School Announcements:
We continue to see a rash of diarrhea and vomitting at our school in in our families. We are sending any child home for 24 hours that exhibits either symptom given the vast number of families that have been infected. Thank you for not sending your child until they have had a period of 24 hours without diarrhea or vomitting.
We are so sad to share that all of our beloved rabbits were killed on Saturday night or early Sunday morning. We believe that a dog or dogs attacked the rabbits. They were lovingly buried at the front of our property near the labyrinth, with signs marking their graves. We told the children gently on Monday and Tuesday, told the children how much the rabbits loved being their pets, and shared that their spirits had gone to the spirit world where they were happy and playing!
We have reinforced a "night pen" with barbed wire for all of our animals except Queso and the kittens. The kittens sleep in the feed barn at night. On Monday morning before sunrise, Leslie pulled up to the night pen to check on the animals and saw a wild rabbit with a big fluffy tail hop into the woods behind the pen. Perhaps this was a sign from our rabbits that they were OK.
Highlights from the Infant Room: The infants enjoyed reading The Pokey Little Puppy and listening to story CDs. Ali and Gage bounce their heads to the beat of music sometimes. Alex likes to move toys around the room! The children had a good day! We hope Jack can join us soon!
Highlights from the Twos Room: Kai enjoyed visiting the Twos Room today. He loved all the new toys! Gavin and Kai enjoyed time with Lacey. They worked on puzzles, made animal sounds, and visited Abby and the new kittens.
Highlights from the PreK Room: The PreK divides into two small groups on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Leslie's class enjoyed modeling beeswax while listening to the story of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". The class drew with beeswax crayons and built structures and roads with dominoes. Several children enjoyed building a huge train track! Michelle's group read Bear Stays Up and No, David!, using some sign language with the second book. The class worked with droppers, water, and glass pitchers on trays. Some children made puppets with paper and tongue depressors. Outside, both groups enjoyed working with Mr. Jamie in small groups. Riding bikes and small cars were lots of fun. Two friends used sticks to beat a rhythm against a tree in our tree house, and enjoyed singing a song together!
AM Snack: whole grain bagels with berry jam and cream cheese, water
Lunch: breakfast casserole (organic potatoes, sausage, eggs), whole grain crackers, grapes, organic milk
PM Snack: "rockets"--pineapple rings with banana halves, water
