Osiyo, Chickadee Families.
Fall is coming soon; we can feel it in the slightly cooler days and light breezes that refresh us on their way through the forest. As we approach the autumnal equinox, we recognize the courage we must build to care for ourselves and others. This month, our stories have focused on friends who gathered the courage to do what was right, although it was not easy and they were afraid. Our previous story was about two butterflies who were ready to leave their cozy greenhouse for the gardens outside the door, working through their fear of the new and unknown adventures ahead. Our current story is about a boy named George and a wise princess named Cleolinda who try to save their village from a dragon who is burning the crops and making the air and water dirty. With the help of singing falling stars, a message from a dream, a sky being, and some gnomes, they courageously meet the dragon with swords made from metal. These swords make dragons sleepy and, therefore, easier to reason with when they are near. In the end, they are able to help the dragon, themselves, and their village return to a happy, peaceful life.
We have begun some woodworking projects in class! The students are using hand drills to make small holes in thin cedar boards to make our own lacing cards. After they drill the holes, they will sand the boards and polish them with beeswax to make a fun new activity for our classroom. We are also making a kindergartener-sized chickadee nest from small logs. Students used teamwork and strength to move the small logs to the nest location and also helped saw some logs to the size we needed with a hack saw. We are looking forward to more woodworking projects throughout the school year.
Announcements and Reminders:
Rest blankets will go home at the end of this week. Please wash them and return them when your student returns after the break.
Our days are filled with the hard work of playing and learning. Please help your child be ready for a successful day at school by ensuring they have 10-12 hours of sleep each night and by providing a filling breakfast that includes protein.
This Friday is a HALF DAY (12:15-12:30 dismissal) for all students. Please use the carpool line for pickup as usual.
Next week is FALL BREAK! There is also no school for students the following Monday, 10/2, due to teacher in-service.
Conferences are coming up soon, October 12th and 13th. A sign-up will be available in the next messenger.
Upcoming Events:
9/22 Half Day - Day of Courage
9/25-9/29 Fall Break (No School)
10/2 Teacher In-Service (No School)
10/12 Half Day - Parent Conferences
10/13 No School - Parent Conferences
10/21 Community Work Day 10 am - 1 pm
10/21 Kingdom of Halloween
Thank you for sharing your children with us and for being part of our community. We hope you have a wonderful break.
Gvyalieliga,
Ki Holly
