Welcome back to The Garden School of Marietta!

The children were happy to be together and had a good time learning together and playing in the forest their first few days of school. This school year has brought exciting changes for our rising first-grade class with a new classroom platform, and Nora and TJ joining the school. The transition from experimental play in kindergarten to a more structured full day of learning in first grade can be challenging, but our class rocked it out!

During class, we practiced form drawing, skip counting, and began a new story together called “The Wind Boy.” We drew self-portraits to have a record of how the students looked at the beginning of the school year. This week during handwork, the students learned how to make pom poms. They were so excited to see their colorful end products. Friday afternoon was spent in the creek until it was time to go home for the Labor Day Weekend. After easing into our routine this week, we will be ready on Tuesday to dive back into our first form drawing main lesson block.

Next week, please remember to label and bring:

practical, rubber-soled indoor shoes to keep at the school
sunscreen and bug spray
a second set of clothes
two water bottles
a snack and a lunch
a happy smile

Warm Regards,

Ki Hayley