We've Hit the Ground Running!

It seems as though we blinked and these past two weeks were gone! We are loving our new school year and all of the new friends we are making. The children have been busy with their portfolios to prepare for curriculum night. We have also been getting to know all of our classmates really well. 

Last week the children brought in their "All About Me" bags. Each child had an opportunity to share all of their favorite things with the class. It was so much fun to listen and learn about our friends. The children brought in pictures of their family, favorite snacks, favorite activities, etc. The children were also asked a question of the day about their favorite things. We now know so much about everyone which makes our heart happy! 

On to this week! Did you know that there is a special shape inside of an apple? We cut an apple open to see and sure enough there was a star! Have you ever seen the star inside of an apple? All you have to do is turn an apple on its side and cut across the middle! This week, the group was introduced to apples as part of our fall unit! The children learned about the parts of an apple (skin, flesh, stem, core and seeds aka pips!). The children made yummy apple sauce taking turns to use the hand crank apple peeler. Everyone got a taste after the apple sauce cooled down. 

Lastly, our classroom Shutterfly share site is now live. Everyone received an invite via email earlier today. Check it out and look for monthly updates! Enjoy seeing the children busy at play! 

What's Up Next:
Next week we will continue with the fall theme while touching on the "all about me" theme from September with studies on bones! What are bones? Where can you find bones? How do bones help us? Are just a few questions we will be exploring next week!

Upcoming Dates and Reminders:

October 2: October tuition is due
October 9: SEE closed in observance of Columbus Day
October 17: Curriculum Night for the pre-K and preschool groups - see Evite for more details and to RSVP!
October 29: Halloween Trunk-or-Treat! See Evite for more info!
October 31: Happy Halloween! Costumes will be allowed at school 
November 1: November Tuition is due
November 10 : SEE closed in observance of Veteran's Day
November 22: SEE closing at 3pm 
November 23-24: SEE closed for Thanksgiving

Pictures from the week:

Apple Printing!

Peeling apples with a hand crank peeler is so much fun!

Working on portfolios! Check out this family portrait!

I hope everyone has enjoyed the warm week we've had! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you all on Monday!
Joanna