Week 10, plus reminders!

We have been studying the letter Pp this week.  We read a big book, called "The Painter."  We painted a picture with watercolors.  We discussed Halloweeen safety and traditions.  We made pumpkins and spiders.  We drew a picture of what we wanted to dress up like for Halloween. 

I have completed the Pre-K assessment called CPAA and I am finishing up individual testing this week.  We do not send out a report card this first nine weeks, however; I will be setting up parent conferences soon to let you know how your child is doing in class and how they did on the testing. 

We had our first Fire Drill at school.  They did great!  No crying!  Yea! 

The Apex team taught us a lesson each day and we can't wait to run the Fun Run on Friday at 8:15 a.m.  Don't be late! We will head out to the field as soon as the bell rings and then come back in after the run to eat breakfast. We have raised $200 dollars so far.  Keep those donations coming in.  The students have earned an extra recess, a hat day this Friday, and a PJ day coming up next week.  Thanks so much for getting the donations!

Reminders:

1.  Don't forget to bring donations for Math Night by Nov. 1st.  We need bags of candy corn for our activity.  Math Night is Nov. 5 at 6p.m.  Please send the form back to RSVP for the event.

2. We need more Lysol wipes for the classsroom.  If you can donate some, we would appreciate it.

Week 9

This week has been a full week for Pre-K!  We learned to be a good audience this week.  We sat through many programs and had to learn to be a good listener.  We were visited by Dallas Police Officer Graham, a Red Ribbon Speaker, the Apex Fun Run Coaches, and we got to see the PTA rehearsal show.

The older grades were having 9 weeks tests so we had to change our schedule this week and we have been very confused about the order of our day.

We learned the letter Oo this week. We continued our study of community helpers. We did lots of estimation and measuring in math with our pumpkins.  We found out that pumpkins can float.  We thought since they were so heavy that they may sink.  What a surprise!  We also learned how pumpkins grow.  Ask your child to tell you the sequence of how a pumpkin grows.  We made a  hat with the life cycle of a pumpkin. Today we tasted pumpkin seeds.  Boy they were yummy!

Apex Fun Run Information- Please read!!

Hello Parents!

I am so excited to tell you about our major fundraiser program this year called the Apex Fun Run!  For the next two weeks, we have a team of Apex athletes on our campus teaching us about fitness and leadership as we raise pledges for our Fun Run on November 2, 2012 at the school at 8:15 a.m.  The Pre-K class will be raising "Simple Donations" for the Fun Run, and the money raised from this will go directly to our school.

Please help us raise donation from family and friends.  Here's how you can help:

1.  Go to www.Apexfunrun.com.

2.  To enter pledges, please Log-In with the Access Code.  For our class, the Access      Code is:  jxjsiy

3.  On that screen, please enter pledges from family and friends as "Simple Donations" only ($15, $30, $60).  All pledges from family and friends will show up under the My Pledges page.

4.  Our goal as a class is to reach $50 per lap, or the equivalent of $1500 Simple Donation for the school.  When we reach this goal, the Apex team will be giving us a special Apex prize.

Thank you so much for your help and we look forward to a wonderful event next week.  I look forward to seeing you!

Sincerely,

Coach Hargrove and Coach Carroll

Community Helper Unit- Visit from Police Officer Graham

We are studying about Community helpers.  Police Officer Graham came to see Pre-K this week to help us learn what police officers do.

He showed us all of his tools and told us how he used them.

                  Wow!  Handcuffs are heavy!

He showed us his reflective vest that he uses to direct traffic during an accident.

His hat had a cool badge on the front of it!

 

He even shared his flashlight with us.  It was very bright, so he could see in the dark. 

Look at his walkie talkie!  This is how he communicates with the dispatcher.

  We had a great visit with Officer Graham!  He did a super job telling us all about his job as a police officer.  The kids all told him that they wanted to be police officers when they grow up.

Don't forget to dress up for Red Ribbon Week

RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES

October 22^nd – October 27^th

During the week of October 22^nd – October 27^th we will be celebrating our annual fight against drugs.  Red Ribbon Week is the most recognized drug prevention event in America.   Please join us as we pledge to be drug-free by taking part in our series of events during this week.

Monday, October 22^{nd _} Red Ribbon Recognition Day: Wear red clothing

Tuesday, October 23^rd – A Healthy You is Drug Free:  Wear your team jerseys, sweats or work-out clothing

Wednesday, October 24^th – Sock it to Drugs: Wear your craziest or mismatched socks with your Spirit Shirt

Thursday, October 25^th – Real Life Hero Day:  Dress in an article of clothing from someone who inspires you.  For instance, dress as a family member, coach, community member, or celebrity.  Use your imagination! Be ready to share with your class who inspires you

Friday, October 26^th – Super Hero Day:  Use your super powers to defeat drugs.  Dress as your favorite super hero or invent your own super hero who uses his/her special powers to eliminate drug abuse and protect America!  Please make sure that clothing is comfortable and safe

Additional Red Ribbon Events

Students will receive Red Ribbon souveniers throughout the week!

Wednesday:

Students will see a Red Ribbon Presentation from the Council of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.  Presentations are scheduled throughout the day during PE.

APEX Fun Run Fund-raiser Kick off at 2:30!

Week 8 &9

Tomorrow is College Spirit Day!  Wear your favorite College T-shirt!  (Oct. 19, Friday)

Reminder, next week is Red Ribbon Week! (See the flyer that was sent home)

We will dress up each day-
Monday- Wear red!
Tuesday- Wear sweats or work out clothes!
Wednesday- Wear crazy socks or mismatched socks!
Thursday- Dress up like someone that inspires you!
Friday- Wear your favorite super hero outfit or shirt!

PTA meeting at 7 on Thursday and a Blood Drive!

Week 7 & 8

         We learned the letter Hh last week and the letter Nn this week.  We looked for shapes in our classroom. We identified circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, diamonds and ovals. We reviewed sorting by color, shape and size. We are talking about community helpers in our neighborhood. We read a story called, "Neighborhood Helpers" and listed different types of jobs. We are learning about dentists, doctors, and nurses.    We also learned about living and non-living things.We discussed how to be a friend and told ways to be kind to our friends. 

Hope you got a chance to go to Science Night!  It was a great event!  

Needs:
Disinfecting wipes for the tables
If you can send some to school, we would appreciate it.

Week 6 - Important Updates and News- Please read!

Oct. 8th is a school holiday for students and teachers.  Don't forget to use your child's State Fair ticket that day. We sent them home in your child's red folder. 

Oct. 15th is a Staff development day.  K-5 students will have the day off, however, Pre-K  and daycare will be open.  Since the rest of the school is off, Pre-K students will need to bring a sack lunch/drink that day. The cafeteria will not be open.  If it is a pretty day, we may picnic out on the picnic benches.

Tomorrow, we will be sending home a Book It! reading log with your child. Please keep track of the minutes you read to and with your child by coloring in the calendar.  At the end of each month, return the calendar signed and your child will receive a certificate to get a free personal pizza from Pizza Hut and a sticker Passport card. If your child participates in the Book It reading program all 6 months, they will receive a reading certificate from me at the awards ceremonies at the end of the year. Happy reading!

Week 6

This week, we are learning the letter Mm, its sound, how to write it, and things that begin with Mm.  We are reading the big book, "Homes for Everyone" from our family unit and talking about different types of homes that people can live in. We are working on being kind, respectful and a helper in class. In math, we learned the colors black and white.  We painted "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" clouds and labeled them with what we thought they looked like.  Check them out in the big hallway hanging from the jump ropes. We are also learning our solid shapes: sphere, cone, cube, and cylinder.  In science, we learned about animals and their habitats. 

Last week, we talked about our families and how many people were in our family.  The cubes on the table represent the number of people in our family.  We drew pictures of our families and displayed them outside our classroom. We are working on drawing people with heads, bodies, arms, legs, and facial features.  We are also working on coloring things the correct color and staying in the lines when coloring. Here are some pictures of us working hard to draw bodies!