Sunday, October 7, 2012

October 2012 -Field Trips

This month we have our first field trip coming up. In preparation of this field trip I have been taking the class out on neighborhood walks every Monday. On the walk we stop at fields and they race to a tree come back to me and then race again and we continue our walk. I thought this was a good idea because this walk is sort of like a mini field trip. The children have to listen to direction stay with me and learn to notify me when they need to stop walking for any reason. During the walks we practice being aware of our surroundings and following the directions that signs give to us.

During this time I have also stressed the importance of listening to Miss Tessie. The class is made up of 2-5 year olds and while most of the time they can be impulsive I feel that repeated exposure to the way things will work during a field trip will curb a lot of the problems that can up with children trying to wander off and not paying attention. Our field trip to the science museum actually ended up being a very good experience for us. The class followed all of the direction and my parent helper for the day and I ended up able to enjoy a good deal of the trip because the children were able to listen and follow directions.

Our field trip for this month will be to Brad's Produce for pumpkin picking and hay rides.


Bras'd storefront on the farm

I am very excited to take the class out on an adventure and with all the changes in the classroom (new children arriving, moving over to a new way of running the class room) they have worked very hard and deserve to have this fun time.

I did decide to have an impromptu field trip in the month of November. We have been reading Rise of the Guardians and the class LOVES the pictures and the story. I have decided that we will make this a field trip.


I myself have read the novel version and I am just as excited as the kids to go out and view this as a field trip!

Reminders:

Some reminders for the class is that book orders with Scholastic are due by 15 November. You receive a free book and so does the class so every little bit helps!

Remember to bring in your labels for education and to stick them in the box that sits on the cubbies this is a good way for me to attempt to get new things for the school.

Also I will have several slots open for Fall 2013. If you are going to need after school care please talk to me now because advertisements and enrollments for these slots will be happening as soon as Dec.

Thank you very much for allowing me to be part of you and your child's life and I look forward to continuing this awesome school year with you :)

Miss Tessie