We began the week by walking to theatre to listen to Marianne Berkes speak and read her book, In The Ocean, In the Coral Reef! It was so wonderful to listen to this dynamic author!!
The children created vehicles by gluing shapes together! They will soon adorn our classroom bulletin board. Come in and take a look!!
Vehicles. vehicles everywhere!
On the land, on the sea, and in the air!!
Painting snowmen at the easel provided opportunities for discussion about the seasons and using small, medium, and large circles!!
We saw so many wonderful aspects of a firefighter's job on our visit to the main fire station on Wednesday! We began by watching the ABC's of fire safety video.
We walked through the kitchen and the weight room. We learned that the firefighters work for a 24 hour shift then are off for 48 hours. A firefighter needs to be strong to do their jobs. They exercise everyday!
We saw their classroom and heard the very large bell.
We experienced so much, yet our main goal for this field trip is for the children to see the firefighters in their complete uniform with mask and oxygen tank. We want them to realize that in the event they are in a real fire, these firefighters are there to help them, although they do look and sound a little scary.
On Thursday, Mrs. Smay read, Where's Walrus? by Steven Savage
Some of the other books that we read this week are:
Away We Go by Rebecca Dotlich
I am a Garbage Truck by Ace Landers
On the Moon by Anna Milbourne
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
Our themes for exploring on Friday were circus, winter, and firefighter!!
