A Great Start to our Week!

Monday was very exciting! First, one of our boys was on our school newscast. He earned a PBS slip last week and his name was chosen from the PBS mailbox - this meant he had an opportunity to read  a story about someone he admires in his life and tell why that person is one of the 5 "R's" - ready, reliable, respectful, responsible or resilient. Our classmate did a great job and inspired us all to work hard and earn PBS slips of our own.

Monday was also exciting because we received a box filled with new Center Time activities. We have Zoob, Bristle Blocks and Gears - all are for building with. We also have new Native American figures, canoes and a tepee for another center. Our class loves to build and create and these toys are great for playing with someone!

Our social skills this week were related to building stamina for focusing, and learning how to ask for help when we are stuck or don't know what to do. Sometimes frustration makes us feel like just giving up, so we encourage our students to raise their hands and say, "I need help."
On Friday afternoon our class will go out on the playground for the Loon Lake Fun Run. This is a great, PTA sponsored event for our school, as well as being a fundraiser.
 Next Wednesday is our Field Trip to the WL Outdoor Center - your son needs to dress warmly (we will be outside for many activities) and bring a lunch in a bag ( with his name on it).
We are hard at work on our play for our performance on October 29 at 2:00  - we hope many of you will be able to come see it!