HALLOWEEN/PET WEEK

Dear Half Note Parents,

We completed our Halloween unit this week by making black cats.  The children first glued a head and a tail onto the cat's body.  They cut out triangles for the eyes and nose..  Since the children had so much fun creating cats, we decided to start a unit on pets. 


One of the highlights of the week was when Geddy (parrot) visited our classroom.  He sang, barked, laughed, meowed, said "peek-a-boo",  "come here" and  "Hello Geddy."  We also had a discussion about birds.  We learned that parrots come from the rain forest, where it is hot and humid.  We also talked about what birds eat. They mainly eat fruit, vegetables, seeds, and occasionally nuts.

Did you know, according to bird experts, some parrots have the reasoning skills of a three year old child?  I am not sure if this is true, but it only took Geddy two weeks to learn how to put a ball into a basketball net.  Geddy is twenty-six years old and is expected to live for another sixty five years.   

The children each created their own birds by cutting out the shape of a parrot and then gluing eyes and feathers onto it.  They look adorable hanging from the ceiling in our classroom. 

We celebrated Brady's 4th birthday on Tuesday. Thank you to his parents for providing the delicious treats. 

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY BRADY!

On Wednesday, we had a fabulous Halloween party which consisted of decorating pumpkin cookies, making Halloween puppets, and ghosts.  We danced to the Monster Mash and ended the celebration with a costume parade. The children looked absolutely adorable in their costumes. I'm sure you will agree. 

 We ended the week by learning all about dogs.  We had a discussion about the different needs of pets versus human beings. Some of the similarities that the children came up with were: Animals and people both need food, water, exercise, and friends.  The differences were: dogs and cats walk on four legs and people walk on two.  People talk and sing, dogs bark, and cats meow.

After our discussion we each created our own dog houses using coffee boxes.   The children started their house by painting the boxes.  Next week they will finish them by adding various types of animal stickers and a roof to the house. 

Reminders:

Please remember that we will be having Parent/Teacher conferences on Wednesday, November 7th (this Wednesday).

Bring in utensils for your child's lunch and afternoon snack.

Please make sure your child has a complete set of clothes in their cubbies.   

Love,
Ms. Bonne & Ms. Denise