Getting ready for our Harvest Festival! I hope everyone had a great time. I know the children were busy working to make our room festive!

Introducing Toby the Tattle Toad...

With all the "minor" tattle going on in our room Ms. Dede came up with a wonderful idea of a "Tattle" stuffed animal that the children go and tell their problems to. We as a class sat down and talked about what you should tell the teacher (ex. hurt, bleeding, being bullied etc.). All of the other tattles are directed to Toby the Tattle Toad. This gives the children to express what is going on, and also gives them a chance to think through their problems. Of course I will hear all of "Toby's" tattles and be able to tell if a teacher needs to intervein. :)

Having fun playing in the leaves!

Ally the artist! Brenden the hairdresser!


Jesse the Math Wiz!!


Working together is so much fun!

Ms. Jessie Out

Hi, Everyone,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't been feeling well. I do hope to be back tomorrow. Ms. Alyssa is doing a great job teaching the children about Apples and the LETTER A!

Don't forget to bring in your pictures/words of letter A! We will also be talking about TWO sounds the letter A makes...
Hope everyone is having a great week! I miss you guys! :)

The firemen came to Diamond Street!

We talked about how the firemen looked in their gear, but underneath it all they are just like us!

These children are "fixing" another child--he is sick! To cute!

All About Building Friendships!

We enjoy our side time playing with the other classes. Some of us miss our old friends, while others are joined at the hip! We can't wait for more leaves to fall so we can build a BIG leaf pile!

Picture Day was FUN!

The children watched quietly as each one got their picture taken... You could have heard a pin drop!

PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW AT 8:30! Please come for the class picture if you are not scheduled on a Thursday! :)

Our walk to the Fire Station was a windy one, but we still saw the big fire engines!

Also, we have been talking a bit about strangers. My goal is to make your children aware of people around them, and not go with strangers. We discussed ways to yell for help if a stranger comes near and if they are asked to get into a car, run the other direction and find a grown-up (parent, neighbor, etc). I did tell them that if someone takes them, it is ok to kick, bite, pull hair or scratch them. I said this because one child asked what they should do if someone picks them up and they can't run away (smart kiddos). I also told them it is NOT ok to do this to a person walking on the street if they didn't do anything to them. I love this blog, because I am able to tell you all of this at the same time! :) I hope your children have shared some of our fire safety tips we have learned this week!

Fire Safety and Ms. Starla's Bible Story!

Listening to a Bible Story from Ms. Starla, we learned to be thankful for our noses because we can smell good and bad smells! :)

Taking turns with the Fireman Hat!!

Being Goofy!

Working on the letter S

Your children did a GREAT job learning about the letter S... Many of you brought in things that start with S and we talked about each item.

Next week is letter F! How many things can you find that start with F? It is also our Fire Safety week!! :)

Having a blast in the Cardinal Room

The kiddos in the cardinal room relived the Wild

Wild West. They were able to ride on a horse, paint "potato Cacti" and talk cowboy style!

Week of October 5th-10th

Hello Cardinal Room Parents!!

I am trying out a new blog for you and your children. Ms. Dede took a computer class at a training a few weeks ago, and discovered this great way to communicate and share pictures with parents.

I would like to post weekly updates, the monthly calendar and any other bits of information that you may find useful.

Your feedback is much appreciated as I learn and add to this new form of communication!

Looking forward to a wonderful year!