Did I just blink and miss September? That month went fast! Yes, it is October and with the beautiful fall foliage and change in weather comes a busy month at school. Just this week we have two big events-Open House and Picture Day!

Open House is Thursday night. Open House is a casual evening when your child gets to lead you and your family around the school and introduce you to all his teachers. He'll show you his favorite activities in the classroom too. In our room, you can try your hand at cookie stacking like we did a couple of weeks ago. Can you beat your child's record?

Stop in for a bite of homemade apple pie.

Don't forget to sign up for a parent -teacher conference at Open House too. The official conferences are in the beginning of December. However, we can conference anytime you would like before the "official" meetings. I am always available with a day's notice.

Friday is Picture Day. Get your child all spiffed up for the big event! Just remember we also have gym on Friday so if your child wears fancy dress shoes be sure to include sneakers in her backpack.

There is no school on Monday, October 9th in observation of Columbus Day.

On Tuesday, October 10th, the Palmyra Fire Dept. comes to school for a visit and tour of their fire engines.

The trips to the pool last week were quite successful. I heard rave reviews from all the teachers on what a wonderful job your children did swimming. There were very few tears and lots of smiles. I'm really impressed with how well this group handles new situations!

Last week we also started fall activities with a mini-math unit on apples. The kids picked an apple out of a bag and graphed the color of it. We measured the circumference of our apples with yarn then compared the length of our strings. Next we used two types of scales to compare the weight of our apples and to find the exact weight. Lastly, we predicted how many seeds were in our apples then peeled and counted them. At the art center, the children created beautiful "stained glass" apples. Check them out on our windows at Open House. This week the kids will make a picture of the life cycle of an apple tree and we'll make apple pies.

Of course this week, we'll be learning lots more about letters, words, and numbers.