May in...Mrs. Burton’s Preschool Class:  During April the preschoolers learned about dinosaurs. They were young paleontologists as they dug in the sand for bones, they created fossils at the art table and they sang a song that taught them how dinosaurs protected themselves with spines, claws, teeth or wings. The next week the room was transformed to “Where The Wild Things Are.” It was fun making wild thing masks and noisy instruments and then having our own  “wild rumpu.” Each child brought in something that they thought a wild thing might eat and we ended the week with a “wild things buffet.” We talked about community helpers for 2 weeks. Our visit to the fire department was wonderful. We saw a fire truck and  an ambulance. The children were surprised to discover that the fire fighters sleep, eat and watch TV at the station. For some reason, the fact that they had 2 refrigerators in their kitchen was talked about for days afterwards. The children had a chance to paint a  big cardboard fire truck  that was large enough to fit 3 children inside. For sharing day, the children brought in something that someone uses in their job. Parents were creative helping their children find things to bring in. The highlight of the last week in April was a family field trip to Norris-Penrose Event center to visit Mrs. Burton’s horse, Rousseau. The children got to pet him and feed him carrots, apples, peppermint candy and sugar. They got to go inside his stall and see where he gets a shower. Before going home, each child had a pony ride on Rousseau’s little horse friends named Candy and Toot. Preschool Needs: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Guest Passes  If your family has any unused guest passes for the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the preschool would love to have them. They are having a family field trip to the zoo on Thursday, May 21 and a free pass would help out some families. Please send the passes to the office and mark them “Preschool” or bring them down to the preschool room K2. Thank you in advance.