It was so nice to see most of you at Open House on Tuesday evening.   The children were very excited about sharing the classroom you!

Today we visited the computer lab for the second time.  Last week children were given an introduction and an opportunity to explore the computers.  This week we challenged them to draw a butterfly and two things it would need to survive.  They did a fantastic job with some pretty amazing pictures.  These will go into their science notebooks, but feel free to have your child share his or hers anytime.  As we continue our study of living and non-living things we have begun talking about the difference between plants and animals.  Yesterday we planted corn seeds and we will be carefully observing these during the next few weeks.


Children were introduced to the letter sounds and formations for m and n this week.  We have spent lots of time practicing the formations, writing letters in the air, on paper, and on white boards.  We have also been working really hard on proper pencil/ marker grip, by pinching with our first two fingers and letting the writing tool rest on our third finger.

Our first day of ECO is next Wednesday from 8:00-11:00.  We will stay near the school for the first few sessions.  We have a very exciting day planned!   I will put reminder tags on your child's backpack next Tuesday so everyone can come prepared- we have noticed that it has been a little chilly and wet when we go out for our morning recess.