Sorry for the delay in blogging. We’ve been busy the last two weeks, as some of our staff and their children have not felt the best. A few more cold days this week, then we hope for Spring in Texas! We are waiting to till our garden, but already have cabbage and pepper plants sprouted indoors. We repaired our greenhouse, so we will begin some additional plants in there.
A chilly morning at the petting farm.
With a couple of soft, bruised apples Jennifer decided to make a homemade apple-cinnamon tart for the children. It was done in time for PreK’s morning snack . . .it was delicious!
Hugging our stuffed sun at Community Time this morning . . . Our story this week is about Mother Nature, and how she gently tucks seeds underground, then asks the Ocean, the Sun, etc. to provide “vapor” which Jack Frost turns into frost/snow to further protect the seeds from Father Wind.
The Moon . . .
This figurine is representing Mother Nature in our story . . .
Water play . . .
Learning to use a syringe–or a “plunger” as Catherine called it.
Painting in the Twos class. . .
A busy classroom–a child painting and two children building a structure with clips/scarves/playstands.
Our infant friend visited the Twos class and enjoyed painting–have we mentioned that our small school is like a big family? The children easily join in with other groups and generally have no problem moving from one staff member to another.
PreK painting . . .
The Twos . . .
Washing the chalkboard to get it ready for this week’s special drawing . . .
I love mixed age grouping–here a near five year old works beside a near three year old.
A chalkboard drawing in one classroom depicts the sprouting of a seed and its growth into a plant.
Using a hot pad in the play kitchen . . .
Dried beans and small animal figures . . .
Our nature tray changed today. On this tray we have a couple of twigs, a ceramic bird, and a jar filled with birdseed and a candle. Everything was placed on a pale green silk. The candle is lit during meal time.
