Oh Happy Day... I am in 4K!!: October 2015

My last post began the same way.... I'd say we are blessed to have this beautiful weather still with us!

A BIG THANK YOU

to all of those who attended and helped to make our field trip a success!

The extra hands make the whole day go just a little bit smoother! ;-)

Is this time of year scary? Maybe for some! But we have the light of Jesus shining in our hearts... and in the heart of those pumpkins you are carving, right? Jesus is the light of the world and what a perfect time of year to be reminded of this truth! Our world can be a dark place, but Jesus makes it bright and new, every morning!! Carve a happy pumpkin this year, with a shining light inside, because we have much to be happy about! I can't wait to carve our pumpkin with the kids, next week!

A couple friendly reminders:

- Pictures are due back Friday!

- The Ecology Fair is on Saturday. Our worm farm will be there.... hopefully they will want to come out and play!! :D

- Dress up days are October 29th and 30th! Please make sure your child has comfortable clothes for the remainder of the day. We will use our costumes in the morning. They can come in costume!

- Our Fall chapel monies will be going towards the Adopt-A-Family program from Love Inc. IHA will select a family in need and purchase Christmas gifts for the family.

October is flying by... so lets take a moment to reflect!

Leaf rubbings and identification!!

We're going on a leaf hunt!!

We sorted all of the leaves from our leaf hunt! There are leaves from a maple tree, ash tree, and more!!

Teamwork!!

Apple Holler!

Such a beautiful day!!

A fire safety day, at that!

This week has been full of fire safety fun!

We practiced STOP, DROP, and ROLL by actually completing the steps, and reinforced the concept through a three step sequencing activity. The students learned to STOP, DROP, and ROLL when their clothes catch fire. The emergency number, 911, has also been a focus. Today we spent time determining which scenarios were appropriate for using this number. We sprayed out fire in the sensory table, set up flames in the block center, and drove cars through our temporary table top town. Our fire truck craft this year, involved cutting out our own wheels and assembling without specific instructions. We also practiced writing "911" on our fire truck to remind us of the emergency number. By mixing red and yellow paint with saran wrap, we came up with a fiery, orange background. We were also introduced to the letter "Ff", have been practicing it's sound and learning about words that have an initial /f/ sound. Some students will also be incorporating the word "fire" into their writing. We have yet to create our fire safety rules booklet and continue our study on Abraham and Sarah. God promised Abraham he would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky! That is a whole lot; more than we can count! Each of us is made a star through Jesus, so a little time spent on self portraits will also make its way into the remainder of the week.

If you haven't sent me the phone number you wish for your child to practice, please do!

This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it. ~Psalm 118:24

Have you.....

1. Turned in your child's permission slip?

2. Turned in your cookie dough orders?

3. Given your child a big squeeze today?

BLESSINGS!!!!!

(Check out some fire safety shots, among some recent others!!)