October Theme – Clothes
The students will continue to learn about clothing. This week we will be exploring different types of fabrics, clothing features, and how people make clothes. The students will create their own clothing piece in the art center.
Readings for this week:
•Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
•Abuela’s Weave by Omar S. Casteneda
•The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
•The Girl Who Wore Too Much by Margaret Read MacDonald
Lessons and activities for the week:
Art –Students will design a clothing piece.
Math – Students will be able to sort buttons by color.
Pretend Play – Students will have multiple clothing sets of different cultures to dress dolls and themselves.
Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of their favorite articles of clothing.
Blocks –Students will be able to create a pattern with wooden blocks.
Reminders:
A 20-minute informational parent-meeting will be held this Tuesday, October 27th at 8:30am. The meeting will be held in the parent conference room on the first floor. We will briefly discuss the curriculum.
Students arriving after 8:00am are marked late.
Parents are welcomed to come to our Halloween Parade on Friday, October 30th. Students may come to school dressed in their Halloween costumes!
During drop off time in the mornings, it is school policy that parents are to remain outside of the classroom.
