Greetings, lovely K/1 parents! Well, we have been having so much fun in The Hive lately! It started with an invitation for a special treat from Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Palmer's class. We celebrated a birthday with them and all the busy bees stopped for a moment to enjoy the frosting! I was very impressed with the manners and how helpful all the students were. We love doing things with our neighbors in the Lee/Palmer bunch! And after that, the bees got to buzz into Ms. Jones' class to do a special assignment on Community Helpers (focusing on teachers!). We were so thankful for that wonderful opportunity! We certainly have a Christ-centered community here at Sonshine and it really shines in the collaboration and cooperation of the teachers and students!

Matthew and Veronica enjoy their cupcakes!

We had a wonderful Chapel with lots of worship songs led by Mrs. Warner and a wonderful message from Pastor Cary!

Pastor Cary and a sheep...or bear? Or sheep? (;

Love these little bees!!!

The Busy Bees learned a fun song about marching pumpkins in music class! Look at them go!

Go, go, go!

 

 

 

We went on a word-search in our "write-the-room" activity during our Daily Five time. Students had to find different community helpers and write them down. They were hidden all over!

Number-of-the-Day is an activity we do a few times a week. Students write the number (based on what day of school we are on), tally the number, stamp it, and draw an object the same number of times as the daily number. They love it and are getting so good at it!

Veronica works on the Number-of-the-Day! 

In addition to our "MyMath" curriculum, students get to work on math centers too! They have special rules for this time: 1. Quiet Voices (as I am teaching another group); 2. Take Turns; 3. Share and "bee" kind; 4. Talk about numbers, patterns, shapes, and what they notice.

Noah, Wyatt, and Aiden diligently count objects!

On Tuesday, students learned the names of colors in Spanish, made paper kits in various colors, and focused in on the names of the colors on their kites! We decided to go "fly" our kites on the playground!

On Wednesday, we had a ton of fun at the Pumpkin Patch! We started out petting some adorable farm animals, then climbing a hay stack, going for a hay ride, and picking out our perfect-pumpkins! I was really proud of how well all the busy bees behaved away from The Hive and how kind they were to one another. I saw many examples of lending a helping hand and being friendly!!!

Sammy searches for a pleasing pumpkin!

Noah found his favorite pumpkin!

Nyahana and friends wash their pumpkins!

Hay maze!

You can't catch a busy bee!

Sonshine friends!!!

 I really appreciated all the field-trip help from the chaperones and drivers!!! We couldn't have done it without your help! And if you were hoping to be a chaperone but couldn't make it, rest assured that there will be more opportunities to chaperone. Another wonderful opportunity coming up is the Harvest Fest in which you can elect to help with set-up on Friday or at the festivities on Saturday. We also need cake donations. The fun begins on Saturday, October 24th at 6:30 pm.


                                   
Things to look forward to over the next week are learning more about pumpkins (specifically, the pumpkin life-cycle), revisiting community helpers, and Grandparents Day on Friday, October 16th!
We will be reading the Journeys text "Jack and the Wolf", studying folk tales and fables, and what it takes to make a complete sentence. We will focus on reading with expression in fluency, and summarizing in comprehension.

                                                    

The sight words for the week are:

                                                   

The spelling words for the week are:

We have been seeing something we almost forgot about...rain! While we do some indoor recesses depending on the weather, if it's drizzling or just a little rainy, we still go outside. Please make sure your busy bee has a coat or sweatshirt with a hood.

                                                  

                                                        

May you all have a wonderful weekend and know that I am praying for each of the busy bees and their families (that's you)! Parenting is the hardest but greatest job in the world and He knows the love we have for our children, as well as the challenges we face.