September!

First day of school

Our first week of school has been so busy!  We have already celebrated two birthdays (Happy Birthday Mason and Tate!), learned all about each other with our brown bags, and have even learned a little bit about ourselves!

This week we are focusing on the Letter Mm and the Number 1.  We came up with many words that start with the Letter M, and have been practicing the sound it makes.  Every week we will be doing a Letter Art Project, based on the letter of the week.  We'll be compiling all of the completed letter pages into an Alphabet book.  I will be keeping these pages at school with me until we have all of the letters completed, so don't be concerned when your child doesn't bring their "Letter Art Project" home with them.

 

For the rest of September, we will be learning about Letters Ee and Bb, and Numbers 2 and 3.  Please take the time at home to reinforce what we are learning at school, by pointing out these letters and numbers when you see them, or by asking your preschooler to come up with words that begin with these letters/sounds.

We have also been focusing on names.  Remembering how to spell and write names is very important!  Our theme this week is "Marvelous Me!"  We've been talking about how we are all unique and special.

I had the opportunity to bring some "caterpillars" into the classroom this past week.  We found them in our tomatoes, and have been so excited to watch a butterfly cycle.  As we've done some research on these caterpillars, we've found out that they are actually called Tomato Hornworms, and that they do not make cocoons.  Sadly, we have had to release them into the dirt so they can bury themselves and transform into moths.  If you or your preschooler are interested you can learn more here.  Even though we won't be able to watch a butterfly cycle, we still had fun observing these Hornworms in our classroom.  The two we were able to observe were named "Firetruck" and "Cinderella."

Firetruck

Cinderella

I have loved getting to know your preschoolers!  We are having a great time learning together and getting to know one another!  Thank you for your support as parents.  It should be a great September!

Find Our September Calendar Here!