Pajama Drive

The Great Bedtime Story - Pajama Drive

Dear Parents,

It’s time for the annual Scholastic Reading Club Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive
benefiting 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.  For every pair of pajamas that is donated through
the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive, Scholastic Book Club will donate a
brand-new book to Pajama Programs to give kids affected by instability a good
night -for a good day.  

Since 2012, the BECC has collected and donated over 300 sets of pajamas.
Each year these pajamas and books are donated to Social Concern in Woburn.  

Our class wants to be a 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 12, 2018   The Lucky Ducks
will be collecting the pajamas to be donated.

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.

We are going to kick off this year’s pajama drive with an all school
Pajama day on November 20th.  Your child is welcome to wear his or
her pajamas to school. All children are encouraged to participate but
no one is required.

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

The BECC Staff

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

Unit 2

Monday, November 5^th
Professional Development (no students)

Tuesday,  November 6th
Happy Voting - no school

Monday, November 12^th

 Veteran’s Day Observed - no school

Thursday & Friday, November 22 & 23  

Thanksgiving Recess - no school

Thursday, November 29th
Parent Conferences - so school

Unit 2 -Friends

  

In Unit 2, children will be talking about friendship, how to be a good friend, and ways to resolve conflicts with friends. Through the story time books, children hear about the importance of being who you are, helping friends, enjoying special times together, and getting along. In addition to listening to stories, children will learn to identify rhyming works and beginning letters and sounds in words, as they build vocabulary and comprehension skills. They will also participate in a variety of music, poetry, math, science, and art activities.

Theme Concepts:
-A friend is someone we like and want to spend time with. Friends like to do things together. They enjoy each other's company.
-We can have more than one good friend, and we might like to do some things with one friend and other things with other friends.
-Friends usually share with and help one another.
-Friends may have arguments and get mad at one another. Usually, friends work out their problems and continue to be friends.
-We can make new friends and also keep old friends.

Books This Week:
The Little Red Hen, Retold By Philemon Sturges

A Letter to Amy, by Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:
Journal Page
Sequencing making pizza visuals

Making bracelets and giving them to a friend

ABC Memory
Math Story problems

Choice Time:

-Sensory Table- washing, rinsing and drying dishes
-Writing- making stationary and sending letters to friends

- Math and manipulatives - stringing large beads
-Library- Books about friendship
-Easel - Painting pictures of pizza and decorating with "pizza toppings"

-Dramatic Play - Pizza party with friends!

-Fine Motor – Feed the dog a bone

Songs, Word Play, and Letters
Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Eentsy weentsy spider

If your name starts with...

Down by the Bay

Ten Little Fingers

Come on and Join into the game

Chiming in with Rhyming words