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NOVEMBER

This month we are going to be studying about Thanksgiving!  I have planned to read a few stories, make a few turkeys, and enrich the kids lives with fun facts!  

Books we are reading this month: 

Who Will Carve the Turkey This Thanksgiving? by Jerry Pallotta

10 Fat Turkeys by:  Tony Johnston

The Very Stuff Turkey by:  Katharine Kenah

The Great Thanksgiving Escape by:  Mark Fearing




We have started a "poll"!!  In talking about turkey, traditions, food, some of the kids started to tell me that they don't eat turkey!  So I wrote the question on the board:  

                Do You Eat Turkey??  Yes or No.. 

The results are in!!!  
         YES = 15           NO = 12
I admit, I am always a little surprised how many kids don't eat turkey.  When I asked them what they eat, they said they didn't know.  
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Thanksgiving break:
Wed. 11/26-28 - NO SCHOOL  

A few fun ideas to keep your kids busy during the holiday gathering:  

*Write out the word Thanksgiving Dinner - see how many words you can make using these letters. 

*Have the kids make placemats.  Use a piece of paper and have them draw pictures of Thanksgiving, or something they are thankful for.    

*Talk about Thanksgiving traditions your family might have. Maybe your kid has a new tradition they would like to try?!

*Take lots of pictures and make a scrapbook so your child can use their memory, recall, sequencing, and retelling skills. 

Still looking for more things to do? Click HERE to get some great coloring and activity pages! 

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OCTOBER

October has arrived and we are celebrating my favorite time of the year FALL!!!!! 

Every month we make a project for the bulletin board.   We found that some of our speech sounds were in those FALL words!   We even talked about the leaves changing colors and decorated leaves for the board.   

We talked about pumpkins last week.  We read a few pumpkin books and we practiced speech words, vocabulary, and talked about real vs. fake pumpkins. 

We are ready!!

SEPTEMBER   

Welcome back!!!  I am excited to begin a new year! The bulletin board is up and my classroom is ready.  I am looking forward to seeing familiar faces, and meeting new ones:) 

COME VISIT AT OPEN HOUSE:  Wednesday, Sept. 3rd 4:00pm-5:00pm

This year each student will get a folder for speech class to collect worksheets, projects, or speech cards.  At the end of the year they will bring it home to use for carryover practice. 

We have a reward system this year.  Each time they attend Speech Class and do their very best, they will receive a stamp on their folder.  When they reach 5 stamps they can choose from the prize box.  The kids are always so excited to dig through those prizes!!