Our First Earthquake Drill

We painted our hands today….can you guess why?  Here's a hint…."gobble, gobble"!

Here are a couple of photos from our "C" sharing.  It was very interesting, many of our "C" items were circular.  We talked about the fact that "C" makes a /c/ sound and a /s/ sound in different words and when it's combined with "H" it makes another sound all together.  

We had our first earthquake drill today.  We learned how to safely duck, cover and hold.  We made sure that our heads were the most protected parts of our bodies and we stayed calm and quiet.  The kids took this drill very seriously and did a fantastic job.  There were a few worried looking faces when we were talking about it, prior to the drill.  After LOTS of discussion, I think all the kids felt good about making sure that we know how to stay safe in many different situations.  At home, please ask your child what he/she remembers from our discussion.  It would be great to talk about what you would do at home in the event of an earthquake or fire.  Does your child know your family meeting place?

After our earthquake drill, we had a few minutes to work on some pattern building.  I challenged the kids to come up with a pattern that nobody else has thought of yet.  Some of them are VERY complex! Take a look…. (I didn't manage to take pictures of everyone because it was almost outside time.  Ask your child what kind of pattern he/she came up with).