Officer Wade was a big hit today! Oddly enough, the children LOVED being handcuffed! Maybe Officer Wade will let Ms. Ellen borrow the cuffs for use in our classroom (just kidding)!
We were honored to be joined by a special friend, Ms. Leigh, who helped our class today in Ms. Cortney's absence. Ms. Cortney is on her way to New Your for a big weekend. Ms. Leigh jumped right in and was a good new friend. Thanks, Ms. Leigh!
Today we read "A Visit to the Police Station" by Patrica Murphy. This book has simple text and clear pictures. The children were on the edge of their seats with excitement just to hear the story. The story helped us learn what police officers do, showed us special tools police officers use, and gave a look inside the places police officers work. We touched on police vocabulary words: squad car, commander, station, jail, handcuffs, and uniform.
We finally found time to make our Firefighter Take-home books. In school, we have practiced pointing to each word as we read it (and everyone can 'read' most every page!). Have your child 'read' the book to you.
We learned a new big word 'Scavnanger Hunt'. Ms. Ellen is a big fan of Scavenger Hunts because of the literacy component, so we will use them often. Today's hunt was of police car vocabulary, and it gave the children a particular job (of finding the items). While the kids were climbing around (in and on) Officer Wade's car, I heard, "Ms. Ellen, I found a mirror!", "I found the computer!", "I see the blue lights!". We kept record of each item on a clipboard then transferred the data to individual sheets once back in the classroom.
Finally, we ended with show and tell and our daily journals. If you have any daily journal sheets at home, send them in and we will keep them in the classroom until the end of the year.
Have a great afternoon and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. We will review all the community helpers and complete a few activities that we haven't had time to complete this week.
