Greetings Dear Beaver Families,

We had an eventful week in our forest! One of the highlights was our new slide. Ki Derek visited our class to stake it into place and the children enjoyed watching and helping him hammer the stakes into the ground to secure their slide. Another exciting gift we discovered in the forest last week is a new little pocket that opened up to us, extending our boundary. After all the rain, a babbling brook appeared in this area! This has become a hotspot to play in and our new story time space. Additionally, we planted flowers and peppermint, with the hope that we can share our own forest grown peppermint tea together.

Our story was about a bear who was woken from her deep winter slumber by a breeze that smelled like a bouquet of flowers. After her morning swim, she rolled around on the grass to dry up. When Bear looked at herself she noticed her beautiful, brown fur had turned yellow! Soon she heard the sound of chirping at her feet and four little yellow chicks appeared below. They followed her everywhere she went! She found peace at the top of a tree, however, her stomach grumbled for she hadn’t anything to eat all winter long. Luckily, she was near a beehive and the bees happily shared their honey and she was satisfied. Down below, the chicks were waiting and Bear decided to help them find food. When night fell, they snuggled up close to her warm fur. The next day, when the breeze passed, it made Bear sneeze and all the yellow had fallen off of her and her beautiful brown fur revealed itself. The chicks chirped with fear when they realized they were with a bear! They ran away as fast as they could but soon remembered how kind she was and how she kept them safe. When they realized their mistake, Bear was already enjoying her swim in the lake and so they joined her and they swam together everyday thereafter.

Thank you for the beautiful flowers you helped create for our class project!

Reminders:

Please continue to send coats and rain gear. Although our afternoons warm up, our mornings are still cold and the forest gets very muddy!
Please send a full change of clothes including socks and a wet bag or plastic bag for clothes that may get wet or muddy.
This Friday is our Grandfriends Tea (11:00-12:00). Students will all be released at 12:30pm. If you wish, you/your child’s grandfriend may take them home following the tea.
No school next week, 4/4-4/8, enjoy the Spring break!

Warmly,

Ki Fatima