This week has been a fast and exciting one.  On Tuesday, we found out that AEEC won the Intel Scholastic National School of Distinction Award in the area of Literacy Achievement.  On Wednesay, we had news crews at the school to do interviews and tape clips. On Thursday, we celebrated Erin’s birthday and took school pictures.  Whew!

 Centers

This week, we continued to do chemistry at science center.  The children got a chance to mix wet and dry ingredients to make their own play-doh.  This recipe was much different from the one we used last week and gave the children the chance to make their own decisions about how much flour, salt, water and oil to mix.  They also got the chance to problem-solve when their dough was too wet or too dry.  We will continue making play-doh until everyone gets the chance to make some for themselves.

 Shared Reading

We began our author study on Kevin Henkes.  He is a great author and the children really love his books.  Each day, we read a different book and recorded it on a story elements chart.  On this chart, we noted the title, characters and the plot.  We also

 did some activities with initial sounds and began making another class book.  When the book is completed, I will be sending it home so that the children can share it with you.

 Theme

Our focus this week was on homes.  We talked about why we needed homes, the different types of homes that could be found in the USA, and the types of homes you might find in Auburn, AL.  Then, graphed the type of house we lived in.  The children are doing such a great job!

 Shared Journals

The children are doing a great job with writing in their journals.  At the end of September, I will send the journals home so that you can see your child’s hard work.

 Important Dates and Notes:

September 22- CiCi’s Pizza Night

September 27 – Fall Festival

September 30 – STAR Night

 Also, we need magazines to do some activities.  If you have any old magazines that you could donate to our class, please send them in.

Ann Archer, Chole and Erin make muffins for Erin’s birthday.