Playdough and new playspaces

 We did it, two days of schools under our belt. 

Once again, our day was filled with learning new things. When we experience inclement weather we make the best of our indoor spaces. Today we explored the gym, and what a morning it was. We puzzled through puzzles, climbed climbing walls, crawled through dark tunnels, jumped onto giant bean bags, and built castles with magnets.  

With all this time inside, we also made a very desirable activity - PLAYDOUGH! Playdough is, never fail, a crowd pleaser. We added some yummy eucalyptus and it was very relaxing. Playdough is a great way to have fun, be creative, and work on fine motor skills. 

 One hard lesson every preschooler has to learn each year is taking turns and maybe not doing what we want every time. 3-5 year old's are full of amazing ideas and we would love to do all the things, all the time. Today we had two ideas - paint or dry erase. The best way to make a choice was to vote. We talked about what voting means and how that helps us decide. Each Birch friend moved their body to a carpet to represent their vote. Would we rather paint or use dry erase markers?

The painters have it! 

Take a look at all the other amazing things we did today!

Welcome to Birch Room!

 It was a wonderful first day, full of fun and learning new routines. This class family is full of curiosity and wonder, we cannot wait to see where the year goes. 

The first week of school will always be full of learning the new ways of a new space, even our returning Birch friends worked through some new experiences. 

We worked hard today, expect some very sleepy preschoolers tonight!

We built a house!

Teamwork makes the dreamwork, or the ball roll faster. :)

A few reminders:

If you did not bring one, each student will need a crib sheet for their cot. Please let us know if you do not have one and need help finding one. 

Please send in a 4x6 unframed family photo.

If you want us to apply sunscreen and bug spray in the afternoon, please send a bottle of each (labeled with their name).

We brush teeth after snack each day (per licensing). If you need assistance, we have extra toothbrushes at school. 

Goodbyes can be hard, for all of us. Here are a few tricks to make that transition easier. 

- Make your goodbye quick.

- Have a tradition or routine you do each day. Make sure your routine has three or less parts. For example; take a breath, give a hug/high-five, say goodbye. Repeating that each day allows the brain to prepare for goodbye. 

- Have faith that the tears don't last. It is so hard to leave when your student is sad, and we are excellent huggers/snugglers/tear wipers. 

- 3-5 year olds are expert emotion readers. When you leave with excitement and happiness on your face, they feel that and share in your happiness. 

Wishing you well. We cannot wait for tomorrow!