End October (Almost!)

 We have one more day of October...and that is our dress up day and dance party! 

Pictures for that will be in the next offering.

OWLS

We learned about owls. We used our sense of hearing and discovered that all Owls don't hoot!

Here are our tear art owls..






Nature Crowns

 First we got certified in using liquid glue.












Then we chose from a table of nature's bounty for our creations.  Children's personal bags of goodies went to them first and then they had a choice to share. (The acorns were a favorite...thank you!)

The children did a wonderful job putting thought and care into their creations. 










































Pumpkin Patch

Special thanks to the PTA for really knocking it out of the park and creating our field trip at school.

They somehow even managed to hold off the torrential rains!

The children loved all of the extra activities. It was topped off with donut holes, cider, and a pumpkin for each child!




















That's all for now!


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