We are looking forward to the Halloween party tomorrow. Please remember that the children do not wear costumes. They are very excited about Halloween.

We have learned about some animals that you sometimes think about around Halloween. Mrs. Sheldon brought Bob the Bat (a puppet) to visit last week and share some information about bats. We learned that bats are mammals and eat insects. We talked about owls and how they swallow their food whole then cough up what is not digested. Owls also have very good hearing and eye sight and can fly very quietly. We spent the last couple days on spiders. Spiders are not insects because they have eight legs and only two body parts. All spiders spin silk and use it to catch food, build nests and make egg sacs.

Don't forget that next Thursday, November 5th is Open House. Our room will be open from 5:30-6:30. The children will show you some work they do while they are here. We hope to see you then.

We had a great trip to the pumpkin patch. It was worth rescheduling for the perfect weather. Thank you to all the drivers who went with us. A special thanks to Zoey for the cute treat bags.

Pictures went well this morning. Everyone was happy and hopefully the pictures will be good.

October 30th will be our Halloween party. Just a reminder that we do not wear costumes.

We will be sending home fall reports next week. Be looking for them.

We will be learning about bats, owls and other things related to Halloween.

Just a quick note---We postponed our field trip until Monday, October 19th. We will be leaving school at 8:45 a.m. Be sure to have your child dressed appropriately for the weather. Boots would be a good idea because it will still be muddy. Have a great weekend!

We are off to the pumpkin farm tomorrow. We will go unless it rains so be sure to bundle up. Boots are also a good idea because it will be muddy.

School pictures are next Wednesday morning at 9:20. If you are ordering, please remember to send the envelope back.

We love to watch the birds outside our windows. We would appreciate donations of bird seed--wild bird seed or finch thistle seed.

We will be learning about pumpkins and bats. We will also have lots of Halloween fun the next couple weeks.

We finished up talking about trees and leaves last week. Mrs. Sutton presented air, land and water to the class. We also talked about living/non-living. We will learn about pumpkins next week before our field trip on Thursday morning.

Some reminders about the field trip:
--It is always colder there. Be sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. We will be in the pumpkin patch getting pumpkins. It can be muddy so boots are a good idea too.
--Your child will be bringing home a permission slip the end of the week. Please try to return those with your money on Tuesday if possible.
--If you are planning to drive, we need a copy of your driver's license and proof of insurance. Stop by the office to take care of this.
--If you are not driving, be sure to leave your child's car seat at school on Thursday morning. Make sure that it has their name on it.

With the change in weather, many children are wearing coats. Make sure your child's things are labeled with their name. We sometimes have more than one of the same coat.

If you have extra plastic grocery bags that you would like to get rid of, we always can use more.

There is no school on Monday, October 12th.