Who takes care of trees and what are their characteristics?

This week our focus question was: Who takes care of trees? We had a guest speaker from H&N Landscaping and he talked to us about who an arborist is and what they do. We also discussed what was good and bad for trees, types of trees, and how they grow.

S Is For Snow

Letter S Show and Tell

For the letter S show and tell we had a snake, snow bunny, snowflake, sea shells, Santa, a snowman, and suckers!

🎅It'sBeginningToLookALotLikeChristmas🎄

This week we had a fun start to celebrating Christmas by making ornaments and playing in Mrs. Clause's Cookie Cottage.

Christmas Estimation Game

High In The Tree

Objective 15 Demonstrates Phonological Awareness

Our question for the week was, "What food comes from trees"? This activity has you draw a picture of a fruit tree and the children get to practice math skills by erasing some fruit and counting how many is left.

NatureWalk

We took a nature walk around campus and talked about evergreen and deciduous and their characteristics.

Fall Fashion Show

What a great performance! Some benefits of the show are building self -confidence , overcoming fear of public speaking, develop skills in memory, promotes self-expression.

The Pumpkin Patch

We are very thankful for our 7th and 8th grade students. They wrote , illustrated and read a book to each primary student. St. James students learn at an early age to care for others. They also grew a pumpkin patch for our primary students.

C is for candy corn

What special clothes do people wear to work?

Our question for the clothing unit this week was,"What special clothing do people wear to work"? Each child got to pick a costume of what some people might wear to for a job and had a blast with pretend play!

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

We had such wonderful visitors this week! Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother came to tell us their story and passed out some delicious treats.

THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING

This week we did an interactive read aloud with The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything. As the students participated in the read aloud their memory was enhanced. Interactive read alouds help children understand the book being read and participating in a large group gives your child confidence.

NAME RECOGNITION

The children worked on recognizing their name this week by decorating them with halloween sticks which is also a great fine motor exercise.

CLOTHESLINE COUNTING

This is a fun activity goes along with our clothing study and integrates counting and fine motor skills.

Large,Medium,and Small

After reading and discussing the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears, we discussed how clothes are different sizes. Using an assortment of clothes, we put them in order from largest to smallest. We then measured the clothes using linking chains, a measuring tape, and a ruler. We also looked at different types of fabric up close with magnifying glasses.

Centers

With the start of a new season and unit, we have new exciting centers! We have been learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin and have been making our own in the play-doh center. Since we are investigating clothing, we have centers where the children can sort buttons and bears by size and color.

Fire Safety

This week we had a fire truck come visit us and learned all about what to do in case of a fire. We discussed stop, drop, and roll as well as calling 911.