a holistic pre-school and kindergarten

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

News of the Day 10-27--2010

Today we...
- drew with crayons
- created with recycled material
- had Art with Abby [we worked on clay busts]
- played Mermaids and Pirates AND Mermaid Pirates
- played Babies
- drew pictures to KEEP OUT the Bad Pirates
During Morning Meeting we...
- read "The Little Old Woman Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything"
- played drums
Outside we...
- played Doctor, Beauty Shop, Jail, and the Everything Eaters
- HAD LUNCH!!!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

News of the Day 10-26--2010

Today we...
- drew with crayons
- had Spanish with Teal (played Go Fish in Spanish!)
- played Dance Theater
- played Milo and Otis and Princess
- played Skeleton and Puffy Brain Monster
- drew monster to scare away Skeleton and the P.F.B.

During Morning Meeting we...
- learned to move our sillies throughout our bodies and then blow them away
- learned a new game: "I'm Going On A Trip"
- read "The Giant Ball of String"
Outside we...

- played Giant Ball of String/ Big Pile of Leaves
- played doctor and veterinarian
- Had Lunch!













































Thursday, October 21, 2010

News of the Day 10-21--2010

Today we...
- constructed a large train track and played trains
- played board games
- sent mail to friends
- ran a wand making shop
- played Eggy
- played Super Isaac, Dark Ghost, and The Queen of the Stinky Babies
During Morning Meeting...
- Otis read us 2 books
- we worked in our Artist Journals

Outside we...
- stayed inside
- played Moongobble
- played City Market












Wednesday, October 20, 2010

News of the Day 10-20--2010

Today we...
- worked with playdough using scissors for cutting lengths and shapes
- had Art with Abby [self portraits]
- read "The Octonauts and the Only Lonely Monster"
- played City Market

- played Batman and Spiderman
- played "saving babies" (the baby dolls needed to be saved!)
- played Mermaids and Supers!
Outside we...
- played Naughty Mouse
- played M
ermaids
















Tuesday, October 19, 2010

News of the Day 10-19--2010

the day that never happened...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

News of the Day 10-14--2010

Today we...
- Went on our field trip to Audubon Vermont. It was so wonderful. Thank you to Steve Posner for leading, and all the grown-ups who accompanied us. Already thinking of a November sojourn...
- Hopefully pictures will come soon... Tamra... hint, hint...

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

News of the Day 10-13--2010

Today we...
- played Pengoloo and Froggy Boogie
- had Art with Abby [we worked on self-portraits]
- played Baa-Baa
- played Rocket Buy/Girl Bad Guy
- worked as mail carries
During Morning Meeting we...
- began to learn the board game Labyrinth
Outside we...
- created and ran on obstacle courses. Too fun!

*** sorry, left camera in the car again ***

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

News of the Day 10-12--2010

Today we...
- decorated our stars (estrella) for Spanish class
- had Spanish with Teal
- played Team Catch Alien
- played Boss Soldier
- played City Markey
During Morning Meeting we...
- learned/relearned Go Fish
- read "Harold and the Purple Crayon"
Outside we...
- started to created our annual BIG LEAF PILE
- traveled to Africa
- made cupcakes in the Sandbox Bakery
- played underground detectives

*** sorry, left camera in the car today ***

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Simply Stunning

Thank you Olivia for capturing this beautiful shot. I don't know how she did it, with the movement in the back. And, hello Isaac as a teenager! Wow!!!

News of the Day 10-7-2010


Today we...
- created different structures at the big table with Lincoln Logs (knockoffs)
- worked in our artist journals
- read "Green Wilma Frog In Space" - thanks Isaac!
- played Mermaids (aka Ariel), penguins, and giant crab
- played Kowalski, Super Ariel, and Super Skeleton
- read "The Fall of Freddie the Leaf" (a really good book about loss/de
ath)
Outside we...
- played a new game that Otis helped us create called Naughty Mouse which lead to a new fun cheer of "Naughty, naughty owner, you can't catch me!!
!"























The beginning of Naughty Mouse. Start in the "trap"




The mice escape the trap!









Uh-Oh!!!









Caught by the owner! Back to the trap









"Naughty naughty owner, you can't catch me!!!"






Wednesday, October 6, 2010

News of the Day 10-6--2010

Today we...
- worked on a train track
- sent mail to friends and drew pictures
- had Art with Abby: we worked with clay
- read "The Legend of the Golden Snail"
- had a music parade
- played Buzz Lightyear (and Lightyear Buzz), and Super Fox, and babies
- worked in our artists journals
Outside we...
- squabbled about who was marrying who
- had a ballerina show
- played sandbox bakery

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

News of the Day 10-5--2010

Today we...
- worked on a train track
- worked on projects with recycled materials
- had our first Spanish Class with Teal!!!
- played mer
maid and merman
- played skeletons and skelebots
- read "Buzz Boy and Fly Guy"
Outside we...
- played dragons
- played bakery in the sandbox
- played secret
agent
- had a "ballerina show"



































Monday, October 4, 2010

A Child's Perspective

Two Thursdays ago, Olivia absconded with my camera. Here are the results. I believe Medea took over for a bit as well. I'm not sure if there is another accomplice involved...