Dear Joyful Beginnings Families,
We spent a delightful week in Joyful Beginnings. The children were excited to see their friends and play together. Fall has finally arrived. The leaves are changing colors and fluttering slowly down to the ground. The forest will soon be bathed in golden hues. It is enchanting to watch the students playing and running around in the forest while the sun shines through the colorful leaves. In circle time, we introduced a new song, Fall Time, to welcome this beautiful season. We celebrated Tea and Clara’s birthdays on Tuesday and Thursday. We were very grateful to spend time with their families, and we enjoyed the delicious snacks they shared with us. Thank you! Later in the week, the class created lovely artwork using block crayons. Through artistic endeavors, they value expressing their creativity. We also went on a nature walk and visited the animals at the farm.
This week, we are going to introduce watercolor painting to the children as we start to make lanterns for the lantern walk. The students’ fine motor abilities are improved through watercolor painting, and small muscle control is developed by holding onto the brushes. Wet-on-wet painting allows the children to engage in a full experience of the fluid and dreamy life of each color. On Wednesday and Thursday, we will celebrate Everest and Noelle’s birthdays. We are excited to share these special moments with their families. We will have our fall conferences this Thursday and Friday. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions during our meeting. Fall conferences are an opportunity for us to work together to support each child and help them thrive at our beautiful school.
Announcements and Reminders:
If you have not yet signed up for conferences, please do so here. It will be lovely to meet with each of you.
As the days get cooler, and mornings can be especially cool, please send your child with a sweater, sweatshirt, or jacket every day. It is around 10 degrees cooler in the shaded forest. Please also include long pants in your child’s backpack if they wear shorts to school.
Please continue to send a vegetable to chop for soup on Mondays and an apple to chop for quinoa and muffins on Tuesdays.
Upcoming Events:
10/11 - 10/12 Sixth Grade caving field trip
10/12 HALF DAY - Parent Conferences
10/13 NO SCHOOL - Parent Conferences
10/14 Community Work Day 10 am - 1 pm *Please note the date change
10/21 Kingdom of Halloween
11/1 NO SCHOOL - Teacher in-service
11/1 Parent Night for Joyful Beginnings and Kindergarten classes, 6 pm - 7 pm
Thank you for sharing your lovely children with us, and thank you for your support.
Warmly,
Ki Siyu and Ki Angela
