We loved to look at the truck. We even forgot how chilly it was outside because seeing a firetruck up close was so cool.
Remember to ask us what we know about STOP, DROP and ROLL!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Fire Safety Photos
We could not believe how many different pieces of gear the firefighters have to wear. The gear they put on is heavier than we are!
We learned that underneath all that heavy gear, mask, hat and air pump are friendly firefighters who are there to rescue us and keep us safe.
We loved to look at the truck. We even forgot how chilly it was outside because seeing a firetruck up close was so cool.
Remember to ask us what we know about STOP, DROP and ROLL!
We loved to look at the truck. We even forgot how chilly it was outside because seeing a firetruck up close was so cool.
Remember to ask us what we know about STOP, DROP and ROLL!
Fall Festival
Our Kindergarten Fall Festival is October 31st from 1:45-2:45 pm. Because this is on A Day and the entire kindergarten team will be participating together, our B Day friends are invited to attend the event and come to school for that one hour only. Students will be allowed to wear their costumes--please see the sheet I sent home in folders about appropriate Halloween attire. I am in need of volunteers. Let me know if you are willing to run a station, help set up, clean up, etc. We are really looking forward to this special event to celebrate Fall in kindergarten.
Fire Safety
Welcome to Fire Safety Week in Kindergarten!
Today and tomorrow both kindergarten classes will have a visit from the Hastings Fire Department. The firemen will be talking to us about how to prevent fires from happening at home and what to do in case there is a fire in your house. We learned that kindergarteners should stay away from candles, stoves, ovens, electrical outlets, lighters and anything else around the house that might be hot. We learned that every house has smoke detectors (show your student where the smoke detectors are in your home) and they go off when they smell smoke. If we see smoke, we should get on our hands and knees because smoke stays up high. We talked about safely feeling the door to see if has fire behind it. We talked about shouting loudly from a window if you are stuck, and to find a safe meeting place to meet family members away from the burning area. Many students suggested that we meet at mailboxes, neighbors houses or a specific tree in the yard. Talk with your student about fire procedures in your house and where your meeting spot is. We practiced calling 911 and talked about the important information to tell on the phone. It is never too late to start teaching students their address and phone number.
Students were each given a fire hat and a fire safety activity book. The book is an optional set of activities for you to work through with your student.
Additionally, please continue to read all white phonics books that come home in folders. We read them together many times at school so students should be able to read them easily at home. Have them point to each word as they read it so they make the connection with the text and what they are saying. It might be fun to create a special box or basket for students to collect and keep all white books so that they can read from them all year.
Check back later this evening for pictures from our fire safety presentation!
Today and tomorrow both kindergarten classes will have a visit from the Hastings Fire Department. The firemen will be talking to us about how to prevent fires from happening at home and what to do in case there is a fire in your house. We learned that kindergarteners should stay away from candles, stoves, ovens, electrical outlets, lighters and anything else around the house that might be hot. We learned that every house has smoke detectors (show your student where the smoke detectors are in your home) and they go off when they smell smoke. If we see smoke, we should get on our hands and knees because smoke stays up high. We talked about safely feeling the door to see if has fire behind it. We talked about shouting loudly from a window if you are stuck, and to find a safe meeting place to meet family members away from the burning area. Many students suggested that we meet at mailboxes, neighbors houses or a specific tree in the yard. Talk with your student about fire procedures in your house and where your meeting spot is. We practiced calling 911 and talked about the important information to tell on the phone. It is never too late to start teaching students their address and phone number.
Students were each given a fire hat and a fire safety activity book. The book is an optional set of activities for you to work through with your student.
Additionally, please continue to read all white phonics books that come home in folders. We read them together many times at school so students should be able to read them easily at home. Have them point to each word as they read it so they make the connection with the text and what they are saying. It might be fun to create a special box or basket for students to collect and keep all white books so that they can read from them all year.
Check back later this evening for pictures from our fire safety presentation!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Book Shelf
Hello Families:
We love to read books in kindergarten. On the right hand side of this blog is a bookshelf that I have filled with books that we have read so far in kindergarten. That way if your student ever comes home excited about what we read, you can find it. Feel free to check any of these books out of the library to read with your student at home. At the bottom of the bookshelf is an arrow scroll that you can press to see additional books. Happy Weekend!
We love to read books in kindergarten. On the right hand side of this blog is a bookshelf that I have filled with books that we have read so far in kindergarten. That way if your student ever comes home excited about what we read, you can find it. Feel free to check any of these books out of the library to read with your student at home. At the bottom of the bookshelf is an arrow scroll that you can press to see additional books. Happy Weekend!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Apple Orchard Visit
We had so much fun visiting the apple orchard. The weather was perfect on both days and the kids were so excited. They had the biggest smiles on their faces for the entire day. They needed to bring their backpacks with them to carry their lunches, apples and pumpkins and not one person complained:-) We have some young adults on our hands.
When we got to the apple orchard we took a ride on a tractor-trailer with Ms. Kay. She took us to a corn
maze.
We wound our way through the maze without getting lost once. We learned that if you flew over the corn maze and looked down at it from an airplane, it would be in the shape of a giant jack-o-lantern!
After the maze, we learned a lot about the different types of apples they grow at the orchard from Ms. Betty.
She showed us how much an apple tree can grow in a year...about one foot!
We watched Ms. Betty show us the special ladder they use for picking apples. Notice the pole...it makes it easier to go over branches and get closer to the tree.
After we became apple experts, we got to wander around rows of apple trees and pick Harelson apples. Yum!
maze.
We learned that the corn that they grow at the orchard is used for animals to eat. It is really hard. That means that humans cannot eat it or we might have stomachaches. We could not believe how tall the corn was. It was above everyone's heads!
We wound our way through the maze without getting lost once. We learned that if you flew over the corn maze and looked down at it from an airplane, it would be in the shape of a giant jack-o-lantern!
After the maze, we learned a lot about the different types of apples they grow at the orchard from Ms. Betty.
She showed us how much an apple tree can grow in a year...about one foot!
She showed us how they give the apple trees a haircut. They call it pruning.
We learned that the apple orchard grows four types of apples...honey crisp, harelson, chestnut crab and an apple similar to the granny smith. We tasted several different kinds and decided we love the honey crisp the best. Ask us how we can tell the apples apart.
It was fun to look at the shape of the seeds inside the apple.
We watched Ms. Betty show us the special ladder they use for picking apples. Notice the pole...it makes it easier to go over branches and get closer to the tree.
After we became apple experts, we got to wander around rows of apple trees and pick Harelson apples. Yum!
We loved picking out a special pumpkin from the patch.
We sure had fun and were super exhausted by the time we returned to school. Ask us what our favorite part of the day was!
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