You may have noticed a new addition to our space as you walk in the Birch room. Our beautiful Kindness Stick is now hanging in a place of prominence. We have been watching our friends for those pure, sincere moments of kindness. Those moments when our hearts just burst at the things we see.
Friday in the forest we had one such moment, and today we celebrated it with a new jewel on our kindness stick.
CW, you were with a friend in the forest when he fell down - hard! He started to cry and you immediately wanted to comfort him.
Our friends often will comfort a friend with a hug, or another similar gesture. Though they are surely sincere in their offering, sometimes these gestures aren't really what someone needs or wants.
You recognized something about this friend. He loves music and songs. And so you began singing to him, and he stopped crying.
You were so kind and thoughtful!
We talked about how getting to pick out a gem makes you feel.
"Happy"
Absolutely! Some other emotions we talked about are "proud", and "excited"
Your teachers are so proud of you for showing kindness to your friend!
After our morning meeting we knew we had to get our friends outside. The excitement that is bursting out of all of the children was just too much to be contained within the walls of the classroom. Every single friend was talking about costumes, candy, trunk or treat, candy, trick-or-treating, candy...did we mention the candy? Though we cannot confirm it, we feel there may have been a fair amount of it consumed this weekend and, dare we say, for breakfast?!
So, outside we went for a "spooky walk" around our neighborhood. With all of the walking we do, our friends knew exactly where the "spooky" houses were found. I wonder if we could make a map that would tell us where they are?
"There is the cat that moves his head. He's going to look at us when we walk by!"
"The house with the spinning eyeball is coming!" CF
Our walk was one of those times that we just got to enjoy being together. We couldn't help but smile at the conversations and antics that went on around us.
AS you told us you were baking all of the pumpkins we passed into pies. I think that is a GREAT idea!
RM, and MT you were so "scared" of all of the spooky decorations you "hid"!
You made your teacher laugh throughout the entire walk when you began casting spells on her!
Poor Ms N was turned into all sorts of creatures! She even had a spell that filled her belly with chicken nuggets!
"I went to the pumpkin patch and I rode on a train!" DM
"Look at that ghost!" ESE
What would a spooky walk in St. Louis be without a little joke telling?
MS, you always make your teachers smile!
After such a fun morning outside, we got to go to the collaboratory for some more gross motor fun!
These friends were building their house.
These friends set up a fun obstacle course.
The wind tunnel was a BIG hit that caused much laughter.
Magnetic wooden builders have endless possibilities.
"I made a letter...and another letter!" AD
"Look at this thing I made!" ESE "Ms Lisa, look what I made!" CW
"This is the harvester getting the carrots." HW
It was a "Monday, Funday!"
And, because we know the fun of Halloween will carry over, tomorrow will be PJ day!
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