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NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH BEGINS-
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ASSEMBLY-
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH DURING FRIDAY 15
VETERANS DAY🇺🇲
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH-NO SCHOOL
MAKE UP PICTURE DAY📸
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH
📌 It is important that all students have an Emergency Kit on campus. If you have not turned your child's Emergency Kit in yet, please do so as soon as possible.
Emergency Supply List
3 granola bars or individual cereal boxes (no peanut or nut butter products)
6 small pop-top cans of tuna or chicken
1 small jar of soy butter (no peanut or nut butter products)
4 small cans of fruit juice
1 mini flashlight with batteries
Your family’s personal out-of-state contact name and number
Optional Items
Family photograph
Note of encouragement
Small game book
Small cuddly toy for younger children
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THIS WEEK AT TCS- The ALL-SCHOOL NEWSLETTER for important dates and events.
WELCOME TO A SPOOK-TACULAR WEEK IN THE YELLOW ROOM TK!! THE EXCITEMENT WAS PALPABLE AS OUR FRIENDS COUNTED DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL HALLOWEEN! WE READ LOTS OF HALLOWEEN BOOKS, CREATED BEWITCHING ART PROJECTS, CELEBRATED EZRA JACK AS OUR FRIEND OF THE WEEK, CARVED A PUMPKIN, AND OH YEAH- CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN TCS STYLE!!!
THE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING-
PRACTICING MINDFULNESS-SPREADING KINDNESS
THIS WEEK, DURING MORNING MINDFULNESS, WE PRACTICED SOME CALMING TECHNIQUES WHICH BROUGHT AWARENESS TO OUR BODIES. FRIENDS STRETCHED AND CHALLENGED THEIR BODIES AS THEY PERFORMED SOME YOGA POSES.
WE THEN TOOK OUR PRACTICE OUTSIDE ON THE GRASSY FIELD WHERE EZRA JACK, AS "FRIEND OF THE WEEK," SHARED A COLORFUL PLAY TUNNEL WITH HIS CLASSMATES. FRIENDS WERE GIVEN A COLOR AND WERE TOLD TO NAME SOMETHING THEY SAW WHICH WAS THE SAME COLOR. NEXT, THEY TOOK A DEEP BREATH, LET IT OUT, AND CRAWLED THROUGH THE TUNNEL TO THEIR FRIENDS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
P.E WITH COACH JEREMY
THE YELLOW ROOMERS CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT THEIR STRONG GROSS MOTOR SKILLS WHILE FOLLOWING MULTI-DIRECTIONAL STEPS AS THEY LEARN NEW GAMES WHICH CHALLENGE THEIR MINDS AND BODIES AND PROMOTE TEAMWORK WITH THEIR PEERS.
THIS WEEK, COACH JEREMY TAUGHT THE KIDS A NEW GAME CALLED JUMPER CARS. AFTER WARMING UP THEIR BODIES WITH SOME STRETCHING EXERCISES, FRIENDS WERE READY TO JUMP IN AND BEGIN THE GAME!
THE CHILDREN WERE ASSIGNED TEAMS ACCORDING TO THE COLORS OF COACH JEREMY'S HULA HOOPS. ONCE THEY WERE STANDING INSIDE THEIR HOOPS, HE CALLED OUT A COLOR. THE CHILDREN, INSIDE THOSE COLOR HOOPS, DRAGGED THEM ALONG, USING THEIR FEET TO BUMP FRIENDS WHO WERE INSIDE DIFFERENT COLOR HOOPS. IF YOU GOT BUMPED, YOU HAD TO DO FIVE JUMPING JACKS!
GUEST LIBRARY READER:
THIS WEEK'S GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS JUSTIN, TYLER'S DADDY! HE READ THREE BOOKS TYLER HAD CHOSEN TO GET THE YELLOW ROOMERS INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT! OUR FRIENDS WERE ESPECIALLY RIVETED TO THE STORY OF THE GRUFFALO.
OUTDOOR PLAY YAY!!!
MUSIC CLASS
FRIEND OF THE WEEK: EZRA JACK
THIS WEEK, WE CELEBRATED OUR FRIEND OF THE WEEK, EZRA JACK!! HE PRESENTED HIS WONDERFUL POSTER ILLUSTRATING HIS LIFE ON THE ROAD WHILE TOURING WITH HIS MOMMY WHO IS A MUSICIAN. EZRA JACK HAS BEEN ALL ACROSS AMERICA, HAVING VISITED ALMOST ALL 50 STATES!
HIS BABY PHOTOS REVEALED NOT ONLY HIS EXTREME CUTENESS, BUT ALSO THAT NASA PUT HIS FACE IN SPACE WHEN HE WAS BORN!! PHOTOS OF FAMILY ADVENTURES TO DISNEYLAND AND PICTURES OF HIS GRANDPARENTS WERE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ON HIS POSTER!!
EZRA JACK ALSO SHARED HIS 48 MAGNETIC MINECRAFT CUBES WITH THE CLASS WHICH HE PROUDLY COUNTED FOR HIS PEERS.
ON THURSDAY, EZRA JACK'S MOMMY, ZZ, AND DADDY, EVAN, SHARED A FUN AND FESTIVE INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS FOR HIS "FRIEND OF THE WEEK" CELEBRATION!
ZZ READ A CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE STORY WITH A HALLOWEEN THEME THAT SHE AND EVAN CREATED FOR THE CHILDREN, ENTITLED CAPTAIN JACK O' LANTERN AND THE CANDY MAGIC TREASURE!
NEXT, IT WAS TIME FOR A SCAVENGER HUNT TO FIND MISSING CANDY FROM A TREASURE CHEST. ZZ READ A VARIETY OF CLUES, AND THE CHILDREN SEARCHED FOR THE MISSING CANDY THROUGHOUT THE CLASSROOM!
THE FINAL CLUE LED TO AN ACTUAL GIANT TREASURE CHEST HIDDEN UNDER A PIRATE-THEMED TABLE SETTING! THE CHILDREN WERE ECSTATIC TO OPEN THE CHEST WHICH REVEALED GOLD COINS, LARGE COLORFUL GEMS, BEADED NECKLACES, AND YES, LOTS OF CANDY!!
EACH CHILD CHOSE FOUR PIECES OF THE SWEET TREATS TO ENJOY AT HOME! AFTERWARD, EVERYONE ENJOYED A YUMMY CUPCAKE!!!
THE YELLOW ROOMERS GAVE LOTS OF THANK YOU "SHOUT-OUTS" TO EZRA JACK AND HIS FAMILY TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE AND ENJOYMENT OF THIS AMAZING "FRIEND OF THE WEEK" ACTIVITY, THE CHILDREN NOT ONLY WROTE A GROUP "THANK YOU" LETTER FOR HIS "FRIEND OF THE WEEK" BOOK BUT ALSO FILLED IT WITH THEIR THOUGHTFUL DRAWINGS! EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO ZZ AND EVAN FOR ALL OF THE EFFORT THEY PUT IN TO CREATE SUCH AN AWESOME FRIEND OF THE WEEK ACTIVITY!
SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY
THIS WEEK, THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE HAPPY TO REVISIT ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE SONGS, LOS POLLITOS DICEN. THEY ALSO CONTINUED PRACTICING ANOTHER FAVORITE, SACO UNA MANITO.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS BELOW IF YOU WANT TO PRACTICE SOME OF THESE SONGS WITH YOUR CHILDREN!
FESTIVE HALLOWEEN ART
THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE IN THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT AS THEY CREATED FESTIVE SUNCATCHERS IN THE FORM OF BATS, WITCHES' HATS, PUMPKINS, CANDY CORN, AND EVEN A RAVEN!
FRIENDS ALSO PRACTICED THEIR SHAPE RECOGNITION AS TEACHER JAN GAVE THEM DIFFERENT PRECUT CONSTRUCTION PAPER SHAPES WHICH THEY USED TO CREATE WITCHES FLYING ON THEIR BROOMS AGAINST A FULL MOON!
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES, THE YELLOW ROOMERS DECORATED THEIR TRUNK OR TREAT BAGS USING A VARIETY OF HOLIDAY STICKERS AND MARKERS!
FRIENDS PRACTICED USING THEIR FINE MOTOR SKILLS AS THEY FOCUSED ON STRINGING HALLOWEEN-COLORED BEADS TO CREATE FESTIVE BRACELETS.
ART
WITH TEACHER MATT
THE YELLOW ROOMERS WERE EAGER TO CONTINUE THEIR PROJECTS FROM LAST WEEK. THE CHILDREN'S AIR-DRIED DIYAS WERE READY TO BE PAINTED. FRIENDS USED A TRIO OF COLORS TO DECORATE THEIR CLAY POTS.
BOOKS WE READ THIS WEEK
ON WEDNESDAY, TEACHER SARAH READ THE BOOK, PUMPKIN CIRCLE: THE STORY OF A GARDEN, BY GEORGE LEVENSON WHICH EXPLORED A PUMPKIN'S LIFE CYCLE... GROWING FROM SEEDS TO PUMPKINS AND EVENTUALLY DECOMPOSING, RETURNING BACK TO THE EARTH.
FOLLOWING THE STORY, THE CHILDREN WERE DELIGHTED TO WATCH TEACHER SARAH CARVE A PUMPKIN. THE KIDS WERE ALL INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL SENSORY EXPERIENCE AS THEY EXPLORED THE PUMPKIN'S INSIDES.
FRIENDS USED WORDS LIKE "SLIMEY", "GOOEY", AND EVEN "YUCKY" TO DESCRIBE THE SINEWY PULP AND THE MOIST SEEDS THEY FELT AS THEY REACHED INTO THE PUMPKIN.
AFTER THE PUMPKIN WAS HOLLOWED OUT, IT WAS TIME TO CARVE IT INTO OUR YELLOW ROOM HALLOWEEN JACK O' LANTERN!
EACH CHILD WAS GIVEN A HANDFUL OF PUMPKIN SEEDS TO BRING HOME IN HOPES OF GROWING THEIR OWN PUMPKINS!
ART:
CALAVERAS (SUGAR SKULLS)
IN HONOR OF
DIÁ DE LOS MUERTOS
THE CHILDREN WATCHED TWO SHORT VIDEOS WHICH PRESENTED THE BEAUTY AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS IN MEXICO.
THE YELLOW ROOMERS DECORATED PREPRINTED IMAGES OF SUGAR SKULLS USING COLORFUL OIL PASTELS. THEY ALSO GLUED CARDBOARD FLOWERS ONTO THEM.
THURSDAY 15....OUR TCS COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER!
ON THURSDAY, WE COMMEMORATED DÌA DE LOS MUERTOS WITH A SPECIAL "THURSDAY 15" ALL-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
THE YELLOW ROOMERS ENJOYED A DRUMMING SOLO BY A MIDDLE-SCHOOLER, AUGUSTIN, AND THE GREEN ROOM TEACHERS SHARED THE HISTORY OF DÌA DE MUERTOS.
WE ALSO ENJOYED A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE BY A SPECIAL GUEST SINGER, MELISSA OCASIO.
AFTERWARD, WE VISITED THE TCS OFRENDÁ (ALTAR) AND SHARED OUR THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES OF LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR THE CLASS PARTY DONATIONS, DECORATIONS, TREATS, AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
WE WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS FUN DAY! WE VALUE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND LOVE YOU ALL!!
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!🎃
WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE,
☮️💛SARAH AND JAN🧡💜
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