October+26,+2009+(vol.+1,+issue+5)

= __**Important Dates**__ = **Oct. 27** – Parent Informational Session, “Growing Up Online,” in the MS Assembly Room 7.45-9.00 a.m.
 * Oct. 29** – Parent Teacher Conferences, No School for Students
 * Oct. 30** – PTA Halloween Carnival, 6.30-8.30
 * Nov. 1** – Individual Photos
 * Nov. 8, 9** – Teacher Inservice Day – No School for Students


 * __ Halloween Parade __**

We will have a very short Halloween Parade this Wednesday, Oct. 28th. The children are invited to bring a Halloween costume in a bag. We will change clothes after lunch (at around 12:45) and go on a short parade around school, visiting some of the school offices. If your child does not have a Halloween costume they can wear one of our dress-up costumes. We will finish the parade by listening to Halloween stories and eating Halloween cookies made by us.

== =**__ Parent Teacher Conferences __**= = = Pre-K students will not be involved in the parent teacher conference. This will be an adult only conference. You should have received a confirmation letter with your appointed time. If you haven’t, please let me know.

=__** Small Group Time **__=


 * 3-D Family Figures** – We will be making 3-Dimensional figures of our family. We have been talking about how many people we have in our family. Using various lengths of cardboard tubes (thank you for sending some in!), fabric, construction paper, yarn and googly eyes, we are making our family members. These figures will be on displayed around the classroom for a few weeks and then sent home shortly after.


 * Writing Workshop** – Students are thinking about the process, composition (How do I put my story together?) and craft of writing. They are making their picture books for an audience, learning to sequence, retelling their stories and answering questions about their work, which extends conversation and vocabulary development.


 * Sewing Paper Plates** – We continue to work on the development of our fine motor skills through this art project. We will learn to sew around the paper