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It was wonderful to see kids back in the classroom this week! Even though they had been gone for more than 2 weeks, they settled back easily into activities, the schedule and the routines of school. They remembered about washing hands and going to their cubbies to hang their coats upon arrival. They were ready to begin play recalling where their favorite spots are throughout the classroom - in the playhouse cooking or tending to babies, on the rug with vehicles, near a teacher at the sand table, with a crowd of kids scooping cornmeal, at a table puzzling over a puzzle. They didn’t need much, if any, reminding about wearing a smock at the water table and could navigate, sometimes with some support, hanging the smock back up when they were finished. They knew gym followed play time and probably wished that snack followed gym, but they remained focused as they came up the stairs back into the classroom and to the rug for a story rather than to the tables where snack was waiting. They almost know school better now than right before break having had the chance to refresh and refuel from time away and time with family these past two weeks. It is clear to see that your children have a strong foundation of how to be at school under their small but growing feet. And that foundation will continue to develop and strengthen in the coming months. We look forward to being part of that journey!
Here are some photos from our first day back this week:
Scooping and spreading and swirling the cornmeal
Block and vehicle play
The start of a drawing
Magna tile binoculars and disc stacking
Easel painting
The finishing pour into a cylinder
Farm play in the sand
Dancing to the clean up music
Peek-a-boo!
Extensive track and vehicle play
Trying out headphones in the gym
Taking turns jumping into the crashpads
We hope you enjoyed the break and feel refreshed and refueled as well. Thank you again for your generous gifts last month. We feel fortunate to be your children’s teachers and grateful to be part of this school community with you.