Fire Safety

On Thursday the Norway Fire Department came to Rowe to teach us all about fire safety.  A few things to make sure that you have at your own home...

1.  Have working smoke detectors.  Check the batteries twice a year.

2.  Have a meeting place outside your home.

3.  Keep matches and lighters out of children's reach.

Cup Towers

The new fun, choice time activity is building towers with cups.  What a creative, inexpensive toy!  Check out our towers:

Apple Sauce Muffins

On Monday we made apple sauce muffins.  Yum.  The class had a fun measuring and mixing the ingredients and even more fun eating the finished product.

Here is the recipe:

1 egg beaten
1 cup applesauce
2 Tablespoons oil
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Mix together.  Put into muffin tins.

Add topping:

1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Put topping on each muffin before baking.

Bake at 350' for 20 minutes

Brain Breaks with GoNoodle

One of the favorite parts of the day...other than recess...is our Brain Break.  We have this in between our Reading Workshop and Math.   For our Brain Break we watch Go Noodle.  Check it out at:

www.gonoodle.com

Here is a video of our class in action:  Sorry I can't figure out how to rotate it!  Oops!

Why are Brain Breaks Important?  They...

• use movement to stimulate neurological pathways and help both sides of the brain work together

• improve coordination

• improve concentration

• enable students to become calm, alert and ready for learning

   

   

   

     

Today We Husked Corn!

As part of Maine Harvest Lunch Week we husked corn.  Tomorrow this corn will be part of our school lunch!  Yum!

Happy Birthday

We've had four Birthday Celebrations this month.  We are almost all FIVE now.

Happy Birthday, Bryson

The Importance of Puzzles

You’ve probably heard that puzzles are good for your child’s mind and cognitive development; in fact, you may have received puzzles as baby shower or new baby gifts. But why are puzzles considered helpful to a child’s mental development?    Click on the link to read more.

http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-activities/why-puzzles-are-good-for-your-childs-development/

Here are some pictures of the students working on puzzles this week.  Get a puzzle out at your house !