Friday, October 27

F.A.F. #7 - we found and identified shapes outside. Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.
Tuesday, October 31 - Halloween Party - as we will have lot's of food for our party, please do not send a snack to school for your child.

• On Tuesday, October 31 the Kindergarten class will be having a Pumpkin Party. We have some exciting pumpkin activities planned for our special day. This year, our students will be decorating a cookie and enjoying some healthy, party food. Students are welcome to come in costume, but please keep it practical for the school environment. No weapons of any sort, please!

• For many children, Halloween is a special celebration. However, we recognize that not all parents are supportive of this event. At Dr. E. W. Coffin School, our Halloween dress-up celebration for children is OPTIONAL. For those children who choose to dress-up, the following are our expectations; Students may dress-up in:

                        - ‘Regular’ non-violent Halloween costume,

                        - Costume that represents a character from one of their favorite novels, or

                        - Orange and/or black clothing.

Tuesday, October 24

Hello! All is well in Kindergarten.
P.J. and Stuffy Day is on Thursday. Your child is welcome to wear their pajamas and bring one stuffy to school.
This Thursday, we are carving and exploring the parts of a pumpkin.

Thursday, October 19

This week, was letter T. Today, we learned how to draw a picture of our entire body.
Tomorrow, for  F.A.F. we are going to Whispering Woods to observe what new evidence we can find about the season 'Fall'. We will be using crayons and tissue paper to make a realistic fall tree. 

During the next few weeks we would appreciate your assistance with the following:

 On Mondays, please have your child bring in an object that begins with the letter of the week. In order to keep our ‘show and share’ of letter objects manageable please follow the following list:

o   October 23               Letter I - Pierce, Joel, Abel, Karthik

o   October 30         Letter P - Maeve, Kais, Christopher, Aadhya

o   November 6         Letter N - Adeline, Ran, Max,

• Treat Day gives the students an opportunity to purchase a treat for their snack. On treat days the students may deposit a donation of 25 cents into a container provided in the classroom. All Kindergarten students will be given a treat and we will do our best to give them a choice of treats.  Our next treat day will be on Tuesday, October 24th. For Kindergarten students who have allergies or food preferences, please provide an appropriate snack for your child.

• On Tuesday, October 31 the Kindergarten class will be having a Pumpkin Party. We have some exciting pumpkin activities planned for our special day. This year, our students will be decorating a cookie and enjoying some healthy, party food. Students are welcome to come in costume, but please keep it practical for the school environment. No weapons of any sort, please!

• For many children, Halloween is a special celebration. However, we recognize that not all parents are supportive of this event. At Dr. E. W. Coffin School, our Halloween dress-up celebration for children is OPTIONAL. For those children who choose to dress-up, the following are our expectations; Students may dress-up in:

                        - ‘Regular’ non-violent Halloween costume,

                        - Costume that represents a character from one of their favorite novels, or

                        - Orange and/or black clothing.

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Wednesday, October 11

Our 'Red is Best'  collage  project was a great success! Everyone worked so hard on their collage. Thank -you for sending in your color supplies. Our two volunteers were amazing and we do appreciate you sharing your time with us!
Don't forget that next Wednesday, October 18  is Photo Day.
Tuesday, October 24th is our first Treat Day. Each class sponsors a Treat Day for the school. All proceeds raised from Treat Day is for the classroom that sponsors it. Our Treat Day will be in the spring. Please send in  twenty-five cent donation for Treat Day. Even if you forget, your child in Kindergarten will still choose a treat.
This Fresh Air Friday, we will continue our search and discussion of fall artifacts.

Thursday,October 5

Today, in your child's backpack you received some mail.

1. Turkey AB Patterning (I asked my students to teach you about AB patterning :)
2. Red is Best Project Information
3. Picture Day Information - Wednesday October 18

Please let me know via email if you are available to volunteer next Wednesday for our 'Red is Best' project. I need 2 volunteers to assist us with this project. If we are unable to find enough volunteers for next Wednesday, I would be happy to reschedule our project for Thursday or Friday of next week.
Please let me know your preferences for volunteering.

For F.A.F tomorrow we are going on a Fall Walk.

Monday, October 2

Saroja Solayappan, Karthik's mom has kindly offered to coordinate our scholastic book orders. Scholastic order forms went out today. All orders are due this Friday, October 6th. Alternatively, you can place your orders online. 

This is a great way to discover books for your family, and to raise funds for our Kindergarten class. 

Our weather has changed to winter! It was great to see everyone dressed for the weather. 

Library books are due tomorrow - Tuesday, Oct. 3 - unless you would like to keep them for a second week.