January 31, 2012

Safety Day with Chief Finlayson!

WHAT A GREAT DAY!
We started out by learning about OCTAGONS!
Playing Red Light, Green Light with our OCTAGON Stop Signs!!

We learned about bike safety, road safety, car safety, and staying safe at home.

We were honored to have Chief Finlayson come to our school and talk to us about being a police officer!
What FUN he was!
 He had so many fun things to show us and tell us! The kids were in heaven!
 Each of the kids got to try on the police hat and vest.....

The Morning Class! 

 Not only did we get to see one of the police cars with the lights turned on...... 
 Each child got a turn to turn on the siren!!!
 We even got to hear dispatch make a quick countdown on the radio! 
 Police cars have so much stuff to see inside!!!

Afternoon Class!
 HANDCUFFS!!!

The afternoon class turning on the lights and siren!!
Chief Finlayson taught us the correct way to cross the street safely, and even helped us all cross the street in front of the classroom!
 He gave us some fun police coloring books and each child left with a sticker badge to call their own!

THANK YOU CHIEF FINLAYSON!! 

January 24, 2012

Like a DIAMOND in the sky....

Can you believe we made diamonds out of a shape we already knew??

If you take two triangles... you can make a diamond! Who knew?!

Take one diamond... and you can make a kite!!!

 OUR SHAPE SORT...... 

January 21, 2012

Ovals and Triangles...

Children start to recognize the difference between shapes as babies! As they grow, they can compare shapes and recognize them everywhere! Learning shapes helps to build skills such as letter recognition, reading, writing, and math. It also helps them learn more about the world around them!

We have been exploring more and more with shapes. Here we are sorting CIRCLES and OVALS....

How fun! Our FINGERPRINTS are in the shape of OVALS!!!



 TRIANGLE FUN!!


PAINTING WITH POTATOES!!
(you should have seen some of the looks I got when I pulled out these potatoes!!)