STARS Classroom News
April 25 - April 29, 2016
What Happened Last Week....
We continued our spring theme this week. We read our anchor book Over in the Meadow. We had fun with it. We continued to sing the book and act it out with stuffed animals. Our book was a counting rhyme, so we counted and learned numbers. I asked wh- questions and yes/no questions about our book and we sequenced the story by learning which animals go with which numbers.
What Will Happen This Week....
We will start our new theme, Fire Safety. Our anchor book will be Clifford the Firehouse Dog. The children enjoy reading and learning about fire trucks, fire fighters, and all the things that go along with it. We will talk about stop, drop and roll. The children will have fun practicing these three steps.
Matt and Molly...
Our Matt and Molly this week is Time to Clean Up. They are doing some spring cleaning. We will be answering wh- questions and yes/no questions. We will sequence the story and predict what might happen next. We will determine what part of the story is missing when I take part of it away.
Table Time Activities...
Monday - Finger paint flames on paper. Use red and yellow paint and mix with fingers to make orange.
Tuesday - Small groups
Thursday - MOTOR GROUP- Our occupational and physical therapist will be implementing theme-oriented fine and gross motor activities during this time.
Friday - Shape Fire Truck - Cut out large rectangle and glue on, glue on all the different shapes. Scissor skills, hand strengthening to squeeze glue and pincer grasp to glue on shapes.
IMPORTANT INFO & UPCOMING DATES
Tuesday May 17th End of the Year Celebration (more details to come)
Friday May 20th Last Day of School
*Check out Merrell's Message-a blog done by our Assistant Principal Kristen Merrell http://merrellsmessage.com/
Below is the link to the Great Beginnings website. Please refer to the calendar for the updated events.
FUN SENSORY TUB IDEAS/PROJECTS FOR HOME
OTHER RELATED BOOKS TO READ
SONGS
Fire Safety Video for Kids with SteveSongs & Sparky the Fire Dog
FIRE SAFETY RAP! (song for kids about fire safety, calling 911, etc...)
Sparky's ABCs of Fire Safety
Handy Manny - Fire Fighter Manny
Clean Up Song