The second graders enjoyed the week learning and playing together. We heard Aesop’s fables about ants, herons, rabbits, bees, and wasps. With each animal, we shared what we already knew and learned more interesting facts about them. We focused more on naming words (nouns) and doing words (verbs). Soon will be learning about describing words (adjectives).

We also spent time learning to draw each animal with block crayons in a step-by-step manner. Coloring with block crayons in Waldorf education is a special task. Rather than draw outlines and fill them in, we use the various edges of our crayons and start from the center, often with an oval or circle. This allows us to work with our shapes rather than be trapped with an outline when we want to fix or add details. The children enjoy this method and continue to develop their skills daily.

Spanish and Mandarin continue to be interesting and fun classes. The children sing, work, and move while immersed in the languages.

This past week we modeled various animals with clay, painted circles of the primary colors to work with blending colors as well as using a clean brush to remove color from our paintings. In handwork, students are working with knitting before moving on to crocheting. In Environmental Education, we also learned more about insects and their habits. Our Friday Creekcess is always a fun ending for a week full of learning!

Please remind your families and children of our school’s media policies. Along with living a low-media lifestyle, we ask that the children refrain from talking about media-related games, movies, etc. in our school.

With gratitude,

Ki Melissa