We introduced the rosary for the month of October.  The children learned about the rosary. They colored a picture of Mary and children holding a rosary.

We reviewed circles and red.

We introduced Fire Safety. We introduced the number 911, what they mean,  what to say when you have to call, and when to call 911. The children learned when you have fire on your clothes to stop, drop and roll.  We practiced this. They also learned  we crawl on the floor and practiced crawling on the floor to the door if there is smoke in the room. We practiced for a fire. The whole school had a fire drill on Friday .We were able to see the fire truck at our school. We acted out what a firefighter does. We watched a video about a fire house.

The children learned what a fire firghter wears and why. They also learned what is on a firetruck. The children made a fire truck. We hope to have visitors from the fire house come to present their gear and maybe the truck. The children made a firedog craft.

We introduced and discussed Christopher Columbus. We learned he was an explorer and discovered the world is round. We acted out sailing  on a ship by rocking.  We watched a Sesame street video about Christopher Columbus. The children made a Columbus craft using paints, their handprints, and glue. They did a great job.  

We have been introducing sign language to the students. We introduced signing  please. We reviewed signing friends, I am Special, Red, and thank you. 

 Coloring helps build eye hand coordination and fine motor control. We ask the students to do their best.

We will be reviewing the procedures for our classroom rules everyday. We discussed not running in our room, using inside voices, keeping our hands to ourselves, hands should not hurt our friends, eating at the tables, resttime,  asking to use the bathroom and taking turns in the class.

We were able to get outside  a few days. We also played in the gym. Please send a jacket with your child for cooler days.

We practiced a firedrill. The children are good listeners. We will continue to practice. Please reassure your child we are just practicing so we know what to do. We had a fire drill on Friday.
We introduced Lock down drill. The students sat  quietly on the floor in the dark.  

We did some dancing and body movements. We sang songs about Fall, apples, fire fighters, and 911.

Every day we try to read a story to the class. The students love the stories. This can also be done at home. It helps the children hear words and sounds, provides some quiet time, and introduces them to letters, words, and print. you can ask questions that happen in the story.

We read; Clifford, The Fire House Dog, Let's Go to the Firehouse, 911, Mouse's First Fall, and We Love Fall.