a peek at our bulletin board It is an ever-changing seasonal group art project that the children love seeing their things displayed on.

So much is happening this month:

1. Next week on Monday and Tuesday we will have practice fire drills.

2. Ms. Melissa’s birthday is Thursday the 9th and we will celebrate her with a small treat on Wednesday and Thursday at snack time.

3. On the 14th and 15th CCP has conferences. The frogs do not have in person conferences so look for the “milestones” sheet, that we talked about at orientation, to be in your child’s backpack. Remember the check marks only represent some things we have noticed thus far this year, and it is still very early in the year. If you have any questions or concerns, we would be happy to discuss them with you.

4. On the 21st and 22nd we will have individual pictures done. Please see Ms. Shelly’s post for more details

5. On the 29th and 30th we will have our costume parade. If your child will wear their costume to school, we will parade through ascension hall at ~9:15. Stay and watch but please refrain from drawing your child’s attention away from walking with the class otherwise we might have a mutiny to deal with. Send in clothes that we can put on afterwards to finish the day.

Please remember to look at the photos Ms. Melissa posts and you will see all the fun things we do when the children are here and don’t think anyone is looking.

I want to thank all of the children and parents for the beautiful cards and wonderful gifts to celebrate my birthday last week.

Thank you, Ms. Linda and Ms. Melissa

Welcome to the Green Frog Blog

It has been an emotional two weeks , lots of separation anxiety, and I'm not talking just about the two year olds. We have had a few tears……just kidding, we've had alot of tears. Believe me when I say that the tears only last a few minutes. The tears quickly turn to smiles and all is right in the green frogs class for awhile.

Between all the emotions and tears, we've been giving and receiving lots of hugs and learning to share a lap and help console a friend. We are learning that someone from our home family always comes back after we've had fun. In short we are becoming a Green Frog family. If you don't believe me, look at the pictures Ms. Melissa posts and you will see what happens in class after you leave, but don't be sad because they are eagerly awaiting your return to share with you all the fun they had with their new friends.

We have also spent some time exploring our classroom and playground. We do a short circle time singing our greeting song and usually another song. We are learning our animal chairs where we have snack and fun conversations. We have a storytime and have read books about friendship and going to school. Learning to be a friend will continue to be our focus throughout this year.

Next week we will continue to learn how to cope with the strong feelings and emotions we all have and maybe even help a friend feel better with theirs. Also Next week we will begin going to music class with Ms. Viki.

As the next weeks continue please look for more posts from me and be sure to look at the pictures Ms Melissa posts. The blog and pictures will provide a glimpse of what your child does here at school when you're not looking.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year with all our new Green Frogs.

Ms. Linda and Ms. Melissa

Reminders:

1. We have put name tags on backpacks, please be sure everything else has a name on it.

2. .Important, we are a nut and sesame free school so please be aware of the ingredients in all snack items.

3. Please be sure we have extra diapers and a change of clothes to keep at school.