Despite some inclement weather, we had a great week. The farm machines were a big hit! All the children were exhausted by the end of the day so I hope they all napped well for you. The chickens were particularly loud that morning which stirred up quite a bit of excitement in our toddler group. I am planning to get to the chickens by mid February. The children are all beginning to show signs of prolonged concentration which I did not expect to see so soon. This means we will be able to have observations sooner than later. We are getting some more materials this week for the children to explore. Brandi is bringing in a sand table and we are getting a couple of truckloads of compost so we can start gardening. Brandi is thinking about getting a booth at the Green Market at Piedmont Park on Saturdays to raise money for our garden. We could sell…..? We are thinking about taking orders for bulbs through Flower Power and we could do a bake sale or make herbal salves with the children. Please let me know if you’d like to help organize a fundraiser for the beginning of March. Lastly, I will be putting up a sign up sheet for snack. The kids LOVE food prep so we want to phase out morning snack and offer food prep instead. I will leave a small grocery list (a few types of organic fruit or veggies) on the sign up sheet. Please let your child participate in picking out the food and carrying it in as this is always very exciting to them. As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns. –Ellie and Jodi
Alon had a lot of lessons this week. He did banana slicing; the object permanence boxes; apple and cheese grating; and we did the nesting doll again. He really enjoys working on the puzzles after lunch. Alon seems to have a good sense of his own rhythms. He is focused and determined in the mornings during our work hour, energetic during our outdoor time, and quiet after lunch. He does not let himself get over stimulated and seems to follow the needs of his body.
From the Mom
On Friday when I let Alon know he was going to Stephanie’s he insisted, “school, like school”. So I think he is ready to be going full time to the classroom. Thats great because next week is his last week of part time school. I am very excited about having only one place to go.
This week Alon has been very focused the the match game he got at his birthday from Steve and Karen. He is also putting more words together more and his diction just took a big step forward. His body filled out considerably this week. His legs and butt look very solid. I have brought out the 2t pants. We took Alon to his first movie yesterday. We went to an IMAX film called Wild Ocean. It was a good first movie. Lots of swimming sardines and sharks.
Alon got to ride in a firetruck yesterday and blow the horn. I think that was the highlight of the week
Potty is going well. Alon is gaining more awareness and control over his body. We are not pushing this process.
We started saving coins for a balance bike. Alon understands that coins and bills have importance in our society. He understands that when we “buy it” we take possession of something.
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