We had a great field trip this week.  I want to thank all of my chaperones.  You really helped so much.  It was a busy but fun trip.

Centers

We are so busy in centers.  This week, we finished the entire bottom section, 1 part of the roof and began working on the clock tower.  To check on our progress, visit our classroom web site.  To get to it, go to the AEEC’s website and click on classrooms.  From there, click on my name and enjoy.

Shared Reading

We read Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown.  With this book, we talked about opposites and synonyms.  We also practiced identifying the sounds that we heard in some of the words from this story. 

To end each Shared Reading lesson, we also read some of the books that were donated to our class from the book fair.

Theme

The children have learned so much about bats.  We read several books on bats and watched a video on them.  The children have been listing facts on the web.  They are learning so many interesting things about bats.

Shared Journals

We were observed during Shared Journals.  The person that watched our Shared Journal lesson this week was so impressed with the children.  They are doing such a great job sharing their stories, asking questions and deciding what story should be written about.  You would be amazed at what they are doing.

Important Dates and Notes:

·        Chick-Fil-A Night – Nov 10

·        No School – Nov 11

·        Tailgate Day – Nov 17

·        Thanksgiving Holidays – Nov 23

We finally got most of the things I purchased with my gift certificate at the beginning of the year.  Thank you again to who ever gave so much to our class!! Among other things, we now have musical instruments for the drama center, gears for the building center and our talking microscope will be here shortly!

I think eating lunch with Aubie was a highlight for all of us!