Ms. Mikki’s Classroom News
October 13, 2017
This weeks was Fire Prevention Week. We enjoyed a visit from our local firefighters. They showed us all of their gear, their fire truck, and taught us how to escape a smoky building. We practiced “stay low and go”, in the smoke house. The smokehouse was a little scary for some of them, but almost everyone went through the experience. Here are some key points that they learned:
1- Firefighters are our friends- please don’t hide from them.
2- Have a family escape plan. Choose a meeting spot outside of your home.
3- Check your smoke detector’s batteries. Our fire department will install smoke detectors in your home free of charge if you need them.
4- Stay low and go. Ask them where the bad air is, and where the good air is.
5- Stop Drop and Roll- Ask them to show you how to put out a fire on their clothes.
6- PRACTICE your family’s fire escape plan.
Each child brought home 2 Sesame Street booklets. One was a coloring book for them. The other was a family safety book for the parents. It is a great resource for parents to read to help their child understand fire safety. There are also several great YouTube resources. Search: Fire Prevention.
This week we were also finally able to use up the rest of our apples to make applesauce. They each cut their apples up into small pieces, added sugar, cinnamon and water. We let them cook down in the crockpot. They had fun smashing them into sauce. The best part was EATING the applesauce.
Recipe:
8-10 apples (cored and peeled)
Sugar
Cinnamon
½ cup water
You can let them cook on high in a crockpot overnight, or you can boil them on the stove top.
Kids love to cook and this an easy way to let them make something from scratch!
Reminders:
Late arrivals/early departures: If your child arrives at school after 8:00 and the circle drive is already clear, you will need to walk your child into the classroom. You will also need to stop by the office first and sign them in. If you need to pick them up early, you will also need to sign them out at the office.
Sick Policy: The yucky stuff has already made its appearance this year. We follow the Missouri Department of Health guidelines. Those were provided to you in your preschool handbook. The easiest way to remember is we follow a 24 hour symptom free policy rule. Your child must be symptom free for 24 hours before they can return to school. 24 hours doesn’t mean “overnight”. We do our best to promote handwashing and healthy practices, but illnesses are going to happen, and they are going to spread like wildfire. Please help keep everyone healthy by following the 24 hour rule and the health guidelines.
Book Orders are due on Thursday. You can submit your order online, or you can send in your order form and a check made to Scholastic Book Clubs (no checks).
Tuition: Please send in October’s tuition if you haven’t done so already. November’s tuition will be due Friday October 27th. Thank you! I am working on an online payment system. I hope to have this in place very soon.
Backpacks and take home folders: Please make sure you are checking your child’s backpack daily. We have several children who attend daycare after preschool and their backpacks carry items necessary for both places. Please try to leave room in the backpacks for preschool stuff too.
Change of clothes: Please make sure your child has a complete set of clothing in a ziplock bag. The weather will be changing to cooler temperatures (maybe), so please make sure there are season appropriate clothing in the bag.
Recess: We will attempt to go outside for recess even on chilly days. Please make sure to send a jacket with your child daily. Please put their initials on the inside tag as well.
Upcoming Events
We have a VERY busy month of October. Please make sure you are following my classroom Facebook page, as well as the Parents As Teachers page.
October 16th-20th- Book Fair in the library. A letter with the shopping days and times was sent home last week. The preschool classes DO NOT visit the book fair as a class. Parents are welcome to pick them up from preschool and walk down to the library. Please check in at the office before you go.
October 16th- 20th- FBLA will be collecting food items to donate to the First Baptist Church. A flyer was sent home with a list of suggestions.
Parent/Teacher Conferences: I have posted a link for P/T Conference sign up on my classroom Facebook page. If you are unable to find a time that works for you, please let me know and I can provide some alternative dates.
October 22nd- Red Ribbon Week. Stay tuned for more information
Halloween parties will be on October 30th and 31st from 10:00-10:45. Parents may arrive at 9:45. We will participate in a costume parade at 10:00. Children may wear their costumes to school, or you can pack them in their backpacks and we will get them changed for the parade. No weapons are allowed with the costume.
