Group Meeting:  During group meeting time, we've been taking a few minutes to review syllables.  We use our hands to clap out how many syllables are in a word.  Tomorrow, we will count the syllables in animals names.  Try this at home.  See if your child can clap the syllables in their name and the names of those in your family.

Story:  The story for today was a re-read of Owen by Kevin Henkes.  Before I read the story for the second time, we did a retell by having the children tell me what had happened in the story.  This is a good way for me to check comprehension.  When you read books at home, take a few minutes to ask some questions.  This will help your child understand what was taking place in the story.

Small Groups:  The children were given containers of play dough.  They flattened it onto the table top.  They took different types of screws and pressed them into the play dough.  When they removed them, they could see the thread patterns of the screws in the dough.  They also pressed the head of the screw into the play dough.  Then they could see the type of screwdriver that would be needed to turn the screw.

Large Group:  The Red Group brought items for Show and Tell.

Snacks:  The snack for the morning class was crackers, cheese and juice brought by Jake.  The afternoon snack was beef hot dogs, bread and ketchup brought by Logan.  Thank you, Jake and Logan!