Our trip to the Fire Station

During Fire Safety Week, we visited the Erie Fire Station!  They gave us a tour and let us explore the fire trucks and ambulance.  Here are some photographs from our visit...

 First, we saw the radio room.

 Smiling faces!

Listening to the firemen.

Their jackets are big and heavy!

 Surprisingly, there were A LOT of questions about the kitchen!

 In the Ambulance.

 Thanks for letting us visit!  (Special thanks to Doug Rutledge, Marta Rutledge, and Jeff Duncan for the tour!)  We appreciate all you do to keep us safe!

Snow!!

The snow is here...at least for now!  It looked so pretty outside, but it makes me worry about what is to come!  The Darlings were very excited to go outside, except the snow was very wet so they didn't go outside for recess.   Here was our view from the front of the building.

Just a reminder - 

We go outside for recess everyday at 10:35 ad 2:15.  Please dress your child appropriately for colder weather.  (I know it snuck up on us this time and probably left you searching for winter gear!)  Students will need to bring hats and gloves.  They will also need snow pants and boots in order to play in the snow, when it decides to stick.  Please practice with your child putting on their pants, boots, coat, hat, and then their gloves.  This can be a lot of work for them!  Also, please make sure their names are on everything.  Thanks!

I am ready for Indian Summer, how about you?!

Hard Workers!

Yesterday we used the dry erase boards to practice writing our numbers.  We are working on using our lines so there are no 'floaters' or 'sinkers'.  The Darlings LOVED using these boards.  Below is an action shot!

And here they are showing off their work!  Eights can be very tricky.  When working on this at home our poem is "Make an 's' and close the gate.  That's the way to make an 8."  When we finished writing numbers, I gave them sight words to practice.  It is amazing to see how much they are learning in these first weeks of school and wanting to write more words!