November News from the 3's

Good afternoon families! Brrr... It was a chilly week. Thank you all for remembering to send your little ones in with their labeled winter gear. There is a picture in the hallway to remind the children to 1) Put their mittens in their hat, 2) Stick the hat in the sleeve of their coat. Thanks so much for helping them out with this skill!

Our new month brings lots of new activities. Many activities this month will provide opportunities for the students to explore shapes. You can encourage your child to notice shapes when you are at home too. During meal/snack time, ask your child what shapes they see in the food on their plate. While in the car, ask your child to go on a shape hunt! Have them look out the window for square shaped signs, windows, etc. and have them tell you when they see them.

This week at MORNING MEETING we read Shape Song Swingalong by Steve Songs. This is another book in the Barefoot Books series, which has beautifully illustrated stories set to music. You can also find Shape Song Swingalong on YouTube. We also played a shape game. There were houses with different shapes on them up on the easel. Then, I hid a little paper mouse behind one of the houses. Each child came up and had a turn picking a shape-house to look behind. We sang, "Little Mouse, Little Mouse, are you behind the square house?" The students had a lot of fun!