Mid-week Announcements

Today we had our individual class pictures.  Almost everyone had a great time having Mr. Dabbs take their picture and call them a cute nickname - I think Addie had the favorite, "Pancake Princess" - be sure to ask your child what Mr. Dabbs called him/her!

Today we also welcomed an new friend to our class, Claire Price.  Claire fit right in with our wonderful class and we are all excited that she has joined us!

Book orders are due Friday.  You can always place an order online at Scholastic.com

• Enter "1FBVH" for the 5-digit code
• For more details on ordering online read this post.
  

This is the last week of our "All About Me" unit.  During this week we are talking about our five senses: sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste.  The kids had fun talking about which senses they were using during lunch!  We are also talking about sound and music.  Everyone got to experiment with different "instruments" or noise makers this afternoon.  Be sure to look at the picasa album to see and hear a sample of this ;)

Next week we start our "Farm" unit. The farm animals will be visiting St. Matthew's next Friday, the 25th.  This will be a lot of fun for our friends since they will get to pet rabbits and pigs, see a cow and maybe a miniature horse!  I do want to give you advance notice that I will not be there that day (or at least not the entire day) because my mother is having back surgery in San Antonio and I need to be there with her. 

Please feel free to contact me via email or phone if you have any questions or concerns!

Weekly Reminders for 09/14/09

• Fun-N-Fitness on Monday - be sure your child is wearing tennis shoes
  
• Individual School Pictures on Wednesday, September 16th
• Book orders due by Friday, September 18th
• Unofficial Class Party at Chick-fil-a is postponed
  

Another Day of Firsts...

Wednesday, September 9th was another day of firsts for our class!

• We had our first substitute (Mrs. Prchlik stood in for Mrs. McCay)

• We had our first full Chapel Service (the kids did great!)
  

• We celebrated our first set of birthdays (Katie, Zach and Henry all turn four this week)!

• We attended our first Music Class taught by Mrs. Magee in the music room!
  

• We ate lunch at school for the first time!

I took a ton of pictures today and they are uploaded to the September 2009 album.  Enjoy!

Class Roster

Please feel free to print this class roster to help your child learn the names of all his/her new friends in Mrs. Bonura's class:

You're Invited to a Party @ Chick-Fil-A!!

Lauren Ward, Henry's mom, wanted to invite you to a *party for Mrs. Bonura's M/W/F class at Chick-Fil-A on Saturday, September 19th from 5-7pm (the location on Braker).

Please let her know if you can come and how many they can expect to set up the fun:)  Food and fun provided by Chick-fil-a. This will be a great chance to meet each other outside the hecticness of drop off and pick up ... siblings are of course welcome.

* This is not an official St. Matthew's event...

If You're Happy & You Know It...

We ended our first week on a very happy note :) The class learned the words to "If You're Happy and You Know It" We clapped, stomped and shouted "Hooray!"

I can tell that kids are starting to feel more comfortable in the classroom, with me & Mrs. McCay and with each other. Many new friendships are starting to bloom! There were so many smiles and giggles today - all of their personalities are really starting to come out :)

The girls have enjoyed playing dress-up with the princess clothes donated by Katie...
The boys love building with blocks, setting up train tracks and playing with the cars...
Painting is definitely a favorite activity for Grant and Addie... Grant loves to sing along with the music and paint :)
On the playground, Henry and Anderson had fun playing chase... Fletcher had so much fun riding a scooter and getting it stuck in the rocks - while Allison kept pulling the scooter out of the rocks for him... Ben discovered that he is "very curious" and likes to know all that is happening around him ;) Charlotte enjoyed riding a tricycle while Mia and Katie took turns on the swings... Zach and Trevor discovered they are going to be great friends!

Reminder: No School on Monday!

Knees Are For Kneelers, Feet On The Floor

Today we learned what to expect during Chapel! Mrs. Dugat taught us that the most important thing to remember when we go into the Sanctuary is that "God loves us!" We learned that "knees are for kneelers", "feet on the floor" and "seats are for sitting" we also learned that the books(the Bibles and Hymnals) are for adults but we did get to look at them for a few minutes! Mrs. Magee played the piano while we practice singing "Good Morning, Lord!" Mrs. Dugat showed us the signs for "I love God" and "God loves me!" Next week we will be prepared for a wonderful Chapel experience.

Reminder: If anyone is celebrating a birthday next week, please bring a baggie with 4 coins to count during Chapel.