Walking Monday!

Today was Walking Monday, and we went on a walk to the TALLEST tree in Webster and one of the oldest!

The whole entire Birch Room could fit around the tree!

How old do you think the tree is?

"3 years old"

"100 thousand years old"

"100 years old"

"infinity years old"

"70 a thousand years old"

"1 million years old" 

"18 years old" 

"20 years old"

"14 years old"

Then we visited the climbing tree!

Our climbing tree is next to the forest. We get to climb all the different size branches!

It's SO much fun!

Forest Friday

Today, we walked with our friends from Maple to visit "the top" of the Forest. Each Friday Birch and Maple will play and learn together, we are so excited! Together, we had a meeting talking about how to show respect, be safe, and take care of such a special place. 

Many of our friends have been to the Forest, whether in Birch or Seeding or Acorn, and knew just how to play together safely. 

For more photo fun, check out Maples Blog. 

Without further adieu:

OUR FOREST PROMISES

Take care of your people in the Forest

Listen to your teachers

In the Forest, we stick together and stay safe!

Feet stay on the mulch.

Let it grow.

You can hold sticks if you keep them down and safe. 

Don't fall down.

Keep your vest on. 

We went a-walking!

Stay inside the "Teacher Sandwich!"

Feet stay on the sidewalk.

Respect your neighbors with your voice and your body. 

Flowers are beautiful, let them grow!

Always stick together. 

This is how we stay safe when we walk around our community. 

Today we went on our first neighborhood walk. Our goal was to make it to the forest and MAYBE go visit the chickens. These Birch Friends exceeded our expectations. Not only did we walk for over 40 minutes, but not a single friend was "soooooo tired" or asked us to "carry them home." We were able to say hello to the forest and the chickens!

We cannot wait to explore more of our community! Moving forward we will walk on Monday and visit the Forest on Fridays. Please make your child has walking shoes on those days. :)

What can we learn from a Lego?

What can we learn from a Lego? 

Can we learn to play?

Can we learn to share?

Can we learn count, or sort, or match?

Today we put out various materials, broke into smaller groups and played. We noticed very quickly that our giant tub of Lego was a very desired space - almost everyone chose to engage in the giant tub of blocks. Students played together, they played near each other, some even moved to the carpet to give themselves more space.  

A few things we noticed:

Lego can help us learn to negotiate our needs. 

Lego can inspire us to learn more or ask questions.

Lego can help make a new friend. 

Play isn't just important to learning, play is how we learn. What amazing things can happen when we sit back and LET THEM PLAY?

And because these Birch Room friends are just the best - here are some fun pictures in our new Hillside space.