Welcome to 2012! While vacation was wonderful and much needed, it was wonderful to return to school yesterday and to see the excitement each child expressed while talking about his or her time off.
With the new cold weather, I’ll remind you, again, about recess and the importance of appropriate clothes. An extra pair of gloves or mittens would be great, in case something gets left at home or on the bus. The kids have become so adept at getting themselves dressed each morning. Almost everyone is able to zip! Hooray!
Yesterday, we read a marvelous book called Snowmen At Night and followed it up with a collage activity.
Brendan works with scissors
Elyiss creates a tiny detail for his snowman collage
Warner and Caroline share some materials
Gus, Ilyana and Sammy work together
Noah Cailin, and Gus work at the art table
Christopher compares notes with Ilyana
Cadence uses just enough glue while Elyiss and Brendan work nearby
Soon , the kids’ snowpeople will be able to have their own party on the wall in the classroom. Stop in to see!