Greetings Turtle Families,
Thank you all for attending conferences last week. It was so nice to have the time to talk with you about your children. We are so grateful for each and every Turtle and what they bring to our class. It was lovely to be able to share with you about their growth and learning so far this year. Your support is so important and it is truly an honor to work with the community of families that make up the Turtle class. We look forward to working with you all at the Fish Pond booth at Kingdom of Halloween on Saturday.
On Monday and Tuesday, we made adorable little apples using a process called wet felting. Each student was given a little silver star to hide inside their apple and then they each took some wool batting and wrapped the star tightly. When each star was tightly wrapped, they got red wool roving and fluffed it up. When it was properly fluffed, they wrapped the red roving around the batting with the star hidden inside. Then the ball of wool was dipped into warm soapy water and the children rolled the roving back and forth in their hands to create a felted ball. This experience, along with being a lovely sensory time, helps students to develop patience as the loose strands of roving slowly bind to each other to create a more solid form. Each student will choose a small twig from the forest to use as a stem and cut some green cloth for a leaf to be sewn onto their apple. Some students have already sewn their leaves, so we will continue to work this week.
We finished our week with a play of our story on Wednesday and Thursday. Our play included a Great Apple Tree and a Star Fairy as the lead parts. All of the other children were assigned the part of a Star or Apple and it was lovely to watch each of their personalities show as they interpreted what it meant to be a star or apple in the story. It is such a pleasure to spend our days in the forest with your children!
The children are continuing to learn our new circle songs and verses. Grey Squirrel is a class favorite!
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel,
Swish your bushy tail.
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel,
Swish your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your little nose;
Hold an acorn with your toes,
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel,
Swish your bushy tail.
…climb up in the tallest tree,
Let your tail blow in the breeze...
…hide your nuts both near and far
But don’t forget just where they are…
…in the winter you will need
To find those nuts so you can feed…
We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Kingdom of Halloween Festival THIS Saturday! If you are able to volunteer for more craft support, please review the Main Messenger and jump in to help for any class that needs it! Thank you!
Announcements and Reminders:
Please remember to send your children in layers- including hats and gloves/mittens. The mornings can be quite chilly.
Please plan to attend our next curriculum night on Wednesday, 11/1 at 6:00 pm. All of the early childhood classes will meet together to talk about winter weather gear and how we manage winter weather at school.
Upcoming Events:
10/21 Kingdom of Halloween: 4 pm - 8 pm
11/1 NO SCHOOL: Teacher in-service
11/1 Joyful Beginnings and Kindergarten Parent Night: 6 pm - 7 pm
Grace and Peace,
Ki Kim
