Annuals last days, send them to school...

Dear Parents,  I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving.   I asked the students yesterday how we say "Thank you" in French and they impressed me by responding with "Merci !"  

We have had such a gorgeous late summer and early fall, haven't we?

We have been thrilled to bring objects from nature into the classroom for making the alphabet letters and numeracy activities.  

On Tuesday afternoon, we went into the narrow strip of forest on the east side of the schoolyard to collect leaves for sorting, counting, and science and art activities.   Some of the comments I heard were:  "Is this a forest?" "How do we get out of here?" "I love school!" "Are there alligators in here Madame Esther?"

The students went home with their own "sacs d'automne" for collecting artifacts from nature wherever there are.  

They are predicting a frost for tonight so I asked students to pick some flowers to help us make our letter I's (and i's) on Thursday.   Send your child with the flowers fresh picked or press them in between a book overnight.   I'll have extras also.