Greetings, Honeybee Families,
The First Grade Risers in our Golden Knights class got off to a wonderful start. They eagerly joined in this opportunity to participate in longer circle activities, stories, and handwork projects and returned to their Honeybee class, excited to share what they had learned. Our students who are not yet Golden Knights had the fun opportunity to play with our neighboring kindergarten class, the Turtles (who also has rising students in the Golden Knights class). The Honeybees and Turtles will alternate each week, playing in each other's forest spaces.
Our class enjoyed seeing beautiful model train displays from the Southern Museum, located in Kennesaw. The children learned about different types of trains, including how they function and how the railroad works. The students were able to touch buttons to discover the various sounds the train makes. When asked what this particular freight train might carry, we got all sorts of answers, such as swimming pools or ice pops and wood or coal. The students were interested and engaged; what a wonderful job they did as an audience.
Later in the week, Sister Rain made an island out of our forest platform! While this prevented us from playing in our usual forest space, we took the opportunity to build little boats out of white cedar and float them. Thank you, Mr. Matan, for sawing the wood pieces for us! The children used a traditional hand drill to create a hole in their wood pieces. They attached a paper sail to a bamboo stick, and we floated our boats with delight! This was a fulfilling practical work activity that required strength, patience, and perseverance.
Announcements and Reminders:
We have three new students joining our class! Welcome, Melanie, Lark, and Kaya!
Please continue to work with your children at home on using tissues, coughing and sneezing into their “Honeybee wing,” and proper hand washing.
If you have not yet signed up for spring conferences, you can do so here.
The first Community Work Day of the Spring Semester is on Saturday, February 3rd, from 10:00 - 12:00. Please come if you are able, and add to your volunteer hours! Children are welcome, and there are typically both indoor and outdoor tasks available.
Please also plan to join us for the All School Meeting following the work day at 12:30. A soup lunch will be served at noon, and the meeting should be around an hour to an hour and a half long. The meeting is a grownups-only event.
Upcoming Events:
2/3 First Grade Risers Informational Meeting - 11:15 a.m.
2/3 Community Work Day 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
2/3 All School Meeting 12:30 p.m.
2/8 Half Day - Parent Conferences
2/9 No School - Parent Conferences
2/19-2/23- Mid-Winter Break (No School)
2/26- Teacher Inservice (No School)
As always, thank you for all that you do and for entrusting your precious children to us.
Peace & Light,
Ki Fatima
