K3 In November

We will talk about All Saints Day (Nov 1).This month is about Thanksgiving, Thank you God for making me, we will talk about our body and our emotions, and how special we are. Thanksgiving and Harvest, the Pilgrams too!
Bible: Thank you God for making me. You made me in an amazing wonderful way
 (You Made Me in an Amazing and Wonderful Way PS 139 14-16)
Verse: Give thanks to the Lord PS 107
School Virtue: Courtesy: Manners
Saint:  All Saints
Color: Yellow-Brown
Shape: Rectangle (review Circle, Square and using shapes to make a person)
Ricky Rectangle
Dont get me Wrong 2 sides short and 2 sides long
Number:2,3 4,5
4- Down and Over, Down once More, Thats the way we make a four
5- Straight line down, then around, Hat on top and fives a clown
Name Recognition/Tracing: we will continue to match our names and emphasis the first letter of our name.  We will be working on letter recogntion for all the letters in thier name in small groups.Please work on Name recognition at home. We will be adding name tracing (free write) as a morining check in routine. The key is to get them famiiar and comfortable and more exposure to all the letters in thier name. We practice using 3 pt holding of thier writing tool.
Cutting: Any type of cutting you can let your kiddos experience at home is great! This is such an important skill. We work on it daily in class, it is kept very fun and is a CHOICE at this time. We will be adding beginning shape cutting skills,and continue to use all different types of materials, so they can really work on proper holding and positioning of hand and fingers! 
Journals: We have been loving to work and draw in our Journals, many kiddos beg me to do journal station, Much of thier work and "assessment" info is kept in thier journal. This is where they do thier name tracing work, drawing self portraits, working on numbers and shapes. 
Self-Portraits: we will be working on drawing different size circles and lines and proper placement on thier self portrait. We will continue to work on self portraits this month in November!



SELF CARE SKILLS:
please ensure your child is continuing to be self suffucient in the restroom. This includes proper handwashing (water, soap, scrub, rinse, dry). This also includes being able to pull clothing up and down (make sure shorts are not too tight). Please also work on putting on socks and shoes independantly, as we remove these at least twice a day for sand dumping!