Scenes and Stories From ConstructionFor much of the year, our construction building have included environments for stuffed animals. We have noticed that children are developing interesting and engaging stories as they build and play!
Cake CookingChildren made a Yogurt-Lemon Cake for tonight! We hope to see you there!
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The Making of a Crystal and Metal CurtainDuring our CW staff meeting with Jen and Molly, Jen asked us if the CW children could create a crystal and metal curtain to put above the door that leads to our playground. The purpose of this crystal, metal, and mirrors curtain is to "hopefully" create magnificent rainbows when the sun hits it in the morning! The CW children were delighted to create it by using wire, crystal beads, metals, and mirrors. We also introduced a technique call "The no touch game" where children had to wrap their wire around a nail to create a swirl between each materials. Using wire this way demonstrates how capable children are. We noticed persistence, fine motor skills, good eye-hand coordination, creativity, motivation, and Joy of having creating a beautiful piece that enhance our school environment. Also happening in the Atelier: The CW children love to gather in the atelier to draw and socialize after lunch! We also have a new science table and "cool invention " areas to explore. Our Table Setters this week were: Ava and Seon, Whit and Cal, Adaline and Charlton, Will and Rawls.Unusual warm weather + small group = an excursion to our favorite Volta Park ! Have a great weekend.
How many materials?We're working on a new title to our hallway documentation. Yesterday we presented our idea to the children. We gathered them to look at a series of letters on the large construction table. Ford - It probably says something. Probably "Children's Workshop." (He's right!) Jill - We want to to do each letter out of a new material. Seon got us started by drawing the "S." Can you think of 17 materials we can use for the rest of the letters? Ford - We can sew. Gracie - We can cut the letters. Zari - We could make a letter out of wire. Adaline and Will- We could make one out of clay. Ellie - We can make one out of metal. Ford - Wood. Seon - We could make a letter out of pencils. Eliza - Or out of trees. Adaline - We can build a letter. Ellie - Or paint a letter. Ford - Watercolors. Whit - Markers. Charlton - We can use needle felting. Ford - Or pinecones or shells. Charlton - You can make a "C" out of papers and glue the papers. Brigitte - What do we call gluing papers? Ford and Charlton - Collage! Whit - We could use shoelaces. Ellie - Or make a letter out of nails. Whit - Crystals. Charlton - Shadow projection. Will - Weaving. Gracie - Chalk. Adaline - We could use earrings. We have already generated more than enough ideas! After the discussion, children practiced making letters with their bodies, which is another possibility. These possibilities demonstrate children's knowledge of and competence with the variety of materials available at our school. We can't wait to introduce all these experience in the coming weeks. Tuesday in ConstructionBuilding homes for stuffed animals continues to be popular in the afternoons. Everything else...
Our WeekLast week, we began making a "crystal curtain" that will hang in the small window above the door that leads to our outdoor classroom. There's more work to be done this week. We're hoping that the crystals will produce dancing rainbows when the sun shines through them. We will also be having a conversation about the various materials the we use in CW. We eventually will include many (all?) of these experiences in CW throughout the remaining weeks of school. We hope everyone had fun in the snow!We had fun playing in the snow-filled outdoor classroom! Once inside, we started with a snow dance. Maybe that's what made it snow Thursday night! Due to interim phone calls, we will post very short blogs this week.
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What a wonderful day to play in the snow! Children shared their enthusiasm as they talked about the snowy weekend. What did you think when you saw the snow? Will - I was excited. Lillian - Daddy lifted me up to see the snow. Pierce - I went in my sister's room and I looked out the window. I was a little bit smiling. Ford - When I woke up and Lily told me there was snow and I wanted to get out of bed, run downstairs, put on my snow stuff, get the snow ball maker, run outside and play in the snow. Seon - I felt excited and I wanted to have a quick breakfast and for right into the snow. Zari -I wanted to run right outside and play in the snow. Charlton - My brother got to go sledding, but I didn't. It's not fair. Seon - On the weekend, I made so many snowmen and snowballs and threw them at my mom. Ellie - There's still snow outside. How come there's still snow if the sun is shining? Isabelle - Because it's morning. Will - There's always sun. The snow is going to last until the end of winter. Ford - My family told me there's going to be more snow on Friday! | |
Everyone in CW seemed disappointed that we didn't have snow over the weekend. We reflected on where the snow was and what we could do to create snow. Gracie - We love snow, but we live in DC and we don't get snow. Seon - Once it snowed in Korea. Adaline - Once I got snow on my porch. Ford - Saturday morning when I went to hockey, there was clearly snow on the ground. Isabelle - I'm going to Vail. It's going snow at Vail. Me and Reed are going to ski down the little mountain and Prater and Leigh are going to ski down the big mountain. It makes you jump! What could we do to make it snow? Seon - The weather has to be cold enough. Very cold. Ava - I know! If we sewed a white cloth and put it on a building, it would be snow! Or white stickers could be snow. Ford - That would be fake snow. Fay - We could make a snow machine! We could build it. But snow machines run out of snow. Zari - Yeah, because machines run out of things. Maybe the machine starts with rain and makes it really cold. Fay - The rain would melt the snow. Isabelle - We could wish for snow. We have rain, the wind is going to make it colder. Then we shake the leaves and then it might snow. Lillian - We have to let the rain go first. Then the wind makes it colder and we will get some snow. Ford - if we go to the store and get a bunch of ice and break it up, I'm pretty sure that will make the sky colder and it will snow. Will - Buy ice at the store and smash it up snf throw it on everyone's yard. Cal - You can buy some ice and an truck smashes all the ice and the guys that drive the truck put it on people's yards. Isabelle - I know how to make snow. You get some ice and put it in a milk shake thing (blender). It will look like snow and the snow machine can pop it up in the sky and it will fall down. There's more snow in the forecast... fingers crossed! | Snow Machines |
One of the best parts of coming back to school is getting together with our friends. Messages are one way that children connect with friends and family, and children eagerly checked their mailboxes and made new messages. | Reconnecting |
Were you excited to come back to school today? Ford - Yes, because it was backwards day. And also, I wanted to go to school because I wanted the weekend to come quicker. Isabelle and Eliza -I was excited for snack. Seon - I was excited to see my teachers. Eliza - I was excited about snack. Will - I missed everyone. Lillian - I missed everyone, too. |
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