Greetings Turtle Families!
This week was a chilly one but we stayed warm by keeping busy in the forest! The Turtles played at the mud kitchen, dug at the mud hill, played hide and seek throughout the wooded area, hauled tires and large sticks, pushed the wheelbarrow around and around, and MORE! They are becoming skilled climbers, increasing their confidence and agility on the climbing dome. We made pom poms with yarn this week, which came home attached to their backpacks. The children often request to use the scissors to cut yarn and this activity was perfect for that! There were many yarn loops to cut and as a finishing touch, each pom pom needed a “haircut” to create a uniform circular shape.
Our story this week was about King Winter and how he cares for all of the animals through the cold, snowy days. As he walked through the forest, he realized that the animals were hungry and in need of warmth and shelter. He called on his good friend, the old wise gnome who tends to the seeds and roots through winter. He asked him to make a delicious soup for the woodland creatures. He then called on the snow children to build a warm cave. When the meal was ready, the deer, squirrel, bear, fox, rabbit and robin gathered together to share a delicious meal and they were given enough grain and seeds to last through the rest of the winter season.
We are looking forward to interacting with the animals at the farm more over the next few months. We will be spending some time just playing at the farm and having storytime there. Every other week we will feed the animals some treats that the students will prepare ahead of time. We will use crinkle cutters to chop veggies and fruits and we will grate some cinnamon to sprinkle on top (donkeys love cinnamon!).
Thank you so much!
Reminders:
None :)
Kindly,
Ki Amy
