SingalongToday, the children of the Brown Room led their first St. John’s Singalong. The songs chosen by the children were:
Later in the day, Charlton and Ford invented and sang a new version of Fire Truck, called Dump Truck. Here's how it goes: Hurry, hurry dump the dirt. Hurry, hurry dump the dirt. Hurry, hurry dump the dirt. Ding, ding, ding. Clay in the Outdoor ClassroomEarlier in the week, we explored clay in the atelier. Today, clay made its debut in the outdoor classroom for our Backwards Day! Ragnar, Louisa and Rawls were the first children to explore the clay. As Ragnar pounded the clay, he narrated, “Good, it’s so flat. I’m done. Hard and flat.” Rawls dug into the clay block then looked at his hands, “Look at my hands. Still so dirty.” When we work with clay, we often use a bucket of water to wash our hands. The clay collects at the bottom of the bucket when we do. Ford was the first to try this method, “It off now. It gone!” Ellie dug into the clay block and scratched it with her fingernails. She described how it felt, “Gooey. My hands. Gooey!” Emma pulled tiny pieces from the larger block. When Ragnar left the area to explore elsewhere, she observed, “He all done.” Emma continued to work with the clay. Ford, who had left the clay area to explore another part of the outdoor classroom, came looking for her. “Where’s Emma?” he asked. Emma was busy and said, “Emma washing hands in bucket. I wash my hands. Teeny tiny. Teeny Tiny. I wash my hands. Water is brown!” Ellie continued to work with the clay, "Making, making." Rawls, who had departed the clay project for the sandpit returned and observed, “It’s kinda beautiful. It looks like chocolate.” Seon grabbed a fistful of clay and then added it to another piece. She continued to grab smaller pieces to add to the bigger chunk. As Karen poured the water from the bucket during cleanup, Rawls and Ellie made some observations as they pointed at the water going down the drain: Brown. - Rawls It’s brown water. -Ellie While we were cleaning up, Ragnar returned saying, “I would like to do more clay.” Ragnar joined Karen in putting the clay materials away so that we could get ready for snack. Summer MemoriesThis week, we also finished sharing our summer memories in small groups. Ramsey shared a shell, a bullet train toy, a painted bowl and an OFF mosquito wipe with Ragnar. Here's a snippet of their conversation: Elena: Ooh what else did you see on the beach? Ramsey: Mmm pinching crabs! Elena: Ragnar, did you hear that? Ramsey saw pinching crabs on the beach! Elena: Ramsey what did you choose for your symbol? Ramsey: A pinching crab! Elena: And when you saw the pinching crabs on the beach did you and Nora do anything with them? Ramsey: In a bucket! Mmmm then just mixed it. Elena: Ragnar, have you ever caught crabs on the beach? Maybe in Montauk? Ragnar: I have not. I have been to Montauk, but no crabs. I have seen crabs on the fish place. Elena: Fish place? Like the market where people go to buy fish to eat? Ragnar: Yes! A Look Ahead for Brown Room
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