Kindergarten Honeybees: March 23 - 27, 2026
Dear Honeybee Families,
This past weekend our Honeybee classroom was filled with golden sunlight, soft breezes, and the quiet awakening of spring all around us. The forest is truly a living classroom, inviting the children into a season of discovery and wonder. The children have entered an “excavation phase,” a natural expression of their developmental curiosity and growing relationship with the changing earth. Each day brings new findings- emerging plants, hidden roots, and tiny creatures stirring back to life after winter’s rest. A particularly joyful discovery was a young cucumber plant growing beside our hammock. With great care, the children worked together to gently dig it up and transplant it into our garden bed, nurturing both the plant and their sense of responsibility.
Pollinators have begun to return as well- honeybees and butterflies now accompany us in our outdoor work, offering living examples of the interconnectedness of all life. Handwork continues to be a steady and ongoing interest in our days. The children worked diligently on their sewing projects, creating small families of creatures, from platypuses to bluebirds. Imaginative play flowed alongside this work. The children delighted in creating small surprises for one another, carefully burying their handmade creatures in the sand and inviting friends to excavate them. These playful moments held a sense of suspense and joy- especially when, after much digging, a hidden “treasure” would suddenly reveal itself. Such play nurtures social connection, storytelling, and collaborative problem-solving.
Our auction project is also steadily taking shape. The children selected wooden seasonal pieces and painted them with watercolor, some exploring color mixing with great interest. We also created nature mandalas on wooden rounds, gathering sticks, maple leaves, and other natural treasures to form harmonious designs. During our time at the farm, the children observed the third graders engaged in their farm responsibilities, offering a glimpse into purposeful work and community contribution. They also enjoyed gently interacting with the chickens. In the swale, the children discovered sparkling mica crystals and stones, some even wondered if they had discovered dinosaur bones. Spring is truly in the air, and with it comes a sense of renewal, curiosity, and joy. Our story was about Uncle Spring who visits the town each year at the start of spring, but he always arrives while Granny Frost, who lovingly prepares for him, is asleep, leaving small signs of his visit without waking her. Heartbroken yet hopeful, she waits year after year, as their missed meeting symbolizes winter giving way to spring.
Announcements & Reminders:
Rest mats will be sent home this week to be washed. Please return them on our child’s first day back at school after the break.
Please send in creek shoes, so we are ready for creekcess when we return.
Mosquitoes have already been spotted- please pack bug spray in your child’s backpack.
Grandfriends Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st! Parents, grandparents, and other special grownups in your child’s life are welcome to join us in our forest classroom for light refreshments and time to enjoy community and watch your children at play! You are also welcome and encouraged to attend the Grade performance at 10:30 am.
April 1: Grandfriends Tea at 11:00 (All students and family members are welcome to join)
April 6-10: Spring Break (No School)
April 24: Annual Auction Fundraiser (Half Day)
April 25: Community Work Day
Thank you for all that you do.
Peace be upon you,
Ki Fatima
