Week of October 10-14, 2011

Even though this was a short week due to a school holiday on Monday and our Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch on Tuesday, we got a lot packed in! It was a little muddy and we got a bit of a science lesson with several weather patterns throughout the day, but that didn't deter the children from having a wonderful time at the Pumpkin Patch feeding goats, riding ponies, trains and picking out the perfect pumpkin!

LA was tied into the Halloween theme where children wrote words that begin with /g/ like ghost, /c/ like cat, /s/ like scarecrow, and /p/ like pumpkin.

In Math, we finished up the final 2 lessons in Topic 1: Sorting and Classifying. The children also took their first math "Test" to assess their understanding of the concepts and skills learned.

On Friday we got a special treat with the 7th Graders presenting Donizetti's Elixir of Love. The children were engaged and attentive listeners. We may even have a future Opera singer in our very own classroom!

Hope everyone enjoyed the lovely weather this week - we sure did with a little extra recess at the end of the day!

I have many more photos from the field trip that I will post in the classroom. I'm happy to email/print copies of photos of your child. Just let Ms. Haas know... Have a great weekend!