On Thursday, January 15, we enjoyed a visit from one of our parents who is from the country of Turkey. She shared a world map, locating Turkey, held up the Turkish flag, read a Turkish children's book and helped us sing a song and count to five in Turkish. The grand finale was a Turkish dessert. What a great way to introduce another culture to children.

On Friday at our circle time we reviewed our signs for "milk," "water," and learned "more." This month we are thinking and talking about how to stay healthy. Our story was in the form of a doctor bag that contained items to promote good health - a soap dispenser, a comb, a Kleenex, an orange and a band aid. As the children picked each item out of the bag, a story was made up about a girl who wanted to stay healthy so she could visit her friend and meet her friend's new cat. After reviewing the contents of the bag, we drew band aid pictures - asking the children to draw a part of themselves that needed a band aid at one time or another.