Arrival in the Tucker Room

Come on in! The Tucker Room is open for arrival.

The merriment of more has been felt these past few mornings as we have been able to mingle together within the outdoor classroom and the Tucker Room. Today was our first day to greet grown ups  inside the classroom. What a special (throw back) kind of day!

​The children were invested in showing their grown up around the Tucker Room, making messages with them, looking at books or listening to a story, as well as saying good bye when the time came to do so. 

We look forward to greeting you again tomorrow and counting!

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Clay Rats for All

​"I want to do it (clay rat) again!"  -Maxon

Following our research field trip to the library, we referenced our rat "study" books and collectively worked on drawing a more realistic representation of rats. Paying attention to detail and emphasizing the importance of practice through revisions or multiple drafts/versions of drawings has been integrated into our daily language and  work approach. Focusing more on the realistic form of rats held the intention of supporting our clay work planned for the following day. Several children who had not yet made a clay rat had verbalized interest in making their own clay rat after seeing the glazed rats that had previously been created.

A brief morning meeting conversation discussing the form of the rat to help inform our work with clay. 

Elyse: Is the tail as thick as the rat's body?
Maxon: It's (the rat tail) thick here, but when it goes more out, it's more thin.
Maxon: Actually, people don't have whiskers. Rats are similar to people, but they have four feet. See?
​And people don't have whiskers they have hands. 
Lochie: And people don't have tails. ... We would look weird if we had tails.
Audrey: But we used to...
Janie: It (the hump in rats' backs) like a humpback whale!

"I want to work on my rat." -Janie