What Do Firemen, Nature and Book Fairs Have in Common?

...they are all things we did at LVCC's South Mountain this week!

The Allentown Fire Department gave us a demonstration. Our heroes taught us what to do in case of a fire at home. We learned how important a fireman's job is (but we also had a great time playing inside their firetruck). The Allentown Police Department and Allentown Health Bureau also visited earlier this month to talk about health and safety.
 

Our fantastic friends from LVCC at Truman School sent us some wonderful gifts - a tree, mushrooms, feathers, and more - to help us learn about nature. We wanted to show our appreciation, so we brainstormed on how to make a nature thank you card. In this photo, Mrs. N from the Truman School Age program is modeling the thank you cards that Pre-K Counts South Mountain made.

Our Pre-K Counts class excitedly read different kinds of books to prepare for our Scholastic Book Fair from February 6th-10th. Each year Scholastic Book Fairs, in partnership with schools across the country, hosts more than 120,000 book-sale events that give more than 35 million students and their families access to thousands of affordable and educational products, helping foster a lifelong love of reading.

Snowflake Has Arrived

We are so excited about Snowflake arriving! No, not the white stuff that falls from the sky - the Wells Fargo Bank mascot!

Mr. Roy Detweiler, III and Ms. Evalys Flores (pictured on the right) from Wells Fargo Bank, located on Union Boulevard, visited us at LVCC's Union Boulevard and brought along a 4-foot plush pony named “Snowflake.” Each bank branch donated a pony to a children’s organization of their choice; the staff at the Union Blvd. branch chose LVCC. This year's pony, Snowflake, is modeled after a Wells Fargo express wagon horse from the 1880s. The historical Snowflake led a team of horses that helped deliver money, merchandise, important papers, and packages from Jersey City across the Hudson River into Manhattan.

Now, Snowflake is delivering smiles and giggles to all of our classrooms. We hugged and snuggled with Snowflake the whole day! Our teachers also instructed us on how to properly pet and care for an animal.

Our LVCC classes made a large thank you card with our painted handprints that Ms. Sharon delivered to the wonderful staff at Wells Fargo.

Thank you Wells Fargo Bank! We will take care of Snowflake for many, many years!

Click here to see more photos of LVCC with Snowflake.

Frosty the Snowman

Did you know Papier-mâché in French means chewed paper? We didn't chew the paper when we made this paper-mache snowman in our preschool class at LVCC's Walnut Street. Instead, we pasted strips of newspaper onto a blown-up balloon. We made the paste out of water, glue and flour. When the paste dried, we painted the snowman white and gave him some facial features and painted buttons. Once the paint dried, we gave him some finishing touches of a hat, a scarf, and pipe cleaner arms. Everyone worked as a team to create this cute guy! The whole class decided to name him Frosty.

When we were all finished, our teacher took us outside to play in the snow. We pretended to be Frosty the Snowman and let the cold snow drop onto our noses! It's a good thing we were all bundled up to stay warm. The real Frosty would have melted!

Winter Mosaic

Our school-age class at LVCC at Forks School explored art and animals this week with Ms. Josetta Vadala, our new Center Director.  Since winter is upon us, we discussed animals that enjoy the cold and how they live. Did you know penguins like the cold? Their funny little tuxedo bodies keep them warm and waterproof!

We also discovered the beauty of mosaic art. Mosaic art is a collage of materials assembled to make an image. The greatest part of making a collage is that it doesn’t have to be perfect!

We made our very own penguin mosaic using cut paper. The bow accents distinguish the male and female. Our penguins, however, are NOT waterproof.