Grace Garden Preschool

This week we continued learning about community helpers. We focused on firefighters, doctors, nurses, and teachers. On Tuesday we made firetrucks with ladders that actually move up and down! We also talked about stop, drop and roll. We practiced this over and over again outside! Speaking of outside, the weather on Tuesday was so spring-like we stayed out to do some extra gardening (we planted some beans) and then remained outside for our picnic snack. On Wednesday we talked about doctors and nurses. We had a box full of real items that come from a doctor's office such as tongue depressors, surgical masks, empty bottles of medicine, and bandages. The kids had a great time guessing what these items were for and then used them to play with during center time. They had a great time putting bandages on baby dolls, stuffed animals and each other. We also made doctor dolls complete with a white coat. On Thursday we talked about teachers and how we are all teachers at different times. We then learned how to make one color out of mixing two different colors. Orange was the most popular! 

We enjoyed reading many books this week.  A couple of our favorites were The Fire Station by Robert Munsch and Ms Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate. The kids love any books written by Robert Munsch. The repetition of his words guide the children to begin reading out loud on their own. 

Wednesday in chapel Pastor Amy talked to us about communities, helping each other within a community and why this is so important. We learned that we can make a community anywhere there are people and that helping one another makes us feel good. What a great lesson to learn no matter how old you are.

Thursday in music Mrs. S had some great songs about community helpers.  An old Sesame Street favorite was "The People in Our Neighborhood."  Do you remember that song?   

It was a great week! Next week we will begin our unit on Dinosaurs. This unit is a favorite among the kids.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Ms. Andrea and Ms. Melissa