Greetings, Dear Beaver Families!

We had a fun and eventful past week. On Monday, the children painted their own wooden peg dolls. Some children painted them solid colors while others loved mixing the colors to see what would emerge. We even had a rainbow peg doll and one with a “galaxy head”. We were thrilled to discover that the hyacinth bulbs we planted last week are already starting to come up- although it’s just peeking out a little bit, the children were very proud. We watered our plants and planted some winter squash as well. Wednesday, we took out our sewing needles and thread and the children started practicing how to whip stitch. They took to it right away and were already sharing with each other what kind of “stuffies” they wanted to make next.

The Golden Knights, our rising first graders, started their class with Ki Ieva. The older children looked forward to going with her and the younger children enjoyed playing together. It was wonderful to see how the different social dynamic benefited all the students. It was heartwarming to observe the students greet each other so warmly and so enthusiastically when they came together as a class once again.

We ended our week with a peaceful nature walk to the garden where we fed carrots to the animals. The children discovered a slide on the hillside and took turns sliding down. We continued our walk into the large playground and the class was very happy to play together on the swings, seesaw, tire swing, and the large climbing dome. It was all together a delightful week. As always, thank you for sharing your precious children with us.

Thank you to our families who came to help at our community workday. Your time and help is much appreciated.

We hope everyone had a lovely, long weekend and fruitful MLK day!

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