Hello Everyone:

We are back after a very very long break! Here is a copy of the weekly update. We will update this blog more often this semester, promise!!!!

We had a wonderful first week of school. The children enjoyed exploring the new set up and the meeting new teachers in the classroom. We are off to a good start! During small group last week we shared our Winter Break Journals and visited the Art Studio to draw about our vacation. If you have not had a chance to bring in the journals, it is not too late. If you cannot find the journals, you can bring in photographs of what you did over the break so we can talk about it during group time. In addition to Winter Break Journals, please remember to bring in a composition book, we will be using them during small group to journal and record observations. Thank you.

For this week’s learning plan please visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sv484MoJweBg_8RXLUTNTbXE96vmJmtFL-olYI4Adew/edit?usp=sharing and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M7ZvjdGxAnBwgJw4imMPf5XAReLwMWogW9i-1sVd1ys/edit?usp=sharing

There are several projects we are planning on doing with the children this semester including gardening, exploring performing arts (includes mask making), and investigating butterflies and other creatures in our environment. We are looking for families who are experienced in any of the areas to be our resources in these areas. Please let Yi-Cheng know if you are interested in being involved in any of the areas. We truly appreciate your time and effort. In the mean time, we are collecting empty gallon size milk jugs (rinsed and air dried) for our mask making project in February, we need one for each child in the class (35). The children were very interested in face painting last semester, and we plan to expand this interest into mask making and explore masks from around the world.

In addition to empty milk jugs, we are also in need of gardening supplies such as soil (no fertilizer) and large pots (24 inch or bigger) to start. We will prepare the garden beds for planting and ask the children to decide on what they will like to plant. If anyone is interested in taking charge of this effort, we will really need your help.