We survived our first rainy day with no outside time and actually had a very productive work day, with lots of free choice filtered in between.  Today in your child's folder there is a bit of information about the Fundations program, including the letter formations we will use when learning lower case letters.  So far we have worked on the letters t, b, and f, and we will cover approximately two letters each week until we have completed the alphabet.

This week we have also spent a lot of time talking about respect and the importance of making the classroom a place where all classmates feel welcome and comfortable.  I challenged everyone in the class to do something that might make a classmate feel particularly welcome or included and I encouraged them to do this for someone who they don't know very well or  play with typically.  There has been a flurry of interest in board games the last couple of weeks, which is a great avenue for children to get to know different classmates.

Open House is next Tuesday, September 25th from 5:30-6:30 p.m.