Meeting a new friend: Jade

Monday was an exciting day for us because we met a new friend from the Brown Room, Jade.  Jade is planning to be with us all week, and so we took some time on Monday to have a snack, share some of our favorite things, sing sleeping bunnies, and of course, laugh with each other!  There seemed to be so much joy shared between Jade and Saul, and it was such a privilege to be there for it.  

Another wonderful thing about having Jade is that she can share with us a bit of what has been happening in the Brown Room! 

What have you been working on in the Brown Room? - Elyse
“Jumping.” - Jade, 3.5 months
Something that we know about is the dragon costume.- Elyse
“Elyse, can I think it home for another little while.” - Saul, 3.8 months 
Maybe you can tell Jade about the dragon scale you made.  I’m wondering if Jade made a dragon scale. - Elyse
“Jade didn’t make the dragon costume?” -Saul
Let’s ask her. Did you help make the dragon costume? - Elyse
“Yes. It’s orange and white and black.” - Jade

A snack invitation for Brown Room

The Brown Room has invited Saul to have snack with them a few times, and we'd like to return the favor.  We've chatted briefly about inviting them, how we should do it, but Jade gave us the entire break down of what we will need to create and send an invitation.

If we want to invite them, how would we send them an invitation or a message?  - Elyse
“I do not know.” - Saul 
Oh, so that means we need to think about it and share ideas. - Elyse
“You get a piece of paper out. Put everybody’s name on it; the kids and the teachers, and then you put it in an envelope. Well, put it on a piece of paper and then put it in the envelope.  Then send it to us. Okay? Put the kids on it; their names on it.” - Jade 
All of the children’s names, or maybe their symbols. - Elyse
“Yeah!” - Saul
“Then you put the names on the out of the envelope, then put a stamp on it and send it to us.” - Jade

Sharing Stuffed Animals

“It’s Oz.” - Jade
What kind of animal is he? - Elyse
“He’s a monkey.” - Jade 

“Guys! Look! I even have my own stuffed animal!” - Saul
“I brought my best stuffed owl.” - Saul

“Owl is disappearing!” - Saul 
“Oz disappeared too!” - Jade (puts Oz behind her back)
But where did they go? - Elyse


Saul and Jade continued to play the disappearing stuffy game with each other. 

“Owlie is doing tricks!” - Saul 

Does Oz have tricks too? - Elyse
“Yes he does.” - Jade 

We also discovered that Oz can fly!  He's a flying monkey just like in the Wizard of Oz! 

“That’s so funny!” - Saul

Sleeping Bunnies

What would we do if we had a : 

Sleeping Oz- play with his new friends 
Sleeping Owlies - Jump 
Sleeping Sauls - play with our stuffed animals

​Sleeping Jades - Go fishing all day! 

“I caught a big fish halibut. Yum, yum, yum! This big.” - Jade 

Saul's Favorite Truck Book 

“Jade! Want to see my special truck book?” - Saul 
“Sure!” - Jade 
“Look! So this is my truck book! I’m going to show you all of the pictures and trucks. This is a forklift. This forklift lifts things on the back. This forklift is very silly. Sometimes he lifts up other forklifts.” - Saul 

Saul, I also know that you like garbage trucks.  Is there one in your book? - Elyse
“Of course there is. Oh here. Look!” - Saul ​
When you see a garbage truck in your neighborhood, is it green or red? -Elyse
“Well, I think I only see a green one and an orange one.” - Saul 
“Five is green, five that’s orange, and five that’s red.” - Jade (about the ones in her neighborhood)