What's New this week

As March comes in we are learning about the Weather. Letter U is our alphabet letter of the week. This week we will talk about different types of weather as well as predicting weather. Here is a rundown of what we will be doing in march.
March 1-5 Weather- letter U
March 8-12 Dinosaurs-Letter D
March 15-19 St. Patrick's Day/Rainbows-Letter R
March 22-26 Spring Fever Week-letter Y(This is the week we do crazy dress up days so watch for more info in the coming weeks)
March29-April 2 Easter/Eggs- Letter E

As it gets warmer we will also be going outside more. Make sure your child has appropriate shoes and outerwear. Also thanks for some of the nice comments about the blog. I really hope it will be a valuable resource for you as parents. Have a great rest of the weekend and I will see you all next week!

Sharing Tomorrow

I just realized that I forgot to post the letter of the week. We are learning T this week which means that tomorrow we want everyone to bring something to school that starts with a T.
So far no one has objected to pictures being put on this blog so I think I will start doing some of that next week. I have had a few questions about names being used- I personally think it would be better to just not use any names at all and refer to our kids as "friends" or "children"......something like that. Also tomorrow apple mouths and movie day! Have a great weekend I will try and post Sunday night about what we are learning about next week
Teacher Trina

Dental Health Week

This week in the Dinofours we are learning how to keep our teeth healthy and strong. We already brush our teeth twice a day at school now we are going to work on technique. Make sure you take the time at home to work on brushing and flossing with your child!
Here are some tips from kidshealth.org on how to brush.
Have a great Week

Teacher Trina

Tips on Proper Brushing from kidshealth.org

Dentists say that the minimum time you should spend brushing your teeth is 2 minutes twice a day. Here are some tips on how to brush properly:

• Hold your brush at a 45-degree angle against your gumline. Gently brush from where the tooth and gum meet to the chewing surface in short (about half-a-tooth-wide) strokes. Brushing too hard can cause receding gums, tooth sensitivity, and, over time, loose teeth.
• Use the same method to brush all outside and inside surfaces of your teeth.
• To clean the chewing surfaces of your teeth, use short sweeping strokes, tipping the bristles into the pits and crevices.
• To clean the inside surfaces of your top and bottom front teeth and gums, hold the brush almost vertical. With back and forth motions, bring the front part of the brush over the teeth and gums.
• Using a forward-sweeping motion, gently brush your tongue and the roof of your mouth to remove the decay-causing bacteria that exist in these places.
• Use an egg timer or play a favorite song while brushing your teeth to get used to brushing for a full 2 to 3 minutes. Some electronic toothbrushes have timers that let you know when 2 minutes are up.

  

Going to try this

I thought it might be fun to start a class blog so parents could checkout some of the things we are doing in class. I don't know when it will be up and running or if it will ever be??? Just an idea.... Thought it would be a good way for parents and teachers to get out information and communicate with each other for the benefit of the kids we both love.

Trina