Hello Purple Room Families,
For those of you that have not heard, we decided on a class pet. We will be getting a turtle! Our students have worked very hard to make this decision. We made a list of the things that are most important in a pet. We talked about each individual pet and why they would or would not make a great classroom pet. All in all the votes were in favor of having a turtle join our classroom! Because attendance is sparse next week due to the holiday, I would like to plan a field trip for the following week to pick up our pet. Keep an eye out for a permission slip as well as a chaperone sign-up list.
Next week, we will be primarily focusing on Independence Day. We will discuss what it is and why it is important. We will have fun treats as well as crafts throughout the week. As per request of the students, Monday will be a costume day. Our students have been really interested in dress-up lately and so we have decided to wear costumes to school. Although it does not have anything to do with our weekly theme, we thought it would be fun!
Wednesday we would like to have a picnic with the kids to celebrate the 4th of July. We do know that BBQs are not what Independence Day is about, but it is a fun way to celebrate. We will be cooking hamburgers and hotdogs for the kids and will need help from you for side dishes. I will have a sign up sheet Monday. The list will be small, but your donations will really help! Also, a reminder that Creative Minds is closed Thursday July 4th for Independence Day. We will be open the following day, Friday the 5th, but are trying get a head count of how many students we should expect on Friday. If you have not already filled out the survey for the 5th in our sign-in binder, please do so next week. So far, the day appears that it will be very light in attendance. Because of this, we will a fun day with games and baking.
We are looking forward to next week! I wish you all a wonderful weekend!
Shaina
