Happy Thanksgiving!

We want to remind you that Wednesday, November 25th is a half-day of school for the entire Burlington School District.  All BECC classes will be dismissed at 11:30.  There will be no afternoon classes on Wednesday.  The BECC will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday November 27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.  If you have any questions, please call us at781-270-1808.

Family Traditions

Family Traditions

• Thank you for sending in your houses they look Terrific!

What's happening in the Lucky Duck Class?

• We are collecting pajamas for the Scholastic Pajama Drive
• We have started talking about Family Traditions
• No School November 26th and 27th
• December 3rd is conferences - I will send an email with your time.
• Save the Date - December 17th will be our family show.

Theme concepts for this unit are:

-A family is a group of children and adults who care for each other.

-A family tradition is a special way of doing things

-Family traditions may be connected to ethnicity

-Traditions are observed with different frequencies

-Traditions can take many forms: food, activities, and clothing

-Traditions have common themes

November 23-25

Books for the Week:

Bunny Cakes

Thanks for Thanksgiving

Small Groups:

Patterns with animals

Making a shopping list

Choice Time:

Art - Making Turkeys

Brown Table: Small Groups

Writing: Making a shopping list

Blue Table: Letter Matching

Sensory Table: Corn Meal

Dramatic Play Area: Grocery Store

Rug Toy: Legos

Blocks: Small blocks

Pajama Drive

The 6th-Annual Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive

Dear Parents,

It’s time for the annual Scholastic Reading Club Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive benefitting Pajama Program, a nonprofit organization that provides new pajamas and books to children in need—especially those living in group homes, shelters, foster care, and orphanages.  

Since 2009, caring classrooms across the country have risen to the challenge and donated nearly 350,000 pairs of new pajamas. The Scholastic Reading Club has more than matched those numbers with nearly 700,000 new books donated directly to Pajama Program headquarters, where they are then distributed across the country by Pajama Program.

Our school wants to be part of this drive so that we can help make a better bedtime for these children. Together we can help the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive reach even more kids with pj’s and books.

If you and your child are able to participate, please have your child bring in a new pair of pajamas to school by___December 10, 2015.

Here are some simple guidelines for the pajamas:

• Pajamas must be brand-new.
• Pajamas in all sizes are needed—from newborn to adult.
• Pajamas must be in complete sets or nightgowns.
• Pajamas in children’s sizes must be manufactured as pajamas—this ensures that they are flame-retardant and safe.

Thank you for helping us share the gift of a good night’s sleep and a sweet bedtime story.

The BECC Staff

If you have any questions please contact, Katie Roofe at roofe@bpsk12.org

PS: You can find out more about the drive and the program at: scholastic.com/pjdrive

Family Traditions

What's happening in the Lucky Duck Class?

• We are collecting pajamas for the Scholastic Pajama Drive
• We have updated our schedule to better meet the needs of the Lucky Duck students. Some of the changes include - moving away from free play to a longer choice time first thing in the morning. We are also including small groups during choice time. This allows us to meet everyone's needs in a smaller group setting. Groups will continue to change and grow throughout the year. Snack time is a little bit longer - this class of Lucky Ducks is very social and truly enjoy snack time. Our handwriting time is near the end of our morning
• We have started talking about Family Traditions
• A family homework project was sent home today
• No School November 10th and 11th
• December 3rd is conferences - More information will come home shortly
• Save the Date - December 17th will be our family show.

We began a new unit this week; Family Traditions. 

Theme concepts for this unit are:

-A family is a group of children and adults who care for each other.

-A family tradition is a special way of doing things

-Family traditions may be connected to ethnicity

-Traditions are observed with different frequencies

-Traditions can take many forms: food, activities, and clothing

-Traditions have common themes

Some questions we will answer in this unit are:

-What is a family?

-What is a family tradition?

-Why doesn’t everybody have the same tradition?

-Why are some traditions seasonal and some aren’t?

-What are your family traditions?

November 2-6th

Books for the Week:

Full, Full, Full of Love by: Trish Cooke

Titch by: Pat Hutchins

Small Groups:

Food Memory from Full, Full, Full of Love

Counting Fingers and Sequencing hands by size - Thank you for sending in your hands

Choice Time:

Art - water colors

Brown Table: Small Groups

Library: Thanksgiving and November Books

Blue Table: Doll Houses

Sensory Table: Sorting Pasta

Dramatic Play Area: Taking care of babies

Rug Toy: Rescue Heroes

Blocks: CLOSED

November 9-13th (No School 11/10 and 11/11)

Books for the Week:

Bunny Cakes by: Rosemary Wells

Small Groups:

Bunny Cakes shape matching