Fall Fun

The first week of fall gave us some fabulous puddles, a few trees with colorful leaves, plenty of itchy fuzzy caterpillars, loads of tiny crab apples for apple soup, and a new slide left outside our fence.  The students scrubbed the slide down, then took turns climbing up and sliding down. Bridges were tested, roads […]

Me, Myself, and I

The last week of summer was preparing to put on its’ fall coat for the arrival of cooler temperatures and colorful leaves. Hunters were on the lookout for caterpillars. Work crews were hauling huge loads of rocks for crushing. Monday students learned about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who is known for her many interesting […]

Growing

Apple soup, leaf and sand stew, and mud pies have been featured dishes in the mud kitchen as the chefs experiment with local ingredients.  Children took turns donning helmets and riding the two-wheel bikes with training wheels.  We have been insect hunting, playing toss, hopping on balls, and excavating in the sand box. Monday students […]

Beginning

The first week of school is off to a great start!  In the busyness of our beginning, the camera did not make it out much, so I apologize if we missed photos of your child this week. The sunshine brought beautiful end of summer days as we enjoyed the new mud kitchen designed and built […]