<p> Preschool News</p><p>Week of October 15, 2012 through October 19, 2012</p><p>Monthly Theme: Friendship, Autumn, and Fire Safety</p><p>Important Information  Please drop your child off promptly for arrival. As the weather gets colder we want to enter the building quickly. If you come for arrival and we have already gone into the building you will have to sign in late at the front office. Thank you for your cooperation!  Please make sure you send in your donations for the PTA fundraiser and we will pass them along to Laurie deJong. Thank you for your participation!</p><p>Books for the week  Monday-Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad  Tuesday-There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! By Lucille Colandro  Wednesday- Apples Up on Top by Theo LeSeig  Thursday-The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein  Friday- I Like Me by Nancy Carlson (AM) AM CLASS The morning class will be working on the colors blue, gray and black. We will work on various activities to learn these colors. We will also continue discussing friendship and cooperation. We continue to improve our fine motor skills by popping bubble wrap, coloring, and other fine motor activities. We encourage you to work with your child at home to strengthen their fine motor skills by playing with play dough, picking up small objects, and coloring. On Friday, Mrs. Sullivan’s class will be joining us as our buddy class and we will be making a special project together. </p><p>PM CLASS The afternoon class will continue their Handwriting Without Tears unit and this week we will be working on the letter “F” (Big line, little line, little line.) We will be using the iPads, chalkboards, and various tools to help us learn how to form the letter “F.” Look in the next letter for iPad apps we are using in class! We will also continue discussing friendship and cooperation. On Friday, Mrs. Sullivan’s class will be joining us as our buddy class and we will be making a special project together!</p>