Happy Halloween!  Welcome to the end of October!  This will be a busy week with our trip on Monday and Halloween celebrations on Tuesday.  Cross your fingers for wonderful weather this week.  The students completed a variety of Halloween activities this week including a spider counting book and a Halloween word book for the JK students, sequencing pumpkins and matching Halloween pictures and words for the SK students.  On Friday, the children created witch bags which will be used to carry their craft activities on Tuesday.  We also examined, touched and scooped out our pumpkin Friday afternoon.  The class voted on their choices for eyes, the nose and mouth for our jack-o-lantern.  The entire class lined up and everyone had a chance to put hand into the pumpkin and help to clean it out.  It was a great way to end our day on Friday.
     November calendars were sent home in mailbags on Friday.  Enjoy your child's poetry book this weekend, there are some wonderful new songs and poems for your child to share with you.  Thank you very much for your generous contributions to our Food Drive.  Our class has collected over 100 items for donations.  We will be collecting in our classroom until Tuesday.  
     On Monday we will be travelling to Strawberry Creek Farms.  We will be outside for most of the day, so please have your child dress appropriately.  Boots, after the rain fall today, would be a great idea.  Children should bring their lunch and snacks in their backpack along with their water bottle.  If possible, please pack a change of clothing (spare pants and underwear) in case of an accident.  Just a reminder, please do not pack toys in your child's backpack.  Thanks in advance to our parent volunteers.  A reminder that eating and drinking is not allowed on the bus.  We will be back at school in time for dismissal at 3:05.
     Tuesday, October 31 is our annual Halloween Parade.  The children will enter the classroom as usual and the parade will begin outside after announcements.  The parade will be outside, weather permitting.  In case of rain, we will parade around the hallways.  When planning your child's costume, please consider they will be at school all day.  Children should be able to use the washroom independently and move easily around the classroom.  Face paint is better than masks for visabiltiy and safety.  Please do not send any weapons or small costume pieces that can be lost.  After the parade, the parent volunteers should check in to the office and proceed to the classroom for our party. There will be a variety of crafts for the children to make and special snacks.  Thanks so much for our snack donations.  We will also be going to the gym for the Dance-a-thon Tuesday morning.  Children are not required to bring additional food donations for the dance.  
     After the trip and Halloween celebrations we will settle back into our classroom routines.  The students will be completing their November calendars and patterning activities this week. In computer lab this week, Miss Santiago worked on the Starfall.com website.  The children explored, What Will I Wear?, Pattern Maze, Magic Magician and Halloween Balloons Count.
     A reminder that Wednesday, November 1 is Picture Retake Day.  Please let us know if you wish your child to have his/her picture taken again.  


This Week:
Monday-Trip to Strawberry Creek Farm
Tuesday-Happy Halloween!
               LKS Halloween Parade
               Snuggle Up books exchanged
Wednesday-Photo Retake Day
                   Music
                   40th Day of School-Zero the Hero 
                    visits
Thursday-Return Sound Review books
                 Library (A), Computers (B)
Friday-Snuggle Up books exchanged
            See you at the LKS Social at the Crooked 
            Cue!