First of all, welcome LEAH! Leah is the beautiful little brunette that has most recently joined our bunch. Unfortunately with my crazy week last week and today being, well I guess the only excuse I have is Monday, I do not have pictures of her to post yet. Keep looking though…they will be up soon. Please take the time to come on in and introduce yourself. She is precious and VERY lovable. Trust me one look at that toothy grin and you WILL melt.
I really want to thank all of you who were able to bring in donations for our food drive this week. Y’all did AWESOME! And, yes, I will admit I am a bit competitive, but I had no idea exactly how well we would do. I think by the end of the day we were in second place. I could CARE LESS if we win (literally: I think the kids win a pizza party- most of them don’t or can’t even eat pizza) but it felt SO great to show our “Walking Angel’s” pride to the other classes. So thank you. Do keep in mind that the drive is for the rest of the week, although, you cannot get the tuition discount for any items donated the rest of the week, each item helps. I am about to go through my cabinets and pantry in a few minutes, so if you didn’t get a chance yet, please do too. It really isn’t about a contest. It is much more about what some big hearts and kind people can do for others. Let’s show the kids that!
I have gotten some GREAT ideas about our auction basket for the Jesus Party (if you are clueless as to what I am talking about please just read the previous entry)… and so far the greatest interests seems to be in a date night basket and in a family night basket. So unless someone has a serious objection to these ideas then this is what I propose: we are going to shoot for the stars and do both. Divide and conquer group. So between the three teachers, nine children, and all the super parents and families this is what we will do. I will post a sign up sheet outside our class room or maybe by the sign in book (maybe we should keep it a secret from the other class- our ideas are pretty great!) and here so we can get what we need collected- so I can get it all together, looking cute, and ready to raise some money for the ministries.
Let’s start with the Date Night Basket:
- First of all, what is date night with out a babysitter, right? And come on, let’s be realistic- I think it is pretty obvious who that one is going to go to… So I will donate my childcare giving services in the form of a gift certificate so the lucky winners can enjoy their date without sticky fingers, crying, or juice boxes. –Amy
- Next the Kelly family has signed up to donate movie gift certificates.
- So if another family or couple of families would like to join together to donate a restaurant gift card we should be pretty good.
- Any other ideas for that basket? Feels like we are missing something…hmmmm.
Then for the Family Night Basket:
- I was thinking a good family DVD (y’all would know what is out their much better than I do) maybe even a Blockbuster or Hollywood movies gift card.
- Pizza gift certificate
- A game…Uno, Monopoly, Clue, Candlyland…whatever…
- Some snacks and sodas/juices
- Any other ideas?
Please e-mail me to sign up for a specific thing so we don’t end up with 10 DVDs and movie tickets. I will keep the list updated so you know what we still need.
The next topic on our agenda is our classroom Fall party:
-We are planning on doing it Friday, October 30th starting at about 2 or 2:30 depending on when we get them up from nap, changed, and ready. This will also serve as their afternoon snack too.
-We will have cute decorative plates, yummy party food, decoration, fun music, dancing and FUN FUN FUN!
-And LOTS AND LOTS OF pictures.
-As for food, I will hang a parental sign up sheet outside our room and post it on here.
We will need:
Fruit (fresh or canned):
Sandwich meat (either cubed or rolled or cut appropriately):
Cheese cubes:
Puffy Cheetos:
Cupcakes: Mrs. Kelly
Goody bags (with stickers, little snack fruit packs, and other age appropriate things like that):
Yogurt or Pudding:
Juice or Milk:
We will need enough food for 10 children and 3 teachers
-Also the school is setting up a pumpkin patch either earlier that week or that day...so the kids will get to go and pick out their favorite one to take home.
-We will also scoop out the guts from a pumpkin but I am pretty sure we will not do that on party day. It is just a fun experience for them...some love it and some hate it. It is really pretty funny!
Finally…this week’s curriculum:
Walking Angel’s Room
September 28 – Oct 2, 2008
Teachers: Miss Amy, Miss Sabrina & Miss Monica
Theme: ‘My Neighborhood ’ Color: Variety Christian: “God Wants Us To Love Each Other”
Objectives: This week’s them focuses on the people who live & work in our neighborhoods. Use props for our mail carriers, police officers, grocer & firefighter. Kiddies are going to love the dress ups.
Circle Time: Our good morning song, Pledge of Allegiance, weather, weekly calendar, alphabet board, shapes, body parts & colors. Discuss ways to keep our neighborhood safe, clean & happy. Talk about safety on our streets when we ride our bikes, taking walks, etc
Language: Looking at catalogs, flyers, & junk mail. Math/Manipulative: 1. Pounding golf tees into foam board. Science & Sensory: 1. Cornmeal & H2O. 2. Scented cotton balls. 3. Kneading flour. Use cookie cutters for shapes. 4. Sealing envelops. Placing stamps on them.
Arts & Crafts: Make & send a card to someone special.
Dramatic Play: 1. Pretending to be the neighborhood store. 2. Delivering mail. 3. Pretend to be cleaning neighborhood. 4. mailing letters to one another
Movement/Music: 1. Everyone has a home, everyone has a home. It can be big or small, everyone has a home. 2. Tune to ‘Mulberry Bush’ The barn is where the horses live, horses live, horses live. The barn is where the horses live, in this great big world. The forest is where the deer live...The desert is where the rattlesnakes live...The ocean is where the whales live... 3. A shopping we will go, A shopping we will go, We will buy some cinnamon buns, A shopping we will go. A shopping we will go, A shopping we will go, We will buy some vegetables, A shopping we will go. (let children make up what they will buy at neighborhood grocery store to continue song).
Experiment: Mail letters to one another
Okay, sorry guys...I know that is a lot.
Have a great night and I'll see you this week!
I am SO proud! You should see how happy the food pantry staff is to see the BINS of donations!
Maddie with pig tails
Lys with pig tails (and doing something weird with her tongue!)
Landon, pointing at himself, pointing at the camera...does that make sense??
Boston
