We had a total of 7 birthdays for the month of February in classroom 6. If you did not schedule a walk around the sun, please see front desk to schedule this. I love our Birthday Walk Around the Sun celebrations. What I love most is seeing the parents faces as we start with, “Once upon a time, there was this very, very handsome man.…. and this very, very, VERY beautiful woman.…..” As we turn the story over to the parents to talk about the day their child was born, there are always tears in their eyes.…
The child proudly carries the globe as they walk around the sun for each year of their loves… while Mom or Dad tells the story to the class of their child’s growth and milestones along the way…
then we sing…

“The earth goes around the sun tra la,
The earth goes around the sun tra la.…
Around and around and around and around
The earth goes around the sun tra la..”

After the parents tell their story, it’s the children’s turn to share with the Birthday child what they love about them.….

Today we had one child say.… “What I love about you is your kind heart…” this was so sincere, our children get it!! In classroom 6, one of the biggest compliments is to be called a “Golden Rock Star” or a “Triple, Quadruple Diamond Rock Star“
It’s crazy to think that some of the children started together in the infant room, and have been together all the way up through Primary.… and up.…My daughter Olivia is a great example of this, she started in infant program with some of her classmates when she was 3 months old and is now age 10 in fourth grade.

After affirmations, we say our birthday poem..

The Birthday Child

Everything’s been different,
All the day long.
Lovely things have happened,
Nothing has gone wrong.
Nobody has scolded me,
Everyone has smiled.
Isn’t it delicious
To be a birthday child?

Rose Fyleman

Then of course we sing the Happy Birthday Song… (sometimes with Cha, cha cha’s or without…)

I just want to say Thank you to all the parents for sharing this special celebration with us..

On the road to creative writing, the children are introduced to collage making. This is a perfect opportunity for students(of all ages) to cut and paste pictures of their choice onto a blank page. Some may choose random pictures, each one telling a different story or insight into that child’s likes and dislikes. Some may choose obvious themes such as animals or all things blue. Either way seeing the children create is fun to watch.

We are needing your help though.
We are stalled in our creations because we have no more child friendly, age appropriate magazines, newspapers and catalogs. We would love to have what you are no longer using.

PLEASE drop them off at classroom 7 and thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness.

Classroom 7 creative writers

Wow, how awesome to have The Little Red Hen play come to our class. It was fun to watch as well as really instill all the things we have been working so hard on this past month.

We have been talking about being friend and helping one another. Which to my surprise they love to do. I have kids helping one another to wipe their friends face , pour someone smaller than them a glass of water, pulling out a chair for an unexpected visitor and shaking hands with one another and making eye contact.

It warms the heart to watch and can make the world of difference in not only them but the people who the affect.

How many times a day do the children wash their hands? Let’s count!
1.) Right when you come into the classroom in the morning.
2.) Before snack.
3.) After you go to the bathroom.
4.) Did you put your fingers in your mouth??
5.) You just came in from Outdoor Environment!
6.) Achoo!!
7.) Time for luunch!
8.) Did you just go potty?
9.) Time to come in from recess!
10.) You are the bird helper this week!
11.) Back in from after school recess!
12.) Before lateday snack!

The children and the teachers wash their hands about 12 times a day. Our towel bin is overflowing at the end of everyday. We are getting to the point were we don’t need to remind them as often, but now many of the children have gotten into the wonderful habit of cleanliness. Prevent the spread of disease. Those pesky germs are everywhere!!

We all thought it was just our allergies right? Well it was allergies and many ailments. You can’t pass the lobby without seeing the update board sharing what has been diagnosed and in which classrooms.
Even though the teachers and staff take proper measures to keep our environments clean, those germs sneak in. I wanted to take this time though to ask that we all remind ourselves that it takes all of us doing simple things that can help keep us healthy.

*wash hands when entering a new environnment
*wash hands before eating
*encouarge your children to wash hands after sneezing and/or using a tissue to clean their nose (parents do this also to set a good example)
*If your child shows signs of a fever, keep them home to monitor
*have your child bathe each night and return to school in clean clothing (another way to keep germs away)

If you have healthy habits your family uses consistently PLEASE share. I would love to hear them.