A Day At The Park

Hudson gravitated instantly to the letters on the Daisies table. Brandon and Max joined him shortly after they arrived. The Sunflowers and Sweet Peas joined forces for their own morning meeting in which they also talked about graduation and what it means to graduate. 

Next, the whole school got together to practice our graduation songs and the Daisies stood up one by one to announce what they wanted to be when they grew up.

Afterwards, the whole school went out to the park! 

                                                                

                                     
                                       

Happy Monday!

Everyone entered the classroom happy and ready to begin to the day. While the children at snack, we read Lili's book Oliver by Sid Hoff. At Morning Meeting, we sang I Have Friend In School Today and practiced singing High Hopes. Then we went and played in Horatio Park.

When we returned back to school, we read Antics! While Harry, Jacob, and Lili worked together to make ants, Nico, Scarlett, Jamie, and Brandon "secretly" worked on Harry's birthday present. During Free Play, we played in the sandbox and had fun with flubber.

Before lunch, we sang Sticky, Sticky, Sticky Bubble Gum. Brandon made all his friends giggle when he showed them his "broken eye". Then we read Jacob's book Eat Your Vegetables by Louis Elhert. During Goodbye, we rapped the ABC's and sang Sambalae.

"Hey Evan I special request for you. Can we sing Hey Jude?"

We began our morning making birthday presents for Jacob and Brandon. Then we had Yoga with Lakshmi. Next, we had Music with Evan and we performed High Hopes for him. Evan brought his ukele and each child had a turn to play it. Before Evan left Harry said, "Hey Evan I special request for you. Can we sing Hey Jude?" And so Harry and Evan sang while everyone clapped along.

For story, we read The Cat In the Hat by Dr. Suess. We concluded our morning playing instruments along to to Octopus' Garden and Hey Jude by The Beatles. Great singing today everyone!

"What's Going On In Here?"

The Sweet Peas joined the Sunflowers and the Daisies class this morning. When the children arrived at school, they looked at Monet's paintings of flowers and then painted their own interpretation with watercolor. At Morning Meeting and we sang good morning in Spanish. We talked about graduation and did our first practice! We sang High Hopes sang for the Sunflowers and then the Daisies, and then they performed for us. Everyone did a great job and sang loudly.

Elizabeth came and the children had dance for the last time. The Sunflowers and the Sweet Peas had dance together. Next, Bunky came and worked on a collage that will be made into a mandala for the art show. Each child placed pieces of wood and natural materials on the pie slice. On another table Ms. Erica  worked with some children on painting flowers with acrylic on a large canvas. 

While playing in the doctor's office Hudson told Jenny she needed a fork to take out all the ice cream she ate. Brandon soon came up laughing and said, "What's going on in here?" Scarlett held Grandpa Barys hand as she pushed the stroller around the classroom.

Before lunch, Ava and Jake taught us how they have meeting and how they do Show and Tell. During lunch the Sweet Peas and the Sunflowers read Don't Push The Button.

#7 Train, Au Revoir, Portraits, and Presents

Brandon began Morning Meeting with Show and Tell. He shared his #7 Train with us and gave each of his friends a turn to look at it as we passed it around our circle. Next, Brandon called on his friends as they raised a quiet hand for "Questions and Comments." 

Sadly, today was our last day of French with Deborah until September. The children sang with their big voices as they performed High Hopes for her. For Project Work, Jacob, Brandon, Scarlett, Harry, and Lili made their final self-portraits. (Please see below)  Then each child took turns working on Scarlett's and Lili's surprise birthday presents. 

Scarlett

"I look perfect!" 

Jacob

 

"Look good!"

Lili

"It's a skeleton."

Harry

"I need big feet because I am a bigger boy."

Brandon

"Beautiful!"