Group Meeting:  We had a few more family pictures come in today, so we took a few minutes to look at them and learn about the family members.  We decided to start a "discovery table" today.  We have noticed a few things falling from the trees in the play yard such as acorns, pine cones, and tulip tree cones (not sure that's what they're called).  We also had a student bring in some leaves that are changing colors.  Mrs. Myers found a yellow feather in the yard.  A student brought in some jalapenos from her garden to go with the story from Monday.  All of these things were placed on a table along with magnifying glasses.  The children are encouraged to bring in things that they find outdoors that are interesting.

Story:  We read Papi, How Many Stars are in the Sky?  This is the story of a grandfather who loves to tell stories to his grandchildren.  One night, they are sitting on the front porch looking at all of the stars.  He asks them to guess how many stars are in the sky.  The children try to count them, but there are too many to count.  He tells that that the stars represent all of the children of the world.  He tells  them that they can do as many wonderful things as there are stars in the sky.  Then they ask again, "how many stars?"   Ask your child to tell you how many stars grandfather thinks are in the sky.   Hint: Buzz Lightyear would stay this word. 

Small Group:  We colored fireworks in our workbooks today.  We are practicing making lines back and forth, up and down.

Large Group:  We sang a new song to help us learn about letters and the sounds they make.  It's call Lettercise.  We punch our right arm out to say the letter and then our left arm to say the sound.  We do a few exercises in between letter sets.  At the end, we all dance around like Rocky.

Snacks:  The morning class had Goldfish, cheese, and juice brought by Aidan.  The afternoon class had animal crackers, cheese, and juice brought by Lily.  Thank you!