Group Meeting:  I explained to the children the schedule for this week.  Understanding time is still a challenge for this age of children.  I explained that we have one more day of school, one day of rest, and then it will be Thanksgiving.

Story:  The story for today was I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson.  This is a variation of the story that we read a few weeks ago, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.  In this story, the old lady swallows things that we see at Thanksgiving time such as a turkey, a roll, some cider and of course a pie.  Ask your child to tell you what happens to the old lady at the end of the story.

Small Groups:  The children thought of the things that we saw during our field trip to the Bettendorf Food Pantry.  Then, they drew these things in their writing journals.  We are encouraging the children to write a few letters or words if they know them.

Letter Learning: Last week, we finished up our first round of the letters of the alphabet.  Today, the children noticed that the coconut tree on which we had been adding letters had fallen down just like the tree in Chicka, chicka boom boom.  Next week, we will start the alphabet again.

Large Group:  The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.

Snacks:  The morning class had apples, Belvita bars, and milk brought by Weston.  The afternoon class had Goldfish and cheese sticks brought by Vivienne.  Thank you, Weston and Vivienne!