October 23

 Highlights of our week...
Your Time - the students are enjoying this first thing in the morning.  "Your Time" is a time for the children to enter their day gently and meet their own needs before I start with my agenda for them.  They cannot run around the room but they can sit, talk, read, eat, connect, play, watch others, share toys from home and teach others a new skill (this week we had one student showing her magic tricks!)  Toys from home are encouraged and have a place in our classroom learning.  These toys come out during "Your Time" and live in backpacks the rest of the day.  I am encouraging the children to be a teacher with their toys and teach others what interests them about their toys.  Self-regulation is developed, as are communication skills, social skills and problem solving skills.

We played board games with our big buddies on Wednesday.

In Music Mrs. Godfry has organized so that each of us get to be the maestro for the week!  Your child will bring home a notice when it is their turn.

There have been some amazing spider webs made during Explorations!  Each group seems to be able to catch more flies!

We have learned more about spiders and made these neat spiders to go on and around our 'Mummy Door!'  What do you think?  We think it and our spiders look pretty cool!  

We have started our first Reader's Workshop presentations. The class is enjoying listening to the stories because the students are starting to read with fluency and expression.

Tomorrow is a Pro D day so there will be no school for students.

Next Friday is Halloween and our celebration.  Thanks in advance to these student who will be providing our snacks for this.  Sam (fruit plate) Nolan (veggie plate) Jaskirat (cheese/crackers or small sandwiches) Mallory (sweet treat) Marco (popcorn/chips or pretzels) Kate (cupcakes)
All students are welcome to bring a juice box for our celebration. 
Your child can be dressed up all day.  They may wear their costume to school that morning, but it should be a costume that can be easily taken off so they can go outside to play at recess and lunch.  We wouldn't want the children to rip their costumes before they go out trick or treating!   Thank you for your assistance with this.  Fairview will be having a costume parade in the gym at 9:00, parents are welcome to attend.