Osiyo, River Otter families.
The last week of summer in the forest was filled with building and creating. We now have two stick forts in the forest, constructed by different groups of students. The forts are sturdy and growing daily. We also build blanket forts that come down and are rebuilt each day. Two students made a fairy house on Thursday, and other students made sand castles and items out of clay at the creek. The outdoors is nature’s STEM lab! This week was also sewing week in our creative work rotation. Students used different fabrics, stuffing, and needles and thread to make a variety of items. Students sewed balls, bats, jewelry, pillows, and more.
We celebrated the Day of Courage throughout the week with a story and crafts. We discussed that bravery is not when you are not afraid, but when you do the right thing even if you feel nervous. We talked about helping others and standing up for them as ways to be brave in our daily lives. Our story this week was one of my favorites, about a dragon living in a mountain cave in Norway. On his way back from picking berries, he meets a child who asks the dragon to help him light a fire in his family’s stove so they can have the heat they need to keep warm and cook. The dragon is invited to stay and they make pancakes and eat the berries together, and tell stories. The dragon later returns to give the family the treasure stored in his cave, since dragons can not use treasure and it would ease the family’s troubles. The dragon and family are friends and still share pancakes and stories together every so often. We also dyed yarn using goldenrod, and made shooting stars. We will have an additional special craft when we return from break.
Announcements and Reminders:
School will resume on Tuesday, October 4th.
Please send insect repellant, a light jacket, and long pants with your child each day.
Picture day is coming up October 12th and 13th. Look for more information on this to come soon.
Fall conferences will be on October 12th, 13th and 14th. These will be early dismissal days for all students (12:15-12:30). If you have not signed up yet, you can sign up for a conference time here.
Kingdom of Halloween is October 29th. Save the date for this magical festival!
Thank you for sharing your children with us, and for being part of our community. Have a wonderful fall break!
Gvyalieliga,
Ki Holly
