MS. KARA:    
We had a great October!  Now it is time for another busy month.  This month we will be talking about ways families enjoy the fall, the many different ways families work, giving thanks and friends at church.  We will also continue learning our letters.  This month we will work on i, j, k, and l.  This is a very crafty time of year, so get ready for beautiful artwork coming home.  Cooking, cooking and more
cooking!  The girls love to cook!  Look outside our classroom for this month's cooking schedule.  Happy Thanksgiving!
 

MS. STEPHANIE: 
I can't believe that October is over already!  We had a great time at the Fall Festival, the pumpkin patch and learning about Halloween in Scotland!  The children also had fun visiting with the firemen who came to our school.  It's Thanksgiving time and we are going to learn all about the wonders of Fall.  Our Bible lessons will focus on Jesus and his friends.  I would like to invite all of you to share one of your family traditions with our class this month for Thanksgiving. It can be in the form of a recipe or story or anything that your family does special for Thanksgiving.  Let me know what your family tradition is and I will work it into our schedule.  You are invited to share it with the class or your child and I will share it with the class.  This should be lots of fun and it will help us all get to know each other better.

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!!

Important dates for November:
4  Election day  WEAR GRACE SHIRTS
11  10:00  Sun City Mad Hatters
13  Zoo show
25  Thanksgiving Feast
26 -27  School holiday
Dec. 6  12:00 Christmas Parade

MS. LINDA: 
Once again the days are passing too quickly!  In November our unit of study will be "I Can Discover Autumn".  The purpose of this unit is to help preschoolers become aware of changes in their world in
autumn and to thank God for making a beautiful world.  Concepts to be emphasized will be "God made the world and special times of the year called seasons"; "I can use my senses to explore autumn objects"; "Many fruits and vegetables ripen and are picked in autumn"; "Thanksgiving is an autumn holiday"; "I can say thank-you to God".  Letters we will explore are "I", "J", and "K".  Our numbers will be "9" and "10".  Our cooking project will be pumpkin pie!  On November 11th the Sun City Mad
Hatters will present "The Three Little Pigs" for our school.  Another fun activity will be a visit from Michael Hicks and his zoo show on November 13th!  We will be looking forward to our Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 25th!  As all can see, a very busy month!  I want to wish a Blessed Thanksgiving to all!
 

MS. LEIGH:   
We had a super October!!   To all of my parents who volunteered their valuable time to our Fall Festival and goodies for our Chocolate Lovers basket: You are the BEST!  Thank you!  During October, we learned about community helpers, Noah*s Ark, and nighttime. As much fun as October was, November will be even better!  Fall is here.  We will begin exploring all the wonderful things that God has given us during this time of year.  We will investigate pumpkins and other fall harvest foods.  Our class will learn about the 5 senses.  That always means yummy food to bake and eat.  How many senses will we use during cooking time?  We will have to wait and see. Happy Birthday, Colin!!
Have a great November.
 

MS. MELISSA:
The children will be busy in the classroom during the month of November as they learn about families, community helpers, and autumn. We will focus on the letters I, J, K, and L throughout the month. In Chapel the children will be hearing stories from the Bible about day and night, Jesus’ helpers, thanking God, and Jesus teaching others.

On November 4th the children will be voting for their favorite color. This experience will allow each student to see how the election process works first hand. November 4th will also be Grace T-Shirt day. The Sun City Mad Hatters will join us on November 11th at 10:00. They will present the story The Three Little Pigs, which should be very exciting! The Capital of Texas Zoo will visit Grace on November 13th around 10:00 to give the children a chance to see and learn about a few special animals. The Thanksgiving Family Feast honoring Grandparents will be on November 25th. Our class is scheduled to eat in the Parish Hall at 11:15. As always, you are welcome to join us for any of these events.

Thank you to those of you who helped make our Halloween Festival such a success. We wouldn’t be able to give our children this experience without your donated time and treats.
 

MS DIANE:
I cannot believe how fast October flew by!! The children have had so much fun learning about pumpkins through our experiments, playing with pumpkin spice play-doh, examining various types of gourds, listening to wonderful Halloween and fall stories, and learning about fire safety when the firefighters came to visit. They have also been working hard on learning to write their name and learning to recognize “-at” and “-ell” words. And, of course, everyone enjoyed seeing all the fun costumes and playing the games at the Fall Festival! Thank you so much to all our parent helpers!

November will be another quick month, I’m sure. Of course we will be talking a lot about Thanksgiving and turkeys! Some exciting events include Election Day on November 4th when we will be voting for our favorite colors. November 11th a wonderful group called the Sun City Mad Hatters will be visiting to share the story of the “Three Little Pigs.” On November 13th, we will have a visit from Michael Hicks with the Capital of Texas Zoo! Then, of course, on November 25th, we will have our annual Thanksgiving Feast honoring all our “grand” parents. That day we will be auctioning off all the wonderful gift baskets the classes have been working on! Please remember to send in your items for our “Pamper Me” basket. Let’s make it the best one! ? I am very thankful for all our wonderful parents and students!

Happy November birthday to Evan on the 7th and Savannah on the 22nd!
 

MS. MICKI:
This month we will be studying the letters I-K. We will be learning about insects and making an imaginary animal. We will be painting with jelly and eating Jell-O Jigglers. We will be eating Kangaroo Krunch and tracing and stamping keys. We will also be using magnets with our keys as well as other things. The week of November 4 we will be having insect Show-N-Tell, and regular Show-N-Tell the rest of the month. In circle time we will be talking about thankfulness and Jesus along with our study of Thanksgiving. Happy and safe travels.
 

MS. HEATHER:
November will be a month of reviewing all the letters that we have learned since school began. We will spend one day on each letter A-H. Thursdays will be “free” Show & Tell. Let your child be creative, but let’s still keep them on the small side. This month we will talk a lot about being thankful and telling each other “Thank You”. If you have cardboard inserts from toilet paper, please send one in for our scarecrow craft. They will be used as decorations at the Thanksgiving Family Feast on November 25th. The fours will eat at 11:30 a.m.

Some special activities in November include a show presented by the Sun City Mad Hatters on November 11th, and zoo animals will come to the school on November 13th!
Thank you for all the help and donations of snacks!