Sensory and Science in the preschool

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Hello Preschool Families!
Sorry for the delay in last weeks blog. Sometimes there is just not enough hours in the week to do everything you want to get done! Hope everyone had a good "bad weather day" yesterday. If you did not get called or contacted in some way, please let us know so we can make sure Carrie in the office has all the correct phone numbers and contact information for the next "snow day!"


Sooo.... last week the preschoolers did a lot of science and sensory things in each classroom. Mrs. Nichols' class experimented with wax paper and droppers and colors. It was a very neat experiment!



Mrs. L's class carved a pumpkin we grew in the garden this summer. We later did some sensory discovery with scooping out the seeds, and cooking and then eating them. We were all not a huge fan of eating the pumpkin seeds but at least we tried them!



Mrs. Nichols class is working on patterns at morning meetings with little dinos. We are getting really good at making patterns and helping our friends!


                                                    Cutting out some bats for Halloween!



Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween! :)


**Some important reminders**
-Friday November 3rd is Parent Teacher Conference Day. There is no school that day.
-Friday November 10th is Veterans Day. There will be no school that day.
-Wednesday November 15th is Picture Re-Take day. Stay tuned if you are interested in re-takes.
          -Thursday November 16th is our Harvest Pie Social. Stay tuned for more information in the next week!
-Wednesday November 22nd is a half day and dismissal is at 1:00 for Thanksgiving break! School will be closed the 23rd and the 24th.



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