Kindergarten Chickadees: November 10-14, 2025
Osiyo, Chickadee Families,
The chilly weather during the early part of the week brought the Chickadees indoors, where they engaged in several different crafts and activities that focused on developing fine motor skills. Students laced animal cards and put together puzzles. They drew, colored, cut out shapes with scissors, and painted as they worked to create a special craft to share with their families during the luncheon. The students also used story stones for the first time, selecting stones with unique pictures and adding them one at a time while sharing a sentence that both complemented the picture and continued a story from the previous stone. This collaborative storytelling activity is wonderful for building creativity, memory, and critical thinking skills.
Outdoors, the class focused on practical tasks that served the dual purpose of building gross motor skills and keeping the children’s bodies warm. The students used a hack saw, with teacher assistance and supervision, to cut a thin fallen tree into lengths short enough to use in their fort building. The children also used hammers to break up the two remaining pumpkins in our outdoor classroom to observe what would happen. They then took the pieces to share with the goats, donkeys, and chickens at the farm and to add to the compost. Practical work is an important part of Waldorf Early Childhood education. It allows young children to feel a sense of connection with and responsibility to their family, class, and the world around them. Practical work also teaches important life skills such as sewing, cleaning, fixing items, and caring for plants and animals. The earlier these skills are introduced, the easier it will be for the child to carry and continue to develop them throughout their lifetime. This part of a holistic education helps students appreciate the beauty and wonder of the world and their place in it.
Announcements & Reminders:
We are looking forward to seeing all Chickadee students and their families at our Thanksgiving luncheon this Friday! You are invited to the Grade program musical presentation in the church’s sanctuary at 10:30.
Please continue working on independence at home, including putting on and taking off outerwear, using zippers, buttons, and snaps, and opening and closing lunch and snack containers, as well as opening frequently used types of disposable snack packaging.
Transitioning to Kindergarten or First Grade? Tour Our Programs!
Wednesday, December 10th at 9:30 AM
We are excited to offer a tour of both our Kindergarten and Grades programs on Wednesday, December 10th at 9:30 am and Saturday, December 13th, at 10:00 am. While all parents are warmly welcome to attend, this tour is especially designed for families whose children will be rising up to the next stage of their education—whether transitioning from Joyful Beginnings into Kindergarten or from Kindergarten into First Grade.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about what awaits your child as they take their next developmental step at The Garden School.
Please RSVP by emailing Crystal at admissions@thegardenmarietta.org to reserve your spot.
We look forward to seeing you there!
November 19: Please RSVP to Ki Holly by tomorrow, November 19th, via email with the names of the guests attending
November 21: Grades Presentation in Sanctuary at 10:30 am
November 21: Thanksgiving Luncheon at 11 am (All families and students are invited)
November 24 - 28: Thanksgiving Break (No School)
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