Firemen!

Today members of the Wiscasset Fire Department came to visit us.  They are community helpers who taught us about fire safety.  Some key points they would like us to remember:
*It's time to change the batteries in your smoke detector.
*Children should NEVER use a stove unsupervised.
*Children need reminders to NOT hide from firemen in the event of a fire.
*Families should practice fire drills at home and establish a family meeting place in case of a fire.

The firefighters would also like to see you at their open house this Saturday, October 12 from 11-1.  You can explore the trucks, play games, and kids can even get a free tee-shirt!

We also practiced stretching words out by saying them  s-l-o-w-l-y.  We have asked the kids to "chew up" the word and them say it slowly like pulling gum out of their mouths.  Ask your child to show you how to chew up the words and pull them out of their mouths tonight.

We looked at our graph from making stone soup today.  Once again, the class surprised me with their knowledge.  They compared the length of the the bar graphs, they told how many x's  one ingredient would need to equal another.  They used words like "height," and "equal."  Every day, it is a joy to come to kindergarten.