January 19, 2018

"Do You Wanna Make a Message With Me?" - Abby

This morning we welcomed a new friend to our class. His name is Austin and his family is moving to Washington D.C. from Texas. He might be joining us in the Tucker Room next year so he joined our morning meeting and a bit of our explore time to get a taste for the class and school. The children were all so welcoming to Austin, they asked him a few questions and our lovely and ever friendly Abby asked Austin if he  wanted to paint watercolors with her. Afterwards, she invited him over to the message center and asked, "Do you wanna make a message with me?" What a great display of our values here at the school as we create relationships with one another and invite our friends to join us in activities! 

We introduced our brand new Message Center Directory to the children during our morning meeting. Thank you to the Tucker Room children for putting it together!  

Using the New Directory...

"I'm trying to make a message for Kate. I'm trying to spell her name!" - James 

Rainey Room Wire Gallery

"I think Abby is weaving with wire! I'm making a twister that twists!" - Caleb
​"I made a controller and when you put it on that means it's ready to take off!" - Cate
"Look It's a tunnel, out and over, out and over..." - Abby

This morning we continued our wire exploration. The children are becoming more and more familiar with how to use the tools safely and appropriately. Notice how proficient  Cate is getting at using the pliers to twist and manipulate the wire. And Tegan tries with all her might to cut the wire with the wire cutters- not an easy task, even for us adults!  

Birthday Committee Hard at Work!

Elena, Tommy, Will, and Zarina worked hard this morning on finishing up Cate's special birthday story. We are so excited to celebrate Cate's birthday in school!