It has been exactly one month and one day since the start of our last full week of school. Unbelievable and also pretty incredible to see all of the snow mounds out there. Next week begins winter break for most kiddos but because we love the children so much, we decided to stay open! We will, however, be closed on Monday, February 16th in observance of President's Day so we'll see you all on Tuesday.
Here is what we were up to this week:
Because it was short and sweet, the children took their time creating and carefully designing their handmade valentine's for their classmates. Last year the teachers came up with a great idea to get rid of those teeny tiny valentine's purchased from the store that take every parent hours to fill out on their child's behalf for the ENTIRE class! So, our new idea is to practice the art of appreciating one another.
The children chose a name from a hat and created a special, meaningful card for their friend. A teacher sat with each child and helped them to write a compliment describing the friend they chose at random. All was going quite smoothly until one little boy pulled out a name and quite puzzled looked at me and said, "I don't know what to say about him." I suggested he take a few moments to come up with a message for the inside of the card. Off he went to play. Several minutes later, he came back and told me he was ready. He stated, "I didn't know that boy so well, so I found him and played trains with him, and you know what? I have something really nice to say about him!" I think my heart melted immediately.
THAT, my friends, is what it's all about! No candy, no flowers, no jewelry, none of that! Just taking the time to appreciate those around us and letting them know that we care about them.
On to the next... we love experiments. We can turn almost anything into an experiment! So in honor of Valentine's day, why not take those tiny heart candies and see what happens when we put them into different liquids! Several candy hearts we dropped in liquids including water, oil and vinegar. The children observed the bottles for a good chunk of the day. They turned the bottles upside down, shook them, spun them, you name it. We used the word "dissolved" to describe the process that was taking place. However, most of the observations were about the liquids changing colors :)
Here are a few reminders:
- Only a few more hours to vote for us on Hulafrog. Please, please, please click on the link and vote! All you need is an email address and please do not hesitate to use your work emails too (you can always unsubscribe later)! Share this link with your friends, neighbors, family, everyone you know, Vote Here! Thank you!!!
- We have our last Open House of the season on Saturday, February 28th. Tell everyone about this too!
- A fundraiser to raise money for our playground is now live! We hope you got a chance to try the delicious samples. They are sooooo good! Best part is, they arrive frozen and you bake them up fresh when you are ready to enjoy them. So easy and prefect for holidays, the unexpected visitor or house guest! Each individual purchase will help us raise money for a larger outdoor garden and playground equipment. Please check your email for more details! Thank you for your participation!
- Lastly, because Burlington Public is closed next week, they will not be calling snow days. There is yet another huge storm coming on Wednesday. You will not find school closing notices anywhere because most schools are closed. If we need to close school, please check your email, we will be sending out the message as soon as we make an informed decision.
We wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!
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