What we have been learning about this month:
We learned how to keep our germs to ourselves and how to not spread them to other friends. We talked about:
COVERING OUR COUGHS: you should cough into your elbow.
WASHING YOUR HANDS: you should wash your hands before and after you eat, after you go to the bathroom, and if you cough in your hands. Children should sing the ABC's while they wash their hands.
We also had a Vitamin C snack and talked about how Vitamin C helps us fight the germs.
We are also starting to learn about the Holiday Celebrations that happen during the month of December. We painted and decorated a Christmas Tree and painted a Menorah. We talked about patterns for our math lesson, and created Holiday Chains, using red and green. We have been learning different Holiday songs (which we will be learning all this month).
NEXT WEEK we will be learning about HANUKKAH!!! This is an eight day and eight night celebration for the Jewish Religion. We will talk about the Menorah, Star of David, the Dreidel, and the colors of the Holiday. We will be reading different Hanukkah books, and learning Hanukkah songs. HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!!!!!
In weeks to come we will be learning about the CHRISTMAS celebration. We will be making fun crafts, reading Christmas stories, and learning Christmas songs. Then we will be learning about the KWANZAA celebration making crafts, reading stories, and singing songs. Finally, we will celebrate NEW YEAR'S!!!
REMINDERS: The Clark School Holiday Party is Friday, December 18 at 1:30pm. Children will need a chaperon to attend.
We will be closing at NOON on Thursday, December 24. (Christmas Eve)
We will be closing at NOON on Thursday, December 31. (New Year's Eve)
HANUKKAH starts at sundown tonight.
Have a GREAT weekend!!!
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Here's a way to make it easier to teach your students the elbow cough- my child came home from school saying that they learned to cough and sneeze into their elbow with Germy Wormie, and I was totally taken aback. I always covered with my hands. But I went to the website and now I get it, hands touch, elbows don't!! Kids can touch 300 surfaces in 1/2 hour and they hate to wash their hands. There is also an entertaining DVD that teaches them the elbow cough, as well as other important hygiene habits.
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