Health Inspector

You may have noticed the short little cups of "jello" the kids came home with today.  They are actually not jello, they are science experiments compliments of our guest today, Kim King.  Kim is a health inspector and these little cups were homemade petri dishes.  We swabbed the bathroom and areas of the kitchen and are going to grow up the bacteria.  The cups need to be covered with saran wrap or put in a sandwich baggie and put in a warm, dark place.  In 5-7 days they should be able to see the bacteria or mold growing in the auger.

Teacher Kim shared the tools she uses in her job, talked to us about keeping our hand clean when we cook food, and not spreading germs.  She also did a fun experiment with the children where they tried to determine what the flavor of a jelly bean was and if they could distinguish Sprite from 7-Up.  We had a few experts in the group.

I also sent home a permission slip and some fun worksheets about hand washing and germs.  If you didn't get the permission slip, let me know and I can email you a copy or make sure you get one next week.  Some of the children were very interested and knowledgeable about germs.  There is a great website if they would like to learn more.  http://fightbac.org/kids  There is a free pdf book, presentations, coloring/activity pages, videos and even several video games to teach the children more about preventing food borne illnesses.

Class Outline

January 2015

January 8
January 15	Introduction:  What is a hero?
January 22	Animal Heroes
January 29	Visit from a Health Inspector

February 2015

February 5	Firefighters
February 12	Field Trip to Edgewood Firestation (10105 24th Street East, Edgewood, WA 98371)
February 19	Visit from Search and Rescue Dogs
February 26	EMTs/Paramedics

March 2015

March 5	Paramedics/Ambulance Drivers
March 12	Visit from an Ambulance
March 19	Visit from a Nurse
March 26	Doctors

April 2015

April 9	Visit from a Police Officer
April 16	Coast Guard
April 23	More Coast Guard
April 30	Hug a Tree

May 2015

May 7	Zoo Field Trip
May 14	Rescue Hero Party
May 21	Field Day

Animal Heroes

In keeping with our animal theme for the zoo visit, we discussed animals that are rescue heroes.  We watched a video of Officer Buckle and Gloria.  We talked about police dog heroes and water dog heroes.  These dogs can jump from a helicopter swim out to an unconscious person, turn them over and drag them to shore.  Amazing.  The children discussed which type of water dog they would want.  We also talked about Animal Control officers and how they not only keep us safe from dangerous animals that are loose, but they also rescue lost or hurt pets.  We finished up by making a paper bag puppet police dog.  On Feb 19 we will have a chance to meet some real search and rescue dogs when they visit us.


Next week we will have a visit from a health inspector (not to inspect the church, but to share with us what she does in her job.)  She is going to share some fun experiments with us.


February 12, we will be visiting the Edgewood Fire Station.  We will meet at the church and carpool.  Teacher Isabel and I don't have enough room for all the children, so we need another volunteer with space in their car to come with us.  You are welcome to bring siblings.  Just let me know how many will be coming so I can let the station know.  There is no cost to tour the station.  I will be passing out field trip permission slips next week.


Teacher Jennifer Wright

What is a hero?

Last week we talked about what a hero is. He is brave and selfless. We talked about how we can be heroes to our families. We played a game where we guessed some of the heroes in our community: firefighters, police, veterinarians, doctors, etc. We ended by reading a book about one of my heroes--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Next week we will be participating with the Animals class in the Zoo to You presentation. We have a few visits and a field trip planned for the next month. Mark your calendars for Feb 12. We will be visiting the Edgewood Fire Station. More about that later.
As a final note: if anyone knows a rescue hero who would be willing to come in and talk to the children or even record a video to show them, please let me know.

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