Greetings, Honeybees Families,
We had a lovely, warm week, followed by a week of the weather cooling back down! We have sent home the children’s change of clothes that stay at school to be exchanged for fall clothes. Please have them labeled in a bag and returned to school as a backup. Having the necessary and proper layers of clothing is the key to a happy, warm, and wonderful forest playschool experience.
On Monday, the children made wet felted pumpkins to go along with our Pumpkin Child story. They rolled wool roving into balls, dipped it into soapy water, and gently rolled the ball between their palms to make it firmer. This was a valuable sensory and tactile activity that included the smell of the apple spice soap, the warm water, and the wool texture turning from soft to firm in their hands. The children also had to determine the correct pressure to use to roll the wool. On Friday, the children watched our story in a puppet show and were delighted to see the little pumpkin child come to life as she emerged out of her felted pumpkin. Also, on Friday, we started working on our lanterns for our upcoming festival, when the children will carry their lighted lanterns through the forest at night.
We are looking forward to being together again for our upcoming Lantern Walk festival on the evening of November 7th. This is a reverent time for us to come together and carry our inner light forth as we enter a season where the days are short and the nights are long. Below are the songs we will sing together as we walk along our forest path with our glowing lights leading the way. Please refer to the top of our messenger page for a link to the songs so you can sing together at home before the festival.
Announcements & Reminders:
Please join us tomorrow tonight, 11/1, at 6:00 pm for our Early Childhood curriculum night. We will meet upstairs in the kindergarten classrooms to talk about what winter looks like for our forest program and the clothing and gear needed when cold temperatures set in. This evening is for grownups only.
This week looks to be getting quite cold, especially in the mornings. Please dress children in layers, with warm socks and footwear and coats, hats, and gloves.
We are looking for two volunteers in our class to bake gingerbread and bring it to Lantern Walk. We have a standard recipe and individual bags for pre-portioning that we will provide to all volunteer bakers. Please coordinate with our class rep, Silvia Ferreira, if you are willing to help.
Upcoming Events:
11/1: NO SCHOOL: Teacher in-service
11/1: Joyful Beginnings and Kindergarten Parent Night: 6 pm - 7 pm
11/7: Kindergarten Lantern Walk: 6 pm
11/7: Grades 1 - 3 Lantern Walk: 6:30 pm *Please note new date for grades
11/17: Thanksgiving Luncheon 11 am: Half Day
Thank you for all that you do and for sharing your precious children with us.
Peace and Light,
Ki Fatima
