You have probably heard from your actors that we will be putting on a few short plays when you visit 2 weeks from now. A few children have offered to bring in some props that we need, and which they assure me they would be allowed to borrow from home. Any prop they bring in will be kept in our classroom until the day of the performance, so if you need it between now and then, please don't allow them to take it! What we need most is a variety of plastic vegetables - this is most likely what your child will be looking for, but there are 1 or 2 other things that specific people have offered to contribute.
We will also need some costumes. I have asked all the actors to bring in whatever costumes they have at home (from previous Halloweens etc.) that would work for any of our characters. We'll see what we have Monday, and anyone who doesn't have a costume will simply wear the right colour on the day of the performance, and we'll add a few details. There is no need to make or buy a special costume, though some children have ideas that they might ask for your help with. That's entirely up to you - I don't want it to be any extra work for the moms and dads!
If you could just do me the favour of asking your child if there's anything he/she is supposed to bring to school on Monday (costume or prop related) to jog their memory, that would be very helpful. Thanks!
The kids are all getting to be quite good at naming 3-D shapes - sometimes without even seeing it, but simply with a description of it's characteristics!
For example: I have two ends that are circular and I can roll. Who am I? (Je suis un cylindre.)
J'ai 4 côtés triangulaires et une base en forme de carré. J'ai un sommet en haut. Qui suis-je? (Je suis une pyramide à base carré.)
Today we identified and labelled 5 different shapes that we used in our recycled sculptures. Great work!
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