Wow! Another exciting week here in First Grade! The kids had their first indoor lunch thanks to the rain and thunder on Thursday. Mrs. Coulter and I learned that many of these Firsties have never really experienced thunder before... and we also learned that many of them would be just fine if they never heard thunder again! We also had a lot of fun learning about safety and health with our paramedic visitor Jeremy. He brought a brand new ambulance to show the class, used an EKG monitor on one student, a neck brace on another student, and a long bandage on our Super Student. Needless to say they had a great time! The students had a chance to walk inside the ambulance, and sit on the gurney in groups of ten (as they let the gurney go up and down like a ride!) Jeremy was hoping that if the kids became familiar with an ambulance and the tools paramedics need to use, our students will be less apprehensive if/when an emergency occurs. A big thanks to our room parents who were able to help out at the last minute, as well as take some awesome photos for the year book!
As you have all heard by now, there have been a few instances of lice occurring around campus. Thank you so much to the parents for donating lavender and rosemary for our classroom. Let's hope the plants discourage any of those little buggers from entering our First Grade room! Parents, it is a very good idea to keep your girls' hair up high in a bun or braid... apparently ponytails are not the best prevention (according to a former parent with some very wise advice thanks to some not-so-great experiences!) Better safe than sorry! Please note that Ms. Charlotte is not checking every single head for lice- only the siblings of anyone who has lice, or who has siblings in the classes affected. Please help us out by checking your child's head regularly for nits and lice (even if they aren't complaining of feeling itchy). Thank you so much! Mrs. Coulter and I really appreciate it!
Our popcorn party was a hit! The kids enjoyed festive cupcakes or cookies (their choice) while watching It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! I absolutely love this classic, especially Charlie Brown's amazing ghost costume. The kids really enjoyed it based on their endless laughter! (Or maybe that was the direct result of the sugar...)
Monday will be a special day with another special visitor- Officer Coulter of the Simi Valley Police Department. We will also have our first Meet the Masters art lesson. The class will be viewing artworks by Toulouse-Lautrec, and the following week they will be recreating one of his masterpieces.
Finally, I have finally received the official list of children whose parents have requested that their photo not be shown on the internet. I can only assume this means that the same parents do not want their child's face to appear on my blog. To make sure, I will be sending home a separate sheet with all of my Firsty Families to fill out sometime in the next week. I wouldn't want a child to think their photo hasn't been put up on the blog for some other reason, and I want to respect their privacy, too. Feel free to e-mail me ahead of time if you know you absolutely never want your child's face to appear on our blog.
Have a fabulous weekend, and we will see you next week!
Take care!
~ Ms. Hudson
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