Fire Truck

Big excitement!  The fire truck and ambulance came to visit us at school.

This year, they actually had to make TWO visits.  The first one was super short because they had to dash off to help someone!  (That's why the people and clothes are slightly different in the pictures.)

One firefighter tried on his mask to show the children what it looked like.  See!  It's not scary.

The Bunnies even got to sit in the driver's seat and GUESS WHAT!  Firefighters wear seatbelts!

This year the Bunnies got to go in the ambulance to check it all out.  They saw the bed on wheels and all the medicine and bandages.  One of them commented that it looked like a doctor's office.  Great observation!

We love being able to interact with our community helpers.  Having real experiences with firefighters helps children understand their role in our community.

NOTE:  One of the most important concepts we emphasize is that firefighters uniforms are NOT scary and that if one of those guys ever comes to your house, DO NOT HIDE.  Children should jump out and say "Here I am!!"

Gardening

Exploring the outside world is an integral part of learning at SLC.  Beyond playing on our play equipment, the children have opportunities to garden.

Some of the gardening tasks would not be considered fun for adults - like picking weeds.  The children think it's great!  How many times do we tell them not to pull or pick things they see growing?  For weeding, it's the opposite.  They can pick and pull as much as they want.  I wonder, do the cute gloves make it easier or harder? :)

Playdough

We have one Bunny Rabbit in our class who is super interested in technology.  He uses playdough to make cell phones, and he makes calls, too.  Often we catch him with a playdough cell phone pressed to his ear just chattering away to no one.  Mrs. O'Connor and Mrs. Magee have seen playdough transform into many things, but a cell phone is a first for us!