Friday, November 4, 2016

Baby Goats and Still Life Painting

Dear Parents,
    It's great to be back in the Blue room!  I would like to personally thank you each and every one of you for your patience, support, and cooperation during my maternity leave.  

 In an effort to ease the transitions of all our friends please remember that :

1. Arrival time should be between 9 and 915 any later makes it moe difficult for our children to trnsition
2. Remember to write mitzvah notes for your child at morning drop off. We will potentially use them for an upcoming project of ours. 
3.  Remember to say your, “See you later,” at the door and let your child walk in on his or her own.
 A Morah will be at the door for any extra assistance needed with belongings or extra hugs.This allows for a smoother transition.  If your child is having a harder time with drop off prepare them ahead of time by explain step by step to them what will happen when they get to school so they know what to expect and the anxiety isn't so high.

      This week we had our 4th annual petting zoo out in the playground. The children had a blast as usual but there was an interesting impromptu twist this year, we had baby goats that ran around freely throughout the entire playground. Our friends were impressively gentle with all three kids and enjoyed frolicking around the grounds with them.
      Inside the classroom we incorporated farm animals into our clay provocations. Creating a variety of hoof patterns in our clay as well sorting our animals by color. We recognized the that ducks feet are webbed and horses have hooves. Also we introduced still life portrait paintings with gourds being our subjects. Children were encourage to excersise patience and be cognizant of the personal space of others. They are expressing and exploring  with seasonal harvest self creativity within the boundaries of the subjects they paint and colors being used.
        Next week we like to keep the exploration of animals and seasonal harvest open along with introducing the concept gratitude. 
 Shabbat Shalom!
                                  

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