San Jose Fire Department & Petting Zoo

The children were in awe to see the firefighters and the fire truck up close. The firefighters taught the children about calling 911 in case of an emergency and that if there is ever a fire in their house to run towards the firefighters instead of being scared and hiding from them. They turned on the siren for us and all the children plugged their ears. It was LOUD!! One of the fire fighters asked if we knew what to do if we caught on fire -- and they knew to stop, drop, and roll.


Standing in the warm sun listening to the firefighters talk


The firefighters showing us all of their gear


P tried on the big firefighter hat and boy was it a lot heavier than it looked.


The children were very excited to climb through the cabin of the fire truck.














The children asked many great questions


Thank you so much to the San Jose fire department for coming to Creative Minds to teach us about fire safety and show us the big fire truck.


The petting zoo - Henry the Donkey


M and Crusin' the tortoise


K and P petting Henry's thick fur


S's favorite was Crusin' the tortoise


A loved the chickens and the chickens loved to be brushed


M said that this little bunny was the cutest!


K brushing a little guinea pig


Teacher Sandi and N petting the chicken and bunny


G petting Henry


K trying to pet the bunny - they were quick


The children were so gentle with all of the animals


So much fun!


S brushing the bunnies and their super soft fur.


E brushing the bunnies


N and I petting Henry the Donkey.

We are enjoying our fun-filled summer and we look forward to the petting zoo coming back in August.

Hugs,

Teacher Kristina

Field Trip - Branham Park & 2 Birthdays

The field trip to the park was a great success. The children did great staying together, looking both ways as we crossed the streets, following directions, and having FUN!!!


The children were troopers walking and carrying their backpacks all the way there. We only stopped about 30 times to fix shoes/sandals :)


The children enjoyed everything that Branham Park had to offer especially the tire swing.


M pushing her friend P on the tire swing.


A on the rocking horse


Three of my boys N, M, and G and their three hats.


S and R driving their transformer cars.


K and S hanging around.


We're following the leader, the leader, the leader, we're following the leader wherever they may go!


L and E going down the slide.


Next up N and E.


M going down the slide.


A also had a great time sliding down the slides. We welcomed A to our class a few weeks ago.


An awesome smile from N, who we also welcomed to our class a few weeks ago.


Friends enjoying their lunches.


R and M having an awesome lunch time conversation.


M, L, and S eating their yummy picnic lunches


Blue Room at Branham Park. We enjoyed playing on everything especially the tire swing, slides, climbing structures, basketball court, soccer balls, lots of grass to run and play on and a sand volleyball court to dig in. The children in both classes slept very soundly those days! I had a lot of fun sharing the day with all of the children and going on an adventure together. Thank you to L's mom and A's mom for joining us. And also a very special thank you to teacher Janet, teacher Aimee, and teacher Priscilla. It was an extra special day for me because my mom came up to go on our field trip with us. My mom teaches 3rd/4th grade, and actually was MY preschool teacher back in the day. It was a great day and I cannot wait to venture in other directions for field trips. Thank you parents and teachers for all your support!


Happy 6th Birthday M, we are so happy to be spending the summer with you and that we got to spend this very special day with you.


Happy 5th Birthday A! Make a wish!


We had a full house so very excited to share A's cupcakes. And by share, I mean eat them all up! :)


A brought very creative "Olaf" cupcakes with chocolate chip eyes and mouth and even a carrot nose. The children were excited to eat a carrot with frosting on it. Happy 5th Birthday A, I feel very blessed to have spent the year with you and I wish you the very best in kindergarten. Teacher Romina used to always say that you could use scissors better than her. You are very creative and have amazing scissor skills :) I will miss hearing you sing songs and seeing your smiling face.

Hugs,

Teacher Kristina