Greetings Beaver Families!
Happy New Year! We enjoyed seeing everyone this past week during our daily Zoom meetings. We shared our adventures and new gifts and treasures, introduced our pets and sipped our favorite warm drink in our pjs. It was also fun to color together, make pom poms from yarn, build fairy houses and cut paper snowflakes. These activities, along with many others will remain posted on our Google Classroom - feel free to utilize this resource at any time :)
Our story this week was a fun winter tale called “Frosty the Snowflake.” Frosty lives on a blue cloud in the vast and airy sky. One day, Brother Wind carries him from his cloud, along with many of his snow white brothers and sisters, down to the ground. Frosty delights in how beautiful and unique they all are and he feels proud to be a snowflake. He becomes part of a snowman, built by children playing in the snow. He is then rolled into a snowball that is thrown onto the roof of a home. The sun warms him and soon Frosty becomes a sparkling icicle - but not for long! More sunshine comes and the icicle drips, turning Frosty into a drop that travels to the great river. As a drop, Frosty no longer feels unique; rather, he finds it difficult to tell himself from the other drops flowing along beside him. Two men on canoes splash their paddles into the water, lifting and throwing Frosting onto a leaf on a tree on the river bank. His long journey has made him sleepy and so he closes his eyes, only to feel a warm breeze lifting him up, up, and away. Brother Wind returned him to the very same cloud where his journey began, in the vast and airy sky. Thinking back on his adventures as a snowflake, an icicle, and a drop, it almost seems as though he were dreaming, but he knows that he was not. He now feels ready to take on new and exciting adventures in the future.
As we return to campus, please remember to dress warmly each and every day, with the following items being especially important:
Layers! Don’t forget bottom layers - one layer of pants is not sufficient to stay warm. Snow pants or heavy sweatpants over a bottom layer of pants is highly recommended.
Hat and gloves - Even if your child does not typically like to wear these items, please pack them each day. We will insist that everyone’s heads and hands are covered prior to morning play.
Insulated Winter Boots - Unlined rain boots are not appropriate for winter temperatures. Feel free to pack an extra pair of shoes for your child to change into if it warms up in the afternoon.
Optional: Hand warmers and foot warmers - if your child is sensitive to cold hands and feet, these work wonders!
Optional: A warm snack/hot tea - We will be eating lunch inside during the winter, but snack time will remain outside. A warm snack, such as oatmeal or soup, can be especially comforting on chilly days.
If you have any questions regarding winter gear and preparedness, feel free to reach out to us via email.
Kindly,
Ki Amy and Ki Fatima
