Giving Thanks

It feels like there’s so much to catch you all up on since taking a week off from the newsletter. Here are a few things that have happened in pre-k in the past two weeks:

We got a worm bin! Thanks to a donation from the after school program, we have the ability to compost food scraps right in the classroom. As you can imagine a sensory exploration of the bin was great fun.
We’ve started a new study of blocks and building. We have a “wood shop” in our dramatic play area, and are exploring new and different blocks this week. After vacation we’ll start some work building towers inside and forts and shelters outside.
Our “kindness” work has focused on what to do with big emotions. Everyone in the class made a peace jar that was sent home (if yours is leaking, send it back in and we’ll glue it with a hot glue gun). Ask your child how to use it!
Outside we planted bulbs near the entrance of the woods, created a nature museum and sorted the collections, and started doing some story telling about fire. After vacation we’ll do weekly fires during our morning woods time.
Joan from BEEC continues to visit every week - last Thursday we made some nature art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.
We discovered a new hiking and cross country ski trail made by the Guilford Rec Commission that goes right by our outdoor classroom. Our expeditions on the trail have been a great way to warm up chilly little fingers and toes!

See information in the newsletter about our pre-k Solstice celebration and an exciting workshop on positive parenting for families, both coming up in December.