Dear Dogwood Families, 

Building on harvesting from last week by talking about pumpkins and apples this week has been so much fun. Well timed with the cooling weather, we are getting more and more excited about fall as well. We read Fall Apples and Fall Pumpkins. We have talked a lot about the crab apples on our Cedar playground as well. Despite having apple in the name, they are not for eating.

Next week we will be talking about fall colors, specifically orange, yellow, and red. Hopefully we will be able to finish our fall trees. We are seeing more and more leaves on our playground and will be hunting for different colored leaves. We have a lot of yellow currently.

Because it is fall and the weather is chilly, we have been wearing jackets outside almost every day. This means we have been practicing our jacket flip a lot. The jacket flip is a way to empower the children of our classrooms to put their jackets on by themselves. They put their jackets on the ground with the tag by their toes. Then they put their arms in the sleeves and stretch up, moving the jacket up and over their heads until it flips around and settles properly. Ask a teacher if you would like a demonstration.

Have a great weekend.

Ms. Karina, Ms. Hillary, Ms. Spenser, and Ms. Jen