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Mrs. Guerino's K4 Classpage

Garrett presented the letter "G" on Tuesday. His parents surprised him with a trip to Disney World on Wednesday before I could get a picture of him. I'll try when he returns.

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Felicity brought in a favorite toy to entertain the class.

Felicity's mom read a dog story to the class. She also brought in yummy pumpkin muffins.

Felicity's dad read another story about a dog.

Felicity's brother, Tony, took time out from his class to read another story.

It's always special to have grandparents come into class. They read a funny story called-------"Never Kiss a Crocodile." Felicity's family was well represented this week.

"G" is for Green and Gold. The class decided to declare Friday Packer Day. What a bunch of Cheeseheads!

THIS IS MY FA-FA-FAVORITE UNIT OF STUDY-------THE OLDEN DAYS

We have a busy month ahead. Our unit this month will focus on the "Olden Days". It promises to provide some interesting learning experiences. We plan to incorporate cultural awareness as well as strengthening a link with the older generation.

We will need your help with an important letter writing activity this month. We would like to send a letter to the children's grandparents or other older relative or friend, asking them to respond with a short letter sharing a holiday memory from their childhood. This memory can be of Thanksgiving or Christmas. Look for this special letter in their take-home folder this week. Please send this letter to one grandparent or relative whom you think might enjoy participating in this activity. The children will enjoy receiving mail at school and will be enriched by this activity in many ways. Please have the letter sent to school ASAP. If you've done this letter with another child in my class, a recycled letter would be fine.

IT'S "H" WEEK!

Henry will present the letter "H". I have a ha-ha-hunch he'll do a great job.

We will continue to talk about how Ga-Ga-God made everything. The class will begin to make a book about creation. Hopefully, we will finish this book in a timely matter.

We are making a shape Ga-Ga-Goose. Watch for it to fly down the hall with our other harvest time items.

This week, we will continue to practice #'s 1-5 and their rhymes. I will introduce the number 6. Ask your child to recite the rhymes for you. These really seem to help with the formation of the numbers.

Hopefully you've all found the time to send your letter to an older relative or friend. I will read one or two letters to the class each day as soon as they arrive at school. Remind grandma that 4 year olds can't sit very long soooo make the letters short. I'll send the letters home after reading them. I'm sure you'll treasure these for years to come. I love this project! ! !

I sent a turkey project home last week. I hope this seems like a fun family project---not more work to do. Send it back anytime before Thanksgiving vacation. I posted these in the school hallway last year. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the creativity. Don't stress over this. So far I have received a Santa and a clown turkey.

This week I will finish testing your children in preparation for conferences on Thursday.

We will continue to talk about our Native Americans and the Pilgrims. I will be asking each child what they are most thankful for this year.

Watch for information coming home regarding a Thanksgiving Feast.

REMINDERS

Snow is coming soon. Please check all your outerwear to see if it still fits. Every year I have to try and fit a few of last years boots on feet. It doesn't work. Have your children practice dressing ALL BY THEMSELVES. This year, without an aide, they will have to wait a lot longer for help dressing. This can result in crabby 4 year olds waiting to play in the snow. Remember to label all outerwear. BRING ON THE SNOW! ! ! !

Throughout the month we will be talking about our Native Americans and the Pilgrims. We will place a big emphasis on being thankful for our many blessings.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to call, e-mail, or stop in after school.

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