January 16, 2020

Happy Birthday, Elyse!

"I made this message for you." -Jack

Thank you all so very much for sending along a touching happy birthday song or message for Elyse! So sweet and beautiful they all were, and she felt the love from every child! 

Sarah and Audrey made delicious apple cinnamon and blueberry muffins for Elyse's birthday!
Thank you for making them and thank you, Elyse for sharing! YUM!

A Rodriguez Family Tradition 

Yesterday, the Rodriguez family shared their family tradition. Their tradition is all about costumes!
Every Halloween the family dressed up in themed costumes. They have dressed up like characters from Sesame Street, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie book series, Good Night Moon, and Candyland. Laura shared photos with the class as she talked about their tradition. Then it was the turn to costume! The children had a lot of fun trying on costume pieces, and they were so patient and respectful with them.
Thank you Laura, Nanna, and Violet! 

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Exploring Acrylic Paints & Painting a Wooden Box 

Last Friday we rolled up our sleeves! We also took off our shoes and covered ourselves in a trash bag and a smock. All this so that we could keep tidy while we painted a wooden box with acrylic paint. The paint we typically use at the easel is tempera paint. Tempera is a water based paint and washes out easily. Acrylic is not water-based; it does not wash out so easily. Working in groups of two, the children were polite and patient with working with each other and waiting their turn. They also were relatively successful in keeping tidy. Here's to small successes! And did they have fun? Of course they did! Just look through the slide show. And now we have a box painted by the Brown Room.