Dear Joyful Beginnings Families,

It was another awesome week in Joyful Beginnings. Everyone enjoyed this beautiful weather and the children kept exploring nature. During our outside play, the children loved baking cookies, cakes, and pie with sand and dirt. So far, their favorite baking activity is to dig dirt in the forest and make chocolate cookies. Our outside platform provides the children a great space to build with blocks. While building together, the children develop new friendships and learn how to share as well as taking turns. Block building activity encourages the children to use their imagination and creativity. During our indoor play, the children loved the rainbow circle that we made with pillows. They practiced hopping, skipping, and balancing skills while playing on the pillows.

On Monday and Tuesday, the children did watercolor painting. They used golden yellow watercolor to paint beautiful stars. During our nature walk on Thursday and Friday, the children collected sticks to use for their star wand art project. This week, the children will practice their fine motor skills by lacing ribbons and yarns through the holes the teachers punched on the stars. We will glue the sticks on the back of the stars by the end of the week, and the children will be able to take their star wands home.

Upcoming Events and Friendly Reminders:

This Thursday, we will celebrate Eleanor’s birthday in the classroom. Happy Birthday Eleanor！
September 26 - 30th is Fall Break. School will be closed.
October 3rd is a teacher in service day, there will be no school on that day.
Teacher-parent conferences will be held from October 12-14th. It is a great opportunity for us to chat about where your child is developmentally and socially. Each conference will be 20 minutes long. We will meet at the picnic table or small playground at drop off, and we can walk to our platform or our indoor space depending on where the children are at the moment. Ki Patia will sub for me on Thursday and Ki Ieva will be in the classroom for me on Friday.

Please Sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA8A92CA2F4C43-joyful

If you have any questions, or do not see a time that works for you, or you prefer a zoom call, please let me know.

I am looking forward to seeing you!

Thank you for sharing your sweet children with us and thank you for your support. Have a wonderful fall break!

Best,

Ki Siyu