Greetings Dear Beaver Families,

There was a lot of activity in the forest last week. The students were busy with practical work and creating cozy corners in our forest. Students helped gather large sticks to build a house. They rolled a tire inside the house to use as a couch and poured leaves inside to make a soft cushion. We placed two wooden boards next to each other to make a little table. They also added a mailbox and by Friday the mailbox was overflowing with letters! Some friends raked away leaves and created beautiful pathways that circle around the platform and also lead to the house. We hammered nails into a large stump and students wrapped yarn around the nail heads and made colorful constellation designs. Our popular dirt mound turned into a Winter Olympics snowy mountain, complete with games of snowboarding and skiing.

As a Valentine's gift for the birds, we gently tied small yarn pieces to the branches of the trees with the hope that they will use them to build their nests. We are also in the process of creating heart necklaces to take home just in time for Valentine’s day. Students pulled little pieces out of large tufts of wool and placed them inside heart shaped cookie cutters, we added a little soap and water and the children used their fingers to wet felt the hearts.

Announcements and Reminders:

This Wednesday-Friday is early dismissal, pickup will be at 12:15-12:30.
Mid-winter break will be next week.
Please continue to dress your child in warm layers and send blankets for rest time.

Warmly, Ki Fatima