Primary: This Week
March 9, 2011
Last Friday, I found a dead hummingbird in one of the bushes at my house. Of course, I bagged the poor bird, & brought it in to share with all of my friends on Monday!
This was our introduction to oviparous animals: animals that lay eggs, with little or no embryonic development within the mother.
Today, Finley’s dad, Mr. Jarrett, came in to speak to us about reptiles and amphibians. Everyone was excited to talk about oviparous animals & their pets with Mr. Jarrett!
Mr. Jarrett, a herpetologist, brought in a map turtle, a tiger salamander & a siren salamander. He invited us to hold the tiger salamander. Some of us were thrilled to, others politely declined: “No thank you.”
Thank you Finley for sharing your wonderful dad with us, & thank you Mr. Jarrett for coming in!
Afterwards, we went on our Nature Trail, hence our muddy shoes and pants. Miss Michelle & Miss Lauren found a small salamander.
With these rainy, muddy days, please send children in rain boots, so that we are able to explore the wonders of nature on our Trail.
Miss Michele
Primary: Wonderful Day 1/18/11
February 1, 2011
Today was a wonderful day!
Mazes were made with red rods.
Structures were built with the brown prisms & pink cubes,
as well as our new tree blocks.
A portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. was drawn.
Maps of The World, North America,
& Africa were traced and colored.
Bears were punched out. Arctic & African animals were stamped.
Words were made with moveable alphabets.
Workbooks were written in.
Reading books were read.
Math work & books were completed:
calendar,
number writing,
bead stairs,
addition,
multiplication,
& 100′s, 10′s, & units.
New Spanish vocabulary cards and words were introduced.
The tale of Tuk the Hunter was started, & a new lesson was introduced about the Inuit people and arctic animals.
Today was a wonderful day!
Primary Show & Share
November 19, 2010
who is in the Toddler class, her dad, Mr. John visited our class today and shared his Native American heritage. He brought in
doll her grandmother made for her and
cradle board she had as a baby. They were both beautiful! Thank you,
& Mr. John!
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 Spanish
November 4, 2010
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.
Welcome Back!
October 15, 2010
Primary September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
What a gorgeous day!
We completed the skeleton system today with the pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula and phalanges! At group, we discussed foods which helped strengthen our bones and teeth: yogurt, milk, cheese, broccoli, ice cream, salads, beans, & “cheese puffs!”
From my office window, I watched Miss Hannah and her friends march across the playground to compost. I just love that!
At the end of our morning, we had our fire drill for September, and everyone stopped what they were doing and got in line! Our second fire drill took less than 2 minutes. We are ready!
What a gorgeous day!
Toy Recalls
September 18, 2010
Toy Veggies Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with The Land of Nod, announced a voluntary recall of the “Play With Your Veggies” toys. The toy vegetable sets are made of felt wool and include six vegetables: radish, onion, asparagus, tomato, lettuce, and carrot. The asparagus is the only vegetable being recalled due to the possibility of a metal wire in the asparagus becoming exposed, posing a laceration hazard to children. Consumers should immediately take the toy asparagus from children and return the product to the company for a free replacement. Contact The Land of Nod at 800-933-9904 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST, Monday-Friday. You can also visit the firm’s website at www.landofnod.com or email the firm at recall@landofnod.com. To view the recall notice, please click here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10335.html or http://www.landofnod.com/Customer-Service/Recall/FeltVeggies.aspx
2. Giant Starbuilders and Giant Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10346.html
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1. NEWS from CPSC and HC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2010
Release #10-345
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 778-7193
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983
Chuck E. Cheese’s Recalls Light-up Rings and Star Glasses Due to Ingestion Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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: Chuck E Cheese’s Light-up Rings and Star Glasses
Units: About 1,100,000 Light-up Rings and 120,000 Star Glasses
Importer: CEC Entertainment, Inc., of Irving, Texas
Hazard: If crushed or pulled apart, the plastic casing can break into small pieces and possibly expose the batteries, posing an ingestion hazard to children. If ingested, the batteries may be damaging to either the stomach, intestine, esophagus or nasal mucus membrane.
Incidents/Injury: There have been two reported incidents involving the Light-Up Rings. One involved a child swallowing a battery, the other involved a child inserting a battery into his nostril. There are no reported incidents involving the Star Glasses.
Description:
Light-Up Rings – The rings were distributed as part of a promotional product offering or during parent-teacher association conventions. The ring measures 1 1/8 inches across and is made of plastic with a black elastic band. The ring comes in several colors – blue, green, purple, yellow, and pink. The back of the ring is fastened either with screws or glue.
Star Glasses – The glasses were distributed as part of a birthday package. The glasses measure about 5 1/2 inches across by 2 1/2 inches tall and are made of red translucent plastic and have the words Chuck E. Cheese’s painted on the side.
Sold at: Chuck E Cheese’s Restaurants from April 2009 through June 2010 (Light-up Rings) and April through August 2010 (Star Glasses).
Manufactured in: China
Remedy:
Light-Up Rings – Consumers should immediately take the Light-Up Ring away from children and return it to any Chuck E. Cheese’s to receive their choice of either a refund of $1.00 plus four Chuck E. Cheese’s tokens or a Soccer Promo-Cup plus four Chuck E. Cheese’s tokens.
Star Glasses – Consumers should immediately take the Star Glasses away from children and return them to any Chuck E. Cheese’s for your choice of either a refund of $4.99 or a Flashing Hands prize product.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Chuck E. Cheese’s at (888) 778-7193 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email the company at guestrelations@cecentertainment.com or visit the firm’s website at www.chuckecheese.com
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10345.html
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2. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2010
Release #10-346
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 404-4744
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Giant Starbuilders and Giant Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard
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: Giant Starbuilder and Giant Stars building sets
Units: About 13,500
Distributor: Edushape Ltd., of Deer Park, N.Y.
Hazard: Plastic knobs can break from the center of the star, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Edushape have received three reports of knobs breaking off from the center of the star. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves all Giant Starbuilders and Giant Stars building sets. The giant stars measure 5-inches in diameter and are made of opaque plastic. Each star has six knobs protruding from a ring-shaped center. The Giant Starbuilder set contains red, green, yellow and blue stars. The Giant Star building set contains red, green, yellow, blue, orange and pink stars.
Sold at: Small retail stores nationwide and online at Target.com, Toys R Us.com, Amazon.com and CSN through Walmart Marketplace from January 2007 through May 2010 for between $25 and $35.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled star blocks away from children and contact Edushape for a replacement set or credit towards another Edushape product of equal or lesser value.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Edushape at (800) 404-4744 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.edushape.com
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10346.html
My Visit to the Nursery
September 3, 2010
Remember! There is no school Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day.
Primary August 30, 2010
August 30, 2010
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