Greetings, Turtle Families,
Thank you for attending the All School Meeting on Saturday. It was nice to see so many families and have time to talk with you over lunch. We appreciate your support of our school and community.
It was so nice to spend a full week outside! The weather was cold in the mornings, but the days were sunny! The children spent most of the day playing in the forest. Play in the forest is active (running, climbing, digging, loading, moving, building) and helps them to stay warm in the cold. It is fascinating to watch the students create and imagine new and exciting ideas in their play each day. This week, we had boats, hotels, forts, and homes built throughout the forest. The children visited each other’s creations, and a few “shops” sprung up, selling items one might need for a home, hotel, or fort.
Our story for the last two weeks was The Magical Porridge Pot. A child helps their family by gathering food. It has been a long and very cold winter, and the child was not able to find much food, so they go to an area of the forest where they have not been before. On the path, they meet an old woman who gives them a magical pot. They take the pot home. When they say, “Little pot, little pot, make some porridge piping hot.” The pot begins to boil and bubble with porridge. When they have enough, they say, “Stop pot, stop. Thank you for the porridge; that’s quite a lot.” And the pot stops making porridge. One day, when the child is away, the mother makes porridge, but she cannot remember what she is supposed to say to stop the pot. The pot boils over, and eventually, the whole town is covered with porridge until the child returns and stops the pot. The children loved hearing the story. The play of this story was amusing as the children performed the role of the pot and the bubbling porridge. We will begin a new story this week.
Announcements and Reminders:
Please arrive on time at drop-off. Our drop-off window ends at 8:45. Please park and call the front office if you arrive after 8:45, and a kindergarten teacher will walk up to meet your child after the morning circle.
If you have not yet signed up for spring conferences, you can do so here. I am looking forward to meeting with you.
As has been our tradition at The Garden School, instead of sending cards from home on Valentine's Day, please save all card and gift exchanges for off-campus playdates.
Upcoming Events:
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)
Thank you for sharing your children with us and for being a part of our community.
Grace and Peace,
Ki Kim
