Veteran's Day

Veterans Day!
Do you know a Veteran?

A veteran is a person who has served in the military.

Toys: Large and small Army Sets

Snack: Ritz crackers, grapes, and fruit snacks.

An oft forgotten holiday tucked between Halloween and Thanksgiving is: Veterans Day

Circle Time: Tomorrow is a special day.  Do you know what holiday we celebrate? No guesses.  Veteran's Day!  "Is that when you fight in a war?" Luke asked.
What is a Veteran? A veteran is a person who has served in the military.
Eva asked,"how do we honor our Veterans?" Good question.  We talked about visiting them and listening to veterans, praying for them and sending letters and packages of support.
We talked about what it means to be brave and have courage.  "Like when I go to the doctor and have a shot?" they suggested.  Luke recalls getting two shots, one in each leg recently. 
 
LEST WE FORGET
World War One (WWI) ended on Nov 11, 1918 after four years of fighting by countries around the world.  Millions of people lost their lives in the war.  So on November 11, we honor the wartime service and sacrifice of men and women in the armed forces. Originally proclaimed Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I, it was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to include American veterans of all wars.Veterans Day is observed by countries all over the world on November 11.

Veteran's PowerPoint 
 
Song: We had fun listening to and practicing a Veterans Day Salute.

Veterans Day Salute

Music and Lyrics Janeen Brady

On Veterans Day a tribute we pay those wonderful men who helped to defend America.

We Salute you.

On Veterans Day a "thank you" we say to those, one and all, who answered the call America gave to them.

Those military folks in uniform who left the homes they love for battle's storm.

Those veterans brave so gen'rously gave their all to defend their home and their friends. 

America, America is proud to salute its veterans this day.

Activity: We colored pictures of service men and women and could write a letter to a veteran.

(My daughter, Susie, drew the military man and woman on the board).

We practiced saluting and wanted to display our coloring.

We are grateful to all of the brave men and women who have served and are serving our country! 

Books:

10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston and Rich Deas

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by B.G. Hennessy

Our Halloween Party!

HaPpY hAlLoWeEn!

Today was our Halloween Party!
It was fun to see the children come in their costumes!  We had a Ninja Warrior, Princess (Cinderella), "Toothless" Dragon, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Little Red Riding Hood, Batgirl, and Superboy.

Daily Question: Are you ready for some Halloween fun?

What is your costume and what is your favorite thing about your costume?
Andi: Cinderella/Being a Princess!
Carter: Captain America!/Going to the store to buy it.
Chloe': Toothless!/Making the costume with my mom and helping sew the tail!
Ella: Little Red Riding Hood/ "The bib! This thing--oh yes, the apron."
Eva: Batgirl/I like the pink Bat mask!
Liam: Superboy (pronounced "Stu-per-man!")/The "S"
Luke: Ninja Warrior/The Golden Dragon on the front.
Micah: HULK/ big fist gloves!

Toys: Rose Petal Cottages, mini-trampoline, trains and train table.

Students had fun learning about the Plasma Ball--which traps inert gases and then focuses them as the children touch the orb.

Snacks: Green Apple Monsters--marshmallows, PB, raisins, strawberries, sunflower seeds, candy mix, "Bones" cookies, and Halloween pretzels.  (Thanks Ella and Erin).

Students are learning great manners!  "Thank you, Ella.  This is really yummy!" said Andi.

We had fun listening to the classic The Little Old Lady WHo Wasn't Afraid of Anything while we ate our treats.

To take home: Favor Bag with a pencil, notebook, sheet of stickers, Dum Dum, Tootsie Pop, eraser, skeleton man, fangs, etc.

Movie: We watched a few short episodes of Max and Ruby's Halloween and Clifford's Halloween.

Eva read us one of her favorite Halloween Stories, Halloween Colors.  In this book, you guess what costume character comes next due to the clues.

Circle Time; We had fun talking about Halloween, ways to stay safe, traditions, and designing our own Jack-O'Lantern face.

We had fun drawing Jack-O-Lantern faces on our Pumpkin pictures and then watercoloring a wash over the top and seeing the fun face come out of the resist.

Halloween Books:
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Halloween Colors by Carla Dijs
Halloween ABC (a Little Golden Book) by Sarah Albee and Paul Meisel
Two Little Witches: A Halloween Counting Story by Harriet Ziefert & Simms Taback
A Dark Dark Tale by Ruth Brown (Picture Puffins)*Suspense leads to a frightened mouse.
One Hungry Monster; A Counting Book in Rhyme by Susan O'Keefe & Lynn Munsinger
Halloween by Miriam Nerlove (Early Reader)
Jungle Halloween by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Monster Halloween Party by Nick Jr. The Backyardagans
Trick-or-Treat by Ann Dixon and Larry Di Fiori (Scholastic, Math concepts--ghost gets treats)
Sheep Trick-or-Treat by Nancu Shaw, Ill. by Margot Apple
Barney's Favorite Halloween Stories; 2 books in 1
Halloween Night by Arden Druce, Ill. by David T. Wenzel
Humbug Witch by Lorna Balian* (Darling story)
Which Witch is Which? by Michael Muntean and Tom Brannon (Jellybean Books, Just for Preschoolers)
Franklin's Halloween by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
Witch, Witch Come to my Party by Arden Druce, Ill. by Pat Ludlow (Vivid Watercolor ill.)
The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi (based on poem by Mary Howitt)
Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (rhyming)
Monster Math by Anne Miranda, Ill. by Polly Powell*

Music: We learned a little ditty 5 Little Pumpkins to perform (or read aloud) to our parents.

Parents, 

If you would like to donate any small, wrapped candy or small toys, we will keep our Treasure Box FULL of rewards for praising preschool students!