Osiyo, River Otter families.
We started our week with Valentine's Day, making bird feeders with recycled cardboard hearts, twine, peanut butter, and bird seed. The students hung their gifts to the birds around the forest and by the end of the week they had all been thoroughly enjoyed by our winged forest friends. We also shared a snack of rice pudding with nutmeg and raisins, and a few students discovered that they enjoyed this new snack.
We were busy this week! We visited the garden for more work/play with the wheelbarrow and wagon and to pet the donkeys. Students learned a new game; ask them to tell you how to play the bluebird game. They built houses and worked on their own handwork projects such as beading, sewing, and finger chaining. They also continued making dogs and cats on leashes with sticks and yarn. We worked hard to move the rest of the rocks in our pile to help keep our outdoor classroom dry and took care of our compost each day.
THANK YOU all so much for signing up for and attending conferences last week. Your involvement in your children's education and partnership with and support of us at school is extremely valuable and appreciated. We are looking forward to returning after break with a new morning circle, more involved stories, and starting our forest garden. We hope everyone enjoys the week of break and feels refreshed and energized as we head into spring at The Garden School.
Announcements and Reminders
It is still winter! Please continue to dress your children in layers, send them with all of their warm gear and include a blanket for rest time for full day students.
If you are interested in joining our school for our Community Reads for the semester, please send me an email to RSVP so we can make sure you get all of the communications. We will be reading The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones. We will meet to discuss the book through chapter 5 on Thursday, March 17th at 2:00pm.
Thank you for sharing your children with us, and for being part of our community.
Gyvalieliga,
Ki Holly
