Osiyo, River Otter families.
What a wonderful, busy first full week of school we had! On Monday, students chopped vegetables. On Tuesday, we played in the creek for the first time this year. On Wednesday, we took our special paintbrush friend, Tippy, on an adventure with the color yellow, and we also ate the delicious soup we made. On Thursday, we enjoyed oatmeal for our snack and learned a fun circle game called Lubin Loo (ask your child if they remember how to play). Friday was our puppet show from the story we heard the first two weeks, called Anything New. This is a therapeutic story (adapted for our class) to help children feel safe and comfortable in a new setting such as school. Friday is also classroom cleanup day, and we got to use our washboard to clean our towels and reusable napkins.
In addition to our daily activities, we will have weekly activities that rotate approximately every three weeks. This week students had the opportunity to begin learning finger knitting. They also enjoyed using yarn to make magic wands (wrapped sticks), fishing poles, and a variety of other projects. We heard a little thunder on Friday, so we spent the last hour and a half playing in our indoor classroom, which is a special treat the students really enjoyed. Since we were feeling cozy, we also shared some mint tea with honey. All of the students tried the tea and most had seconds and even thirds! Once the weather is a little cooler, we will enjoy tea every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday during our snack.
Announcements and Reminders
THANK YOU for keeping your children home when they are sick! We are working to teach the students to use the inside of their elbows to cover their coughs and sneezes. It would be greatly appreciated if you can help reinforce this at home.
Please send indoor shoes if you have not already.
This Saturday, 8/27, is a community work day
Tuesday, September 6th is our parent night. This night is for grownups only, and we will be participating in an activity and discussing an aspect of the Waldorf kindergarten curriculum.
Thank you for sharing your children with us, and for being part of our community. We appreciate you!
Gvyalieliga,
Ki Holly
