Primary, remember…

November 21, 2010

Primary, remember: 
We are preparing our Stone Soup, tomorrow, Monday, November 22nd.
Send in your item washed & prepared to go into the crock pot.
We will enjoy our Stone Soup Tuesday, November 23rd!
 
School will be dismissed Wednesday through Friday of this week for Thanksgiving.
 
Happy Thanksgiving!

Primary Show & Share

November 19, 2010

Oh, how I wish you could have been with your beautiful children today!
We started group at 8:00 on the dot, and it lasted for an hour and 45 minutes.
 
Everyone patiently waited their turn.  When called up, each child shared their food item, and we discussed the nutritional value.  Did you know that canned pumpkin has 300% of the daily allowance of vitamin A? 
 
We all applauded, and everyone was so proud! You would have been so proud! Our food drive will be shared with a needy family here in Warren County, who has six children.  Your child is making their Thanksgiving a very special one!
 
Josette

 who is in the Toddler class, her dad, Mr. John visited our class today and shared his Native American heritage.  He brought in 

Josette’s

 doll her grandmother made for her and 

Josette’s

 cradle board she had as a baby.  They were both beautiful! Thank you,

Josette

 & Mr. John!

 
Our Show & Share was a great Show and Share!
 
Thank you!

Recall of Infant Car Seats

November 5, 2010

Infant Car Seats Recalled by Britax Due to Laceration and Choking Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Chaperone Infant car seats

Units: About 23,000

Importer: Britax Child Safety Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.

Hazard: The harness chest clip can break and pose a laceration hazard. Due to its small size it also poses a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received four reports of the chest clip breaking. Injuries from three reports included minor lacerations and scratches to arms and a finger; and one report involved an infant placing the clip in his mouth.

Description: This recall involves Chaperone infant car seats with model numbers E9L95P2 (Red Mill), E9L95P3, E9L95P5 (Cowmooflage), E9L69N9 (Moonstone) manufactured between April 2009 and May 2010. The white serial label with the seat’s serial number, model number, and manufacture date can be found on the underside of the car seat.

Sold at: Mass and independent retailers nationwide and on the Britax website from June 2009 to October 2010 for about $230.

Primary Month of November

November 4, 2010

 

 
Parent conferences are going well.  Don’t forget to sign up!
 
Thank you,
 
Miss Michele

 

November is already flying by!  We are singing “We are Thankful.”  We will read Stone Soup, by John Muth, and prepare our own Stone Soup.  Children will be invited to bring an item for our soup.  After reading the book, we will let you know what your child should bring.
 
The illustrations are of the Asian landscape in water color, and they are outstanding!  We will set up a water color table for the children, and we will also read Native American books by Paul Goble, which also have wonderful illustrations.  For this, we will set up an acrylic and collage tray.
 
Our Show and Share for November will be Friday, November 19th.  Along with their toy, children are invited to bring a non-perishable food item for our food drive.
 
School will be closed Wednesday, November 24-26 for Thanksgiving.  School will resume Monday, November 29, 2010.

 

Primary Spanish

November 4, 2010

Hello, Everyone!

I am Ms. Mary and I would like to tell you about the Spanish program and the progress we have had thus far this academic school year.

We meet three times a week. During our group days together, we have the opportunity to practice Spanish through songs, stories and the chance to ask questions(as a review) about the material covered. We also hold one -on-one sessions with students as to work with their individual needs and learning styles.

We have learned a lot this year and we are using the same material and methods as those used in the normal English class sessions.

In our science classes, we are learning the names of bones, tree parts, the butterfly and its life cycle. In social studies: we are learning about the planet earth, the continents–with special focus in South America. During the last few weeks, we discussed the countries of Colombia and Venezuela in matters of their flags, their geographical location, and their natural resources. We also had the great opportunity to have a cultural segment in which we were able to exhibit a bit of Colombian folklore-”la cumbia”-as well as Venezuelan gastronomy: we enjoyed a typical dish “el pabellon.” This week, we started talking about two more countries: Ecuador & Peru.

In math, we have learned to count and recognize numbers from 0-10 and we are currently working to recognize numbers up to 100. We are also trying to learn and write out the colors (yellow, blue, red, green) and this week, we have looked at the color orange. In addition to, we are learning shapes: the circle, the square and the triangle, and quickly adding the rectangle.

This has simply been a brief and general report concerning a few of the things we do , but I hope to be able to soon send all of you detailed vocabulary plans so as to give you and the children the practice opportunity to also be enjoyed from your homes.

I sincerely thank you for your support and patience.